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1897–1981 American soprano Ponselle’s first appearance on stage was opposite Caruso in Verdi’s La forza del destino at the Metropolitan Opera in 1918. She sang there regularly till 1937, mostly in nineteenth-century Italian opera; she did not sing Puccini. Her most celebrated role was Norma, with which she made her debut at Covent Garden in 1929. Introduction | Modern ...

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the Met, as Leonore in La forza del destino with Enrico Caruso. That season, she sang 23 times, mainly in leading roles, and often with Caruso. Ponselle was soon the Met’s leading Italian dramatic soprano, with a dark, ringing, sonorous sound not heard since Claudia Muzio. Her Norma in 1927 was a vocal triumph ...

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and the Metropolitan. He was best known for his Wagnerian roles, especially Tristan, which he sang over 200 times. Introduction | Modern Era | Classical Personalities | Rosa Ponselle | Modern Era | Classical ...

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Burning Fiery Furnace (1966) was from the Old Testament; and The Prodigal Son (1968) was a parable from the New Testament. Introduction | Modern Era | Opera Personalities | Rosa Ponselle | Modern Era | Opera Performance | Japanese Nō Theatre | Roots of Opera ...