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Famous Singers

ON AUCTION

Famous Singers of Today and Yesterday

by

Henry C. Lahee

Illustrated

Published by

L.C. Page & Company

April,1910 Twelfth Impression

The Contents

Preface

From 1600 to 1800 A.D.

Pasta To Mario

Mario To Tietiens

Prima Donnas of the Fifties

Prima Donnas Of The Sixties

Prima Donnas of the Seventies

Prima Donnas of the Eighties

Tenors and Baritones

Contraltos and Bassos

Chronological Table of Famous Singers

Index

List Of Illustrations

Calve as Carmen

Jenny Lind

Jean De Reszke as Romeo

Adelina Patti

Nilsson as Valentine

Lillian Nordica

Melba as Marguerite

Emma Eames

Edouard De Reszke as Mephistopheles

Alvary in Rigoletto

Plancon as Ramfis in Aida

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