Opera Singer Collection (page 5)

Jenny Lind. 1895. Johanna Maria Lind (1820-1887), Swedish opera singer. From The Musical Educator, Volume II by John Greig, M.A. Mus. Doc. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1895.]

Madame Melba, Mr. Haddon Chambers, and Mr. Bertram Mackennal, c1900, (1910). Artist: H Gude
Madame Melba, Mr. Haddon Chambers, and Mr. Bertram Mackennal, c1900, (1910). Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931), born Helen Nellie Porter Mitchell famed Australian operatic soprano pictured with Mr

The Nancy Packet, 1784. Artist: James Gillray
The Nancy Packet, 1784. The wreck of the Nancy, an East India Company ship, in a storm off the Scilly Isles in 1784. One of the passengers killed in the disaster was the celebrated opera singer Ann

Fanny Moody, c1890, (1895). Artist: F Jenkins Heliog
Fanny Moody, c1890, (1895).Fanny Moody (1866-1945), English opera singer. From The Musical Educator, Volume IV by John Greig, M.A. Mus. Doc. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1895]

Madame Nordica, c1891. Artist: W&D Downey
Madame Nordica, c1891. Lillian Nordica (1857-1914), American opera singer. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery. [Cassell & Company, Ltd, London, 1890-94]

Christine Nilsson, 1874 (1935). Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Christine Nilsson, 1874 (1935). After the painting by J. B. C. Corot. From Modern Masterpieces Part 13. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935]

Enrico Caruso (1873-1921), Italian operatic tenor, 1911
Enrico Caruso (1873-1921), was an Italian operatic tenor. From an original photograph by Carl Vandyk. Taken from Wills Cigarette card, Musical Celebrities series, 1911

Clara Butt (1872-1936), English contralto, 1911
Dame Clara Ellen Butt (1872-1936), was an English contralto. From an original photograph by Elliot & Fry. Taken from Wills Cigarette card, Musical Celebrities series, 1911

Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931), Australian operatic soprano, 1911
Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931), born Helen Nellie Porter Mitchell she was an Australian operatic soprano. Taken from Wills Cigarette card, Musical Celebrities series, 1911

Dame Emma Albani (1847-1930) Canadian soprano, 1911
Dame Emma Albani (1847?1930) was a leading Canadian soprano, often refered to as Madame Albani. Taken from Wills Cigarette card, Musical Celebrities series, 1911

Christina Nilsson, Countess de Casa Miranda (1843-1921) Swedish operatic soprano, 1911
Christina Nilsson, Countess de Casa Miranda (1843-1921), Swedish operatic soprano. From an original photograph by Elliot & Fry. Taken from Wills Cigarette card, Musical Celebrities series

Adelina Patti (1843-1919), Spanish-born opera singer, 1911
Adelina Patti (1843-1919) often refered to as Madame Patti was one of the most highly acclaimed sopranos of the 19th century. From an original photograph by The Dover Street Studios Ltd

Johanna (Jenny) Maria Lind (1820-1887), Swedish opera singer, 1911
Johanna Maria Lind (1820-1887), better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer. Sometimes known as the Swedish Nightingale, she was a highly regarded soprano

Leonora Braham, British opera singer and actress, 1882. Artist: London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co
Leonora Braham, British opera singer and actress, 1882. A soprano, Leonora Braham starred in Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas

Adelina Patti, Italian opera diva, 1882. Artist: London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co
Adelina Patti, Italian opera diva, 1882. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, Volume V, January to June, 1882, edited by Clement Scott, Charles Dickens & Evans, London, 1882

Nelly Bromley, British actor and singer, 1882. Artist: St Jamess Photographic Co
Nelly Bromley, British actor and singer, 1882. Nelly Bromley (1850-1939) is best remembered for her performance in the role of the Plaintiff in Gilbert and Sullivans first popular success

Julia Gwynne, British opera singer and actress, 1884. Artist: St Jamess Photographic Co
Julia Gwynne, British opera singer and actress, 1884. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, Volume IV, July to December, 1884, edited by Clement Scott, David Bogue, London, 1884

Marion Hood, British soprano opera and musical theatre singer, 1884. Artist: St Jamess Photographic Co
Marion Hood, British soprano opera and musical theatre singer, 1884. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, Volume III, January to June, 1884, edited by Clement Scott, David Bogue, London

Durward Lely, Scottish opera singer, in Gilbert and Sullivans The Mikado, 1887. Artist: Ernest Barraud
Durward Lely, Scottish opera singer, in Gilbert and Sullivans The Mikado, 1887. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, Volume IX, January to June, 1887, Carson & Comerford, London, 1887

Mr Charles Santley, British opera singer, 1888. Artist: Kingsbury & Notcutt
Mr Charles Santley, British opera singer, 1888. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, Volume XII, July to December, 1888, Strand Publishing Company, London, 1888

Christina Nilsson, Swedish soprano opera singer, 1888. Artist: Kingsbury & Notcutt
Christina Nilsson, Swedish soprano opera singer, 1888. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, Volume XI, January to June, 1888, Strand Publishing Company, London, 1888

Zemire and Azor, comic opera, 1771 (1882-1884). Written by Andre Gretry, it was first performed at Fontainebleau on 9th November 1771 and at the Comedie-Italienne, Paris, on 16th December 1771

Jenny Lind, PT Barnums Swedish Nightingale, c1850 (1955). Regarded as one of the finest soprano opera singers of the 19th century, Lind (1820-1887) was invited to the United States by Barnum in 1850

Zelie de Lussan (1861-1949), American mezzo-soprano, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Zelie de Lussan (1861-1949), American mezzo-soprano, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1893)

Liane de Vries, opera singer, early 20th century

Isabel Jay (1879-1927), opera singer and actress, 1906. Artist: Foulsham and Banfield
Isabel Jay (1879-1927), opera singer and actress, 1906. Jay is seen here in the role of Sybil Cunningham from The White Chrysanthemum

Enrico Caruso (1873-1921), Italian tenor, 1907. Artist: Rotary Photo
Enrico Caruso (1873-1921), Italian tenor, 1907

Berenstat, Cuzzoni and Senesino c1725. Artist: William Hogarth
Berenstat, Cuzzoni and Senesino c1725. The Italian opera singers Gaetano Berenstadt (c1687-1735), Francesca Cuzzoni Sandoni (1700-1770) and Francesco Bernardi

The Landing of Senesino, 1720. The Italian castrato opera singer (Francesco Bernardi, 1686-1758) arrives in England. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Ruth Vincent, actress and singer, 1901. Artist: W&D Downey
Ruth Vincent, actress and singer, 1901

Sir Charles Santley, English vocalist, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
Sir Charles Santley, English vocalist, c1890. Santley (1834-1922) was one of the foremost operatic and concert baritone singers of the Victorian and Edwardian eras

John Sims Reeves, English vocalist, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
John Sims Reeves, English vocalist, c1890. Reeves (1821-1900) was regarded as the foremost English tenor of the mid-Victorian period

Feodor Chaliapin with his wife Iola, 1903
Feodor Chaliapin with his wife Iola

Portrait of the singer Henriette Gertrude Sontag, 19th century. Artist: Johann Nepomuk Ender
Portrait of the singer Henriette Gertrude Sontag, 19th century. Henriette Sontag (1806-1854) was an internationally renowned German soprano opera singer

Portrait of the Italian singer Angelika Catalani, late 18th or early 19th century. Angelica Catalani (1780-1849) was a soprano opera singer

Russian opera singer Feodor Chaliapin with composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninov, c1890. Chaliapin (1873-1938) had a powerful bass voice

May Day meeting, Russia, 1920. Among those present are Bolshevik leader Grigory Zinoviev (1883-1936), writer Maxim Gorky (1868-1936) and opera singer Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938)

Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, singer Maria Maksakova and writer Aleksey Tolstoy, 1943
Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), singer Maria Maksakova (1902-1974) and writer Aleksey Tolstoy, 1943. Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Russian author Maxim Gorky and singer Feodor Chaliapin, 1901. Gorky (1868-1936) was one of the pioneers of socialist realism in literature

Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, on the US mail boat Atlantic, Liverpool, August 1850. Opera singer Jenny lind, being given an enthusiastic send-off on her journey to America

Louise Edvina (1880-1940), Canadian soprano, c1911. Pictured in costume for the role of the courtesan in Jules Massenets Thais, a role she played in the London premiere at Covent Garden 1911

Dame Emma Albani (1852-1930), Canadian opera singer, c1890
Dame Emma Albani (1852-1930) Canadian opera singer; successful in leading cities of Europe and America. Born Marie Louise Lajeunesse. From photograph c1890

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