Geraldine Farrar

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Geraldine Farrar (February 28, 1882 – March 11, 1967) was a soprano opera singer and film actress. She had a large following among young women, who were nicknamed "Gerry-flappers". Farrar was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, the daughter of Sidney Farrar and his wife Henrietta Barnes. She studied voice in Boston, New York, Paris, and finally in Berlin, with famed soprano Lilli Lehmann. (She had been recommended to Lehmann by another famous soprano of the previous generation, Lillian Nordica.) Farrar created a sensation in the German capital with her debut as Marguerite in Charles Gounod's Faust in 1901. She appeared subsequently in the title rôles of Ambroise Thomas' Mignon and Jules Massenet's Manon, as well as Juliette in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette. Her admirers Berlin included Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany, with whom she is believed to have had a relationship beginning in 1903. After appearing at Monte Carlo, she made her debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera in Romeo et Juliette in 1906. She appeared in the first Met performance of Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly in 1907 and remained a member of the company until her retirement in 1922, singing 29 roles there in nearly 500 performances. She developed a great popular following, especially among New York's young female opera-goers, who were known as 'Gerry-flappers'. Farrar created the title roles in Pietro Mascagni's Amica (Monte Carlo, 1905), Puccini's Suor Angelica (New York, 1918), and Umberto Giordano's Madam

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Geraldine Farrar II

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The Record of Singing 1899-1952

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Hung - Music From Season 1

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The Definitive Collection of the 19th Century's Greatest Virtuosos： Female Singers 2 (pre-1915 Vintage Record)

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Scott's Music Box: Music From Terra Nova - The British Antarctic Expedition (1910-1913)

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Great Opera Singers - Anthology of Vintage Opera Recordings, Volume 1

Highlights from Prima Voce

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Great Voices Of Opera

Farrar In Italian Opera

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Farrar in French Opera

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Vintage Voice: 60 Songs by the Greatest Opera Singers of All Time Including Enrico Caruso, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Leontyne Price, Jan Peerce, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Marian Anderson, Renata Tebaldi, Alma Gluck, & More

The Met's First Butterfly

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