STARS OF THE OPERA
BY
MABEL WAGNALLS
Photographs Copyright by Aimé Dupont and Falk, New York.
"STARS OF THE OPERA."
STARS OF THE OPERA
A Description of Operas & a Series of Personal Interviews
with Marcela Sembrich, Emma Eames, Emma Calve,
Lillian Nordica, Lilli Lehmann, Geraldine Farrar
&
Nellie Melba
BY
MABEL WAGNALLS
Author of "Miserere," "Selma, the Soprano," etc.
REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY
NEW YORK & LONDON
1909
Copyright, 1899, and 1907
BY
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY
Registered at Stationers' Hall, London
[Printed in the United States]
AUTHOR'S NOTE
All the interviews in this book have been
proof-read by the singers
Published, September, 1907
To those who love music but have
no opportunity to familiarize themselves
with grand opera this
book is respectfully
dedicated
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | |
|---|---|
| PAGE | |
| An Interview With Marcella Sembrich | 13 |
| "Semiramide" | 25 |
| A Call on Emma Eames | 43 |
| "Faust" | 57 |
| "Werther" | 79 |
| Calvé and "Carmen" | 105 |
| "Carmen" | 117 |
| "Hamlet" | <|