GERALDINE FARRAR handwritten letter 1936 OPERA GREAT Silent Film Actress - $30 - (Louisville, KY)
GERALDINE FARRAR very nice vintage handwritten four page letter, dated in her hand March 5, no year, but original hand addressed envelope (which is included) is postmarked 1946. Letter is written on 2 pages, front and back. Friendly content, thanking a lady for a gift and a letter. Signed ''Geraldine." AUTHENTICALLY handwritten and SIGNED, very GOOD vintage condition. An uncommon autograph. GERALDINE FARRAR (February 28, 1882 – March 11, 1967) was an American soprano opera singer and film actress, noted for her beauty, acting ability, and "the intimate timbre of her voice." Farrar starred in more than a dozen films from 1915 to 1920, including Cecil B. De Mille's 1915 adaptation of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen, for which she was extensively praised. One of her other notable screen roles was as Joan of Arc in the 1917 film Joan the Woman. GERALDINE FARRAR created a sensation at the Berlin Hofoper with her debut as Marguerite in Charles Gounod's Faust in 1901 and remained with the company for three years, during which time she continued her studies with famed German soprano Lilli Lehmann. (She had been recommended to Lehmann by another famous soprano of the previous generation, Lillian Nordica.). She appeared in the title roles of Ambroise Thomas' Mignon and Jules Massenet's Manon, as well as Juliette in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette. Her admirers in Berlin included Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany, with whom she is believed to have had a relationship beginning in 1903. After three years with the Monte Carlo Opera, GERALDINE FARRAR made her debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera in Romeo et Juliette on November 26, 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 672 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 …
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