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Rosa Ponselle as the title role in Bizet's Carmen
Photograph of Rosa Ponselle in Carmen costume designed by Valentina, signed "Sincerely Rosa Ponselle."
Photograph of Rosa Ponselle as Selika in "L'Africaine" by Meyerbeer
Photograph of Rosa Ponselle as Selika in "L'Africaine" by Meyerbeer. Ponselle wears blackface makeup (a staging decision now widely considered racist and offensive) and gold headbands and elaborate beaded jewelry. With inscription "To charming Daisy…
Rosa Ponselle as Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana
Photograph of Rosa Ponselle as Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana. Reverse has sticker with reviews of Rosa singing Santuzza, handwirtten "Ponselle Property- please return to Villa Pace" and stamps "Rosa Ponselle, Prima Donna Dramatic Soprano,…
Photograph of Rosa Ponselle and Enrico Caruso in La Juive with inscription from Caruso
Photograph of Rosa Ponselle and Enrico Caruso in La Juive with inscription from Caruso. "1.4.1920 a mia figlia diletta, A Rachel cherie, A Rosa rosella nominato Ponsella auguro per lunga vita carriera bella, Enrico Caruso (Eleazor)".
Rosa Ponselle Metropolitan Opera Debut with Enrico Caruso
Photograph of Rosa Ponselle as Leonora, Enrico Caruso as Don Alvaro, and José Mardones as the Abbot in Rosa Ponselle’s Metropolitan Opera debut and the premiere of Puccini’s La Forza del Destino on November 15, 1918.