Women dancing.

Dancing

Women dancing.

The new Opera House, Frankfort.

Frankfort, Opera House

The new Opera House, Frankfort.

(1872-1932) German Opera Singer who was particularly successful in her rendering of Wagner. She was born in Anklam, Prussia on 15 June 1872. After receiving a musical education in Stettin, she made her operatic debut in Berlin in 1889 in the role of Undine. Highlights of her subsequent career in Germany included appearances in Wagner's works at the 1899 Bayreuth Festival and at the 1905/06 Munich Festival.

Johanna Gadski

(1872-1932) German Opera Singer who was particularly successful in her rendering of Wagner. She was…

Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his fourteen comic operas produced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, of which the most famous include H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and one of the most frequently performed works in the history of musical theater, The Mikado.

Sir William Gilbert

Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist,…

Born October 18, 1810 and died in December 1883. Was a famous Italian singer.

Giuseppe Mario

Born October 18, 1810 and died in December 1883. Was a famous Italian singer.

(1756-1791) German composer of the Classical era. Some of his most famous works are The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute, Requiem, Twelfth Mass, and Ave Verum.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

(1756-1791) German composer of the Classical era. Some of his most famous works are The Marriage of…

(1859- ) The stage name of Mrs. Zoltan F. Dome, as an opera singer

Lillian Nordica

(1859- ) The stage name of Mrs. Zoltan F. Dome, as an opera singer

An illustration of The Opera House in Paris, France. It is commonly known as the Paris Opera. This Opera house was built in the Neo-Baroque style by Charles Garnier and was known as one of the most advanced architectural works of its time.

Opera House

An illustration of The Opera House in Paris, France. It is commonly known as the Paris Opera. This Opera…

"Erected 1861-1875. Covers nearly three acres and cost $7,000,000. A huge dome extends over the auditorium. The interior is magnificently decorated."—Webster, 1920

The Opera, Paris

"Erected 1861-1875. Covers nearly three acres and cost $7,000,000. A huge dome extends over the auditorium.…

(1843- ) Opera singer

Adelina Patti

(1843- ) Opera singer

Famous opera singer of the 19th century.

Adelina M. C. Patti

Famous opera singer of the 19th century.

An illustration of the Pont des Arts and the Louvre in Paris, France. The Pont des Arts is a bridge in Paris which stretches over the Seine River. The bridge goes between the Institute de France and the Louvre. The Louvre is one of the world's largest museums and is the most visited museum of the world.

Pont des Arts and the Louvre

An illustration of the Pont des Arts and the Louvre in Paris, France. The Pont des Arts is a bridge…

Marcella Sembrich (February 15, 1858 – January 11, 1935 was the stage name of the Polish coloratura soprano, Prakseda Marcelina Kochańska. She had an important international singing career, chiefly at the New York Metropolitan Opera and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.

Marcella Sembrich

Marcella Sembrich (February 15, 1858 – January 11, 1935 was the stage name of the Polish coloratura…

A German composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer. He wrote one of the first German operas.

Heinrich Shuetz

A German composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer. He wrote one…

(1814-1901) Italian operatic composer

Giuseppe Verdi

(1814-1901) Italian operatic composer