The Legend (opera)
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The Legend is a one-act tragic opera composed by Joseph Carl Breil to an English libretto by Jacques Byrne. It premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on March 12, 1919, in a triple bill
Libretto cover, published in 1919 by Chappell & Co.
Rosa Ponselle who created the role of Carmelita
Rosa Ponselle
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Rosa Ponzillo, known as Rosa Ponselle was an American operatic dramatic soprano.
The Legend (opera)
…conducted by Roberto Moranzoni and directed by Richard Ordynski. Norman Bel Geddes designed the sets and costumes for both The Legend and Shanewis. Rosa Ponselle, who had made her Met debut four months earlier in La forza del destino and the American tenor Paul Althouse, who had been singing at the Met since…
Rosa Ponzillo, aged 21 (1918)
Rosa Ponselle in 1919
José Mardones, Enrico Caruso and Rosa Ponselle in La forza del destino at the Metropolitan Opera, 1918
Drawing of Rosa Ponselle by Manuel Rosenberg for the Cincinnati Post, 1924