Rosa Ponzillo, known as Rosa Ponselle (January 22, 1897 – May 25, 1981) was an American operatic dramatic soprano. She sang mainly at the New York Metropolitan Opera and is …

Feb 16, 2021 · “Ponselle began and ended prima donna assoluta.” Rosa Ponselle’s story really is the plot of a rather over-the-top TV movie: When she made her Metropolitan Opera debut on …

Rosa Ponselle (born Jan. 22, 1897, Meriden, Conn., U.S.—died May 25, 1981, Baltimore, Md.) was an American coloratura soprano of great breadth of range and expressive ability, who is …

Dec 12, 2023 · Rosa Ponselle etched her name in history as the first American-born and American-trained singer to star with the Metropolitan Opera Company.

With the revival of the Vincenzo Bellini opera at the Met in 1927, Ponselle achieved perhaps the greatest triumph of her career.

Nov 28, 2017 · Roads wind through panoramas of color that seem to stretch into endless natural splendor. This is where the great soprano Rosa Ponselle, whose voice has been described as …

Rosa Ponselle was the first American-born singer to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City without having first performed in Europe. Throughout her career, critics struggled to …

Rosa Ponselle lived in Baltimore, Maryland from the late 1930s until her death in 1981. Ms. Ponselle was one of the greatest opera singers of all time and was the first native-born …

As Giulio Gatti-Casazza had predicted upon offering Rosa Ponselle her first contract, she opened the doors of the Metropolitan Opera--and the doors of major opera houses everywhere--to …

Mar 9, 2023 · Ponselle made her professional debut in 1918 at the age of 21, singing the lead role in Verdi’s La Forza del Destino at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. She went on to …