The real exertion in the case of an opera singer lies not so much in her singing as in her acting of a role, for nearly every modern opera makes great dramatic and physical demands.
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Born:
October 6, 1887
Death: July 10, 1982 |
“I just felt like there was a world of cartoon voices that had to be discovered by me.”
“Not longer loved or fostered by religion, beauty is lifted from its face as a mask, and its absence exposes features on that face which threaten to become incomprehensible to man.”