Madame Lillian Nordica portrait, 1878

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Portrait of opera singer Lillian Nordica by Hermann Schmiechen.

Lillian, a native of Farmington, was the first singer to be heard in the new Trocadero in Paris and her assocation with the Metropolitan Opera House in New York brought her fame.

Her birth home is now a museum called the Nordica Homestead Museum and many of her belongings can be viewed including her gowns, tiaras, furniture, and paintings.

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Title: Madame Lillian Nordica portrait, 1878
Creator: Schmiechen, Hermann
Creation Date: circa 1878
Subject Date: circa 1878
Town: Farmington, London
County: Franklin
State: ME
Media: oil on canvas
Dimensions (cm): 157 x 102
Object Type: Image

For more information about this item, contact:

Nordica Memorial Association
16 Nordica Lane, Farmington, ME 04938
(207) 778-2042

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