Keywords: Prima donna
Item 148515
Lillian Blauvelt in Romeo and Juliet, London, 1903
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1903 Media: Photographic print
Item 74943
Teresa Parodi concert poster, Portland, ca. 1851
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1851 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
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Bookplates Honor Annie Louise Cary
A summer resident of Wayne collected more than 3,000 bookplates to honor Maine native and noted opera singer Annie Louise Cary and to support the Cary Memorial Library.
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"… in Wayne in 1841 and was America's first operatic prima donna. The Wayne Historical Society and the Town Archival Board maintain the library's…"
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Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages
"… billed Blauvelt as, “America’s favorite Concert Prima Donna Soprano.” Opera gloves were a standard accessory for eveningwear and attending the…"
