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Farrar, Geraldine

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Farrar, Geraldine (1882–1967)

US soprano. She appeared with Enrico Caruso in La Bohème at Monte Carlo, Monaco, in 1903 and made her US debut in 1906 at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, where she remained for 16 seasons. Her famous roles include the lead in Madame Butterfly.

She was born in Ridgefield, Connecticut. She began vocal studies in Boston, went to Europe for further training at the age of 17, and made a successful debut in 1901 at the Berlin Opera, Germany. She also appeared in a number of silent films, such as Carmen (1915). She retired from opera in 1922 and from recitals in 1931.



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