Lillian Nordica
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Lillian Nordica (December 12, 1857 – May 10, 1914) was an American opera singer who had a major stage career in Europe and her native country.
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Birth name | Lillian Allen Norton |
Born | (1857-12-12)December 12, 1857 Farmington, Maine, US |
Origin | New England Conservatory |
Died | May 10, 1914(1914-05-10) (aged 56) Jakarta, Java |
Genres | classical |
Occupations | Singer |
Years active | 1876–1914 |
Labels | Edison |
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Nordica established herself as one of the foremost dramatic sopranos of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She had a powerful yet flexible voice and the ability to perform an unusually wide range of roles in the German, French and Italian operatic repertoires.