NADINE CONNER Metropolitan Opera Singer SIGNED PHOTO 8x10

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This is an inscribed and signed 8x10 inch publicity photograph of
Nadine Conner (1907 - 2003)
an American operatic soprano, radio singer and music teacher.
Conner's radio debut came in 1933. After passing an audition, she was given a role on California Melodies. On radio, she was the featured singer on Shell Chateau and was a member of the cast of Showboat. She also appeared on The Voice of Firestone and with stars such as Bing Crosby and Nelson Eddy. She did a musical tour with Gordon MacRae.
She made her professional opera debut in 1940 as Marguerite in Vladimir Rosing's Los Angeles production of Gounod's Faust. She sang with the Los Angeles Opera from 1939 to 1941.
In 1941, she began her career at the Metropolitan Opera
, making her debut as Pamina in The Magic Flute.
She became an acclaimed performer, excelling not only in Mozart, but gathering acclaim for her interpretation of Mimi in La Boheme, and an especially thrilling Violetta in La Traviata. She was comfortable in both lyric and coloratura roles.
She performed 249 times at the Met, retiring in 1960
. She recorded with CBS, Cetra, Melodram, Discocorp, and Camden.
She made numerous guest appearance in European opera houses, starting in 1953 and was also heard in a wide range of concert repertoire. She made a notable recording of the Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem with conductor Bruno Walter.  (Source: Wikipedia)
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