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Carmela remained loyal to her sister and continued to promote her as her career took off. After their divorce in 1950, Ponselle began to be more active, teaching and becoming involved with the Baltimore Civic Opera as well as community life in Baltimore.
Rosa Ponselle died at Villa Pace, on May 25, 1981.
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| Descript | Papers 1 cubic foot (1.5 document boxes, 1 map case folder) |
| Music 0.31 cubic feet (1 box) | |
| Arrangmt | The collection is arranged in the following series: I.
Biographical Material. VI. Performance and Professional Engagement Materials. However, Carmela was not asked to prepare anything new and was not asked to sing for him when Rosa was to return. Rosa sings the first verse and refrain, and Carmela the second verse. Rosa Ponselle papers ca.1911-1981 Since Rosa Ponselle's career has been covered in depth elsewhere, most recently in the biography Rosa Ponselle: A Centenary Biography by James Drake (1997), only the outlines of her life are presented here. Rosa Ponselle (born Ponzillo) was born in Meriden, CT, on January 22, 1897. Ponselle remained a mainstay of the company until her final performance in the title role of Carmen on February 15, 1937. Carmela PonselleRosa Ponselle (left) and Carmela Ponselle at their Riverside Drive apartment in 1925. Operatic CareerThe turning point in her vaudeville career allowed Carmela to pursue her true dream of singing on the operatic stage. V. Programs and Publicity. VII. Iconography. Caruso paved the way for her Metropolitan Opera debut on November 18, 1918 in which she was cast as Leonora opposite the tenor in La Forza del Destino. VIII. She was eventually brought onto the Metropolitan stage to sing a number of roles, including one in La Gioconda opposite her sister and she continued on to create her own career in radio and on operatic stages throughout the country. As Santuzza in Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana in 1927. As Amneris in Verdi's Aida in 1933. Rosa (right) and Carmela Ponselle in a press photo for La Gioconda at the Metropolitan Opera in 1934. In the title role of Bizet's Carmen in 1940. In the title role in Bizet's Carmen in 1940. As Dalila in Saint-Saëns's Samson et Dalila. Listen to the Ponzillo SistersListen below to a recording of Rosa and Carmela Ponselle singing "O sole mio" together in 1921, recorded by Columbia. IX. Music |
| Hist/Biog | Rosa Ponselle (1897-1981), an American singer generally regarded as one of the great dramatic sopranos of the 20th century, sang at the Metropolitan Opera from 1918 to 1937. Within a year she had retired from singing. In 1936, Ponselle married Carl Jackson, son of a former mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. She later took voices lessons with William Thorner, who introduced her to Enrico Caruso. She had her early training from her mother and appeared with her sister Carmela in vaudeville. She was so passionate about her progress that she wanted Rosa, whom she called "Babe" and "Rose," to experience the same:
Once Enrico Caruso appeared in the studio, both sisters were invited to audition for Gatti-Casazza. II. Correspondence and Subject Files. Scrapbooks. Carmela Ponselle (1892-1977), Rosa's elder sister, was a mezzo-soprano who sang at the Metropolitan from 1925 to 1935 |
| Scope and content | The Carmela and Rosa Ponselle Collection provides an overview of the professional and personal lives of Carmela and Rosa Ponselle, documenting their careers as singers from the vaudeville stage to the Metropolitan Opera, and their lives after retiring from performing.
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