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Maria Callas in London in 1958, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, gloves, and a dark coat with a white collar, looking toward the camera in an elegant pose.
Maria Callas
American singer
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Sumi Jo
South Korean opera singer
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, 1956.
Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
German singer
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Lily Pons
American singer
Marilyn Horne
Marilyn Horne
American opera singer
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Marcella Sembrich
Polish singer
Rosa Ponselle.
Rosa Ponselle
American singer
Joan Sutherland
Joan Sutherland
Australian opera singer
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Emma Nevada
American opera singer
Adelina Patti.
Adelina Patti
Italian singer
Amelita Galli-Curci
Amelita Galli-Curci
American singer
Jenny Lind
Jenny Lind
Swedish singer
Luisa Tetrazzini, c. 1910.
Luisa Tetrazzini
Italian singer
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Teresa Berganza
Spanish opera singer
Nellie Melba, engraving, 1894
Dame Nellie Melba
Australian singer