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(1) Soprano Lydia Lipkowska (1880-1955) studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory before making her debut (1907) at the Mariinsky Theatre as Gilda (Rigoletto). The majority of her career was spent outside of Russia. In addition to her appearances in St. Petersburg and Moscow, she displayed her brilliant coloratura voice in Paris, Monte Carlo, London, Vienna, New York, Boston and Chicago. In 1909, to satisfy an agreement between the Boston Opera and Metropolitan Opera to exchange singers, she made the first of her thirteen appearances at the Metropolitan Opera as Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia. She was also seen there as Violetta (Traviata) and Gilda (Rigoletto).

(2) Lydia Lipkowska and son.

(3) Renowned Russian soprano Felia Litvinne (1860-1936). This remarkable woman was completely devoted to her craft from a very early age. She made her debut (1877) as Amelia in Simon Boccanegra. Possessed with a remarkable memory, she switched languages freely throughout a performance depending on the tongue of the colleague with whom she was singing. Litvinne's father was Russian and her mother French-Canadian. Playing no favorites she was equally fond of and proficient in the French and Russian repertories.

(4) Felia Litvinne in Gluck's Armide.

(5) Edmond Louis as Escamillo in Carmen.

(6) English tenor Edward Lloyd (1845-1927) had a tremendous concert and oratorio career that lasted over thirty years. He sang in the world premiere of Elgar's Dream of Gerontius in 1900, the year he retired.

(7) Adolf Löltgen as Lohengrin.

(8) Adolf Löltgen in Parsifal.

(9) Peter Lordmann as Falstaff in Nicolai's Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor.

 

 

 

(10) Russian bass Vladimir Lossky as Méphistophélès. He had a successful singing career and was noted for his fine acting, especially in the role of Don Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro. However, he is most appreciated for the time and effort he spent training young singers. He was also a producer at Savva Mamontov's Moscow Private Opera during the 1890s.

(11) French tenor Léon Laffitte (Saint-Geniès: 1875 - Paris: 1938) in Le Troyens. He made his debut (1898) at the Paris Opéra as David in Die Meistersinger. He sang for fifteen seasons at the Monnaie in Brussels where he was a great favorite. In 1904, with piano accompaniment, Lafitte sang excerpts from Sylvio Lazzari's opera-in-progress, Armor, for Prince Albert. The Prince, who was not at all pleased at what he heard, promptly dismissed the opera. Laffitte was not a top-tier tenor, showing, at times, unevenness in his singing.

(12) Léon Laffitte in Armide.

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