(1) Italian soprano Maria Farneti (Forli, Italy: 8 Dec 1877 - 17 Oct 1955). She made her debut in 1898. She was well known as an interpreter of verismo operas. She was admired by Mascagni, who took her on his company tour of North America in 1902. She was especially admired in South America and at La Scala. She sand the title role in Isabeau at the world premiere in the Teatro Coliseo (1911). She retired in 1911 after she married a lawyer. Seen here as Hérodiade.

(2) Maude Fay as Sieglinde in Die Walküre.

(3) Swedish baritone John Forsell (1868-1941) in Mona Lisa. He made his debut (1896) in Stockholm as Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia. During the 1909-1910 season he was seen at the Metropolitan Opera. From 1923 through 1939 he held an administrative position at the Stockholm Opera.

(4) Geraldine Farrar.

(5) Geraldine Farrar.

(5) Austrian soprano and voice teacher Mathilde Fraekel-Clause (Vienna: 3 Aug 1868-). Trained at the Vienna Conservatory under Johannes Ress and August Stoll. She made her debut (1891) in Mannheim as Elisabeth in Tannhäuser. Appeared in Prague, Hamburg, London, Munich, Vienna and Berlin. She specialized in Wagnerian roles. Married to Ludwig Fraenkel (a gynaecologist of note).