Geraldine Farrar

Geraldine Farrar was an American soprano opera singer and film actress, noted for her beauty, acting ability, and the intimate timbre of her voice. She had a large following among young women, who were nicknamed Gerryflappers.

Farrar was born Alice Geraldine Farrar in Melrose, Massachusetts, the daughter of baseball player Sidney Farrar, and his wife, Henrietta Barnes. Atshe began studying music in Boston and bywas giving recitals. Later she studied voice with the American soprano Emma Thursby in New York, in Paris, and finally with the Italian baritone Francesco Graziani in Berlin. Farrar created a sensation at the Berlin Hofoper with her debut as Marguerite in Charles Gounods Faust in 1901 and remained with the company for three years, during which time she continued her studies with famed German soprano Lilli Lehmann. . She appeared in the title roles of Ambroise Thomas Mignon and Jules Massenets Manon, as well as Juliette in Gounods Romo et Juliette. Her admirers in Berlin included Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany, with whom she is believed to have had a relationship beginning in 1903.

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