mnsss237 Zélie De Lussan Papers, 1887-1949 Finding Aid Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College

Northampton, MA

Finding aid exported into EAD from InMagic DB/Textworks 7.01. Encoded by Margaret Jessup and Jennifer Smar. 2006-04-07 Finding aid written in English. Sophia Smith CollectionSmith College Zélie De Lussan Papers, 1887-1949 Finding Aid MS 45 2005 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview De Lussan, Zélie, 1861-1949. Zélie De Lussan Papers1887-1949 MS 45 1 box (.5 linear ft.) English Sophia Smith Collection

Smith College Northampton, MA

Opera singer. Papers include biographical information; photographs; notebooks; concert programs and scrapbooks, including material from performances before Queen Victoria; correspondence; and posters. Biographical Note

Zélie De Lussan, undated

Zélie De Lussan (1863-1949) was born in Brooklyn but lived in London most of her life. She began her career as an opera singer at age 16 in 1889 with the Carl Rosa Company in London. From 1890-1910, she performed in the Royal Opera Covent Garden, and she performed with New York City's Metropolitan Opera, 1895-96. She toured the U.S. with the Metropolitan, circa 1900. In 1907, she married pianist Angelo Ronani. De Lussan performed the role of Carmen "over 500 times," and she was a favorite of Queen Victoria.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Zélie De Lussan Papers include biographical information; photographs; notebooks; concert programs and scrapbooks, including material from performances before Queen Victoria; correspondence; and posters.

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Search Terms Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)--History--Sources Opera--England--London Royal Opera House (London, England)--History--Sources Singers--United States--Biography--Sources Sopranos (Singers)--United States--Biography--Sources De Lussan, Zelie, 1863-1949 Patti, Adelina, 1843-1919 Delibes, Leo, 1836-1891