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Carmela Anna Ponselle

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Carmela Anna Ponselle

Original Name
Ponzillo
Birth
Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York, USA
Death
13 Jun 1977 (aged 90)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
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Opera mezzo-soprano. Born Carmela Anna Ponzillo; the oldest of three children of Maddalena and Bernardino Ponzillo. She sang with her sister Rosa as "The Ponzillo Sisters" until Rosa joined the Metropolitan Opera in 1918. She made her Metropolitan debut in 1925 as Amneris in "Aida."
Opera mezzo-soprano. Born Carmela Anna Ponzillo; the oldest of three children of Maddalena and Bernardino Ponzillo. She sang with her sister Rosa as "The Ponzillo Sisters" until Rosa joined the Metropolitan Opera in 1918. She made her Metropolitan debut in 1925 as Amneris in "Aida."

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  • Originally Created by: Jan Franco
  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16143523/carmela_anna-ponselle: accessed ), memorial page for Carmela Anna Ponselle (7 Jun 1887–13 Jun 1977), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16143523, citing Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.