Excerpt from Opera Singers a Pictorial Souvenir: With Biographies of Some, of the Most Famous, Singers of the Day
I have gathered here a series of costume and other portraits of the grand opera singers best known to American opera-goers of to-day. To these I have added a set of pictures taken during the long tours made by the Maurice Grau Company, showing many famous singers in moments of relaxation "on the road." They are interesting as giving intime glimpses of opera folk whom the public has seen only under the glare of the footlights and in character. Prima donnas, tenors, baritones, and bassos are seen here as men and women. As a whole the illustrations in this book, many from the studio of Aime Dupont, are believed to form the most interesting and complete collection of its kind ever published.
In addition to these pictures, I have written a series of biographies of some of the most famous opera singers of the day from the viewpoint of the American public. Possibly the most interesting fact connected with the majority of these "lives" is that they are absolutely authentic, the facts being taken down from the lips of the singers themselves. For this new and enlarged edition I have added the biographies of Mile. Ternino and Stg. Caruso, together with portraits of some of the newcomers. Somewhat anecdotal but none the less authentic is the "Opera Singers Off Duty," which I have added to the biographies.
Lest the above should not fully explain the limitations as well as the scope of the book, I desire to disclaim any attempt at a critical work. The book is intended foremost for a Pictorial Souvenir, and I have considered the gathering of the illustrations quite as important a part of my task (or rather pleasure) as the preparation of the letterpress.
My thanks are due to the publishers of "Harper's Weekly" and the "Woman's Home Companion" for permission to use in this book matter which I have contributed to these periodicals.
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