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Central High School Operetta

Date: 01 13 1949
Description: Some of the Central High School Operetta cast members rehearsing. Left to right, Ruth Doris, Jo Raimond, Tom Coynes, Dick Peterson and Betty Figler. The op...
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Cast for Operetta "H.M.S.Pinafore" at Wisconsin High School

Date: 01 17 1952
Description: Faculty advisor Ernest Justice posing with members of the cast of the operetta "H.M.S. Pinafore" which students of Wisconsin High school will present at th...
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Olivia Monona

Date: 06 1904
Description: Olivia Goldenberger, who was born in Madison, but went on to perform under the stage name Olivia Monona with the Chicago Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, ...
Postcard

Diva

Date: 03 1912
Description: Olivia Monona wearing a costume worn as a chorus member of the Chicago Opera. The image is a photographic postcard she sent to Oscar Hanke, a violinist wit...
Poster

Poster for Morris Brothers' Opera House Minstrels

Date: 1857
Description: Black and white lithograph on paper. Title over image of minstrel company. Inserts of Lon and Billy Morris, left and right. Large image of man papering sto...
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Civic Opera Guild Black Tie Soiree

Date: 01 28 1964
Description: Former Chief Justice Timothy Brown and his wife Louise Brown (left) and Charles and Viola Fenske (right) will serve as co-chairmen for the "black tie soire...
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Madisonians Love Opera

Date: 10 21 1957
Description: Mr. and Mrs. John J. Stiennon waiting for friends in the Memorial Union lobby prior to attending the opera "Traviata."
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Madisonians Love Opera

Date: 10 21 1957
Description: Smiling a greeting to friends at the Memorial Union theater prior to the opera "Traviata" were Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bassett.
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Madisonians Love Opera

Date: 10 21 1957
Description: Among the many University of Wisconsin faculty couples at the Memorial Union Theater to see the opera "Traviata" were Professor and Mrs. Andrew T. Weaver. ...
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Madisonians Love Opera

Date: 10 21 1957
Description: Chatting in the lobby of the Union Memorial Theater before the opera "Traviata" were Mrs. Homer M. Carter, Dr. Carter, and Mrs. Dewey Edson.
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Olivia Monona and Menotti Francesco

Date: 1920
Description: Hand-colored portrait of Olivia Monona and her singing partner, Menotti Frascona. The pair is jointly holding a newspaper. Ms. Monona is wearing gloves.
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Olivia Monona

Date: 
Description: Informal portrait of Olivia Monona sitting in a chair in the Goldenbeger home on East Hamilton Street. Bookshelves cover the wall in the background.
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Olivia Monona in Costume

Date: 1915
Description: Opera singer, Olivia Monona in costume posing on a bench.
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Emma Abbott

Date: 1890
Description: Posed portrait of opera singer Emma Abbott, leaning on a railing. Abbott was one of the most popular American opera performers of the 19th century. She was...

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