Rita Fornia
Chanson de Stefano
Aria from Roméo et Juliette
December 23, 1910
Victor 74211
Composer is Gounod
The singer Rita Fornia was born on July 17, 1878, in San Francisco.
Her real name was Regina Newman. Her parents had come from Prussia.
She started as a coloratura soprano but later sang mezzo-soprano roles and soprano roles--mostly supporting roles when she was with the Metropolitan Opera company (she began with that outfit in 1907).
She was never among the leading singers of her time--that is, she never enjoyed the stature or box office drawing power of such Americans as Eames, Nordica, or Farrar--but Fornia left behind a handful of lovely recordings made for the Victor Talking Machine Company among others.
The singer died on October 26, 1922.
Chanson de Stefano
Aria from Roméo et Juliette
December 23, 1910
Victor 74211
Composer is Gounod
The singer Rita Fornia was born on July 17, 1878, in San Francisco.
Her real name was Regina Newman. Her parents had come from Prussia.
She started as a coloratura soprano but later sang mezzo-soprano roles and soprano roles--mostly supporting roles when she was with the Metropolitan Opera company (she began with that outfit in 1907).
She was never among the leading singers of her time--that is, she never enjoyed the stature or box office drawing power of such Americans as Eames, Nordica, or Farrar--but Fornia left behind a handful of lovely recordings made for the Victor Talking Machine Company among others.
The singer died on October 26, 1922.
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