Geraldine Farrar

Elizabeth Nash is an associate professor in the University of Minnesota’s Department of Theatre Arts and Dance. She lives in Edina Minnesota.

“excellent biography and analysis...descriptions of Farrar’s stage performances are so vividly related you feel as if you are there on stage with her...pretty impressive especially when talking about something that happened in the early 1900s...the research is impeccable and richly detailed, the writing first-rate...the balance between the life and the art is well-done”—Classic Images; “a major addition to the literature about singers of the past”—The Record Collector; “an affectionate and respectful profile”—ARSC Journal.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Preface      Introduction      CHAPTERThe Early Years, 1882–1906      CHAPTERAt the Metropolitan Opera, 1906 –1908      CHAPTER THREEAt the Metropolitan Opera, 1908–1915      CHAPTER FOURHollywood, 1915–1920      CHAPTER FIVEAt the Metropolitan Opera, 1916–1922      CHAPTERThe Transition Years, 1922–1935      CHAPTER SEVENRetirement, 1935–1967      Appendix 1: Theory and Practice      Appendix 2: “The Art of Acting in the Movies Requires a TechniqueUnlike That of the Operatic Stage,” by Geraldine Farrar      Appendix 3: Conversations on Geraldine Farrar with Camilla Williams, 1995–2011      Appendix 4: Operatic Roles      Appendix 5: Silent Films      Appendix 6: Select Discography      Appendix 7: Select Radio Broadcasts      Chapter Notes      Select Bibliography      Index