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Rosa Ponselle as Vincenzo Bellini's "Norma"
Photo by New York Scugnizzo |
I’m pleased to see that the statue of opera singer Rosa Ponselle was returned to it’s niche on the I. Miller building at Broadway and West 46th Street, in Manhattan’s Times Square. Her statue is one of four “best-loved actresses” sculpted by Alexander Stirling Calder, and were unveiled at this location in 1929. The others being Ethel Barrymore, Marylyn Miller and Mary Pickford. The building is an official landmark and an important piece of New York history.
Rosa was an American opera soprano of Neapolitan descent who was originally from a southern Italian neighborhood in Meriden Connecticut. She was well loved and considered one of the best. For more information about Rosa Ponselle, please see The Most Glorious Voice: Rosa Ponselle — La Magnifica.
Rosa was an American opera soprano of Neapolitan descent who was originally from a southern Italian neighborhood in Meriden Connecticut. She was well loved and considered one of the best. For more information about Rosa Ponselle, please see The Most Glorious Voice: Rosa Ponselle — La Magnifica.
