PONS, LILY

pänz, Fr. pôNs, 1904–76, French-American coloratura soprano. Pons studied piano at the Paris Conservatory. She made her debut in Delibes's Lakmé at Mulhouse, Alsace, in 1928. She first appeared at the Metropolitan Opera in 1931, and the company revived several operas especially for her. Pons appeared in three motion pictures. In 1938 she married the conductor André Kostelanetz.

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books on: Pons Lily  - 108 results

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Stealing a Gift: Kierkegaard's Pseudonyms and the Bible
Book by Jolita Pons; Fordham University Press, 2004
Subjects: Bible--Use--History--19th Century, Hermeneutics--History--19th Century, Kierkegaard, Soren--1813-1855
...in general. For example, in his journals he asks to what extent the humorous appears in Christs own expressions, see The Lily in the Fiela (Pap. II A 84 p. 53; JP 1686). He says that the words about Solomon, who in all his splendor was not dressed as well as one of the lilies, and some other expressions could easily become humoristic, but uttered by Christ they are redeeming. In his journals Kierkegaard...
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Opera Singers in Recital, Concert, and Feature Film: A Mediagraphy
Book by Sharon G. Almquist; Greenwood Press, 1999
Subjects: Concerts--Film Catalogs, Concerts--Video Catalogs, Motion Pictures--Catalogs
PONS, LILY 439. Hitting a New High RKO Radio Pictures...PERFORMERS: Edward Everett Horton, actor Lily Pons, soprano/actress Merek Windheim, tenor...Fonda, actor Osgood Perkins, actor Lily Pons, soprano/ actress CONTENTS: A struggling...
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The Reader's Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts
Book by William Rose Benét; Thomas Y. Crowell, 1948
Subjects: Art--Dictionaries, Literature--Dictionaries, Music--Dictionaries
...is the east wind, or wind from the sunrise. Pons, Lily 1904- . French operatic coloratura soprano...Principal roles are Lakme, Lucia, Philine. Pons, Sylvain. Hero of Balzacs COUSIN PONS Le Cousin Pons; 1847 , a musical composer and...
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Women Remembered: A Guide to Landmarks of Women's History in the United States
Book by Marion Tinling; Greenwood Press, 1986
Subjects: Historic Sites--United States--Guidebooks, Women--United States--Monuments--Guidebooks
...the American Legion. 19 LILYPONS Pons, Lily, 1904-1976, Singer Lilypons Water...named in 1932 for the opera singer Lily Pons, a friend of G. L. Thomas, who...three-hundred-acre tract of water lilies and other aquatic plants--and...
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Manuel Maria Ponce: A Bio-Bibliography
Book by Jorge Barrón Corvera; Praeger, 2004
Subjects: Ponce, Manuel M--(Manuel Maraia)--1882-1948--Bibliography, Ponce, Manuel M--(Manuel Maraia)--1882-1948--Discography
...Partial contents: Sonata breve. D268 Parnassus Recordings PAR 1006 (SD33, ca. 1980-1985) Presenting soprano Lily Pons. Lily Pons with orchestra. Partial contents: Estrellita.
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journal articles on: Pons Lily  - 15 results

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Discourse, Power, and Necessity: Contextualizing Le Cousin Pons
Journal article by Jane A. Nicholson; Symposium, Vol. 42, 1988
Subjects: Balzac, Honorae De--1799-1850--Cousin Pons
...Still later, the feuilleton edition of Pons is preceded by a few paragraphs entitled...production. In the place of a book held in a lily-white hand, materialized newspapers...other the liberty of interpretation. In Pons , performance--that of musicians and...
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Noel Coward. Conversation Piece and Other Musical Plays
Journal article by James Fisher; ARSC Journal, Vol. 39, 2008
Subjects: Conversation Piece and Other Musical Plays (Sound recording)--Sound recording reviews, Sound recordings--Sound recording reviews
...Varennes, co-starring with opera great Lily Pons as Melanie, with a young Richard Burton...complete of Cowards melodious score. Pons and Coward give fine performances...only containing the complete Coward-Pons-Burton 1951 studio cast, this set...
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Dallas on (And Off) My Mind
Journal article by Willard Spiegelman; Parnassus : Poetry in Review, Vol. 28, 2005
Subjects: Cities, Dallas Texas, Nostalgia, Social life & customs, Travel
...Laurence Oliviers Darcy, had settled down there with an oilman. (She lived in the same high-rise apartment building as Lily Pons!) And I knew that Neiman-Marcus was the Mother Church in a city that took religion and commerce very seriously. My...
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Bel Canto Spectacular
Journal article by Gregory Berg; Journal of Singing, Vol. 66, 2010
...the exultant love duet from Donizettis Linda di Chamounix, an opera that has not been seen at the Met since the days of Lily Pons and the aforementioned Richard Crooks, and one that definitely deserves revival. Donizetti perfectly conveys the simple...
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The Metropolitan Opera Historic Broadcast Recordings
Journal article by Gary A. Galo; ARSC Journal, Vol. 40, 2009
Subjects: Metropolitan Opera--Works, Sound recordings--Collections and collecting, Sound recordings--Valuation
...Regiment 28 December 1940 Act II--"Ah! Cest elle! Ma Mere!" (Finale) <pre Marquise Irra Petina <br/ Marie Lily Pons <br/ Tonio Raoul Jobin <br/ Sulpice Salvatore Baccaloni <br/ Conductor: Gennaro Papi Wagner: Tannhauser 14 January...
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magazine articles on: Pons Lily  - 13 results

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The Dorsey Brothers - Filmdom's Favorites
Magazine article by Robert L. Stockdale; IAJRC Journal, Vol. 41, May 2008
...no screen credit. This RKO musical romance tells how Lily Pons as a beautiful French opera star stows away on an ocean...Dorsey his Orchestra (various combinations) Jack Oakie, Lily Pons, Gene Raymond, Frank Jenks (vcl) "Fud" Livingston...
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Mexican Musicians in California and the United States, 1910-50
Magazine article by John Koegel; California History, Vol. 84, Fall 2006
Subjects: Mexican musicians--Criticism and interpretation, Mexican musicians--Forecasts and trends, Mexican musicians--Works, Musicians, Mexican--Criticism and interpretation, Musicians, Mexican--Forecasts and trends, Musicians, Mexican--Works
...Lawrence Tibbett and Grace Moore were appearing in early MGM musicals such as The New Moon and Cuban Love Song. (28) Lily Pons, Gladys Swarthout, Nino Martini, Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior, Robert Merrill, and other important Metropolitan...
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The 'Greatest Voice in Radio and TV': Legendary Broadcaster and Newsman George Putnam, the Voice of the American Everyman for Almost Seven Decades, Appeals to Listeners on the Left and the Right
Magazine article by Stephen Goode; Insight on the News, Vol. 18, September 23, 2002
Subjects: Putnam, George--Interviews
...called it "the greatest in radio and television "and declared it better even than that of the famed operatic soprano Lily Pons. With another broadcast legend, Lowell Thomas, Putnam shared the narrating duties for Fox Movietone News, the filmed...
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(Great Voices of Canada, Vol 2: Edward Johnson)
Magazine article; Opera Canada, Vol. 35, Fall 1993
Subjects: Sound recording reviews Classical
...recordings, made from 1939 - 41, provides the opportunity to hear Jobin and some of the best voices at the Met at that time: Lily Pons, Ezio Pinza, Salvatore Baccaloni and Eleanor Steber, in scenes from operas by Massenet, Donizetti, Delibes, Bizet...
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Delibes Lakme
Magazine article by Neil Crory; Opera Canada, Vol. 39, Winter 1998
Subjects: Sound recording reviews Classical
...in her career -- scale the heights of this operatic Tour Eiffel. Following in the footsteps of such famous Lakmes as Lily Pons, Mado Robin, Mady Mesple and Canadas Pierrette Alarie comes the newest singing (and acting) sensation from France...
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newspaper articles on: Pons Lily  - 9 results

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Tropical Splendor in the Exotic Frangipani
Newspaper article by Jacqueline Heriteau; The Washington Times, May 16, 1996
...plants. I have heard there is a water lily named Lilypons, but my friend insists...named by the present owners father for Lily Pons, a coloratura soprano famous in the...there also is a water lily named Lily Pons. Its a gorgeous, hardy lily with...
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Two Cool Summer Places That Are in Perfect Bloom: Arboretum, U.S. Botanic Garden Grow in Popularity
Newspaper article by Denise Barnes; The Washington Times, July 25, 1996
...Admission: Free MARYLAND Brookside Gardens 1500 GlenallanAve., Wheaton. 301/949-8230. Admission: Free Lily PonsWater Garden 6800 Lily Pons Road, Buckeystown (about seven miles south of Frederick). 301/874-5133 Admission: Free VIRGINIA...
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Out & About
Newspaper article by Kristy T. Carlson; The Washington Times, June 19, 1997
...LILYPONS Claude Monets "Water Lilies" literally comes to life at Lilypons Water Gardens annual Lily Pons Days celebration Saturday and...gardens 275 acres of exotic water lilies, lotus blossoms and goldfish...on water gardening and water lilies and music by roving musicians...
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C'est la Vie in France; Gay Paree Caving in to Flames, Blood
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 25, 2005
...and their continental decadence straight as an American arrow. "That Girl from Paris" (1936): Parisian opera star Lily Pons sneaks into the United States for American bandleader (Gene Raymond) and - incredible as it seems - runs afoul of immigration...
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Business Librarians Can Give Guidance in Job Search
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 5, 2009
Subjects: Job hunting, Librarians
...surgeon, and representatives from the Wellness Place and the American Cancer Society. (847) 259-6050 or rmlib.org. Lily Pons: 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, Indian Trails Public Library District, 355 S. Schoenbeck Road, Wheeling. Musical...
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encyclopedia articles on: Pons Lily  - 1 result

 
 
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Pons, Lily
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PONS, LILY panz, Fr. poNs, 1904 76, French-American coloratura soprano. Pons studied piano at the Paris Conservatory. She made her debut in Delibess Lakme at Mulhouse, Alsace, in 1928. She first appeared at the Metropolitan Opera in...


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