Rosa Ponzillo, known as Rosa Ponselle (January 22, 1897 – May 25, 1981) was an American operatic dramatic soprano.
She sang mainly at the New York Metropolitan Opera and is generally considered to have been one of the greatest sopranos of the 20th century.[1]
- ^ "Rosa Ponselle, dramatic soprano dies" by Allen Hughes, The New York Times, May 26, 1981