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Portrait of Minnie Hauk

from George Eastman Museum

• 9 older comments, and then…
• Judith Moortgat said:

  Bijzondere foto

• elemsee said:

  "Minnie Hauk (1851-1929) Minnie Hauk (Amalia Mignon Hauck) was an American soprano. At age fourteen she made her debut in Brooklyn as Amina in "La Sonnambula," and a month later, in November, 1866, her New York City debut as Prascovia in "L'Etoile du Nord." In the American premiere of Gounod's "Romeo et Juliette" (1867) she sang Juliette. Hauk debuted in Paris in 1869 and in London that same year. The soprano then appeared in Italian and German opera throughout Europe. Hauk was the first American Carmen (1878) and Manon (1885). Her voice became a mezzo-soprano of great strength and depth. Hauk's enormous repertory included approximately one hundred roles and she sang Carmen in four languages. " www.picturehistory.com/product/id/21369

• Joy Grassman said:

  Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Victorian Photographic Portraits of People, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

• Úbeda y un cordero en Flandes said:

  ¿como puede tener esa cintura?

• Rayezor said:

  I blame a cruel corset for the less than comfortable look on her face; what an inhumane practice that was. The hip to waist ratio is aberrant.