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"Flora Perini (20 November 1887 – September 1975) was an Italian operatic mezzo-soprano who had a prominent opera career in Europe, South America, and the United States during the first half of the twentieth century. She sang a wide repertoire that encompassed works by verisimo composers like Mascagni, bel canto composers like Rossini and Bellini, the Italian grand operas of Verdi, the German operas of Strauss and Wagner, and the Russian operas of Rimsky-Korsakov. She sang in numerous premieres throughout her career, including creating the role of the Princess in the original 1918 production of Puccini's Suor Angelica."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_Perini

This was obviously a popular spot to take photographs, see e.g.

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B-59: Thanks for the info on Perini. Interesting about the photo location. Maybe it's somewhere near the Metropolitan Opera house or another venue where they all performed?

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Nelson O'Shaughnessy was the American Charge d'Affairs in Mexico City in 1914; his wife, Edith Louise Coues O'Shaughnessy (1870-1939), published two books about her experiences as a diplomat's wife at the scene of the Mexican Revolution. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_O%27Shaughnessy

pennylrichardsca: Thanks. We will include your additional information about O'Shaughessy in our next update.

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pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) Thanks for this!

Amelita Galli-Curci (18 November 1882 – 26 November 1963) was an Italian coloratura soprano. She was one of the most popular operatic singers of the early 20th century with her gramophone records selling in large numbers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelita_Galli-Curci

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NYT of Jan 27, 1918 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C05E6D7143AEF33A... has a long piece on her and reports that she had arrived in New York and would be singing with the Chicago Opera Company. The article indicates that this would be her New York debut. And NYT of January 29, 1918 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9404E1DD103FE433A... reports an "ovation of twenty minutes."

Richard Norton and swanq: Thank you for the details about opera singer Galli-Curci. We will add more information to the image description when we update. The Bain collection contains almost 200 photographs of her -- she must have been very popular.

A review of the last of her performances with the Chicago Opera Company Orchestra at the Hippodrome on Feb. 17, 1918. query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9406E5DD113FE4...