2024-03-28T20:51:19Z
http://api.mainememory.net/oai
oai:mainememory.net:17275
2017-07-13T08:37:34Z
contributor:nordica
Amie Dupont, 574 Fifth Ave., New York
Lillian Nordica (Lillian Norton 1857-1914, born in Farmington) was America's first and most glamorous opera singer to attain true international prominence.
She studied in Milan, where she made her operatic debut in 1879.
She sang in St. Petersburg, Paris, and London and in 1883 made her debut at the Academy of Music, New York City, and in 1890 at the Metropolitan Opera.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17275
Parlor album
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Sopranos (Singers)
Operas
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Portrait photographs
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Lillian Nordica, 1877
Image
1877
15 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17275.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
New York, New York County, NY, USA
1877
oai:mainememory.net:17276
2017-07-13T08:37:34Z
contributor:nordica
This tiara of diamonds became Lillian Nordica's trademark. The coronet contained 233 diamonds set in platinum and was presented to her by her fans the night of "Lohengrin" at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City on April 15, 1896.
Nordica was a famous opera singer born in Farmington in 1857.
Tiffany & Co. of New York made the tiara.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17276
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Jewelry
Tiaras
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Portrait photographs
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Associated objects
Sopranos (Singers)
Operas
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Lillian Nordica in diamond tiara
Image
circa 1896
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17276.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, ME, USA
New York, New York County, NY, USA
circa 1896
oai:mainememory.net:17279
2017-07-13T08:37:34Z
contributor:nordica
"Camp-Meeting" John Allen of Farmington was the most famous revivalist in Maine.
He was a clothier by trade, but in 1825, when he was 30, he went to a camp-meeting held in tents pitched "in a forest in the easterly part of Industry" and was "changed."
He received a license as a local preacher in 1828 and in 1835 was made a member on trail at the Maine Conference, ordained Deacon and appointed to Rumford Circuit. He traveled through the woods and hills of western Maine.
The son of Capt. William Allen of Martha's Vineyard, he was the grandfather of opera singer, Lillian Nordica.
Stereograph
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17279
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Family
Preachers--Maine
Camp meetings--Maine--Farmington
Tents
Allen, John--Associated objects
Allen, John
Nordica, Lillian
John Allen, Farmington, ca. 1888
Image
circa 1888
18 cm x 9 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17279.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
circa 1888
oai:mainememory.net:17281
2017-07-13T08:37:34Z
contributor:nordica
Lace fan that was given to Lillian Nordica in 1894 from Cosima Wagner at Bayreuth, Germany. Otto Floersheim wrote of the new Elsa: (of Wagner's opera Lohengrin) "No German Elsa I ever saw could..... be compared to Nordica as far as the dramatic conception....of this most essentially German character is concerned. The pronunciation of a language not her own was absolutely flawless and each syllable was clearly comprehensible. The beauty and sweetness of her vocal organ stood her in good stead; her intonation was always as pure and flawless as that of a fine flute, her technique is superb and her musical phrasing delightful and artistic to a degree." (1894, Bayreuth)
The Wagner family was delighted. Cosima next morning sent Lillian a lace fan with the name Elsa worked into the fabric " as a small token for a grand performance."
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17281
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Associated objects
Operas
Sopranos (Singers)
Wagner, Cosima, 1837-1930--Associated objects
Gifts
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Performances
Fans
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Wagner, Cosima
Lace fan belonging to opera singer Lillian Nordica
Image
1894
12 cm x 17 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17281.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
1894
oai:mainememory.net:17282
2017-07-13T08:37:34Z
contributor:nordica
Isaiah West Taber, San Francisco
Lillian Nordica, famous opera singer born in Farmington in 1857, sang Violetta (Traviata, Verdi) at the Teatro Guillaume, Brescia, in 1879. Her debut of Violetta in London was at the Covent Garden in 1887.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17282
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Performances
Costumes
Sopranos (Singers)
Operas
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Photographs
Publicity photographs
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Lillian Nordica as Violetta
Image
circa 1888
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17282.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
San Francisco, CA, USA
circa 1888
oai:mainememory.net:17288
2017-07-13T08:37:34Z
contributor:nordica
Aime Dupont, 574 Fifth Ave., New York
Nordica was the first American diva to sing Wagner and the first to sing Elsa. She studied the role under Cosima Wagner, Richard Wagner's wife.
Nordica was born Lillian Norton in Farmington in 1857.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17288
Parlor album
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Performances
Sopranos--(Singers)
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Publicity photographs
Operas
Costumes
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Lillian Nordica as the Bayreuth Elsa, ca. 1894
Image
circa 1894
15 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17288.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
circa 1894
oai:mainememory.net:17291
2017-07-13T08:37:34Z
contributor:nordica
Lillian Nordica (American Soprano, born Lillian Norton, 1857-1914, born in Farmington, Maine) as Margaret of Navarre from the libretto, "The Huguenots" performed in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17291
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Publicity photographs
Sopranos (Singers)
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Performances
Librettos
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Lillian Nordica as Margaret of Navarre, ca. 1880
Image
circa 1880
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17291.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
Saint Petersburg, Russia
circa 1880
oai:mainememory.net:17294
2017-07-13T08:37:34Z
contributor:nordica
Van Der Vevoe, 182 Regent Str., London
Lillian Nordica, famous opera singer born in Farmington in 1857, as Valentine in London, 1887. Nordica was a friend of British royalty and was commanded to sing at Buckingham Palace.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17294
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Costumes
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Performances
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Photographs
Operas
Sopranos (Singers)
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Lillian Nordica as Valentine, 1887
Image
1887
15 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17294.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, ME, USA
London, England
1887
oai:mainememory.net:17278
2018-04-26T08:38:42Z
contributor:nordica
Lore's Studio, Farmington
Photograph of bedroom where Lillian Nordica, the famous opera singer, was born in Farmington on December 12, 1857. Her birthplace home is located in western Maine, overlooking the Sandy River Valley. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and is currently maintained by the Nordica Memorial Association.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17278
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Homes and haunts--Maine--Farmington
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Birthplace--Maine--Farmington
Sopranos (Singers)
Operas
Bedrooms
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Bedroom where Lillian Nordica, famous opera singer, was born
Image
1857-12-12
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17278.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
1857-12-12
oai:mainememory.net:17277
2018-10-18T08:26:00Z
contributor:nordica
Lillian Nordica, opera singer born Lillian Norton in Farmington in 1857, wearing her diamond tiara and holding her black ostrich feather fan. This image was used by Coca-Cola in an advertising campaign starting in 1903.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17277
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Photographs
Operas
Sopranos (Singers)
Costumes
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Associated objects
Publicity photographs
Tiaras
Fans
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Lillian Nordica, 1905
Image
circa 1903
18 cm x 13 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17277.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
circa 1903
oai:mainememory.net:17286
2018-10-18T08:26:00Z
contributor:nordica
Aime Dupont, 574 Fifth Ave., New York
Lillian Nordica (Lillian Norton 1857-1914, born in Farmington, Maine) was America's first and most glamorous opera singer to attain true international prominence. On November 28, 1904, she appeared in a revival of La Gioconda with Enrico Caruso at the Metropolitan in New York.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17286
Parlor album
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Publicity photographs
Sopranos (Singers)
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Opera singer Lillian Nordica, 1904
Image
1904
15 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17286.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
New York, New York County, NY, USA
1904
oai:mainememory.net:17289
2018-10-18T08:26:00Z
contributor:nordica
Aime Dupont, 574 Fifth Ave., New York
At the Metropolitan in New York, on February 4, 1898, opera singer Lillian Nordica added another to her list of great roles; she sang the Brunnhilde of Die Walkure for the first time on any stage. Lillian was born in Farmington in 1857.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17289
Parlor album
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Publicity photographs
Sopranos--(Singers)
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Performances
Operas
Costumes
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Lillian Nordica as Brunnhilde, 1898
Image
1898
15 cm x 10 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17289.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
New York, New York County, NY, USA
1898
oai:mainememory.net:17274
2018-10-18T08:26:02Z
contributor:nordica
Elaborate teakwood console, gift of the Emperor of China to Lillian Nordica, opera singer born in Farmington in 1857.
Teakwood
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17274
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Emperors
Gifts
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Associated objects
Operas
Sopranos (Singers)
Tables
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Teakwood console from China, ca. 1900
Physical Object
circa 1900
31 cm x 89 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17274.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
China
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
circa 1900
oai:mainememory.net:17290
2018-10-31T08:37:54Z
contributor:nordica
Nordica (Lillian Norton 1857-1914, born in Farmington, Maine) was America's first and most glamorous opera singer to attain true international prominence. Here she is in Italy in 1878.
Copy print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17290
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Publicity photographs
Sopranos (Singers)
Operas
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Lillian Nordica, 1878
Image
1878
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17290.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, ME, USA
IT
1878
oai:mainememory.net:17260
2018-10-31T08:37:56Z
contributor:nordica
Opera singer Lillian Nordica wore this jeweled cap when she sang "Juliette" from French composer Charles-François Gounod's <em>Roméo and Juliette</em> in Monte Carlo, 1891, with Jean de Reszke.
Nordica was born in Farmington in 1857.
Cloth, glass
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17260
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Hats
Operas
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Clothing and dress
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Associated objects
Costumes
Sopranos (Singers)
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Performances
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Lillian Nordica jeweled cap, 1891
Physical Object
1891
10 cm x 25 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17260.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
1891
oai:mainememory.net:17261
2018-10-31T08:37:56Z
contributor:nordica
Coca-Cola Company
Replica of Coca-Cola tray printed with opera singer Lillian Nordica. The photograph from which this print was taken can be seen in MMN #17277. Lillian was born in 1857 and spent the first six years of her life in Farmington.
Tin
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17261
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914
Coca-Cola Company--Advertisements
Sopranos (Singers)
Operas
Trays
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Lillian Nordica on Coca-Cola Tray
Physical Object
1975
33 cm x 27 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17261.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
1975
oai:mainememory.net:17262
2018-10-31T08:37:56Z
contributor:nordica
Carved Italian chair given to Lillian Nordica, opera singer born in Farmington in 1857, from Diamond Jim Brady (James Buchanan Brady, 1856-1917), American financier and philanthropist.
Wood, cloth
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17262
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914
Operas
Sopranos (Singers)
Chairs
Brady, James Buchanan, 1856-1917
Gifts
Brady, James Buchanan
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Chair from Diamond Jim Brady to Lillian Nordica
Physical Object
circa 1900
165 cm x 63 cm x 48 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17262.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
New York, New York County, NY, USA
circa 1900
oai:mainememory.net:17263
2018-10-31T08:37:56Z
contributor:nordica
Ostrich feather fan used by Lillian Nordica, opera singer born in Farmington in 1857.
Ostrich feathers
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17263
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Associated objects
Operas
Sopranos (Singers)
Costumes
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Clothing & dress
Fans
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Lillian Nordica ostrich feather fan, Farmington, ca. 1903
Physical Object
circa 1903
38 cm x 76 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17263.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
circa 1903
oai:mainememory.net:17265
2018-10-31T08:37:56Z
contributor:nordica
Bead embroidered headband, made in France, worn by Lillain Nordica, famous opera singer born in Farmington in 1857. Nordica is wearing this headband in the photo on the cover of her book "Hints To Singers" (published in 1901).
Cloth
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17265
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Clothing and dress
Sopranos (Singers)
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Associated objects
Operas
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Headband worn by opera singer Lillian Nordica
Physical Object
circa 1900
61 cm x 11 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17265.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
circa 1900
oai:mainememory.net:17266
2018-10-31T08:37:56Z
contributor:nordica
Black silk bengaline jacket with matching ivory lapels worn by Lillian Nordica (opera singer born Lillian Norton, Farmington,1857). Nordica is seen wearing this jacket in MMN #17267.
Silk bengaline
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17266
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Sopranos (Singers)
Operas
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Clothing and dress
Coats
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Jacket worn by Lillian Nordica
Physical Object
circa 1913
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17266.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
circa 1913
oai:mainememory.net:17271
2018-10-31T08:37:56Z
contributor:nordica
New England Shipping Corporation
The nameplate from a Liberty ship which reads "S.S. Lillian Nordica Built for U.S. Maritime Commission, Hull No. 3010, by New England Shipping Corp. South Portland, Maine, March 1944." This was presented to the Nordica Memorial Association in 1962 when the ship was withdrawn from service.
The S.S. Lillian Nordica was named after opera singer Lillian Nordica, born in Farmington as Lillan Norton, who became one of the first native Americans to achieve worldwide operatic renown. It was launched on March 17, 1944 from the ways of the New England Shipbuilding Corporation at South Portland. An image of the ship is MMN #17293.
Metal
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17271
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Sopranos (Singers)
Liberty ships
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Commemoration
Lillian Nordica (Ship)--Photographs
Plaques
Operas
Nordica, Lillian
Nameplate from the S.S. Lillian Nordica
Physical Object
1944
29 cm x 36 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17271.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
1944
oai:mainememory.net:17272
2018-10-31T08:37:56Z
contributor:nordica
Traveling jewelry case with display of various stage jewelry worn by opera singer Lillian Nordica (born in Farmington, 1857).
Wood, glass, metal
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17272
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Sopranos (Singers)
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Associated objects
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Clothing and dress
Operas
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Lillian Nordica stage jewelry, ca. 1900
Physical Object
circa 1900
25 cm x 46 cm x 30 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17272.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
circa 1900
oai:mainememory.net:17273
2018-10-31T08:37:56Z
contributor:nordica
This leather tiara case held the diamond tiara that was presented by the opera subscribers to Lillian Nordica during a performance of Lohengrin on 15 April 1896. Lillian was born in Farmington in 1857.
Leather, velvet
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17273
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Sopranos (Singers)
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Assciated objects
Operas
Tiaras
Jewelry
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Lillian Nordica tiara case, 1896
Physical Object
1896
18 cm x 5 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17273.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
1896
oai:mainememory.net:17295
2018-10-31T08:37:56Z
contributor:nordica
Opera singer Lillian Nordica, born in Farmington in 1857, wore this at the Metropolitan in New York, in 1898 when she sang the Brunnhilde of Die Walkure for the first time on any stage.
Cloth, metal
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17295
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Brunnhilde (Legendary character)--Clothing and dress
Ring of the Nieblungen
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Associated objects
Costumes
Sopranos (Singers)
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Performances
Operas
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Brunnhilde costume worn by Lillian Nordica in 1898
Physical Object
1898
152 cm x 78 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17295.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, ME, USA
New York, New York County, NY, USA
1898
oai:mainememory.net:17287
2018-10-31T08:37:58Z
contributor:nordica
1905 Lillian Nordica Coca-Cola Ad with Coupon from "The Booklovers Magazine."
Lillian Nordica was born in Farmington in 1857.
She is seen here wearing the diamond tiara that was given to her by the opera subscribers during a performance of Lohengrin on April 15, 1896.
Print in magazine
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17287
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Sopranos (Singers)
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914
Coca-Cola Company--Advertisements
Operas
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Nordica Coca-Cola advertisement, 1905
Text and Image
1905
17 cm x 25 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17287.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
1905
oai:mainememory.net:17283
2019-10-03T08:31:40Z
contributor:nordica
Lillian Nordica (1857-1914), a noted American soprano, was a native of Farmington.
This photograph was taken in Berlin in 1894 with her beloved black Standard Poodle, Turk, in moderate Continental clip. Turk traveled with her throughout the USA and Europe. This image appeared in <em>Opera News</em>, June 2004, p. 39.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17283
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Dogs
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Animals & pets
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Publicity photographs
Poodles
Sopranos--(Singers)
Turk (Dog)
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Opera singer Lillian Nordica and her poodle, Turk, 1894
Image
1894
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17283.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Berlin, Germany
Farmington, ME, USA
1894
oai:mainememory.net:17267
2019-11-09T09:34:27Z
contributor:nordica
Madame Lillain Nordica's Company sailed for Sydney on the Ventura, landing on July 21, 1913. Here she is seen after a concert surrounded by flowers from her fans. Nordica was a renowed opera singer who was born in Farmington in 1857. She is wearing the black silk bengaline jacket with matching ivory lapels, seen in MMN # 17266.
Photographic print
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17267
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Photographs
Operas
Performances
Sopranos (Singers)
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Lillian Nordica after concert in Australia, 1913
Image
1913
11 cm x 23 cm
http://media.mainememory.net/images/150/75/17267.JPG
Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1913
oai:mainememory.net:17264
2022-06-29T05:24:31Z
contributor:nordica
Charles Frederick Worth
Gown worn by Lillian Nordica made of ivory satin/satin jacquard with embroidered velvet applique gown by Worth. Charles Frederick Worth was the first couturier as well as couturier to the Empress Eugenie of France.
Silk and velvet
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17264
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Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Clothing and dress
Evening gowns
Worth, Charles Frédéric, 1825-1895--Associated objects
Sopranos (Singers)
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Gown worn by Lillian Nordica
Physical Object
circa 1880
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Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
circa 1880
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2022-06-29T05:24:31Z
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Charles Tinkham
Miniature theater built by Charles Tinkham, a New England craftsman and theater-lover. Tinkham borrowed aspects of three different Boston theatres (Music Hall, the National Theatre and Symphony Hall) to craft this elegant 1900 theatre. It is an example of a proscenium stage, which is designed to be viewed only from the front. It stands 5' x 4' x 4' and has working sound, curtains, and lights. The theater was owned by the Theater Museum in Boothbay and it now housed at the Nordica Museum in Farmington.
Wood, plaster, cloth
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Theaters
Operas
Sopranos (Singers)
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Associated objects
Models
Building models
Dollhouses
Tinkham, Charles--Associated objects
Miniature theater
Physical Object
circa 1955
122 cm x 153 cm x 122 cm
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Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
circa 1955
oai:mainememory.net:17270
2022-06-29T05:24:31Z
contributor:nordica
Hermann Schmiechen
Portrait of opera singer Lillian Nordica by Hermann Schmiechen.
Lillian, a native of Farmington, was the first singer to be heard in the new Trocadero in Paris and her assocation with the Metropolitan Opera House in New York brought her fame.
Her birth home is now a museum called the Nordica Homestead Museum and many of her belongings can be viewed including her gowns, tiaras, furniture, and paintings.
Oil on canvas
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17270
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Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Portraits
Operas
Sopranos (Singers)
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Madame Lillian Nordica portrait, 1878
Image
circa 1878
157 cm x 102 cm
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Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
London, England
circa 1878
oai:mainememory.net:17792
2022-06-29T05:24:46Z
contributor:nordica
Lillian Nordica
Clip of recording by Madame Lillian Nordica (opera singer from Farmington) as she sings from Richard Wagner's "Die Walkure: Ho-jo-to-ho!" Brunnhilde's battle cry.
It was likely recorded in 1911 when other recordings were made. This is one of 14 surviving recordings. The commercial recordings were made by Columbia Phonograph Co., New York. All records were 12" discs and the piano accompaniments were played by E. Romayne Simmons.
In Ira Glackens "Yankee Diva," it states that the only issue of this recording is from Columbia matrix XP 20986 cut in New York on 16 April 1937 from a test pressing of the original matrix which was found in a second-hand store in Los Angeles.
Compact disc
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17792
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Brunnhilde (Legendary character)
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Associated objects
Operas
Sopranos (Singers)
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Wagner, Richard
Recording by Madame Lillian Nordica singing Brunnhilde's battle cry
Sound Recording
circa 1911
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Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
circa 1911
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2022-06-29T05:24:46Z
contributor:nordica
Lillian Nordica
Clip of Recording by Madame Lillian Nordica, an opera singer from Farmington, as she sings from Andrew Thomas's "Mignon: Si, per stasseera, son regina delle fate... Io son Titania (Polonaise)."
It was recorded Feb. 3, 1911 and is one of 14 surviving recordings
The commercial recordings were made by Columbia Phonograph Co., New York. All records were 12" discs and the piano accompaniments were played by E. Romayne Simmons.
Compact disc
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17793
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Costumes
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Associated objects
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Performances
Operas
Sopranos (Singers)
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Thomas, Andrew
Recording of Lillian Nordica singing from Mignon
Sound Recording
1911-02-03
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Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
1911-02-03
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2023-03-12T08:28:34Z
contributor:nordica
Amanda Allen Norton (1821-1891), mother of opera singer Lillian Nordica, and wife of Edwin Norton of Farmington. Amanda was instrumental in helping develop the opera career of her daughter, Lillian.
Photographic print
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Sopranos (Singers)
Norton, Amanda Allen, 1821-1891--Portrait photographs
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Family
Operas
Allen, Amanda
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Amanda Allen
Amanda Allen Norton of Farmington
Image
circa 1865
18 cm x 13 cm
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Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
circa 1865
oai:mainememory.net:17285
2023-03-12T08:28:34Z
contributor:nordica
Norton Family reunion in 1911 in front of the Norton homestead in Farmington.
In the front row, from left, are Onie Norton Walker (Nordica's sister), Lillian Nordica's aunt (mother of Arbo Norton), Lillian Nordica (famous opera singer), and Edith Merrill.
In the second row, from left, are the head of the <em>Franklin Chronicle</em>, Maude Norton Gray (Nordica's first cousin), Millkie Norton (twin sister to Arbo), Arbo Norton (Nordica's first cousin), Bertha Norton (Arbo's wife), Annie Norton Baldwin (Nordica's sister), George Washington Young (Nordica's husband), Henry Franklin Norton, Henry Norton (uncle- standing behind Bertha Norton), and Allie Tarbox (standing with hat in hand).
Photographic print
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Norton family (Farmington, Me.)--Reunions
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Family
Sopranos (Singers)
Operas
Reunons
Gray, Maude
Merrill, Edith
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Arbo
Norton, Millie
Walker, Onie
Norton Family Reunion, Farmington
Image
1911
25 cm x 20 cm
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Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
1911
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2023-03-12T08:28:34Z
contributor:nordica
The S.S. Lillian Nordica was named after opera singer Lillian Nordica, born in Farmington as Lillian Norton, who became one of the first native-born Americans to achieve worldwide operatic renown.
It was launched on March 17, 1944 from the ways of the New England Shipbuilding Corporation at South Portland. Mrs. Guy P. Gannett of Portland, president of the National Federation of Music Clubs, was the ship's sponsor, and Representative Margaret Chase Smith was matron of honor.
The S.S. Lillian Nordica served the beachhead supply lines from Normandy to Antwerp, frequently under enemy fire. She visited Copenhagen, Egypt, Hamburg, London, Liverpool, and Le Havre. It carried coal, bulk grain, and flour.
The nameplate was removed by the Maritime Administration for distribution throught the Liberty Ship Memorial Program and was given to the Nordica Museum in Farmington.
Photographic print
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Operas
Gannett, Anne Johnson--Associated objects
Lillian Nordica (Ship)--Photographs
Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Commemoration
Liberty ships
Sopranos (Singers)
Smith, Margaret Chase--Associated objects
Gannett, Anne Johnson
Nordica, Lillian
Smith, Margaret Chase
S.S. Lillian Nordica, WWII Liberty Ship
Image
1944
25 cm x 20 cm
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Nordica Memorial Association
South Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1944
oai:mainememory.net:17791
2023-03-12T08:28:42Z
contributor:nordica
Lillian Nordica
Madame Lillian Nordica, an opera singer from Farmington, sang Max Strange's Damon (Die Bekehrte) <em>As I Roamed the Woods at Leisure,</em> in this short audio recording.
It was recorded April 29, 1910 and is one of 14 surviving recordings. The commercial recordings were made by Columbia Phonograph Co., New York. All records were 12-inch discs and E. Romayne Simmons played the piano accompaniments.
Compact disc
http://www.mainememory.net/item/17791
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Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914--Performances
Operas
Sopranos (Singers)
Nordica, Lillian
Norton, Lillian
Simmon, E. Romayne
Strange, Max
Lillian Nordica singing Damon (Die Bekehrte), 1910
Sound Recording
1910-04-29
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Nordica Memorial Association
Farmington, Franklin County, ME, USA
1910-04-29