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| Keywords: Madame Elsa Stralia as Australia, ca. 1919 signed postcard.jpg Elsa Stralia born Elsie Mary Fischer studied singing with Elise Wiedermann and Lily Slapoffski at the Marshall-Hall Conservatorium Melbourne before leaving for Europe in 1910 She was a dramatic soprano with a huge but agile voice who sang Rossini runs like a coloratura Like Melba and Austral she changed her name to sound more like an opera singer She studied with Mathilde Marchesi and sang in Beecham's Covent Garden opera season in 1913 and later at La Scala On her Sydney debut in 1925 she received a floral representation of the ladder of fame from Amelita Galli-Curci who was touring Australia Format Postcard Find more detailed information about this photograph <a href http //acms sl nsw gov au/item/itemDetailPaged aspx itemID 442371 rel nofollow >acms sl nsw gov au/item/itemDetailPaged aspx itemID 442371</a> Search for more great images in the State Library's collections <a href http //acms sl nsw gov au/search/SimpleSearch aspx rel nofollow >acms sl nsw gov au/search/SimpleSearch aspx</a> From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales <a href http //www sl nsw gov au rel nofollow >www sl nsw gov au</a> Flickr http //flickr com/photos/29454428 N08/6031295637 Madame Elsa Stralia as Australia ca 1919 signed postcard 1919-00-01 00 00 00 http //www flickr com/people/29454428 N08 State Library of New South Wales User Flickr upload bot/upload-pd 15 29 2 November 2011 UTC Russavia PD-Australia Elsa Stralia Opera vocalists from Australia | ||||
