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Lily Pons’ light soprano dances intricate vocal feats

THE SONGBIRD: Lily Pons (1898 - 1976) was born Alice Josephine Pons near Cannes, and after piano and voice lessons, made her debut in 1928 as Lakmé in Mulhouse, France. She made her debut at The Met as Lucia in 1931 and soon became a cultural sensation, appearing frequently on the radio, on television, in lifestyle and fashion magazines, on concert and recital tours, in three Hollywood musical films, and making dozens of commercial recordings. Pons was a principal soprano at the Met for 30 years, appearing 300 times in ten roles, most frequently as Lucia (93 performances), Lakmé (50 performances), and Gilda (49 performances). THE MUSIC: "Sylvia" is a full-length ballet with music composed by Leo Delibes in 1876. A well-known pizzicati section in the third act is traditionally played in a halting, hesitant style and was so catchy that it was transcribed into a vocal showpiece for soprano. This arrangement is by Frank La Forge (1879 - 1953) who coached a number of singers including Marian Anderson, Lawrence Tibbett, Marie Powers, and Richard Crooks, and accompanied many vocal stars including Johanna Gadski, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, and Margaret Matzenauer. He was a longstanding collaborator with Lily Pons, with many credits arranging coloratura concert and encore pieces.