This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subtitle: Being Memoirs of Some of the Most Celebrated Female Vocalists Who Have Performed on the Lyric Stage From the Earliest Days of Opera to the Present Time, to Which Is Added a Chronological List of All the Operas That Have Been Performed in Europe; Volume: 2; Original Published by: Smith, Elder and co. in 1863 in 466 pages; Subjects: Singers; Opera; Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians; Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts; Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Music; Music / History & Criticism; Music / Genres & Styles / Opera;