Lily Pons
American opera singer and actress (1898-1976) · France · On the map · Musicians · Died at 77
Alice Joséphine Pons, known professionally as Lily Pons, was a French-American operatic lyric coloratura soprano and actress who had an active career from the late 1920s through the early 1970s.
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Pandro S. Berman Produced I Dream Too Much (1935)
Lucille Ball Also in That Girl from Paris (1937)
Raoul Walsh Directed Hitting a New High (1937)
Jack Oakie Also in Hitting a New High (1937)
John Cromwell Directed I Dream Too Much (1935)
Jesse Louis Lasky Produced Hitting a New High (1937)
Mischa Auer Also in I Dream Too Much (1935)
Nathaniel Shilkret Wrote Hitting a New High (1937)
Eric Blore Also in Hitting a New High and I Dream Too Much- Leigh Jason Directed That Girl from Paris (1937)
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As an opera singer, she specialized in the coloratura soprano repertoire and was particularly associated with the title roles in Lakmé and Lucia di Lammermoor. In addition to appearing as a guest artist with many opera houses internationally, Pons enjoyed a long association with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, where she performed nearly 300 times between 1931 and 1960.
