Louise Caselotti

Marie Louise Caselotti, also known as Luisa Caselotti, was an American opera singer and vocal coach of Italian descent. A prolific performer who specialized in the mezzo-soprano and contralto repertoire, she was famously noted for singing the title role in Georges Bizet's Carmen over 400 times. Beyond her stage career, she was a pioneer in early Italian-language sound cinema and the primary vocal teacher for the legendary soprano Maria Callas.