Ellabelle Davis in role of Aida
Portrait of soprano Ellabelle Davis costumed for the role of Aida. Printed on front: "Ellabelle Davis, soprano. National Concert and Artists Corporation, 711 Fifth Avenue, New York 22, N.Y." Typed on back: "Aida in the news. When soprano, Ellabelle Davis, appears in concert at the [blank] in [blank] on [blank], music lovers of this city will hear an artist who wrote musical history not long ago by becoming the first American Negro ever to have been starred by a major opera company of the world. Miss Davis is shown here costumed for the role of Aida, which she sang with the Opera Nacional in Mexico City, supported by a cast of stars from La Scala, Milan, and New York's Metropolitan, which has traditionally closed its doors to colored singers. Photo: Alfred Valente."
- Creator:
- Valente, Alfredo, 1899-1973
- Resource ID:
- hk000054
- Subject:
- Davis, Ellabelle, 1907-1960
- African American singers
- Photographers--New York (State)--New York
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- unknown
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 10 x 8.25 in.
- Department:
- E. Azalia Hackley Collection
- Location:
- Biography--Davis, Ellabelle
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.