She was born Rosa Ponzillo on January 22, 1897, in Meriden, Connecticut.
Ponselle died at her estate, Villa Pace, near Baltimore, Maryland on May 25, 1981, aged 84, after a long battle with bone marrow cancer. She is buried in nearby Druid Ridge Cemetery.
She was one of the best sopranos of all time. This video is a tribute to her, the woman, the singer, in its 114 year anniversary of her birth.
the best
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