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  • At Chakulia on January 14, 1945, the 40th Group anticipated a concert by conductor Andre Kostelanetz and soprano Lily Pons.

    Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010

  • At Chakulia on January 14, 1945, the 40th Group anticipated a concert by conductor Andre Kostelanetz and soprano Lily Pons.

    Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010

  • Sutherland suddenly had the most wonderful composure, and, just like Lily Pons, stood with this great tangerine cloak around her shoulders, grinning at the audience—it was a breathtaking moment.

    Women I Have Dressed (and Undressed!) Arnold Scaasi 2004

  • “We just loved what you did for Lily Pons for the closing gala at the Met,” she enthused.

    Women I Have Dressed (and Undressed!) Arnold Scaasi 2004

  • When the tiny, pert, world-renowned French coloratura soprano Lily Pons appeared, the throng thundered their approval.

    Women I Have Dressed (and Undressed!) Arnold Scaasi 2004

  • Lucia di Lammermoor as he revealed during a media event on Thursday opposite Lily Pons, who debuted the title role at the Met in 1931.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Robert Everett-Green 2011

  • I once wrote about an opera coach who I surrounded with opera singers of his youth-Jussi Bjorling, Lily Pons and Paul Robeson.

    CapeCodToday Blog Chowder 2010

  • Joan Crawford’s hands shook so badly she couldn’t hold her script; Lily Pons was so distraught that her husband, André Kostelanetz, had to fly in from New York to lead the orchestra for the broadcast and lend his calming presence to his wife.

    Empire of Dreams Scott Eyman 2010

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