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conductor and critic

well-known for his portraits of celebrities

Robert Kennerley Rumford

American soprano (1929-2007)

ROH Covent Garden - Silk Program Gala Performance 1889 Variant:Option 1 WATCH a short clip fromSilk program for a gala performance at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in honor of the visit of the Persian Shah Naser al Din to The United Kingdom on July 2, 1889, with the presence of Queen Victoria. The program included the performance of complete acts from Faust and Mefistofele, plus some short scenes from other operas, featuring artists such as Edouard and Jean De Reszke, Nelli Melba, Emma Albani, Sophia Scalchi, Lillian Nordica, and