Opera Singers & Vocalists Posters, Prints & Photographs, “T”
for the music, art, and social studies classrooms, home schoolers, theme decor for office or home.

Marion Nevada Talley
b. c. 1905; Nevada, Missouri
d. ?

The Talley family moved to Kansas City when Marion was 6 months old. She debuted at Metropolitan Opera, age 19.

Richard Tauber
b. 5-16-1891; Austria
d. 1-8-1948; London (lung cancer)

Tenor Richard Tauber is considered one of the greatest singers of the 20th century.

Renata Tebaldi
b. 2-1-1922; Italy
d. 12-19-2004; San Marino

Soprano Renata Tebaldi, who had been stricken with polio at age three, focused primarily of verismo roles. Her voice teacher was Carmen Melis.

Luisa Tetrazzini
b. 6-29-1871; Florence
d. 4-28-1941; Milan

Coloratura soprano Luisa Tetrazzini was very successful operatic and concert singer in Europe and America from the 1890s through to the 1920s. The dish Chicken Tetrazzini is thought to be named for her.

Maggie Teyte (née Margaret Tate)
b. 4-17-1888; England
d. 5-26-1976

Maggie Teyte was a British operatic soprano & sister-in-law to music hall singer Lottie Collins.

Lawrence M. Tibbett
b. 11-15-1896; Bakersfield, CA
d. 7-15-1960; New York City

Baritone Lawrence Tibbett sang with the Metropolitian Opera, in the movies, on the radio and did numerous recordings.

Helen Traubel
b. 6-16-1899; St. Louis, MO
d. 7-28-1972; Santa Monica, CA

• Helen Traubel / TIME Magazine: November 11, 1946

Margaret Truman
b. 2-17-1924; Independence, MO
d. 1-29-2008; Chicago, IL

Margaret Truman, the only child of President Harry S Truman and Bess Truman, was a singer and later author.

• Margaret Truman / TIME Magazine: February 26, 1951

Richard Tucker
b. 8-28-1913; Brooklyn, NY
d. 1-8-1975; Kalamazoo, MI (heart attack before performance.

Tenor Richard Tucker, who made his debut at the Metropolitain in 1945, is the only person whose funeral was held on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera.