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Marie Delna
Submitted by Ken on Tue, 07/31/2007 - 6:38am.
French opera singer Marie Delna (1875-1932). Photo from the George Grantham Bain collection. No date recorded. View full size.
Here's her voice
Submitted by noelani on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 12:29am.
I don't know how old this recording is but obviously before they got to the point of no longer distorting the voice. It sounds to me like she was very good, though. She was a contralto, which is the deepest female range.
Whoa!! 2.0
Submitted by Rollo Jenkins on Wed, 08/01/2007 - 6:39pm.
Dude! She's like...dead 'n stuff. Of COURSE I can outrun her!
Whoa!!
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 08/01/2007 - 3:02pm.
I'd like to see you to tell her that to her face!! How fast can you run!!??
Whoa 2.0
Submitted by Rollo Jenkins on Tue, 07/31/2007 - 6:18pm.
So THAT'S the fat lady they're always talking about!!
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