Tamaki Miura performing at the Sylvan Theatre

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Title

Tamaki Miura performing at the Sylvan Theatre

Description

Tamaki Miura performed an aria from Madame Butterfly as part of the opening performance for the Sylvan Theatre on the Washington Monument grounds in June 1917. Miura was a Japanese opera singer who toured Europe and the United States in the 1910s and 1920s.

Source

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. View original.

Date

6/1/1917

Coverage

1890-1919

Extent

5 x 7 in. or smaller

topic

arts & culture
work & play

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