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Lily Pons — Actress (former), Musician (former), French

Lily Pons

Also known as Alice Joséphine Pons

Born
Apr 12, 1898
height
5'0" (or 152 cm) (Petite)
body type
Slim
nationality
French

Biography

About Lily Pons

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Lily Pons was a French-American operatic lyric coloratura soprano and actress with an active career from the late 1920s through the early 1970s. She specialized in the coloratura soprano repertoire and was particularly associated with the title roles in Lakmé and Lucia di Lammermoor. Born in Draguignan, France, she was a French national. Pons stood just 5'0" tall with a slim build. As a guest artist, she performed with many opera houses internationally. She also enjoyed a long association with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, where she performed nearly 300 times between 1931 and 1960. She passed away on February 13, 1976, at the age of 77.

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Died
Friday 13th of February 1976 (age 77)
Birthplace
Draguignan, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Ethnicity
Caucasian
Sexuality
Straight

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How tall was Lily Pons and what was her build?

Lily Pons was 5'0" (152 cm) tall, which is considered petite, and she had a slim body type.

How many times did she perform at the Metropolitan Opera?

She performed nearly 300 times at the Met between 1931 and 1960.

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