Irra Petina [SEP] voice type
Irra Petina
Irra Petina (April 18, 1908 - January 19, 2000) was an actress and singer, as well as a leading contralto with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. She was called the "floperetta queen" by critic Ken Mandelbaum.
Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, Petina was the daughter of General Stephen Petin, Czar Nicholas II's personal escort, and a goddaughter of the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna. Her debut role with the Met was as Schwertleite in Richard Wagner's "Die Walküre
Bonelli
- Richard Hageman as Richard Hegeman
- Irra Petina as Irra Petine
- Tandy MacKenzie as Tandy MacKenzie
- Fay Helm as Miss Wilson
- Esther Dale as Miss Clark
- Deems Taylor as Deems Taylor