Title Page | Collection Summary | History of the Collection | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1882, Feb. 28 | Born, Melrose, Massachusetts to Sidney "Sid" Farrar, former player with the Philadelphia Quakers, and Henrietta Barnes Farrar |
| 1894-1898 | Studied voice with Mrs. J.H. Long in Boston and Emma Thursby in Manhattan; performed for Lillian Nordica and Nellie Melba |
| 1899-1900 | Farrar family moved to Paris and then Berlin to further Geraldine's career |
| 1901 | Began life-long association with Kaiser Wilhelm II and family |
| 1901, Oct. 15 | Berlin Hofoper debut as Marguerite in Gounod's Faust |
| 1903 | Began vocal training with Lilli Lehmann |
| 1903 May | Studied the role of Manon with composer Jules Massenet in Paris |
| 1903, Dec. 1 | Premiere of Manon in Berlin |
| 1903-1906 | Performed with Monte Carlo Opera |
| 1905, Mar. 8 | Mascagni's Amica, world premiere |
| 1906, Feb. 24 | Saint-Saëns' L'Ancêtre, world premiere |
| 1906 Summer | Metropolitan Opera contract |
| 1906 Oct. | Declined Strauss' request to premiere Salomé at the Berlin Royal Opera |
| 1906, Nov. 26 | Metropolitan Opera debut in Gounod's Romeo et Juliet |
| 1907, Feb. 11 | Metropolitan Opera premiere of Puccini's Madama Butterfly |
| 1910, Dec. 28 | Humperdinck's Königskinder, world premiere |
| 1914, Jan. 3 | Metropolitan Opera, first American production of Wolf-Ferrari's Le Donne Curiose |
| 1914, Nov. 19 | Metropolitan Opera, played the first of fifty-seven sold-out performances of Carmen |
| 1914 | Metropolitan Opera, Gustave Charpentier's Julien, premiere |
| 1915-1919 | Cecil B. DeMille films, including Carmen, Maria Rosa, Temptation, The Woman God Forgot, and Joan the Woman |
| 1916, Feb. 8 | Married actor and director Lou Tellegen in New York (divorced 1923) |
| 1918 | Metropolitan Opera, Puccini's Suor Angelica, world premiere |
| 1922 Apr. | Made final performance at the Metropolitan Opera as the title character in Leoncavallo's Zazá, her last appearance on the opera stage |
| 1922-1931 | Toured as concert singer, concentrating on Lieder |
| 1931 | Retired from singing career |
| 1934-1935 | Hosted Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts |
| 1935-1967 | Public service activities including work with the Red Cross, the American Women's Volunteer Service Transport, the Office of Price Administration, and the Republican Party |
| 1938 | Published autobiography Such Sweet Compulsion |
| 1967, Mar. 11 | Died, Ridgefield, Connecticut |