Bori

(b6’-ré), Lucrezia (rightly Borgia), b. Valencia, Spain, Dec. 24, 1888; noted soprano; pupil of Vidal; made début at Rome, in ‘“‘Carmen,” 1908, singing réle of Micaela; appeared in other leading opera theatres with succ., incl. Naples, Milan, Buenos Aires, and at Paris in 1910 when the Met. Op. Co. made a guest appearance there; 1912-13, made début with that company in ‘‘Manon’? in the autumn at New York; quickly became one of most popular members of forces; owing to vocal indisposition, retired for brief period in rors, but returned to New York several seasons later and resumed place as an important singer, esp. in lyric réles; member of Met. Op. until 1935-36, portraying large variety of French, Italian, Spanish, and English parts; a distinguished actre and an exemplary vocalist; she took active part in a isting company to raise fund to cover deficit in 1933-34, and was elected a member of the Met. Op. board of directors.