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Olivia Monona wearing a costume worn as a chorus member of the Chicago Opera. The image is a photographic postcard she sent to Oscar Hanke, a violinist with the company, and who later became her second husband. Olivia Monona was the stage name for Olivia Goldenberger who was born in Madison and graduated from the University of Wisconsin.
March 1912
Bergor, Ben
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Olivia Monona
1910
Waist-up portrait of opera singer, Olivia Monona (Olivia Goldenberger) likely in costume for an unknown production.
Olivia Monona
June 1904
Olivia Goldenberger, who was born in Madison, but went on to perform under the stage name Olivia Monona with the Chicago Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, is seen here in a costume she wore to perf...
Olivia Monona with Oscar Hanke
1920
Informal portrait of opera singer, Olivia Monona, with her husband, Oscar Hanke, first violinist with the Chicago Opera Company. The couple was married in 1919.
Olivia Monona in Costume
1910
Portrait of opera singer, Olivia Monona (Olivia Goldberger) in costume for Carmen.
Olivia Monona in Costume
1915
Opera singer, Olivia Monona in costume posing on a bench.
Olivia Goldenberger as Little Lord Fauntleroy
1902
Olivia Goldenberger (later changed to Olivia Monona) in costume as Little Lord Fauntleroy for a theater production.
