Women in Music Posters “T...-”
for social studies and music education classrooms, home schoolers, and inspirational decor.

Maria Taglioni
b. 4-23-1804; Stockholm, Sweden
d. 4-24-1884; Marseilles, France

Maria Taglioni's father (and teacher) Filippo Taglioni created the ballet La Sylphide to showcase her talent. It was the first ballet where the ballerina danced en pointe for the entirety of the work. She also was the first to shorten her skirt - how else could the audience see her foot work?

Maria Tallchief
b. 1-24-1925; Fairfax, OK
d. 4-11-2013; Chicago, IL

Maria Tallchief, whose father was a chief of the Osage tribe, studied ballet with Bronislava Nijinska, the sister of Vaslav Nijinsky. She danced with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and the New York City Ballet. Tallchief was briefly married to George Balanchine and originated the Sugarplum Fairy in his version of The Nutcracker.

• Native American posters
• The Art of Maria Tallchief, DVD

Marion Talley
b. 12-20-1906; Nevada, MO
d. 1-3-1983; Los Angeles

The Talley family moved to Kansas City when Marion was 6 months old. She debuted at Metropolitan Opera, age 19, the youngest prima donna in Met history. Talley retired for a few years, had a come back in Chicago, tried Hollywood, and then withdrew from public performance to concentrate on family.

Renata Tebaldi
b. 2-1-1922; Pesaro, Italy
d. 12-19-2004; San Marino

Soprano Renata Tebaldi, who had been stricken with polio at age three, focused primarily of verismo roles. Her voice teacher was Carmen Melis.

Shirley Temple c. 1933, Photo

Shirley Temple
b. 4-23-1928; Santa Monica, California

Shirley Temple started dance classes when she was 3 years old. As a child actress she starred in over 40 films during the 1930s with many memorable dance routines with Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. As an adult she served as a Republican appointee as Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia before retirement.

• The Shirley Temple - America's Sweetheart Collection

Fay Templeton
b. 12-25-1865; Little Rock, AR
d. 10-3-1939; San Francisco, CA

Fay Templeton followed her actor parents into show business with a career of over fifty years. She performed on Broadway in such shows at HMS Pinafore and Roberta.

Luisa Tetrazzini
b. 6-29-1871; Florence, Italy
d. 4-28-1940; Milan

Luisa Tetrazzini was a coloratura soprano who enjoyed a successful opera and concert career in America and Europe during the 1890s through the 1920s. She is also associated with the city of San Francisco where she resided for years.

The dish ‘Tetrazzini’, which consists of chicken or fish with mushrooms in a creme sauce served over pasta, is named after her.

Luisa Tetrazzini quotes -
• “I am old, I am fat, but I am still Tetrazzini.”
• “I will sing in San Francisco if I have to sing there in the streets, for I know the streets of San Francisco are free.”

• Prima Voce: Tetrazzini, CD

Maggie Teyte (née Margaret Tate)
b. 4-17-1888; Wolverhampton, England
d. 5-26-1976; London

Maggie Teyte was a British operatic soprano & sister-in-law to music hall singer Lottie Collins.

Twyla Tharp Observing Rehearsal of American Ballet Theater Dancers, Photographic Print

Twyla Tharp
b. 7-1-1941; Portland, Indiana

Twyla Tharp is an Emmy and Tony award winning dancer and choreographer known as the creator of “cross-over” ballet utilizes classical music, jazz and contemporary pop music.

• Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation - The Catherine Wheel, DVD, 1983

Vesta Tilley
née Matilda Alice Powles
b. 5-13-1864; Worcester, England
d. 9-16-1952; London

Music hall entertainer Vesta Tilley performed as a male, becoming a star in both the US and Britain.

Tamara Toumanova
née Tumanishvili
b. 3-2-1919; Tyumen, Siberia
d. 5-29-1996; Santa Monica, CA

Tamara Toumanova was born as her mother searched for her imprisoned father after the Russian Revolution. When the family was reunited they escaped to Shanghai, then were in a Cairo, Egypt refugee camp, finally settling in Paris where Tamara had piano and ballet lessons with Olga Preobrajenska. She was known as one of the “Baby Ballerinas” (along with Baronova and Riabouchinska) and appeared in Hollywood movies.

Helen Traubel
b. 6-16-1899; St. Louis, MO
d. 7-28-1972; Santa Monica, CA

Dramatic soprano Helen Traubel was best known for her Wagnerian roles, especially those of Brünnhilde and Isolde.

Margaret Truman
b. 2-17-1924; Independence, MO
d. 1-29-2008; Chicago, IL

Margaret Truman, the only child of President Harry S Truman and Bess Truman, was a singer and later, an author.

Sophie Tucker
née Sonia Kalish
b. 11-13-1884; Russia
d. 2-9-1966; US (lung cancer)

Sophie Tucker was a very popular vaudeville singer and comedienne known as “The Last of the Red Hot Mamas”. She appeared in the musical fild Broadway Melody of 1938, had her own radio show in the late 1930s, appeared on television shows like the Ed Sullivan Show, and was a union organizer for professional actors. Her signature song is the jazz standard “Some of These Days”, and also the title of her autobiography.

Sophie Tucker quotes -
• “I've been rich and I've been poor. Believe me, honey, rich is better.” (has also been attributed to Joe E. Lewis, Mae West and W.C. Fields)
• “From birth to age eighteen, a girl needs good parents. From eighteen to thirty-five she needs good looks. From thirty-five to fifty-five, she needs a good personality. From fifty-five on, she needs good cash.”

Tina Turner,
née Anna Mae Bullock
b. 11-26-1939; Nutbush, Tennessee

Tina Turner is one of the most popular and successful music performers of all time, as well as an actress and songwriter.

• I, Tina