station's first month on the air. In June 1925, Rappold played the female lead in the premiere of Frank Patterson's opera The Echo with tenor Forrest Lamont (1881–1937). Death and legacy She died on 12 May 1957 at Victory Hospital in North Hollywood, California. On October 11, 2010, Rappold's former home in Upstate New York was featured on History Channel's series American Pickers. References Further reading External links Marie Rappold at Historic Opera Marie Rappold at Library of Congress website (with photo) with links to historic recordings SilentEra entry for 1922 short film Rappold made in Phonofilm Link to Rappold singing "Smiles" (1919) photo of Rappold visiting Universal Studios (c. 1920) from PictureHistory website , ("Repentir") by Charles Gounod, recorded in April 1920 on Edison Royal Purple Cylinder 1872 births 1957 deaths American operatic sopranos Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery 19th-century American women opera singers German emigrants to the United States 20th-century American women opera singers