Geraldine Ulmar

Geraldine Ulmar (June 23, 1862 – August 13, 1932) was an American singer and actress best known for her performances in soprano roles of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.

In 1879, Ulmar made her debut as Josephine in Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore in Boston and soon joined the Boston Ideal Opera Company, where she remained as leading soprano for six years. She next played Yum-Yum in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's first American production of The Mikado in New York, from 1885 to 1886 and the first Rose Maybud in Ruddigore in New York in 1887. She continued to play more Gilbert and Sullivan roles in New York, Germany and England. In London at the Savoy Theatre, Ulmar originated the leading characters of Elsie Maynard in The Yeomen of the Guard (1888) and Gianetta in The Gondoliers (1889) before leaving D'Oyly Carte in 1890. She remained in Britain to play leading roles in other works, such as O Mimosa San in the musical comedy The Geisha. She retired from the stage in 1904 and taught singing. Ulmar was married for a time to composer Ivan Caryll.