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{{Short description|English opera singer and actress (1879–1927)}}
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[[Image:Isabel Jay.jpg|thumb|250px|1901 publicity photo for ''[[The Emerald Isle]]'']]
'''Isabel Emily Jay''' (17 October 1879 – 26 February 1927) was an English opera singer and actress, best known for her performances in [[soprano]] roles of the [[Savoy Operas]] with the [[D'Oyly Carte Opera Company]] and in [[Edwardian musical comedy|Edwardian musical comedies]].  During Jay's career, picture postcards were immensely popular, and Jay was photographed for over 400 different postcards.

After studying at the [[Royal Academy of Music]], Jay  joined the [[D'Oyly Carte Opera Company]] in 1897, with whom she began singing principal roles immediately, becoming the company's leading soprano in 1899, where she played leading roles in comic operas including ''[[The Rose of Persia]], [[The Pirates of Penzance]], [[Patience (opera)|Patience]], [[The Emerald Isle]]'' and ''[[Iolanthe]]''. She married and left the company in 1902. She returned to the [[West End theatre|West End]] stage in 1903 and starred in eleven musicals over the ensuing years, including ''[[A Country Girl]], [[The Cingalee]], [[Véronique (operetta)|Véronique]], [[The White Chrysanthemum]], [[The Girl Behind the Counter]], [[Miss Hook of Holland]], [[King of Cadonia]]'' and ''[[The Balkan Princess]]''. She retired in 1911 at age 31.