Emma Calvé

Emma Calvé, born Rosa Emma Calvet (15 August 1858 – 6 January 1942) was a French operatic dramatic soprano.

Emma Calvé
Emma Calvé as Carmen
Born
Rosa Emma Calvet

(1858-08-15)15 August 1858
Died6 January 1942(1942-01-06) (aged 83)
Montpellier, Hérault
NationalityFrench
OccupationOperatic dramatic soprano
Spouse
Galileo Gasparini
(m. 1911; div. 1921)
Signature

Calvé was probably the most famous French female opera singer of the Belle Époque. Hers was an international career, and she sang regularly at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, and the Royal Opera House, London.

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