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Maria Jeritza
Maria Jeritza
Born
Marie Jedličková
6 October 1887
Brno, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now the Czech Republic)
Died
10 July 1982 (aged 94)
Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality
Czech[1][2]
Occupation
Opera singer dramatic soprano
Maria Jeritza (born Marie Jedličková; 6 October 1887 – 10 July 1982) was a dramatic soprano,[1][2] long associated with the Vienna State Opera (1912–1934 and 1950-1953) and the Metropolitan Opera (1921–1932 and 1951). Her rapid rise to fame, beauty and personality earned her the nickname "The Moravian Thunderbolt".
^ ab"Opera Shop: Maria Jeritza". Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
^ abThe Rough Guide to Opera, p. 663, at Google Books
MariaJeritza (born Marie Jedličková; 6 October 1887 – 10 July 1982) was a dramatic soprano, long associated with the Vienna State Opera (1912–1934 and...
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public figures, including sopranos Beverly Sills, Amelita Galli-Curci, MariaJeritza, Kitty Carlisle, and Margaret Truman; baritones Titta Ruffo and Alexander...
frequent affairs himself, including with well-known singers such as MariaJeritza, Emmy Destinn, Cesira Ferrani, and Hariclea Darclée. In 1906, while...
and George Szell soon after the Berlin premiere in April 1924; MariaJeritza and Maria Nemeth, both involved in early performances of the opera, have...
regularly in a long-standing partnership with the tenor Enrico Caruso. MariaJeritza, over many years at the Met and in Vienna, brought her own distinctive...
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notably In the Dark, in the Dew (published in Boston, 1923) which soprano MariaJeritza included in a number of her recitals. He was married three times in...
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State Opera staged the work with a critically lauded performance by MariaJeritza in the role of Minnie; with the soprano receiving fourteen curtain calls...
February 1880. The work was staged by the Metropolitan Opera in 1932 with MariaJeritza in the title role and Artur Bodanzky leading the musical forces. "Suppe...
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international stars as Amelita Galli-Curci, Rosa Ponselle, Elisabeth Rethberg, MariaJeritza, Giovanni Martinelli, Beniamino Gigli, Lawrence Tibbett, and Giuseppe...
his New York Metropolitan Opera debut as Cavaradossi in Tosca, with MariaJeritza in the title role, on 1 December 1921. In his only season at the Met...
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Metropolitan Opera in New York City took place. He sang Tannhäuser opposite MariaJeritza, Friedrich Schorr, Karin Branzell, and Michael Bohnen with Artur Bodanzky...
Volksoper in 1907 and 1910 respectively. World-famous singers such as MariaJeritza, Leo Slezak and Richard Tauber appeared there; the conductor Alexander...
and actress, 57 July 9 – Wingy Manone, jazz trumpeter, 82 July 10 – MariaJeritza, operatic soprano, 96 July 15 – Bill Justis, American saxophonist, songwriter...
Brno Central Cemetery. The Janáček Theatre (1965) is named after him. MariaJeritza (1887—1982), opera singer, born Marie Jedličková in Brno. Vítězslava...
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