Global InformationTeiko Kiwa information
Teiko Kiwa | |
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喜波貞子 | |
 Teiko Kiwa as "Cio-Cio-San" from a 1926 publication | |
| Born | Laetitia Jacoba Wjlhelmina Klingen November 20, 1902 Yokohama, Japan |
| Died | May 29, 1983 Nice, France |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Other names | Sadako Kiba, Teiko Rawita-Proszowska |
| Occupation | Opera singer |
Teiko Kiwa (Japanese: 喜波貞子, romanized: Kiwa Teiko; November 20, 1902 – May 29, 1983), born Laetitia Jacoba Wilhelmina Klingen, was a Japanese-Dutch opera singer. She was known as "the Japanese Duse", a reference to Italian actress Eleanora Duse.[1]
- ^ "Teiko Kiwa in Demand". Musical Courier. 95 (7): 28. August 18, 1927 – via Internet Archive.