Maria Jeritza
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- Born
- 1887-10-06
- Died
- 1982-06-10
- Works
- 1
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- Sunlight and song
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- 122
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Maria Jeritza (October 6, 1887, Brno – July 10, 1982, Orange, New Jersey), born Marie Jedličková, was a celebrated Moravian soprano singer, long associated with the Vienna State Opera (1912–1935) and the Metropolitan Opera (1921-1932 and 1951). Her sensational rise to fame and spectacular beauty and personality earned her the nickname The Moravian Thunderbolt. In 1910, she made her debut as Elsa, in Wagner's Lohengrin, at Olomouc. The Emperor <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Maria+Jeritza">Re
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- 6 October 1887
- Died
- 10 June 1982
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1887 births1982 deathsAmerican operatic sopranosAustrian emigrants to the United StatesAustrian operatic sopranosBrno Conservatory alumniBurials at Holy Cross Cemetery (North Arlington, New Jersey)Fonotipia Records artistsMusicians from BrnoMusicians from the Margraviate of MoraviaÖsterreichischer KammersängerSingers from Newark, New Jersey