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1878–1933, Czech Born in Prague as Ema Kittl, Destinn studied with Marie Loewe-Destinn, whose name she adopted out of gratitude. She made her debut at the Hofoper in Berlin with the role of Santuzza from Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana. Her most famous performances are those of Minnie in the premiere of Puccini’s La fanciulla del West at the Metropolitan ...

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• Late Romantic

balance of symphonic development and exquisite lyricism. By far its best-known aria is Rusalka’s ‘Song to the Moon’. An early recording (1915) was made by the famous Czech soprano Emmy Destinn and in 1952 Dame Joan Hammond recorded her very popular version; since then it has been recorded by a range of the finest sopranos. The New World and After One ...

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• Late Romantic

Tosca, before creating Dick Johnson in La fanciulla del West. The title role of this opera, Minnie, was sung at the premiere by the Czech soprano Emmy Destinn, who had been London’s first Butterfly at Covent Garden. Another famous Butterfly was the American soprano Geraldine Farrar, first to sing the role at the Metropolitan Opera, ...

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