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Emma Calvé

1858 - 1942

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

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emma Calvé is the 811th most popular singer (down from 541st in 2019), the 3,368th most popular biography from France (down from 2,674th in 2019) and the 46th most popular French Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Emma Calvé ranks 811 out of 4,381. Before her are Kavita Krishnamurthy, Riccardo Fogli, Kumar Sanu, Cem Karaca, Chris Lowe, and Marinella. After her are Melanie Thornton, Miliza Korjus, Peter Frampton, Al Jolson, Titta Ruffo, and Mike Love.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, Emma Calvé ranks 86. Before her are José Miguel Gómez, Hans Meyer, Richard Bergh, Sébastien Faure, Henry Watson Fowler, and P. J. Kennedy. After her are Carl Swartz, Wilhelm Fliess, E. Nesbit, John L. Sullivan, Bipin Chandra Pal, and Eduard von Toll. Among people deceased in 1942, Emma Calvé ranks 128. Before her are Alexey Troitsky, Francis Younghusband, Léon Daudet, Eusebio Ayala, Yakov Perelman, and Sébastien Faure. After her are Olena Teliha, Georgios Orphanidis, Heinrich Burger, Mordechai Gebirtig, Roberto Arlt, and Anna Elizabeth Klumpke.

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In France

Among people born in France, Emma Calvé ranks 3,368 out of 6,770. Before her are Jacques Villeret (1951), Jean-Baptiste-Charles-Joseph Bélanger (1790), Auguste Clésinger (1814), Thierry Breton (1955), Loyset Compère (1440), and Henri Vidal (1919). After her are Rutebeuf (1300), Guillaume Faye (1949), Georges Mathieu (1921), André Parrot (1901), Olivier Blanchard (1948), and Claude Cahen (1909).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Emma Calvé ranks 46. Before her are Edita Piekha (1937), Michel Berger (1947), Patricia Kaas (1966), Jacques Pills (1906), Sheila (1945), and Roberto Alagna (1963). After her are Pierre Gaveaux (1761), Pierre Bachelet (1944), Hugues Aufray (1929), Renaud (1952), Christophe (1945), and Indila (1984).

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