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Maria Jeritza

1887 - 1982

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Maria Jeritza (born Marie Jedličková; 6 October 1887 – 10 July 1982) was a dramatic soprano, 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". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Jeritza is the 892nd most popular singer (down from 842nd in 2019), the 453rd most popular biography from Czechia (down from 439th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Czech Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Maria Jeritza ranks 892 out of 4,381Before her are Katja Ebstein, Philip Bailey, Patsy Cline, Arik Einstein, Antonietta Stella, and Kim Larsen. After her are Grace Bumbry, Birdman, Guy Béart, Laurel Aitken, Flora Purim, and Wadih El Safi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Maria Jeritza ranks 163Before her are Albert Gutterson, Pyotr Nesterov, Leevi Madetoja, Marc Mitscher, Johann Radon, and Anthony van Hoboken. After her are Radasłaŭ Astroŭski, Rupert Brooke, Aldo Leopold, Sigrid Fick, Courtney Hodges, and Ernst Toch. Among people deceased in 1982, Maria Jeritza ranks 138Before her are Art Pepper, Jean Effel, Khalid al-Islambouli, Teinosuke Kinugasa, Hermann Rauschning, and Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes. After her are Gunnar Eriksson, Alma Reville, Alberto Cavalcanti, Alfredo Ovando Candía, Christian Schad, and Fritz Laband.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Maria Jeritza ranks 453 out of 1,200Before her are Johann Radon (1887), Marek Jankulovski (1977), František Čáp (1913), Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe (1875), Josef Košťálek (1909), and Jan Němec (1936). After her are Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn (1844), Jan Tříska (1936), Bohumil Kubišta (1884), Václav Brožík (1851), Jan Werich (1906), and Jiří Tichý (1933).

Among SINGERS In Czechia

Among singers born in Czechia, Maria Jeritza ranks 5Before her are Karel Gott (1939), Helena Vondráčková (1947), Marta Kubišová (1942), and Emmy Destinn (1878). After her are Leo Slezak (1873), Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861), Magdalena Kožená (1973), Iveta Bartošová (1966), Marta Jandová (1974), Ewa Farna (1993), and Filip Bandžak (1983).