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Zinka Milanov

1906 - 1989

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Zinka Milanov (Croatian pronunciation: [zîːŋka milǎnoʋ]; May 17, 1906 – May 30, 1989) was a Croatian operatic dramatic soprano who had a major career centered on the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. After finishing her education in Zagreb, Milanov made her debut in 1927 in Ljubljana as Leonora in Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore. From 1928 to 1936, she was the leading soprano of the Croatian National Theatre. In 1937, Milanov performed at the Metropolitan Opera for the first time, where she continued to sing until 1966. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zinka Milanov is the 840th most popular singer (down from 567th in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Croatia (down from 139th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Croatian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Zinka Milanov ranks 840 out of 4,381. Before her are Pumpuang Duangjan, Irmgard Seefried, Pierre Bachelet, Del Shannon, Loredana Bertè, and Kirsti Sparboe. After her are Nina Badrić, Nick Kamen, Leontyne Price, Lill Lindfors, Lilli Lehmann, and Hugues Aufray.

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Among people born in 1906, Zinka Milanov ranks 193. Before her are Ulanhu, Fazıl Küçük, Ango Sakaguchi, Agniya Barto, Olena Teliha, and Jacqueline Cochran. After her are Mario Soldati, Francis Hong Yong-ho, Max August Zorn, Jerzy Giedroyc, Juan Carlos Calvo, and Alex Thépot. Among people deceased in 1989, Zinka Milanov ranks 144. Before her are Chen Boda, Leyla Mammadbeyova, Nils Axelsson, Armand Salacrou, Juan Hilario Marrero, and Abbie Hoffman. After her are John J. McCloy, Mark Krein, Mouloud Mammeri, Anton Diffring, Alex Thépot, and Harry Andrews.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Zinka Milanov ranks 194 out of 700. Before her are Petar Hektorović (1487), August Šenoa (1838), María Baxa (1946), Franjo Rački (1828), Branko Mamula (1921), and Aljoša Asanović (1965). After her are Nina Badrić (1972), Niccolò Tommaseo (1802), Severina (1972), Franco Sacchetti (1332), Pavao Ritter Vitezović (1652), and Mario Varglien (1905).

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Among SINGERS In Croatia

Among singers born in Croatia, Zinka Milanov ranks 8. Before her are Arsen Dedić (1938), Neda Ukraden (1950), Vice Vukov (1936), Dado Topić (1949), Josipa Lisac (1950), and Sergio Endrigo (1933). After her are Nina Badrić (1972), Severina (1972), Marko Perković (1966), Doris Dragović (1961), Kićo Slabinac (1944), and Darko Rundek (1956).

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