Emma Nevada

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Emma Nevada was a celebrated American operatic coloratura soprano of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for her performances in Europe’s leading opera houses.

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instanceOf American opera singer
human
operatic soprano
activeYearsEnd 1910
activeYearsStart 1880
birthName Emma Wixom
burialPlace Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
child Mignon Nevada
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1859-02-07
dateOfDeath 1940-01-20
educatedAt Conservatoire de Paris
Mills College
ethnicGroup American of Cornish descent
familyName Wixom
linked to: Wixom, Michigan
father Dr. William Wallace Wixom
genre opera
givenName Emma
languageSpoken English
French
Italian
Spanish
mannerOfDeath natural causes
mother Maria Nevada Wixom
namedAfter U.S. state of Nevada
linked to: Nevada
notableFor performances in leading European opera houses
virtuosic coloratura technique
notableWork role of Amina in "La sonnambula"
role of Dinorah in "Dinorah"
role of Gilda in "Rigoletto"
role of Lakmé in "Lakmé"
role of Lucia in "Lucia di Lammermoor"
role of Violetta in "La traviata"
occupation opera singer
performedAt La Scala
Opéra-Comique
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Teatro Real, Madrid
linked to: Teatro Real
placeOfBirth Alpha, Nevada Territory, United States
near Nevada City, California, United States
placeOfDeath Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
residence London, England, United Kingdom
linked to: London, England

Paris, France
linked to: Paris
sexOrGender female
spouse Raymond Palmer
stageName Emma Nevada
studiedUnder Mathilde Marchesi
voiceType coloratura soprano

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Cypress Lawn Memorial Park hasNotableBurial Emma Nevada
Emma Nevada stageName Emma Nevada