Emmy Destinn

Czech operatic soprano with a strong and soaring lyric-playwright voice (1878-1930)
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Summary

Emmy Destinn was born on February 20, 1878[1], in Prague[2]. She died on January 28, 1930[3], in České Budějovice[4]. She worked as a translator[5], opera singer[6], pedagogue[7], poet[8], and writer[9]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month, #7,252 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: February 26, 1878[11]
  • Date of death: January 29, 1930[12], February 28, 1930[13]
  • Place of burial: Vyšehrad cemetery[14]
  • Country of citizenship: Czechoslovakia[15]
  • Occupation: playwright[16], composer[17], musician[18]
  • Field of work: poetry[19], music[20], opera[21], literature[22], translation[23]
  • Sex or gender: female[24]
  • Genre: opera[25]
  • Record label: Fonotipia[26]
  • Commons category: Emmy Destinn[27]
  • Voice type: soprano[28]
  • Family name: Q141175663[29]
  • Given name: Emilie[30]
  • Work location: Olomouc[31]
  • Instrument: voice[32]
  • Described by source: Lexikon české literatury. Osobnosti, díla, instituce[33], regional database of the Municipal Library of Jindřichův Hradec[34], Olomouc City Library regional database[35], Album representantů všech oborů veřejného života československého[36], Czechoslovak Music Dictionary of Persons and Institutions[37]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Czech[38], German[39]
  • Name in native language: Ema Destinnová[40]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Emmy Destinn include 6583 Destinn[41], an asteroid[42].

Why It Matters

Emmy Destinn has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] She is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Entities named for her include 6583 Destinn[41], an asteroid[42].

FAQs

Where was Emmy Destinn born?

Emmy Destinn was born in Prague[2].

Where did Emmy Destinn die?

Emmy Destinn passed away in České Budějovice[4].

What did Emmy Destinn do for work?

Emmy Destinn worked as a translator[5], opera singer[6], pedagogue[7], poet[8], and writer[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . jh.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . BillionGraves. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . jh.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [12] ↑ . vital record. digi.ceskearchivy.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [13] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . birth registry. Retrieved . katalog.ahmp.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Olomouc City Library regional database. Retrieved . tritius.kmol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  10. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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