Emmy Destinn

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

Summary

Emmy Destinn is a human[1]. Born in Prague[2], she… she was born on February 20, 1878[3]. She passed away in České Budějovice[4]. She died on January 28, 1930[5]. She worked as a translator[6], opera singer[7], pedagogue[8], poet[9], and musician[10]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month, #7,252 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Emmy Destinn's place of birth was Prague[2].
  • Emmy Destinn passed away in České Budějovice[4].
  • Emmy Destinn was born on February 20, 1878[3].
  • Emmy Destinn was born on February 26, 1878[12].
  • Emmy Destinn died on January 28, 1930[5].
  • Burial took place at Vyšehrad cemetery[13].
  • Emmy Destinn held citizenship in Czechoslovakia[14].
  • Emmy Destinn worked as a translator[6].
  • Emmy Destinn's professions included opera singer[7].
  • Emmy Destinn's professions included pedagogue[8].
  • Emmy Destinn's professions included poet[9].
  • Emmy Destinn worked as a musician[10].
  • Emmy Destinn worked as a writer[15].
  • Emmy Destinn's field of work was poetry[16].
  • Emmy Destinn's field of work was music[17].
  • Emmy Destinn's field of work was opera[18].
  • Emmy Destinn's field of work was literature[19].
  • Emmy Destinn's field of work was translation[20].
  • Emmy Destinn is recorded as female[21].
  • Emmy Destinn's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Emmy Destinn's genre is opera[23].
  • Emmy Destinn's record label is recorded as Fonotipia[24].
  • Emmy Destinn's Commons category is recorded as Emmy Destinn[25].
  • Emmy Destinn's voice type is recorded as soprano[26].
  • Emmy Destinn's given name is recorded as Emilie[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: CZ[29]

  • Began / founded: 1878-02-26[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1930-01-28[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8424f636-ad38-49cf-b7e1-6f3270aee748[32]

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Origins and Family

Emmy Destinn was born in Prague[2]. Recorded date of birth include February 20, 1878[3] and February 26, 1878[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include translator[6], opera singer[7], pedagogue[8], poet[9], musician[10], and writer[15]. Fields of work include poetry[16], a literary form[33]; music[17], a type of arts[34]; opera[18], a music genre[35], founded in 1600[36]; literature[19], a type of arts[37]; and translation[20], an academic major[38].

Death and Burial

Emmy Destinn died on January 28, 1930[5]. She passed away in České Budějovice[4]. She is buried at Vyšehrad cemetery[13].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Emmy Destinn include 6583 Destinn[39], an asteroid[40].

Why It Matters

Emmy Destinn ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month, #7,252 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] She is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for her include 6583 Destinn[39], an asteroid[40].

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 translator[6], opera singer[7], pedagogue[8], poet[9], and musician[10].

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. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . jh.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . BillionGraves. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . jh.tritius.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . birth registry. Retrieved . katalog.ahmp.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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