Loretta Di Franco

American operatic soprano (1942–2024)
Person human Q22344313
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Loretta Di Franco

Summary

Loretta Di Franco is a human[1]. Her place of birth was New York City[2]. She was born on October 28, 1942[3]. She passed away in New York City[4]. She died on December 30, 2024[5]. She worked as an opera singer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in New York City[2], Loretta Di Franco…
  • Loretta Di Franco died in New York City[4].
  • Loretta Di Franco was born on October 28, 1942[3].
  • Loretta Di Franco died on December 30, 2024[5].
  • Loretta Di Franco held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Loretta Di Franco's professions included opera singer[6].
  • Loretta Di Franco's field of work was opera[9].
  • Loretta Di Franco's field of work was singing[10].
  • Loretta Di Franco's field of work was soprano[11].
  • Loretta Di Franco was employed by The Metropolitan Opera[12].
  • Loretta Di Franco is recorded as female[13].
  • Loretta Di Franco's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Loretta Di Franco's voice type is recorded as soprano[15].
  • Loretta Di Franco's family name is recorded as Di Franco[16].
  • Loretta Di Franco's given name is recorded as Loretta[17].
  • Loretta Di Franco studied under Walter Taussig[18].
  • Loretta Di Franco's instrument is recorded as voice[19].
  • Loretta Di Franco's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Loretta Di Franco's affiliation is recorded as The Metropolitan Opera[21].
  • Loretta Di Franco's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Loretta Di Franco'}[22].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1942-10-28[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2024-12[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6148beb2-d750-483c-bae2-508ecc14fb8c[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New York City[2], Loretta Di Franco… she was born on October 28, 1942[3].

Education

Loretta Di Franco studied under Walter Taussig[18].

Career and Affiliations

Loretta Di Franco worked as an opera singer[6]. Fields of work include opera[9], a music genre[28], founded in 1600[29]; singing[10], a type of activity[30]; and soprano[11], a voice type[31]. Among her employers was The Metropolitan Opera[12].

Death and Burial

Loretta Di Franco died on December 30, 2024[5]. She passed away in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Loretta Di Franco ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Loretta Di Franco born?

Loretta Di Franco's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did Loretta Di Franco die?

Loretta Di Franco passed away in New York City[4].

What did Loretta Di Franco do for work?

Loretta Di Franco worked as opera singer[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . metopera.org. Retrieved . metopera.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . metopera.org. Retrieved . metopera.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . oberon481.typepad.com. Retrieved . oberon481.typepad.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . metopera.org. Retrieved . metopera.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . metopera.org. Retrieved . metopera.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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