Rita Gorr

Belgian operatic mezzo-soprano singer (1926–2012)
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Summary

Rita Gorr was born on February 18, 1926[1], in Zelzate[2]. She died on January 22, 2012[3], in Dénia[4]. She worked as an opera singer[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Belgium[7]
  • Native language: French[8]
  • Field of work: performing arts[9], opera[10], singing[11]
  • Sex or gender: female[12]
  • Genre: opera[13]
  • Record label: EMI[14]
  • Commons category: Rita Gorr[15]
  • Voice type: mezzo-soprano[16]
  • Cause of death: disease[17]
  • Family name: Gorr[18]
  • Given name: Rita[19]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[20]
  • Instrument: voice[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[22]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[23]

Why It Matters

Rita Gorr has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] She is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Rita Gorr born?

Rita Gorr's place of birth was Zelzate[2].

Where did Rita Gorr die?

Rita Gorr died in Dénia[4].

What did Rita Gorr do for work?

Rita Gorr worked as an opera singer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . telegraph.co.uk. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . MusicBrainz. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . gramophone.co.uk. gramophone.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . gramophone.co.uk. gramophone.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . gramophone.co.uk. gramophone.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . gramophone.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8m ago · Fransvannes · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Dénia
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Place of death: Dénia"
  2. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → RLZV088012
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ko', 'nl', 'pl', 'pt', 'r
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sbn author id: RLZV088012, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289737|batch #289737]]"
  3. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → rita-gorr
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: rita-gorr, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289963929|rita gorr (#289963929)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
  4. 14w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14636 → 19151
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14636: 19151, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260571|batch #260571]]"
  5. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Fid performing arts id → agent/gnd_131616528
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French
    Genre → opera
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0334808-Gorr-Rita-19262012, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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