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Destinnová, Ema, 1878-1930

LC control no.n 82161395
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LC classificationML420.D48 Biography
Personal name headingDestinnová, Ema, 1878-1930
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Variant(s)Destinn, Emmy, 1878-1930
Kittlová, Ema, 1878-1930
Kittl, Emilie Věnceslava, 1878-1930
Destinová, Emma, 1878-1930
Kittl, Ema, 1878-1930
Kittl, Amalie, 1878-1930
Kittl, Emmy, 1878-1930
Destinn, Emy, 1878-1930
Destinnova, Emy, 1878-1930
Kittl, Emy, 1878-1930
Halsbachová, Ema, 1878-1930
Found inMartinková, M. Život Emy Destinnové, 1946.
New Grove dict. of opera (Destinn (Kittl), Emmy (Destinnová, Ema); b. Feb. 26, 1878, Prague, d. Jan. 28, 1930, České Budějovice; Czech soprano; studied singing with Marie Loewe-Destinn, adopting her teacher's name in gratitude; in later life she used only the Czech form of her stage name)
Kutsch/Riemens. Grosses Sängerlexikon, 1987- (Destinn, Emmy; b. Feb. 26, 1878, Prague, d. Jan. 28, 1930, České Budéjovice (Budweis); real name, Ema Pavlína Kittlová; she took the artistic name Emmy Destinn out of gratitude to her teacher, Marie Loewe-Destinn; used name Ema Destinnová, 1919- )
Dict. des interprètes, 1995 (Destinn, Emmy (Emilie Pavlína Kittlová, later Ema Kittl, later Ema Destinnová; b. Feb. 26, 1878, Prague, d. Jan. 28, 1390, České Budějovice; Czech soprano)
Treasures from Yale's Historical Sound Recordings Collection [SR] p1993: booklet (Destinn (or Destinnova), Emy (real name, Emy Kittl, best known in the West as Emmy Destinn))
Pospíšil, M. Ema Destinnová, 2000: p. [232] (obituary: Ema Halsbachová, married name)
The Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 1991: container (Emmy Destinn)