| LC control no. | no 92002255 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Curtis-Verna, Mary, 1921-2009 |
| Variant(s) | Verna, Mary Curtis-, 1921-2009 Curtis Verna, Maria, 1921-2009 Curtis, Mary, 1921-2009 |
| Birth date | 1921-05-09 |
| Death date | 2009-12-04 |
| Place of birth | Salem (Mass.) |
| Place of death | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Field of activity | Music--Performance Opera |
| Profession or occupation | Sopranos (Singers) |
| Found in | Puccini, G. Tosca [SR] 1973?: labels (Mary Curtis-Verna, soprano) Mozart, W.A. Don Giovanni [SR] 1956: label (Mary Curtis Verna, soprano) Kutsch, Riemens, 1987- (Curtis Verna, Maria; b. 1926, Salem, Mass.; soprano) OCLC data base, 1-29-92 (hdgs.: Verna, Mary Curtis; Verna, Mary (Curtis); variants: Mary Curtis; Maria Curtis-Verna) LC database, Dec. 22, 2009 (hdg.: Curtis-Verna, Maria, 1926- ; usage: Maria Curtis Verna [predominant form], Mary Curtis-Verna) New York times WWW site, Dec. 22, 2009 (Mary Curtis-Verna; b. Mary Virginia Curtis, May 9, 1921, Salem, Mass.; m. Ettore Verna (d. 1962), Giuseppe Basile; d. Dec. 4, Seattle, aged 88; Metropolitan Opera soprano of the 1950s and '60s who became famous for stepping into the roles of ailing, stranded, or otherwise indisposed divas, often on only a few hours' notice) |
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