Dame Emma Albani (November 1, 1847 - April 3, 1930), was a leading soprano of the 19th century and early 20th century, the first Canadian singer to become an international star. November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Look up Soprano in Wiktionary, the free dictionary In music, a soprano is a singer with a voice ranging approximately from the A below middle C to high C two octaves above middle C (i. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

Caricature from Punch, 17 September 1881: "MADAME ALBANI. A Thing of Beauty is a Gye for ever!"

She was born Marie-Louise-Emma-Cécile Lajeunesse in Chambly, Quebec, to professional musician Joseph Lajeunesse and Mélina Mignault. She began her musical studies with her father at the age of four, then was in a convent between 1858 and 1865 (her mother having died in 1856). She and her family moved to Albany, New York, where she became a popular singer, and saved enough money to study in Europe starting in 1868. She studied with Gilbert-Louis Duprez and changed her name to the simpler Emma Albani. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (529x864, 52 KB)1881 caricature of Emma Albani: scanned from Punch, 17 September 1881, p. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (529x864, 52 KB)1881 caricature of Emma Albani: scanned from Punch, 17 September 1881, p. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Chambly is a town in southwestern Canada on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La-Valée-du-Richelieu. ... The first European explorer to reach Quebec was Jacques Cartier, who planted a cross either in the Gaspé in 1534 or at Old Fort Bay on the Lower North Shore and sailed into the St. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Nickname: Location in Albany County, New York Founded Incorporated 1614 1686  County Albany County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Gerald D. Jennings Area  - Total  - Water 56. ...

Her operatic debut was on March 30, 1870 in Messina, playing Amina in Vincenzo Bellini's La Sonnambula. She was immediately invited to Malta to appear in various operas, and in the following year she signed up to a 5-year contract with Frederick Gye the manager of Covent Garden in London, making her London debut in 1872. March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Messina, Italy Strait of Messina, Italy. ... Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (November 3, 1801 – September 23, 1835) was an Italian opera composer. ... La Sonnambula is an opera by Vincenzo Bellini. ... Covent Garden is a shopping and entertainment complex in central London. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Tours to Russia and America soon followed. On August 6, 1878, she married Ernest Gye, and they had a son Frederick-Ernest Gye the next year. August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

She joined the Abbey-Graw touring company in 1889, and made her official debut at the Metropolitan Opera as Gilda in Rigoletto in 1891. 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A full house at the old Metropolitan Opera House, seen from the rear of the stage, at the Metropolitan Opera House for a concert by pianist Josef Hofmann, November 28, 1937. ... Rigoletto is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Her last operatic performance was in 1896, but she continued to tour, visiting Canada in 1901, 1903, and 1906. Her last public performance was in London in 1911. She made a few recordings in the 1900s. 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

In 1925, Emma Albani was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire, but in the same year Ernest died and her money was lost in bad investments. Benefit concerts raised enough for her to live comfortably until she died, aged 82, in 1930. 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in decreasing order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand...

In 1980, Canada issued a postage stamp honoring her on the 50th anniversary of her death. She is depicted in a stained-glass mural in the Place-des-Arts metro station in Montreal. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... This 1974 stamp from Japan depicts a Class 8620 steam locomotive. ... Place-Saint-Henri station The Montreal Metro is the main form of public transportation within the city of Montreal and was the second metro system to be built in Canada, opening 12 years after the Toronto subway. ... It has been suggested that Downtown Montreal be merged into this article or section. ...

References

• Emma Albani, Forty Years of Song (London, Mills and Boon Ltd., 1911).
• Cheryl MacDonald, Emma Albani: Victorian Diva (Toronto, Dundurn Press Ltd., 1984). ISBN 091967075X, ISBN 0919670741
• Stephen Willis, "Archives of Emma Albani at the National Library of Canada" National Library News, Vol. 25, no. 12 (December 1993).

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
• More biographical info
• Pictures of Emma Albani