Trentini, Emma (1878–1959)
Trentini, Emma (1878–1959)
Italian opera star. Born in 1878; died Mar 23, 1959, in Milan, Italy.
Sang at La Scala and Metropolitan Opera; starred on Broadway in the operetta Naughty Marietta, written expressly for her by Victor Herbert, and in Rudolf Friml's The Firefly; toured America in vaudeville for several years.
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