Ida Benza

A Hungarian sopranoBenkő, P. (n.d.) 'Benza Ida', in Magyar színházművészeti lexikon. Magyar Elektronikus Könyvtár. (Accessed: 14 October 2026). who created Preziosilla in the revised La forza del destino at La Scala in 1869Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Benza Nagy, Ida', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 87-88.. The daughter of the buffo Károly Benza, she studied with him and from 1863 in Vienna, where she made her debut in 1865 as Siebel in Faust and went on to Sélika and Marguerite'Benza' (n.d.) in A Pallas nagy lexikona. Magyar Elektronikus Könyvtár. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).. At La Scala in 1868-69 she was Eboli in Don Carlo and the Queen in Marchetti's Ruy Blas'Benza' (n.d.) in A Pallas nagy lexikona. Magyar Elektronikus Könyvtár. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Benza Nagy, Ida', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 87-88., then toured Italy and Lisbon'Benza' (n.d.) in A Pallas nagy lexikona. Magyar Elektronikus Könyvtár. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).. After Valentine in Les Huguenots at Pest in 1871 she joined the National Theatre there, its leading dramatic sopranoBenkő, P. (n.d.) 'Benza Ida', in Magyar színházművészeti lexikon. Magyar Elektronikus Könyvtár. (Accessed: 14 October 2026). until her death at thirty-fourWikipedia (2026) Ida Benza. (Accessed: 14 October 2026). The Esperanto article.'Benza' (n.d.) in A Pallas nagy lexikona. Magyar Elektronikus Könyvtár. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).Baptised on 9 March 1846, she died on 10 March 1880..