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Maria Zamboni

1895Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1204.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Zamboni. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3263-3264.Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Maria Zamboni', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).–1976Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1204.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Zamboni. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3263-3264.Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Maria Zamboni', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026). · Italian · sopranoSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1204.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Zamboni. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3263-3264.Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Maria Zamboni', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).

Birthplace: Peschiera del Garda, Kingdom of ItalySteane, J. B. (1992) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1204.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Zamboni. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3263-3264.Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Maria Zamboni', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).

An Italian sopranoSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1204.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Zamboni. (Accessed: 22 September 2026)., and the first LiùSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1204.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Zamboni. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3263-3264.Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Maria Zamboni', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).. She studied at Parma and MilanSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1204., made her debut at Piacenza in 1921 as Marguerite in FaustSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1204.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Zamboni. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3263-3264., and sang at La Scala from 1924 to 1931Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1204.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Zamboni. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3263-3264., creating Liù there under Toscanini in 1926Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1204.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Zamboni. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3263-3264.Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Maria Zamboni', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).. In 1930 she created Maria in Pizzetti's Lo straniero in RomeSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1204.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Zamboni. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3263-3264.Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Maria Zamboni', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).. Her roles ran from Elsa and Eva to Desdemona and Massenet's and Puccini's ManonsSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1204.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Zamboni. (Accessed: 22 September 2026)., and she recorded Manon Lescaut complete in 1930Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1204.. She was a favourite at the Teatro Colón in Buenos AiresWikipedia (2026) Maria Zamboni. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3263-3264.. Her last documented appearances were in 1934, though she is said to have retired in 1936Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1204.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Zamboni. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zamboni, Maria', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3263-3264.Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Maria Zamboni', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).Kutsch-Riemens gives her farewell as 1934, and the Casaglia almanac records nothing after September 1934. Grove and Wikipedia give 1936, Wikipedia on the authority of the Lexikon's 1969 English edition, so 1934 is given as her last documented year and 1936 only as reported..

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