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Emma Zilli

1864Forbes, E. (1992) 'Zilli, Emma', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1236.Wikipedia (2026) Emma Zilli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zilli, Emma', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 3286.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Zilli, Emma', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 559.–1901Forbes, E. (1992) 'Zilli, Emma', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1236.Wikipedia (2026) Emma Zilli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zilli, Emma', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 3286.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Zilli, Emma', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 559. · Italian · sopranoForbes, E. (1992) 'Zilli, Emma', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1236.Wikipedia (2026) Emma Zilli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zilli, Emma', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 3286.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Zilli, Emma', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 559.

Birthplace: Fagagna, Kingdom of Lombardy–VenetiaForbes, E. (1992) 'Zilli, Emma', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1236.Wikipedia (2026) Emma Zilli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zilli, Emma', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 3286.

Emma Zilli was an Italian sopranoForbes, E. (1992) 'Zilli, Emma', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1236.Wikipedia (2026) Emma Zilli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026). who created Alice Ford in Verdi's Falstaff at La Scala in 1893Forbes, E. (1992) 'Zilli, Emma', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1236.Wikipedia (2026) Emma Zilli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zilli, Emma', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 3286., and sang the role again at Covent Garden in the opera's first British performance in 1894Forbes, E. (1992) 'Zilli, Emma', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1236.Wikipedia (2026) Emma Zilli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zilli, Emma', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 3286.. She made her debut at Ferrara in 1887 as Paolina in PoliutoForbes, E. (1992) 'Zilli, Emma', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1236.Wikipedia (2026) Emma Zilli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zilli, Emma', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 3286.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Zilli, Emma', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 559., and first sang at La Scala in 1889 as Camille in Hérold's ZampaForbes, E. (1992) 'Zilli, Emma', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1236.Wikipedia (2026) Emma Zilli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zilli, Emma', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 3286.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Zilli, Emma', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 559.. A powerful singing actressForbes, E. (1992) 'Zilli, Emma', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1236.Wikipedia (2026) Emma Zilli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026)., she was drawn to Puccini's Manon Lescaut and to Fidelia in EdgarForbes, E. (1992) 'Zilli, Emma', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1236.Wikipedia (2026) Emma Zilli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zilli, Emma', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 3286.. She contracted yellow fever on a tour of South AmericaForbes, E. (1992) 'Zilli, Emma', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1236.Wikipedia (2026) Emma Zilli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zilli, Emma', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 3286.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Zilli, Emma', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 559. and died in HavanaForbes, E. (1992) 'Zilli, Emma', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1236.Wikipedia (2026) Emma Zilli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zilli, Emma', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 3286.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Zilli, Emma', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 559. at the height of her careerForbes, E. (1992) 'Zilli, Emma', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1236.Wikipedia (2026) Emma Zilli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026)..

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