Forgotten Opera Singers

Forgotten Opera Singers

Feb 23, 2025

ITALIAN MEZZO-SOPRANO EMMA ZACCARIA CDR

 



EMMA ZACCARIA (MILAN, 1883 – ?)


 



She likely made her debut in 1905 at the Teatro Chiabrera in Savona in Andrea Chénier. By 1907, she was in New York, where she performed the role of Azucena in Il Trovatore at the Manhattan Opera House. In the United States, she also made a guest appearance in Philadelphia. Zaccaria also performed in Montevideo (1910) and London (1912). She retired from the stage in 1921.


Chronology of some appearances


1905 Savona Teatro Chiabrera Andrea Chenier (Contessa)

1907 New York Manhattan Opera House Trovatore (Azucena)

1910 Montevideo Teatro Urquiza Favorita (Leonora)

1912 London Hyppodrom Cavalleria Rusticana (Lola)



TRACKLIST



Ballo in maschera (Rossini) Re dell’abisso 053087 651c G&T, Milano 1905

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Il vecchietto cerca moglie 53422 7312b G&T, Milano 1905

Faust (Gounod) Le parlate d’amor 53414 7308b G&T, Milano 1905

Forza del destino (Verdi) Pane, pane 53489 9364½b G&T, Milano 1906-11

Rigoletto (Verdi) Bella figlia dell’amore (w. Huguet, Lanzirotti & Cigada) 054096 643c G&T, Milano 1906-05


ITALIAN MEZZO-SOPRANO EMMA ZACCARIA CDR

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