Emma Trentini [SEP] voice type
Emma Trentini
Emma Trentini (1878-March 23, 1959) was an Italian soprano opera singer who came to the United States in December 1906.
Early life.
She was from Mantova, Italy (Mantua). Her parents were poor and could not afford to give her money to attain an operatic career. At the age of 12 she was welcomed into the church choir of Mantova. A fund was raised and her mother consented to allow her to go away and study with the renowned Lombardi. She obtained a place
him in 1911. A portion of
their courtship occurred in Rimini. Later, Trentini was named as a co-respondent in Friml's divorce from his first wife in 1915, and evidence was introduced that they were having an affair.
Emma Trentini died in 1959.
External links.
- Emma Trentini News Service photo from 1900