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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1900-03-06
- Active to
- 2001-06-20
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Gina Cigna (March 6, 1900 – June 20, 2001) was a French-Italian opera singer, one of the leading dramatic soprano of the inter-war period. Cigna was born in Paris, France, to parents of Italian origin. She trained as a pianist at the Paris Conservatory studying with Alfred Cortot and graduated with a gold medal. She then started a career as a recitalist. She met French tenor Maurice Sens, whom she married in 1923, and following his advice turned to singing. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Gi
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gina
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Place of death
- Milan
- Occupation
- opera singer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Gina Cigna - A - collezione Tino Barindelli.tif
- Voice type
- soprano
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- subject has role
- centenarian
- start of work period
- 1927-00-00
- date of birth
- 1900-03-06
- date of death
- 2001-06-26
- birth name
- Louise Geneviève Cigna
- name in native language
- Gina Cigna
- cause of death
- disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Gina Cigna
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