Calvé, Emma
(1858–1942)> VOCALIST
Calvé, Emma (15 August 1858, Décazeville; 6 January 1942, Millau), vocalist, née Rosa Calvet, possessed a voice that ranged from A below middle C to E above high C, and she was accordingly a soprano and mezzo-soprano simultaneously. As if these gifts were insufficient, she followed technical advice offered her by the castrato Mustafa to increase her range even more. Thus, she could sing almost any role, and, in Le Mariage de Figaro alone, she was named at different times to fill the parts of…