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- Birth nameRosa-Noémie Emma de Roquer Calvet
- Emma Calvé was born on August 15, 1858 in Decazeville, Aveyron, France. She was an actress, known for Le paquebot Tenacity (1934), La chambre de la bonne (1918) and Fleur du mal (1922). She was married to Alnor Gaspari (Florentine tenor). She died on January 6, 1942 in Millau, Aveyron, France.
- SpouseAlnor Gaspari (Florentine tenor)(1910 - 1921) (divorced)
- Opera singer.
- Pictured on a 2.84-euros Monaco commemorative postage stamp issued 21 June 2017. Performed several times with the Monte-Carlo Opera.
- Calvé was probably the most famous French female opera singer of the Belle Époque.
- She started learning music in Paris from Mathilde Marchesi, a retired German mezzo-soprano and Manuel García.
- She spent her childhood at first in Spain with her parents, then in different convent schools in Roquefort and Tournemire (Aveyron).
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