Maria Jeritza Quotes


My chance, when it came, was due, literally, to the fact that I was slender.... You cannot make an opera audience believe that a man will endanger his soul, and commit robbery and murder for a very stout lady's sake.


Citations

Jeritza, Maria. Sunlight and Song: A Singer's Life. D. Appleton and Company, 1924.

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Maria Jeritza
Maria Jeritza
  • Born: October 6, 1887
  • Died: July 10, 1982
  • Nationality: Czech
  • Profession: Operatic Soprano

Maria Jeritza was a celebrated Moravian soprano singer, long associated with the Vienna State Opera, long associated with the Vienna State Opera (1912–1935) and the Metropolitan Opera (1921–1932 and 1951). Her rapid rise to fame, beauty and personality earned her the nickname "The Moravian Thunderbolt".