Jeritza, Maria

Jeritza, Maria (yurit'su) [key], 1887–1982, Austrian-American soprano. b. Brünn (now Brno). After her debut as Elsa in Lohengrin at Olmütz (now Olomouc) in 1910, she was a member (1912–35) of the Vienna State Opera. She created the title role in the opera Ariadne by Richard Strauss. Jeritza sang (1921–32) at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City, where her Tosca was renowned.

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