SINGER

Licia Albanese

1909 - 2014

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Licia Albanese (July 22, 1909 – August 15, 2014) was an Italian-born American operatic soprano. Noted especially for her portrayals of the lyric heroines of Verdi and Puccini, Albanese was a leading artist with the Metropolitan Opera from 1940 to 1966. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Licia Albanese has received more than 120,656 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 19 in 2019). Licia Albanese is the 1,000th most popular singer (down from 810th in 2019), the 3,215th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,841st in 2019) and the 70th most popular Italian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Licia Albanese ranks 1,000 out of 4,381. Before her are Larin Paraske, Reba McEntire, Charli XCX, Nicky Hopkins, Daniel Balavoine, and Sandra Kim. After her are Jimi Jamison, Miyuki Nakajima, Bleona, Peter Pears, Enzo Ghinazzi, and Dee Snider.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Licia Albanese ranks 220. Before her are Ștefan Dobay, Adalbert Deșu, Ferenc Fejtő, Irakli Abashidze, Tewhida Ben Sheikh, and Sven Jonasson. After her are David Murray, Heinz Erhardt, Durgabai Deshmukh, Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma, Kató Lomb, and Bernabé Ferreyra. Among people deceased in 2014, Licia Albanese ranks 224. Before her are Halet Çambel, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Małgorzata Braunek, Daniel Boulanger, Ian Paisley, and Igor Rodionov. After her are Marian Seldes, Jimi Jamison, Knut Nystedt, Carlos Borges, Vaçe Zela, and James Shigeta.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Licia Albanese ranks 3,215 out of 5,161. Before her are Lino Aldani (1926), Riccardo Cucciolla (1924), Titus Calpurnius Siculus (290), Giulio Cabianca (1923), Nicola Rizzoli (1971), and Giuseppe Pizzardo (1877). After her are Sabrina Ferilli (1964), Francesco Pesellino (1422), Mario Bellini (1935), Cesare Balbo (1789), Enzo Ghinazzi (1955), and Antonio Pacinotti (1841).

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Among SINGERS In Italy

Among singers born in Italy, Licia Albanese ranks 70. Before her are Massimo Ranieri (1951), Francesca Cuzzoni (1696), Alessandro Safina (1963), Francesco Guccini (1940), Claudio Baglioni (1951), and Antonietta Stella (1929). After her are Enzo Ghinazzi (1955), Tony Renis (1938), Antonello Venditti (1949), Franca Raimondi (1932), Nilla Pizzi (1919), and Rino Gaetano (1950).

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