Mai Kalna
American soprano opera singer
Mai Kalna (1875–1934) was an American soprano opera singer.
Early life
Mai Kalna was from San Francisco, California, the daughter of Margaret E. Convis. She was educated in France. She studied voice with Mathilde Marchesi, and pursued further voice and dramatic training in Munich with Felix Mottl and in Berlin with Rosa Sucher. She also studied with Cosima Wagner at Bayreuth.
Career
As a young singer in London, she sang in operas starring Nellie Melba, Emma Albani, and Adelina Patti. She sang the title role of Carmen in several European cities. Her Berlin debut was in Don Giovanni. In 1906 she was part of a concert in Prague to raise relief funds after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. In 1908 she joined the Carl Rosa Opera Company.
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