Honours and legacy Emma Albani



emma albani in costume role of violetta in la traviata



albani received gold medal of royal philharmonic society in 1897, known beethoven medal . madame selitsky, prima donna performs in lucy maud montgomery s anne of green gables (1908) inspired albani. montgomery later wrote profile of singer courageous women (1934), non-fiction work. in 1925, albani made dame commander of order of british empire.


the historic sites , monuments board of canada mounted plaque @ birthplace in 1939. replaced stele in 1977.


several streets , places have been named after in quebec. 2 streets in montreal have been named in honour. first, rue albani, dedicated in 1912. disappeared when road construction merged street. second, avenue albani, named 19 march 1969 city s council. in 1980 canada post commissioned postage stamp honoring on 50th anniversary of death. stamp designed artist huntley brown, portraying in costume violetta opera la traviata. colourised version of adjacent image.


albani depicted in stained-glass mural frédéric in place-des-arts metro station in montreal.








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