Gina Cigna

Gina Cigna was a French-Italian dramatic soprano. She had a major international career starting from the early 1920's. She sang two world premieres. Respighi's 'La Fiamma' in 1934 and Panizza's 'Bizancio' in Buenos Aires in 1939. She was also the first to sing Strauss's 'Daphne' in Italy in 1942, as well as Kostelnicka in 'Jenufa' in 1945. A car accident and a subsequent heart attack made her leave the stage in 1948, and she began her second career as a voice teacher, for the next 50 years.

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