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Calvé
Calvé is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Caroline Calvé (born 1978), Canadian snowboarder * Emma Calvé (1858–1942), French opera singer * Jean Calvé (born 1984), French footballer {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Calvé
Emma Calvé, born Rosa Emma Calvet (15 August 1858 – 6 January 1942) was a French operatic dramatic soprano. Calvé was probably the most famous French female opera singer of the Belle Époque. Hers was an international career, and she sang regularly at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, and the Royal Opera House, London. Early life Calvé was born on 15 August 1858 in Decazeville, Aveyron. Her birth name was Rosa Emma Calvet. Her father, Justin Calvet, was a civil engineer. She spent her childhood at first in Spain with her parents, then in different convent schools in Roquefort and Tournemire (Aveyron). After her parents separated, she moved with her mother to Paris. There she attempted to enter the Paris Conservatory, while she studied singing under Jules Puget. She started learning music in Paris from Mathilde Marchesi, a retired German mezzo-soprano and Manuel García. She made a tour of Italy, where she saw the famous actress Eleonora Duse, whose impersonations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Calvé
Caroline Calvé (born 1 October 1978) is a Canadian snowboarder. As a child, Skiing was the first sport she took interest in, and later on became a coach and certified instructor. At age 21, she made her snowboarding debut, and prepared for the Olympic Games. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the women's parallel giant slalom competition. After taking 20th place, her breakthrough began in December 2011 when she received gold in the women's parallel giant slalom in Carezza, Italy. She was represented as the first female Canadian athlete to win and lead a Snowboard Alpine World cup. Calvé then followed this success by winning a silver medal at the 2011 Giant Slalom World cup the next year. Her successful career went on as she placed 4th in the Rogla, Slovenia event on 8 February 2013, finishing 3rd in the standings of the World cup in Parallel slalom before concluding her season. "In addition to representing Canada, Calvé proudly represents her aborigi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
