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Eva dell'Acqua

Belgian composer and singer (1856–1930)

1856–1930

2 works and musical collections

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Born
1856
Died
1930
Birthplace
Schaerbeek
Place of death
Ixelles - Elsene
Citizenship / historical state
Belgium
Period (estimated from birth year)
Romantic

Biography

Eva Dell'Acqua (also Dall'Acqua, 28 January 1856, Schaerbeek – 12 February 1930, Ixelles) was a Belgian singer and composer of Italian ancestry. She wrote fifteen operas and operettas, as well as orchestral works, pieces for chamber orchestra, and other works for piano and solo voice. Dell'Acqua's song "Villanelle" for coloratura soprano has been widely performed and recorded, and has appeared on film soundtracks including Get Hep to Love (1942) and I Married an Angel (1942).

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Life and musical career

Occupations
composer; singer
VIAF ID
5117354
ISNI
0000000118330153
GND ID
1079243488
Library of Congress ID
n97079668
MusicBrainz ID
80f780a4-f500-408a-bd88-3c049204d0ed

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

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Common listed instruments
Voice
Genres represented
Classical
Source entries with composition dates
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Catalogue

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Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title Work details Listed instruments Sheet music
Villanelle See work details See edition details Classical View sheet music Work & edition details
With The Swallow See work details
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Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 5117354.