Lillian Evanti (August 12, 1890 – December 6, 1967), was an African American opera singer. Evanti, a soprano, debuted in 1927 in Delibes's Lakmé at Nice, France. She graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor's Degree in music and studied in France and Italy. As an opera singer and concert artist, she toured throughout Europe and South America. She received acclaim as Violetta in Verdi's La traviata as produced by the National Negro Opera C...
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Date of birth:
- Aug 12, 1890
Date of death:
- Dec 6, 1967 (age 77 years)
