Jarmila Gerbič
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24 May 1877
- Opera singer
- music teacher
Fran Gerbič (father)
Jarmila Gerbič | |
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 Gerbič in c. 1900 | |
| Born | Jarmila Lily Gerbič 24 May 1877 |
| Died | 22 August 1964 (aged 87) |
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| Parent(s) | Milka Daneš Gerbič (mother) Fran Gerbič (father) |
Jarmila Lily Gerbič (24 May 1877 – 22 August 1964) was a Slovenian soprano, opera singer, and music teacher. She was the first Slovenian woman to complete studies in both solo singing and piano at the conservatory.[1][2][3]
Jarmila Gerbič was born on 24 May 1877 in Zagreb,[1][4][5] where her parents were employed at the Croatian National Theatre.[6][7] Her mother, Emilie Jozefa Daneš (1854–1933), was a Czech opera singer, soprano and music teacher, better known as Milka Daneš Gerbič.[7][1] Her father was Fran Gerbič (1840–1917), Slovene opera singer, tenor, composer and music teacher.[8][1] She had two younger brothers: one died in childhood, the other was Viktor Hugo Gerbič (1881–1953), an actor, diplomat, and publicist.[1][7][9]
In 1878, the family returned to Fran Gerbič's hometown, Cerknica, due to his illness.[6] After two years there, they moved to Ulm, and later to Lviv, from where her parents toured Europe as performers.[7] Jarmila's father began teaching her singing at an early age.[10]
In 1886, the Ljubljana Music Society invited her father to take over its music school, choir, and conducting duties for the Dramatic Society, which he accepted.[8][7] The family settled in Ljubljana together with Milka's sister, singer Luiza Daneš (1863–1918).[7] There, Jarmila's mother was employed as prima donna of the Dramatic Society, her father as kapellmeister and head of the music school, and her aunt as a singer in the Dramatic Society.[7] Jarmila studied singing and piano at the Music Society school.[1]
