# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/zinka-milanov
# Generated: 2026-08-15T01:46:34.739Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/zinka-milanov"
name: "Zinka Milanov"
slug: "zinka-milanov"
description: "Zinka Milanov was a Croatian operatic dramatic soprano who had a major career centered on the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. After finishing her education in Zagreb, Milanov made her debut in 1927 in Ljubljana as Leonora in Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore. From 1928 to 1936, she was the leading soprano of the Croatian National Theatre. In 1937, Milanov performed at the Metropolitan Opera for the first time, where she continued to sing until 1966. She also performed as a concert singer and was a noted vocal coach and teacher. Milanov is the sister of the composer and pianist Božidar Kunc."
tagline: "Croatian opera singer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Zinka_Milanov_1946.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1906-05-17"
deathDate: "1989-05-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.05
  momentum:             3.529411764705882
  historical:           16.69906666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/5cFoaoS38WBzMmMU8lrZFL"
    handle:    "5cFoaoS38WBzMmMU8lrZFL"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
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    title: "Zinka Milanov"
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  - url: "https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinka_Milanov"
    title: "Zinka Milanov"
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  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinka_Milanov"
    title: "Zinka Milanov"
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  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinka_Milanov"
    title: "Zinka Milanov"
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  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinka_Milanov"
    title: "Zinka Milanov"
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    title: "Zinka Milanov"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinka_Milanov"
    title: "Zinka Milanov"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinka_Kunc"
    title: "Zinka Kunc"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Զինկա Միլանովա"
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    title: "Zinka Milanov"
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    title: "Миланова, Зинка"
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    title: "Зинка Миланова"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump