Honours and Legacy
Albani received the gold medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society in 1897, often known as the "Beethoven Medal".
Madame Selitsky, the prima donna who performs in L. M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables (1908) was inspired by Albani. Montgomery later wrote a profile of the singer for Courageous Women (1934), a non-fiction work.
In 1925, Albani was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire by King George V.
The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada mounted a plaque at her birthplace in 1939. It was replaced with a stele in 1977.
Several streets and places have been named after her in Quebec. Two streets in Montreal have been named in her honour. The first, rue Albani, was dedicated in 1912. It disappeared when road construction merged it with another street. The second, avenue Albani, was named 19 March 1969 by the city's council.
Canada Post commissioned a postage stamp honoring her on the 50th anniversary of her death. The stamp was designed by artist Huntley Brown, portraying her in costume as Violetta from the opera La traviata. The stamp was released on 4 July 1980 with 11,700,000 stamps printed. It is a colourised version of the image to the right.
She is depicted in a stained-glass mural in the Place-des-Arts metro station in Montreal.
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