Opera Singer. The American soprano sang leading roles with Metropolitan Opera from November 1942 to 1964 both as a mezzo-soprano and, beginning in 1950, as a soprano, she sang a total of 39 roles in 25 works at the Met and was heard in 40 of the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts. She was also active as a guest artist with major opera houses in Europe and North and South America. After he retirement, she taught voice at the Curtis Institute and the Indiana University School of Music. She recorded the role of Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana under Fritz Stiedry and Brünnhilde in Die Walküre under Dmitri Mitropoulos.
Opera Singer. The American soprano sang leading roles with Metropolitan Opera from November 1942 to 1964 both as a mezzo-soprano and, beginning in 1950, as a soprano, she sang a total of 39 roles in 25 works at the Met and was heard in 40 of the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts. She was also active as a guest artist with major opera houses in Europe and North and South America. After he retirement, she taught voice at the Curtis Institute and the Indiana University School of Music. She recorded the role of Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana under Fritz Stiedry and Brünnhilde in Die Walküre under Dmitri Mitropoulos.
Bio by: Neil Funkhouser
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