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The list spans from operatic sopranos active in the first operas of the late 16th century to singers currently performing. Singers who have recorded opera arias or sung them in concert but have never performed in an opera are not included in this list. Singers are sorted by their year of birth.
Pages in category "American operatic sopranos" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 540 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Operatic sopranos are women who sing (or sang) soprano roles in operas for opera companies in opera houses. Subcategories This category has the following 61 subcategories, out of 61 total.
Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 1978–79 to 1980–81; Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 1981–82 to 1989–90; Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 1990–91 to 1996–97; Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 1997–98 to 2003–04; Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 2004–05 to present
She became known as the "Jenny Lind of America". [2] Loomis (1898) described her voice as having the remarkable range of three octaves , reaching to the phenomenal pitch of A natural in alt, [ 3 ] while Willard & Livermore (1893) described her as a soprano of flexible and remarkable range, reaching F natural, with exquisite tone and strength. [ 1 ]
Elizabeth Austin as Rosetta in Thomas Arne’s Love in a Village, 1822. Elizabeth Austin (c. 1800 – after 1835) was an English opera singer and actress who achieved particular fame in America, where between 1828 and 1835, she was considered the reigning prima donna of the day. [1]
Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones (January 5, 1868 or 1869 [1] – June 24, 1933) [2] was an American soprano. She sometimes was called "The Black Patti" in reference to Italian opera singer Adelina Patti. [3] Jones' repertoire included grand opera, light opera, and popular music. [3]
Lillian Nordica (December 12, 1857 – May 10, 1914) was an American opera singer who had a major stage career in Europe and her native country. Nordica established herself as one of the foremost dramatic sopranos of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She had a powerful yet flexible voice and the ability to perform an unusually wide range ...