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Jean Madeira, née Jean Browning (born November 14, 1918, in Centralia, Illinois; died on July 10, 1972, in Providence, Rhode Island) was an American mezzo-soprano, particularly known for her work in late-romantic German repertoire such as the operas of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. When she was a child her family moved to East St. Louis, Illinois, where she attended the high school, and she later studied at the Juilliard School in New York City. She made her debut in opera in Chatauqua, as Nancy in ''Martha'', by Flotow. In 1955, the singer and actress successfully sang the title role in ''Carmen'' with the Vienna State Opera. She sang approximately 300 times at the Metropolitan Opera in forty-one roles, between 1948 and 1971. Her last appearance there was in ''Elektra'', opposite Birgit Nilsson.〔Erik Eriksson, (Biography: Jean Madeira ), ''All Music Guide'', © 2009〕 Jean Madeira was a second-cousin of the composer Amy Beth Kirsten.〔(Amy Beth Kirsten )〕 == Abridged Discography == * Bizet: ''Carmen'' as Carmen (Filacuridi; Dervaux, 1957) Pathé * Britten: ''Peter Grimes'' (Jon Vickers; 1967) Immortal Performances * Falla: ''Three Cornered Hat'' (Vienna Symphony) Tuxedo Music * Mozart: ''Le nozze di Figaro'' (Valdengo, de los Angeles; Fritz Reiner) Myto Historical *Pochielli: ''La Gioconda'' (Milanov, Cehanovsky, de Paolis; Met, Cleva) Gala * Puccini: ''Madama Butterfly'' as Suzuki (Steber, Tucker, Valdengo; Met, Rudolf, 1949) Sony * Puccini: ''Manon Lescaut'' (Antonicelli, Bjoerling, Valdengo; Met) Myto * Saint-Saëns: ''Samson et Delilah'' (San Carlo theater Orchestra, Pradelli) Hardy Classic * Strauss: ''Elektra'' as Clytemnestra (Borkh, Schech, Uhl, Fischer-Dieskau; Böhm, 1960) DG * Verdi: ''Aida'' as Amneris (Rysanek, London, Frick, Hopf; Vienna State Opera, Kubelik 1955) Orfeo * Verdi: ''Requiem'' (Vienna Symphony, Erich Kleiber 1955) Melodram * Verdi: ''Un ballo in maschera'' (Rysanek, Bergonzi, Merill; Santi 1962) Living Stage * Wagner: ''Das Rheingold'' as Erda (Flagstad, London; Solti, 1958) Decca Records *Wagner: ''Die Walkure'' as Fricka (Nilsson, Rysanek, Ludwig, Hotter, Frick, Suthaus; La Scala, Karajan 1958) Myto; IDIS * Wagner: ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' as Erda, Rossweisse & First Norn (Bayreuth, Knappertsbusch 1956) Orfeo * Wagner ''Parsifal'' (Varnay, London, Hotter; Friz Reiner 1954) Adonis 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jean Madeira」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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