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Leila Megane (1891 – 2 January 1960) was a Welsh mezzo-soprano opera singer.〔Obituary The Times, Monday, 4 January 1960〕 Born Margaret Jones in Bethesda, Wales, she married T. Osborne Roberts (1879–1948), a composer. She sang in Paris, Milan, Rome, New York, and London. On 11 October 1922, she made the first complete recording of Sir Edward Elgar's ''Sea Pictures'' with Elgar himself conducting. On 12 November 1945, she gave her farewell concert in Pwllheli Town Hall. == Recordings == * Various composers: Elgar, T Osborne Roberts, ''Leila Megane'' Sain SCD2316 The following are compilations that include performances by Megane. * Bantock "Lament Of Isis" from ''Songs Of Egypt'' ''Bantock: Historical Recordings'' Dutton Laboratories CDLX7043 * Elgar, ''Sea Pictures'' Unidentified Orchestra, Edward Elgar ''The Elgar Edition'' GEMMCDS 9951–5 ((Pavilion Records )) * T Osborne Roberts "Pistyll y llan" ''Darlun Fy Mam'' Sain SCDC2109 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「Leila Megàne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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