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Mignon Nevada (14 August 1886 – 25 June 1971) was an English operatic soprano. She was born in Paris, daughter of the American operatic soprano Emma Nevada and her English husband Raymond Palmer. She was named after the title character of the 1866 opera ''Mignon'', written by her godfather, French composer Ambroise Thomas. Her voice was light and agile, and her mother trained her to be a coloratura soprano, although Sir Thomas Beecham thought this was a mistake, that she should have been a mezzo-soprano instead.〔Steane, J. B. (1992). "Nevada, Mignon" in Sadie, 3: 581.〕〔Review of Mignon Nevada's recording of "Le Soir", (''Gramophone'', June 1938, p. 18 ). Retrieved 13 August 2010.〕 ==Career== Her debut was in February 1908 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome as Rosina in Rossini's ''Il barbiere di siviglia''.〔 ''The New York Times'' reported that her mother's friends, Adelina Patti and Mary Garden travelled all the way to Rome just to attend Mignon's debut. Her performances were so well received that she was engaged to sing eight more times beyond her original four performances. Her success led her mother to request an audience for Mignon with Pope Pius X. (Her mother had had an audience with Leo XIII ten years prior.) Mignon made other early appearances in Italy and Portugal〔Hughes, Edwin (August 1909). "American Singers in European Opera-Houses" (''World Today'' 17: 832. )〕 and then made her way to England where she appeared as Ophelia in Thomas' ''Hamlet'' under Thomas Beecham at the opening of the 1910 winter season at Covent Garden.〔 In 1917 she appeared as Desdemona in Verdi's ''Otello'' with Frank Mullings in the title role and Frederic Austin as Iago. Beecham described her portrayal of Desdemona as "the best I have seen on any stage."〔 Her other roles in London included Olympia in Offenbach's ''The Tales of Hoffmann'', Zerlina in Mozart's ''Don Giovanni'', and Marguerite in Gounod's ''Faust''. Her last appearance there was in 1922.〔 Other venues included the Opéra-Comique in Paris in 1920 (in the title role of ''Lakmé'' by Delibes and as Mimì in Puccini's ''La bohème''), La Scala in Milan in 1923, and the Opéra in Paris in 1932. She also appeared at the Royal Opera in Lisbon,〔Hughes (1909), p. 832〕 at the Aldwych Theatre in London, and with the Royal Philharmonic Society.〔Annual Register (1917), p. 143〕 Later in her career she became a vocal teacher. One of her students was Kyra Vayne.〔Forbes, Elizabeth (2001). ("Kyra Vane" ). ''The Independent'', 15 January 2001. Retrieved 13 March 2010.〕 She died in Long Melford.〔 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「Mignon Nevada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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