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Dorothy Kirsten (July 6, 1910, Montclair, New Jersey – November 18, 1992, Los Angeles, California) was an American operatic soprano. Biography [ edit ] Kirsten's mother was an organist and music teacher, her grandfather was a conductor, and her great-aunt, Catherine Hayes , was also an opera singer.
Dorothy Kirsten (1910-1992) was an American actress and opera singer who performed at the top opera houses in the world for 35 years. She also appeared in some films and TV shows, such as The Great Caruso, Matinee Theatre and Batman, and wrote a book about her career.
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Dorothy Kirsten was an American opera singer who performed at the top opera houses for 35 years. She also sang on the radio with Sinatra, Crosby, Como and wrote a book about her career.
- July 6, 1910
- November 18, 1992
Jul 2, 2024 · Dorothy Kirsten was an American opera singer, a lyric soprano who, in her 30-year career with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, specialized in title role interpretations of Giacomo Puccini’s operas Manon Lescaut, Tosca, La Bohème, and Madama Butterfly.
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Nov 19, 1992 · Dorothy Kirsten, the glamorous and gifted lyric soprano considered the definitive “Madama Butterfly” of her era, died early Wednesday at UCLA Medical Center where she had been hospitalized for...
Mar 31, 2010 · But Kirsten was not about to give an inauthentic performance, so her third act appearance was astride a horse. [Below: Minnie (Dorothy Kirsten) on horseback in San Francisco Opera’s 1960 production of Puccini’s “La Fanciulla del West”; edited image, based on a photograph, courtesy of the San Francisco Opera.]
Apr 1, 2013 · The great American soprano Dorothy Kirsten (1910-1992) sang almost all her life, starting—like Beverly Sills—when she was essentially still a girl and giving her last operatic performance when...
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