Elizabeth Connell obituary

South African born dramatic soprano with a popular following all over the worldThe internationally acclaimed dramatic soprano Elizabeth Connell, who has died at the age of 65 of cancer, was a dedicated artist with a popular following who paced her career to perfection. Born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, she studied in Britain at the London Opera Centre and made her debut as a mezzo-soprano at Wexford as Varvara in Kát'a Kabanová (1972).Between 1975 and 1980 she sang regularly at English Na...

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