Minton, Yvonne (1938–)
Minton, Yvonne (1938–)
Australian mezzo-soprano. Born Yvonne Fay Minton, Dec 4, 1938, in Sydney, Australia; studied with Marjorie Walker at Sydney Conservatory and with Henry Cummings and Joan Cross in London; m. William Barclay, 1965.
Won Kathleen Ferrier prize and Hertogenbosch Competition (1961); debuted as Britten's Lucretia, London (1964); performed at Covent Garden (since 1965); debuted at Metropolitan Opera (1973) and Paris Opéra (1976); has performed in operas by Berg, Wagner, Bartók, Berlioz, Strauss, and Mozart. Named Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1980).
See also Women in World History.
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