Brouwenstijn, Gré
Brouwenstijn, Gré ( Gerarda Benthina van Swot Brouwenstijn) (b Den Helder, 1915; d Amsterdam, 1999). Dutch soprano. Début Amsterdam 1940, joined Netherlands Opera 1946 (début as Tosca). Sang title-role in Jenůfa in Eng. for BBC perf., 1951. CG début 1951; Bayreuth 1954–6; Glyndebourne 1959. Sang Elisabeth (Don Carlos), CG 1958. A distinguished Leonore (Fidelio). Retired from stage 1971.
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