Sayão, Bidú ((de Oliveira))
Sayão, Bidú ((de Oliveira)) [ Balduina Sayão] (b Rio de Janeiro, 1902; d Lincolnville, Maine, 1999). Brazilian soprano. Début Rio 1926 (Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia). La Scala début 1930. Sang Gounod's Juliette at Paris Opéra and Opéra-Comique 1931. NY début 1935; NY Met 1937–52; Chicago Civic Opera 1941–5, Lyric Opera 1954; S. Francisco 1946–52. Retired 1957.
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