Danco, Suzanne (1911–2000)
Danco, Suzanne (1911–2000)
Belgian coloratura soprano. Born in Brussels, Belgium, Jan 22, 1911; died Aug 10, 2000, in Fiesole, near Florence, Italy; studied at Brussels Conservatory and with Fernando Carpi in Prague.
Won the International Bel Canto Prize in Venice (1936); debuted at the Genoa Opera as Fiodiligi in Mozart's Cosi fan tutte (1941); appeared in Teatro alla Scala (1948), Glyndebourne (1948–51), and Covent Garden (1951); remembered primarily as one of the most aristocratic and accomplished recitalists.
See also Women in World History.
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