- Elinor Ross
Elinor Ross (
August 1 ,1932 ) is an Americanopera singer, a dramaticsoprano particularly associated with the Italian repertory.Born in
Tampa ,Florida , she studied at the Syracuse University, and later came to New York to study with William Herman, Stanley Sontag and Leo Resnick. She made her debut with the Cincinnati Opera in 1958, as Leonora in "Il trovatore ", oppositeJussi Bjorling ,Giulietta Simionato andEttore Bastianini .She went on singing at the opera houses of Boston, Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia, San Francisco, New Orleans, Houston, Hartford, etc. In1968, she appeared at
Carnegie Hall in New York, in the Americanpremiere ofVerdi 's "Alzira ", and made her debut at theMetropolitan Opera in 1970, in the title role ofPuccini 's "Turandot ".Ross also enjoyed a successful international career, appearing at
La Scala in Milan,La Fenice in Venice, the opera houses ofBologna ,Palermo ,Florence ,Verona , theVienna State Opera , theBerlin State Opera , theTeatro Colón in Buenos Aires, etc.Her repertoire included roles such as Abigail, Lady Macbeth, Amelia, Leonora, Elisabetta, Aida, Gioconda, Santuzza, Maddalena, Tosca, Donna Anna, Medea, Norma, etc.
Despite her successes, Ross never really achieved international stardom and never made any commercial recordings, however a few live recordings of her performances reveal a singer of amazing qualities; the possessor of a huge and flexible voice of considerable beauty and range, and of great emotional impact.
Sadly, Ross was forced into retirement in 1979 due to illness.
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* [http://www.operissimo.com Operissimo.com]
* Opera News, Scott Barnes, July 2008.
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