Ann Murray is an Irishmezzo-soprano. She was born on August 27, 1949 in Dublin. She studied with Frederick Cox at the Royal Manchester College of Music and made her stage debut as Alcestis in Alceste (Gluck) in 1974. She has since sung at all major opera houses and is highly acclaimed in works by Händel, Mozart, and Strauβ. A mezzo-soprano (meaning medium soprano in Italian) is a female singer with a range usually extending from the A below middle C to the F an eleventh above middle C. Mezzo-sopranos generally have a darker (or lower) vocal tone than sopranos, and their vocal range is between that... Alceste can may refer to: Alcestis, the mythical Greek princess Alcestis (play), the play by Euripedes (438 BC) Several operas based on the mythical Greek princess: Alceste (Lully), an opera by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1674) Alceste (Gluck), an opera by Gluck (1767) Alceste (Schweitzer), an opera by Anton Schweitzer (1772...
Ms. Murray performs mainly at Covent Garden, ENO, and the Bavarian State Opera (where she was named their Kammersängerin in 1998).
As a child AnneMurray studied piano for six years; at 15 she began three years of voice lessons with Karen Mills in Tatamagouche, NS.
Murray made her solo recording debut in 1968; in 1969 Capitol Records released her first hit, " Snowbird." Her US break came in 1970, when she joined singer-guitarist Glen Campbell on his popular TV show.
Seeking stability for her children, Murray undertook long-term engagements in Las Vegas, alternating with concerts in venues such as Carnegie Hall and Toronto's O'Keefe Centre.
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