Dame Anne Evans DBE (born August 20, 1941, London) is an internationally successful Welsh soprano, knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... For an explanation of terms like England, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology) Motto: Dieu et mon droit (Royal motto) (French for God and my right)3 Anthem: God Save the Queen4 Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English de facto 5 Government Monarch Prime... Look up Soprano in Wiktionary, the free dictionary In music, a soprano is a singer with a voice ranging approximately from the A below middle C to high C two octaves above middle C (i. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926, is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Anne Evans made her debut as Countess Ceprano in La Traviata 1967 in Geneva and when on to make her debut in a leading role in 1968 as Fiordiligi in Cosi fan Tutti at the then Sadler's Wells, later English National Opera in 1968 to critical acclaim. In the early years of her career, she sang many of the leading Puccini and Mozart soprano roles, like Tosca and Countess Almaviva in Il Nozze di Figaro. In the late sixties she started to work with the lighter Wagner roles, like Elsa in Lohengrin and Senta in the Flying Dutchman; roles that became her trade mark. However, it was the role of Brünnhilde that would earn her international fame, most notably in the Wagner temple of Bayreuth in 1989-1992, a performance which was also captured on cd and video (now tranferred to DVD), conducted by the great Wagerian Daniel Barenboim. This performance also earned her an Olivier Award. She then when on to be one of the truly great Isoldes, a role which is often considered to be her finest achievment. Being a spinto soprano rather than a dramatic one, the voice of Anne Evans has been one of the strongest influences on the contemporary trend of "less vocal brawn and more brain" in Wagnerian singing. The notion of what voices are suited for Wagner and which aren't will thankfully never be the same... In 2003 she retired from performing to dedicate herself to giving Master Classes and to coach other British singers in Wagnerian performance techniques. Her last public performance was in 2005 in a comeback performance in Cardiff doing excerpts from her celebrated Isolde and other great Wagner performances. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Education

Dame Evans studied at the Royal College of Music with among others Margaret Cable and the Geneva Conservatoire. She was accepted into the conservatoire without actually having had any formal training as a singer. For her audition she surprisingly did Carmen. She started out as a mezzo at the Royal College, but one of her teachers immediately recognised her soprano potential.

External links

• BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2005 Jury
• Anne Evans at the IMDB