Cloe Elmo, Mezzo-Soprano, (1909-1962) The renowned Italian mezzo-soprano was born in 1909 in the Italian town of Lecce. She began singing at an early age, and by age 17, she began her studies at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia. Due to the her wide range, she was initially thought to be a soprano. In fact she entered and won a voice competition in Vienna as a soprano. She continued her studies and and had first big break as Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana in 1935. Within a year, she joined La Scala as Meg Page in Verdi's Falstaff. Soon she was given roles in Il Trovatore and Tristan and Isolde, as well as many other leading mezzo roles. She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera as Azucena in Il Trovatore in 1947. Other roles included Santuzza, Mrs. Quickly in Falstaff, and Ulrica in Un Ballo in Maschera. 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... 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... This is about the Italian city of Lecce. ... Cavalleria rusticana (Rustic Chivalry) is an opera in one act by Pietro Mascagni to a libretto by Targioni-Tozzetti and Menasci, adapted from a short story by Giovanni Verga. ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, by night. ... Adolf Schrödter: Falstaff and his page Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare as a companion to Prince Hal, the future King Henry V. A fat, vainglorious, and cowardly knight, Falstaff leads the apparently wayward Prince Hal into trouble, but he... Il trovatore (The Troubadour) is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Leone Emanuele Bardare and Salvatore Cammarano, based on the play El Trobador by Antonio García Gutiérrez. ... For information about the knight from Arthurian folklore, see Tristan For the Richard Wagner opera, see Tristan und Isolde For the 2006 movie, see Tristan and Isolde (film) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, seen from Lincoln Center Plaza A full house at the old Metropolitan Opera House, seen from the rear of the stage, at the Metropolitan Opera House for a concert by pianist Józef Hofmann, November 28, 1937. ... Il trovatore (The Troubadour) is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Leone Emanuele Bardare and Salvatore Cammarano, based on the play El Trobador by Antonio García Gutiérrez. ... Adolf Schrödter: Falstaff and his page Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare as a companion to Prince Hal, the future King Henry V. A fat, vainglorious, and cowardly knight, Falstaff leads the apparently wayward Prince Hal into trouble, but he... Un ballo in maschera, or A Masked Ball, is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi with text by Antonio Somma. ...

She continued her career in Italy, but she abandoned her stage career in 1954 and accepted a teaching position in Ankara, where she died in 1962. Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the countrys second largest city after Ä°stanbul. ...

She's fondly remembered for her warm and natural voice, with its ample lower register and full high notes, as well as for her great temperament and passion.

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