Janet Perry (born in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a celebrated operatic soprano. As a child of eleven, she was seen in a stage-version of The Wizard of Oz, at the St Paul Civic Opera. Following high school, she matriculated at the Curtis Institute of Music, under the tutelage of Mme Eufemia Giannini Gregory. This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... Look up soprano in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Curtis Institute of Music is a conservatory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that offers courses of study leading to a performance Diploma, Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in Opera, and Professional Studies Certificate in Opera. ...

Having earned her Bachelor of Music, she left for Europe, where she was seen at the Kammeroper of Vienna and the opera of Linz, Austria. In subsequent seasons, Miss Perry was featured in most of the Continent's major opera houses, as well as most of its famed festivals, including those of Salzburg, Glyndebourne, Aix-en-Provence and Bregenz. A particular favorite of the late conductor Herbert von Karajan, she has also worked with Carlos Kleiber, Karl Böhm, Riccardo Muti, Daniel Barenboim, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Mstislav Rostropovich, Rafael Kubelík and Wolfgang Sawallisch. Acclaimed stage directors she has collaborated with include Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and Giorgio Strehler. Herbert von Karajan (Salzburg April 5, 1908 Anif near Salzburg – July 16, 1989) was an Austrian conductor. ... Carlos Kleiber (July 3, 1930 - July 13, 2004) was an Austrian conductor. ... Karl Böhm (August 28, 1894 - August 14, 1981) was a noted conductor. ... Riccardo Muti (born July 28, 1941, in Naples) is an Italian conductor best known for being the Music Director of Milans La Scala opera house, a position he held from 1986 to 2005, and of The Philadelphia Orchestra from 1980 to 1992. ... Daniel Barenboim conducting. ... Nikolaus Harnoncourt (born December 6, 1929) is an Austrian conductor, known for his historically accurate performances of music from the classical era and earlier. ... Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich (Мстисла́в Леопо́льдович Ростропо́вич) (born March 27, 1927), affectionately known as Slava, is a Russian (naturalized American) cellist and conductor, considered to be one of the greatest cellists ever. ... Rafael Jeroným Kubelík (June 29, 1914 in Býchory, Austria-Hungary, now Czech Republic – August 11, 1996 in Lucerne, Switzerland) was a Czech conductor and composer. ... Wolfgang Sawallisch (born August 26, 1923) is a German conductor and pianist. ... Jean-Pierre Ponnelle (1932-1988), a highly acclaimed opera director, was born in Paris on February 19, 1932. ... Giorgio Strehler (14 August 1921 – 25 December 1997) was one of the most influential directors of Italian opera and theatre. ...

In recent years, Miss Perry has dedicated more of her time to pedagogy.

Abridged Discography

• Smetana: The Bartered Bride [as Esmaralda] {in German} (Stratas, Kollo; Krombholc, 1975) Eurodisc
• Verdi: Falstaff [as Nannetta] (Kabaivanska, Ludwig, Araiza, Taddei; Karajan, 1980) Philips
• Mozart: Die Zauberflöte [as Papagena] (Mathis, Ott, Araiza, van Dam; Karajan, 1980) Deutsche Grammophon
• Mozart: Thamos, König in Ägypten (Harnoncourt, 1980) Teldec
• Mozart: "Great" Mass in C minor (Hendricks, Schreier, Luxon; Karajan, 1982) Deutsche Grammophon
• Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier [as Sophie] (Tomowa-Sintow, Baltsa, Moll; Karajan, 1982) Deutsche Grammophon
• Beethoven: Ninth Symphony (Baltsa, Cole, van Dam; Karajan, 1983) Deutsche Grammophon
• Bruckner: Te Deum (Karajan, 1984) Deutsche Grammophon
• Mercadante: Il bravo (Aprea, 1990) [live] Nuova Era

Abridged Videography

• Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro [as Barbarina] (Freni, Te Kanawa, Ewing, Prey, Fischer-Dieskau; Böhm, Ponnelle, 1976)
• Verdi: Falstaff (Kabaivanska, Ludwig, Araiza, Taddei; Karajan, Karajan, 1982) [live]
• Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Tomowa-Sintow, Baltsa, Moll; Karajan, Karajan, 1984) [live]
• Strauß II: Die Fledermaus [as Adele] (Coburn, Faßbaender, Wächter; C.Kleiber, Schenk, 1987) [live]