Elizabeth Harwood

Jean Elizabeth Harwood ( born May 27, 1938 in Barton Seagrave in Kettering, England, † 22 June 1990 in Ingatestone, England) was a British opera and oratorio singer ( lyric soprano ).

Life

Harwood studied at the Royal Northern College of Music, a conservatory in Manchester and made his debut in 1957 as Micaela in an arrangement by Carmen. In 1960, she experienced the breakthrough at Glyndebourne as Second Boy in The Magic Flute. Your teen - pure, the timbre Gundula Janowitz ago ' not dissimilar - but bulkier - soprano has been recognized worldwide, both in lyrical- dramatic as well as comedic roles (see discography ). Optical Harwood had a typical English stately, appearance, adapted brilliantly to their acoustic appearance.

Discography (selection)

• With Benjamin Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream (as Titania ), Scenes from Goethe's "Faust" ( as Gretchen )
• With Charles Mackerras: Messiah (soprano arias )
• With Herbert von Karajan: La Bohème ( Musetta ), The Merry Widow (as Hanna Glawari )