Carlson, Claudine
Carlson, Claudine
Carlson, Claudine French-American mezzo-soprano; b. Mulhouse, Feb. 26, 1937. She studied in Calif, and at the Manhattan School of Music in N.Y. with Jennie Tourel and Esther Andreas; then embarked on a successful career as a concert singer. On April 18, 1968, she made her first appearance at the N.Y.C. Opera as Cornelia in Giulio Cesare. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in N.Y. as Geneviève in Pelléas et Mélisande on Oct. 11, 1977, and sang there again in 1981. Gifted with a voice of fine quality, she gained particular renown in the French repertoire.
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