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| − | American lyric soprano '''Frances Yeend''' (1918 - ) was born in [[Vancouver, Washington]]. She studied voice at [[Washington State University]] in Pullman, Washington. Her first New York appearances were in 1943 in the Broadway run of Lehar's ''[[The Merry Widow]]'' with [[Jan Kiepura]] and [[Marta Eggerth]]. She joined Columbia Artists Management in 1944 and performed Micaela in a U.S tour of Bizet's ''[[Carmen]]'' that Columbia booked that fall. In April of 1946 Ms. Yeend made her first appearance as the [[soprano]] [[Solo (music)|soloist]] in [[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)|Beethoven's Ninth Symphony]] with the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]] under the direction of [[Serge Koussevitzky]]. The following summer she performed the role of Ellen Orford in the American premiere of [[Benjamin Britten]]'s [[Peter Grimes]] at the Tanglewood Music Festival. Yeend went on to become one of the members of the [[Bel Canto Trio]] with [[Mario Lanza]] and [[George London (baritone)|George London]]. Her debut with the New York City Center Opera was as Violetta in [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi's]] ''[[La traviata]]'' in 1948. Other roles there, over the next twelve years, included, Amelia in [[Gian-Carlo Menotti|Menotti's]] ''Amelia Goes to the Ball,'' Countess in [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart's]] ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]],'' Marguerite in Gounod's ''Faust,'' Eva in [[Richard Wagner|Wagner's]] ''Die Meistersinger,'' Micaela in ''Carmen,'' Felice in [[Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari|Wolf Ferrari's]] ''The Four Ruffians,'' the title role in Verdi's ''Aida,'' Nedda in [[Ruggero Leoncavallo|Leoncavallo's]] ''Pagliacci,'' the title roles in [[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini's]] ''Tosca'' and ''Turandot'' as well as Mimi in his ''La Boheme'' and all the soprano roles in [[Jacques Offenbach|Offenbach's]] ''The Tales of Hoffmann.'' Yeend made her debut with the [[Vienna State Opera|Vienna Staatsoper]] in 1953 in ''La traviata.'' She debuted at London's [[Royal Opera House|Covent Garden]] that same year as Mimi in ''La Boheme.'' In 1958 Yeend sang the title role of Puccini's ''Turandot'' at the [[Verona Arena|Arena di Verona]] in Italy. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Chrysothemis in [[Richard Strauss|Richard Strauss's]] ''Elektra'' in 1961. Other Met roles included Violetta in ''La traviata'' and Gutrune in Wagner's ''Götterdämerung.'' Yeend appeared as soloist with major [[orchestra]]s more than 300 times. She was a regular with the [[New York Philharmonic]], the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra|Chicago Symphony]], the [[Philadelphia Orchestra]] and the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra|Boston Symphony]]. She appeared extensively in recitals in the U. S., Canada and Europe. She recorded for [[RCA]], [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Mercury Records|Mercury]], MGM, and DaVinci Records. In 1966 Ms.Yeend joined the faculty of [[West Virginia University]] as Professor of Voice and Artist in Residence. She retired in 1978.
| + | '''Frances Yeend''' (January 28, 1918 - April 27, 2008) was an American lyric soprano. Hhe was born in Vancouver, [[Washington]], andhe studied voice at [[Washington State University]] in Pullman, Washington. Yeend was a member of the [[Bel Canto Trio]]. |
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| − | [[category:musicians]] | + | Her early notable appearances: |
| | + | *The Merry Widow |
| | + | *Micaela |
| | + | *Beethoven's Ninth Symphony |
| | + | *Peter Grimes |
| | + | *La Traviata |
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| | + | Later roles: |
| | + | *Amelia goes to the Ball |
| | + | *The Marriage of Figaro |
| | + | *Faust |
| | + | *Die Meistersinger |
| | + | *Carmen |
| | + | *The Four Ruffians |
| | + | *Aida |
| | + | *Pagliacci |
| | + | *Tosca |
| | + | *Turandot (twice) |
| | + | *La Bohème (twice) |
| | + | *The Tales of Hoffmann |
| | + | *La traviata (twice) |
| | + | *Elektra |
| | + | *Götterdämerung |
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| | + | Yeend appeared as a soloist with major orchestras more than 300 times and was regular with |
| | + | *New York Philharmonic |
| | + | *Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| | + | *Philadelphia Orchestra |
| | + | *Boston Symphony Orchestra |
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| | + | She appeared extensively in recitals in the U. S., Canada and Europe. She recorded for |
| | + | *RCA |
| | + | *Columbia Records |
| | + | *Mercury Records |
| | + | *MGM |
| | + | *DaVinci Records |
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| | + | In 1966 Yeend joined the faculty of [[West Virginia University]] as Professor of Voice and Artist in Residence. She retired in 1978. |
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Frances Yeend (January 28, 1918 - April 27, 2008) was an American lyric soprano. Hhe was born in Vancouver, Washington, andhe studied voice at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. Yeend was a member of the Bel Canto Trio.
Her early notable appearances:
- The Merry Widow
- Micaela
- Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
- Peter Grimes
- La Traviata
Later roles:
- Amelia goes to the Ball
- The Marriage of Figaro
- Faust
- Die Meistersinger
- Carmen
- The Four Ruffians
- Aida
- Pagliacci
- Tosca
- Turandot (twice)
- La Bohème (twice)
- The Tales of Hoffmann
- La traviata (twice)
- Elektra
- Götterdämerung
Yeend appeared as a soloist with major orchestras more than 300 times and was regular with
- New York Philharmonic
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Philadelphia Orchestra
- Boston Symphony Orchestra
She appeared extensively in recitals in the U. S., Canada and Europe. She recorded for
- RCA
- Columbia Records
- Mercury Records
- MGM
- DaVinci Records
In 1966 Yeend joined the faculty of West Virginia University as Professor of Voice and Artist in Residence. She retired in 1978.