Joan Cross

Joan Cross (born September 7, 1900 in London , † December 12, 1993 in Aldeburgh ) was a British opera singer ( soprano ).

Life

Joan Cross was initially a member of the choir at the Old Vic Theater in London. In 1924 she sang her first solo part there, Cherubino in the opera Le Nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart . From 1931 she was engaged as the first soprano at Sadler's Wells Opera London. During the Second World War she was the director of Sadler's Wells Opera Company. From 1946 she also began staging operas. In 1948 she co-founded the Opera School in London.

She was best known as an interpreter of operatic roles in works by Benjamin Britten . She sang in the world premieres of Peter Grimes ( Sadler's Wells Opera, 1945), The Rape of Lucretia ( Glyndebourne Festival Opera , 1946), Albert Herring (Glyndebourne Festival Opera, 1947), Gloriana ( Covent Garden Opera , 1953) and The Turn of the Screw ( La Fenice Venice , 1954). Britten also used them in some of his opera recordings.

literature

Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . Saur publishing house.

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personal data
SURNAME	Cross, Joan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British opera singer (soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH	7th September 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH	London
DATE OF DEATH	December 12, 1993
Place of death	Aldeburgh