Tatiana Troyanos

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Tatiana Troyanos (Greek: Τατιάνα Τρωϊάνου, Tatiána Trōïánou, September 12, 1938 – August 21, 1993) was an American mezzo-soprano of Greek and German descent. Born in New York City, Troyanos grew up in Forest Hills, Queens, where she attended Forest Hills High School. In high school, her nickname was "Totsie". Before making her operatic debut, Troyanos appeared as a chorus member in the original production of The Sound of Music. Professional career In 1963, Troyanos made her professional operatic debut at the New York City Opera as Hippolyta in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The next year, she sang the role of Marina Mnishek in that company's first production of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov. A mainstay of the Metropolitan Opera from 1976, she was internationally revered for her uniquely sensual, burnished sound, her versatility and beauty, as well as the thrilling intensity of all her performances. In the early 1980s, Troyanos appeared in several opening-night performances at that house including Adalgisa in Bellini's Norma (opposite Renata Scotto), Octavian in Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier, and Didon in Berlioz's Les Troyens. In 1984 she sang in the world premiere of Act I of Rachmaninoff's opera Monna Vanna, which had been left in piano score by the composer and orchestrated by Igor Buketoff. Troyanos also enjoyed an equally versatile career as a recording artist, appearing in the title role of Sir Georg Solti's acclaimed recording of Bizet's Carmen, Cherubino

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Bizet: Carmen

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Handel And Mozart: Arias And Duets

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Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro

Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro - Highlights

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The Opera 2011 Album (Disc 1)

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Bernstein: West Side Story

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Bizet: Carmen (3 CDs)

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Bizet: Carmen - Highlights

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Opera Gold CD3

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The Opera Album 2011

Purcell: Dido And Aeneas (Highlights); The Fairy Queen (Highlights)

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