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Yvonne Kenny
12+ albums
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Yvonne Kenny (born 25-Nov-1950) is an Australian soprano, particularly associated with Handel and Mozart roles. Born in Sydney, New South Wales, she first studied at the University of Sydney in science, hoping to become a biochemist, but decided to pursue a career in music instead. She studied first with Myra Lambert at the Sydney Conservatorium, and later won a schorlarship to study at the opera school at La Scala in Milan. After a year of study there she came to England, where after a few recitals and TV appearances, her breakthrough came on 11-Oct-1975, when she replaced, with only four days' notice, the soprano scheduled to sing in an Opera Rara concert performance of Donizetti 's Rosmonda d'Inghilterra at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. It was a triumph and the virtually unknown Kenny became an overnight star. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro
2,3152Rinaldo, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io pianga
1,4643Rusalka, Act 1: Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém (Song to the Moon)
1,4494Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), Act 2: Vilja Song
7735Requiem K626 (Mass No. 19 in D minor), Sequenz: Lacrimosa
3556Panis Angelicus, Op. 12
2207I. Molto moderato
1848Rinaldo, HWV 7: "Lascia ch'io pianga"
1299Abide With Me (Arr. Julian Lee)
11510Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs': III. Lento (Cantabile - semplice)
91albums
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The 50 Most Essential Opera Classics
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100 Best Film Classics
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Simple Gifts
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The 50 Most Essential Classics of the Romantic Era
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 3, "Pastoral" / Oboe Concerto
The Divine Yvonne Kenny
The Best Of Yvonne Kenny
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Something Wonderful
Schubert, Strauss, Poulenc, Rodrigo, Copland, Recital at Wigmore Hall, Live
Gorecki - Symphony No. 3 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs'
Schubert, Strauss, Poulenc, Rodrigo, Copland, Recital at Wigmore Hall, Liv
The Salley Gardens: A Treasury of English Song