Zinka Milanov
Born: 17th May 1906, Zagreb, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
Died: 30th May 1989, Manhattan, New York City, US
Nationality: American
Zinka Milanov was a Croatian operatic dramatic soprano who had a major career centered on the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. After finishing her education in Zagreb, Milanov made her debut in 1927 in Ljubljana as Leonora in Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore. From 1928 to 1936, she was the leading soprano of the Croatian National Theatre. In 1937, Milanov performed at the Metropolitan Opera for the first time, where she continued to sing until 1966. She also performed as a concert singer and was a noted vocal coach and teacher.
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Joyce Barker (Magna Peccatrix), Beryl Hatt (Mater Gloriosa), Agnes Giebel (Una Poenitentium), Kerstin Meyer (Mulier Samaritana), Helen Watts (Maria Aegyptiaca), Kenneth Neate (Doctor Marianus), Alfred Orda (Pater Ecstaticus), Arnold van Mill (Pater Profundus), Emil Gilels (piano), Zinka Milanov (soprano), Kerstin Thorborg (contralto), Koloman von Pataky (tenor), Nicola Moscona (bass), Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Leonid Kogan (violin), Dennis Brain (horn), Wilfrid Parry (piano), Cyril Preedy (piano), Max Salpeter (violin), Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Janet Baker (mezzo), Graham Johnson (piano), Martin Isepp (piano), Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Clifford Curzon (piano), David Oistrakh (violin), Arthur Rubinstein (piano), Wilhelm Kempff (piano), Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano), Annie Fischer (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Chorus, BBC Choral Society, Hampstead Choral Society, Emanuel School Boys' Choir, Orptington Junior Singers, Goldsmith's Choral Union, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble, English String Quartet, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jascha Horenstein, Evgeny Mravinsky, Arturo Toscanini, Kyrill Kondrashin, Carlo Maria Giulini, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Benjamin Britten, Igor Markevitch, Norman del Mar, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Pierre Monteux, Sir Thomas Beecham
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Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Jan Peerce, Leonard Warren, Kerstin Thorborg & Zinka Milanov Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Bruno Walter
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VERDI: La Forza del Destino (Highlights)
Zinka Milanov (soloist), Jan Peerce (soloist), Leonard Warren (soloist), Raymond Keast (soloist), Nicola Moscona (soloist), RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale, Renato Cellini, Robert Shaw
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Verdi: A Masked Ball (Highlights)
Leonard Warren (baritone), Marian Anderson (contralto), Jan Peerce (tenor), Zinka Milanov (soprano), Roberta Peters (soprano), Metropolitan Opera, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Erich Leinsdorf
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