| Tatiana Troyanos |
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Born in New York City of Greek extraction, she is best known for one of the best recordings of the Bizet Opera '' Carmen ''. Troyanos went to Forest Hills High School in Forest Hills, New York . In High School , her nickname was "Totsie". In 1963, Troyanos made her professional operatic debut at the New York City Opera as Hippolyta in Benjamin Britten 's '' A Midsummer Night's Dream ''. 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. Troyanos died from Liver Cancer at the age of 54 in New York City . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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