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Horne's first major professional engagement was in 1954, when she dubbed the voice of Dorothy Dandridge (additional info and facts about Dorothy Dandridge) in the film Carmen Jones.
For many years, Horne was associated with the Australia (A nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony) n soprano Joan Sutherland (Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)).
Horne made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera (additional info and facts about Metropolitan Opera) in 1970 as Adalgisa in Bellini's Norma (A small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way) with Joan Sutherland in the title role.
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 Encyclopedia: Marilyn Horne
Another one of Horne's breakthroughs occurred in 1969 during a performance of Rossini's Le Siège de Corinthe at La Scala, when Horne received a remarkable mid-act seven minute ovation.
Horne, Marilyn (1934- ), American opera singer, who reestablished appreciation for mezzo-soprano bel canto and coloratura roles.
Horne's first major professional engagement was in 1954, when she dubbed the voice of
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 AllRefer.com - Marilyn Horne (Music: History, Composers, And Performers, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Marilyn Horne, Music: History, Composers, And Performers, Biographies
Horne is noted for the power and smoothness ("seamlessness") of her voice, evident in the ease with which she glides from one register to another.
Among her notable roles have been Eboli in Verdi's Don Carlos, Arsace in Rossini's Semiramide, and the title role in Bizet's Carmen.
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 Alan and Marilyn Bergman --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
As possibly the most important husband and wife lyric-writing team in American pop music history, Alan and Marilyn Bergman penned award-winning pop songs, film and theatrical scores, and television themes beginning in the late 1950s.
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His original and versatile camera work, a unique shorthand narrative style, and his bleak depiction of human loneliness and weakness have become his trademarks.
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 Marilyn Horne
Marilyn Horne: "The greatest singer in the world" turns a feisty 50 with a Met premiere and a controversial new book.
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Marilyn HORNE rehearses the tavern scene of the opera, "Carmen." (NYC26284) (Magnum Photos)
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