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'''Yvonne Fay Minton''' [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (born 4 December 1938) is an Australian-born but mostly British-resident [[opera]] singer. She is variously billed as a [[soprano]], [[mezzo-soprano]] or [[contralto]].
'''Yvonne Fay Minton''' [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (born 4 December 1938) is an Australian-born but mostly British-resident [[opera]] singer. She is variously billed as a [[soprano]], [[mezzo-soprano]] or [[contralto]].


A native of [[Sydney]], she originally studied voice while on a scholarship at the [[Sydney Conservatorium of Music|New South Wales Conservatorium of Music]].<ref name="Eriksson">{{cite web | url={{Allmusic | pure_url=yes | class=artist | id=q40708 | tab=biography}} | title = Yvonne Minton | last = Eriksson | first = Erik | publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] | work=[[Allmusic]] | accessdate=14 April 2012 }}</ref> She won the National [[Eisteddfod]] in [[Canberra]], as well as number of other singing competitions, such as the £1000 Shell Aria, 1960.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.ssms.org.au/organists.html | title = Organists of St Stephen's Presbyterian and Uniting Church | publisher = St Stephen's Presbyterian and Uniting Church, Macquarie Street, Sydney | accessdate = 6 April 2013 }}</ref> By this stage she had become one of the country's leading contraltos, often appearing on radio and television and with the Sydney and Queensland orchestras.
A native of [[Sydney]], she studied voice while on a scholarship at the [[Sydney Conservatorium of Music|New South Wales Conservatorium of Music]].<ref name="Eriksson">{{cite web | url={{AllMusic | pure_url=yes | class=artist | id=q40708 | tab=biography}} | title = Yvonne Minton | last = Eriksson | first = Erik | publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] | work=[[Allmusic]] | access-date=14 April 2012 }}</ref> She won the £1000 [[Shell Aria]], run in conjunction with the 1960 National Eisteddfod, Canberra.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103077914 |title=Sydney Girl Wins £1,000 Shell Aria |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=34 |issue=9,584 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=25 April 1960 |access-date=23 September 2023 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> By this stage she had become one of the country's leading contraltos, often appearing on radio and television and with the Sydney and Queensland orchestras.


Minton left Australia in 1961 to pursue her studies in London.<ref name="Eriksson"/> The same year, she won the [[Kathleen Ferrier]] Prize for the best contralto at the International Vocalist Competition at [['s-Hertogenbosch]] in the Netherlands. Her first major part in England was as Maggie Dempster in the premiere of [[Nicholas Maw]]'s ''One Man Show''.<ref name="Eriksson"/> She sang the role of Clotilde on the 1965 Decca recording of [[Vincenzo Bellini|Bellini]]'s [[Norma (opera)|''Norma'']].
Minton left Australia in 1961 to pursue her studies in London.<ref name="Eriksson"/> The same year, she won the [[Kathleen Ferrier]] Prize for the best contralto at the [[International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch]] in the Netherlands. Her first major part in England was as Maggie Dempster in the premiere of [[Nicholas Maw]]'s ''One Man Show''.<ref name="Eriksson"/> She sang the role of Clotilde on the 1965 Decca recording of [[Vincenzo Bellini|Bellini]]'s [[Norma (opera)|''Norma'']].


Shortly thereafter, she became a regular member of the company of the [[Royal Opera House]], [[Covent Garden]], appearing in such roles as Lola in ''[[Cavalleria rusticana]]''. She created the role of Thea in [[Michael Tippett|Tippett]]'s ''[[The Knot Garden]]'' (1970).<ref name="Eriksson"/> At the Cologne Opera from 1969 (début as Sesto in ''[[La clemenza di Tito]]'').<ref name="Eriksson"/> She has since appeared with most of the major English orchestras and in opera houses throughout Europe and the United States. She has also appeared at [[Bayreuth Festspielhaus|Bayreuth]] (Brangäne in ''[[Tristan und Isolde]]'') and the [[Salzburg Festival]] 1978 (Octavian). In 1973, she made her [[Metropolitan Opera]] debut as Octavian in [[Richard Strauss|Strauss]]'s ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]''. She sang the role of Countess Geschwitz in [[Lulu (opera)|''Lulu'']] in Paris in 1979. She has also made many concert appearances, notably with [[Georg Solti|Sir George Solti]] and the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]].
Shortly thereafter, she became a regular member of the company of the [[Royal Opera House]], [[Covent Garden]], appearing in such roles as Lola in ''[[Cavalleria rusticana]]''. She created the role of Thea in [[Michael Tippett|Tippett]]'s ''[[The Knot Garden]]'' (1970)<ref name="Eriksson"/> and appeared at the Cologne Opera from 1969 (début as Sesto in ''[[La clemenza di Tito]]'').<ref name="Eriksson"/> She has since appeared with most of the major English orchestras and in opera houses throughout Europe and the United States. She has also appeared at [[Bayreuth Festspielhaus|Bayreuth]] (Brangäne in ''[[Tristan und Isolde]]'') and the [[Salzburg Festival]] 1978 (Octavian). In 1973, she made her [[Metropolitan Opera]] debut as Octavian in [[Richard Strauss|Strauss]]'s ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]''. She sang the role of Countess Geschwitz in [[Lulu (opera)|''Lulu'']] in Paris in 1979. She has also made many concert appearances, notably with [[Georg Solti|Sir Georg Solti]] and the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]].


Her recordings include ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]'' ([[Georg Solti]]), ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]'' ([[Colin Davis]]), Bach's [[Mass in B minor]] ([[Karl Münchinger]]), Rossini's ''[[Stabat Mater (Rossini)|Stabat Mater]]'', Elgar's ''[[The Dream of Gerontius]]'', Mahler's ''[[The Song of the Earth]]'', ''[[Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen]]'', ''[[Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Mahler)|Des Knaben Wunderhorn]]'' (all with Solti), ''[[Tristan und Isolde]]'' ([[Leonard Bernstein]]), and ''[[Béatrice et Bénédict]]'' ([[Daniel Barenboim]]).
Her recordings include ''[[Parsifal]]'' ([[Armin Jordan]]), ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]'' ([[Georg Solti]]), ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]'' ([[Colin Davis]]), Bach's [[Mass in B minor]] ([[Karl Münchinger]]), Rossini's ''[[Stabat Mater (Rossini)|Stabat Mater]]'' ([[István Kertész (conductor)|István Kertész]]), Elgar's ''[[The Dream of Gerontius]]'', Mahler's ''[[The Song of the Earth]]'', ''[[Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen]]'', ''[[Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Mahler)|Des Knaben Wunderhorn]]'' (all with Solti), ''[[Tristan und Isolde]]'' ([[Leonard Bernstein]]), and ''[[Béatrice et Bénédict]]'' ([[Daniel Barenboim]]).


In the New Year Honours 1980, she was appointed [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) for services to music.<ref name="Honours">{{ cite web | url = http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1064981&search_type=simple&showInd=true | title = Search Australian Honours - Simple Search – Minton, Yvonne | publisher = It's an Honour ([[Government of Australia]]) | date = 31 December 1979 | accessdate = 14 April 2012 }}</ref>
In the New Year Honours 1980, she was appointed [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) for services to music.<ref name="Honours">{{ cite web | url = https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1064981 | title = Search Australian Honours - Simple Search – Minton, Yvonne | publisher = It's an Honour ([[Government of Australia]]) | date = 31 December 1979 | access-date = 14 April 2012 }}</ref>


==References==
==Sources==
*[https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/04/arts/review-opera-in-new-hall-echoes-of-glyndebourne-old.html?pagewanted=1 New York Times review of Eugene Onegin at Glyndebourne, 4 June 1994, accessed 21 January 2010]
*[https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/04/arts/review-opera-in-new-hall-echoes-of-glyndebourne-old.html?pagewanted=1 New York Times review of Eugene Onegin at Glyndebourne, 4 June 1994, accessed 21 January 2010]
*[http://www.musicweb-international.com/classRev/2009/June09/Berlioz_4800714.htm Musicweb review of Berlioz recordings, accessed 21 January 2010]
*[http://www.musicweb-international.com/classRev/2009/June09/Berlioz_4800714.htm Musicweb review of Berlioz recordings, accessed 21 January 2010]


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Latest revision as of 22:20, 22 September 2023

Yvonne Fay Minton CBE (born 4 December 1938) is an Australian-born but mostly British-resident opera singer. She is variously billed as a soprano, mezzo-soprano or contralto.

A native of Sydney, she studied voice while on a scholarship at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music.[1] She won the £1000 Shell Aria, run in conjunction with the 1960 National Eisteddfod, Canberra.[2] By this stage she had become one of the country's leading contraltos, often appearing on radio and television and with the Sydney and Queensland orchestras.

Minton left Australia in 1961 to pursue her studies in London.[1] The same year, she won the Kathleen Ferrier Prize for the best contralto at the International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. Her first major part in England was as Maggie Dempster in the premiere of Nicholas Maw's One Man Show.[1] She sang the role of Clotilde on the 1965 Decca recording of Bellini's Norma.

Shortly thereafter, she became a regular member of the company of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, appearing in such roles as Lola in Cavalleria rusticana. She created the role of Thea in Tippett's The Knot Garden (1970)[1] and appeared at the Cologne Opera from 1969 (début as Sesto in La clemenza di Tito).[1] She has since appeared with most of the major English orchestras and in opera houses throughout Europe and the United States. She has also appeared at Bayreuth (Brangäne in Tristan und Isolde) and the Salzburg Festival 1978 (Octavian). In 1973, she made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Octavian in Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier. She sang the role of Countess Geschwitz in Lulu in Paris in 1979. She has also made many concert appearances, notably with Sir Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Her recordings include Parsifal (Armin Jordan), Der Rosenkavalier (Georg Solti), The Marriage of Figaro (Colin Davis), Bach's Mass in B minor (Karl Münchinger), Rossini's Stabat Mater (István Kertész), Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius, Mahler's The Song of the Earth, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Des Knaben Wunderhorn (all with Solti), Tristan und Isolde (Leonard Bernstein), and Béatrice et Bénédict (Daniel Barenboim).

In the New Year Honours 1980, she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to music.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c d e Eriksson, Erik. "Yvonne Minton". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Sydney Girl Wins £1,000 Shell Aria". The Canberra Times. Vol. 34, no. 9, 584. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 25 April 1960. p. 3. Retrieved 23 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Search Australian Honours - Simple Search – Minton, Yvonne". It's an Honour (Government of Australia). 31 December 1979. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
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