Astrid Varnay

Singer, Musical Artist

1918 – 2006

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Who was Astrid Varnay?

Ibolyka Astrid Maria Varnay was an American dramatic soprano of Hungarian heritage and Swedish birth, who did most of her work in the United States and Germany. She was, along with Birgit Nilsson and Martha Mödl, one of the three leading Wagnerian heroic sopranos of her generation. Her voice on record is readily recognisable by its seemingly limitless upper register.

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Born
Apr 25, 1918
Stockholm
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Sep 4, 2006

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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