Amara, Lucine

Amara, Lucine

▪ American opera singer
original name  Lucine Tockqui Armaganian  
born Mar. 1, 1927, Hartford, Conn., U.S.

      American operatic soprano, prima donna of the Metropolitan Opera (Metropolitan Opera Association) in New York.

      Amara studied singing in San Francisco, where she sang in the chorus of the San Francisco Opera (1945–46) and made her concert debut at the War Memorial Opera House (c. 1946). She continued her studies at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, Calif. (1947), and won a contest leading to an appearance at the Hollywood Bowl (1948). She spent the next two years as a student at the University of Southern California and as a soloist for the San Francisco Symphony.

      Following her Metropolitan Opera debut (1950) as the Celestial Voice in Don Carlos, Amara sang with the group in 800 performances, more than 60 of which were broadcast on radio and television. Among her many leading lyric and dramatic roles, she regularly appeared as Micaëla (Carmen), Cio-Cio-San (Madame Butterfly), and Tatiana (Eugene Onegin). She also performed in Europe, Asia, and South America, and her clear, cool voice was recorded in productions including I Pagliacci and La Bohème. In 1989 she was inducted into the Academy of Vocal Arts Hall of Fame.

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