Maria de Francesca-Cavazza is a

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

operatic

soprano A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...

and voice teacher. Raised in the United States, she is a graduate of the Sherwood Conservatory of Music at the

Columbia College Chicago Columbia College Chicago is a Private college, private art college in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890, it has 5,928https://about.colum.edu/effectiveness/pdf/spring-2021-student-profile.pdf students pursuing degrees in more than 60 undergra ...

where she was a pupil of Maria Hussa-Greve and Garvin Williamson. In 1961, she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Shortly thereafter, she moved to Germany to pursue further studies at the Hochschule für Musik Köln with Margarete Düren. She made her professional opera debut in 1962 at the Cologne Opera in a minor role, and the following year performed her first leading role with that company as Tsaritsa Militrisa in

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov . At the time, his name was spelled Николай Андреевичъ Римскій-Корсаковъ. la, Nicolaus Andreae filius Rimskij-Korsakov. The composer romanized his name as ''Nicolas Rimsk ...

's ''

The Tale of Tsar Saltan The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of His Son the Renowned and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Gvidon Saltanovich, and of the Beautiful Princess-Swan ( rus, «Сказка о царе Салтане, о сыне его славном и могучем богаты� ...

''. She then appeared as a leading soprano at several German opera houses, working as a member of the

Opernhaus Wuppertal Opernhaus Wuppertal (Wuppertal Opera House) is a German theatre in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. It houses mostly performances of operas, but also plays, run by the municipal Wuppertaler Bühnen. The house is also the venue for dance perfo ...

(1964–1965), the Kiel Opera House (1965–1967), the

Staatsoper Nürnberg State Opera may refer to : * Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Germany * Berlin State Opera * Hamburg State Opera * Staatsoper Hannover * Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden * Hungarian State Opera House * Vienna State Opera * Prague State Opera The Sta ...

(1967–1976), and the Staatsoper Stuttgart (1976–1986). As a guest artist, she has made appearances at the Bavarian State Opera, the

Bayreuth Festival The Bayreuth Festival (german: link=no, Bayreuther Festspiele) is a music festival held annually in Bayreuth, Germany, at which performances of operas by the 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner are presented. Wagner himself conceived ...

and the Vienna State Opera, among others. She can be heard and seen in the role of the Cardillac's daughter in Hindemith's opera Cardillac, conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch, on a 1985 Munich DVD issued by Deutsche Grammophon. De Francesca-Cavazza has taught on the music faculties of conservatories in Munich and Nuremberg.

References

Living people German operatic sopranos Winners of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Year of birth missing (living people) Voice teachers {{germany-opera-singer-stub