Death of an enchanting British soprano

日本語要約

トリニダード出身のソプラノ歌手、ジル・ゴメスが83歳で死去した。グラインドボーンでキャリアを始め、ロイヤル・オペラ・ハウスでのティペット作品出演などで注目を集めた。フランクフルト、チューリッヒ等で活躍し、BBCのコメンテーターも務めた。1995年にはトーマス・アデスのオペラ『パウダー・ハー・フェイス』で公爵夫人役を演じた。

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The BBC has reported the death of the Trinidad-born soprano Jill Gomez, a scintillating presence in opera and media. Jill was 83. After acclaimed beginnings at Glyndebourne, she made national headlines by popping her bikini top at the Royal Opera House in Tippett’s The Knot Garden. A favourite of Jonathan Miller and Georg Solti, she flourished in Frankfurt, Zurich, Edinburgh and Lyon, also becoming a regular commentator on BBC Television. In 1995 she created the scandalous lead role of the Duchess of Argyll in Thomas Ades’s debut opera, Powder Her Face. Jill was a hardworking cast member who had no time for the rigidities of the opera establishment. She married the editor and writer Patrick Carnegy, who became 15th Earl of Northesk. The post Death of an enchanti

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