Tinsley was born in Wigan, near Manchester in March 1928 and studied at the Northern School of Music with Margaret Dillon and Ellis Keeler, and then in London with Joan Cross, Dame Eva Turner and Roy Henderson. Her debut was in 1961 as Desdemona in Rossini's Otello with the Philopera Company at St. Pancras Town Hall, London, and she also sang leading roles in early Verdi and Wagner operas with that company.[2] She joined the Welsh National Opera in 1962 and the English National Opera in 1963, specialising in operas by Verdi, Puccini and Richard Strauss.
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pauline, tinsley, pauline, cecilia, tinsley, march, 1928, 2021, british, soprano, notable, performances, welsh, national, opera, 1962, 1972, 1975, 1981, english, national, opera, 1963, 1974, 1973, biography, edittinsley, born, wigan, near, manchester, march, 1. Pauline Cecilia Tinsley 27 March 1928 10 May 2021 was a British soprano notable for her performances for the Welsh National Opera 1962 1972 1975 1981 and the English National Opera 1963 1974 1 Pauline Tinsley 1973 Biography editTinsley was born in Wigan near Manchester in March 1928 and studied at the Northern School of Music with Margaret Dillon and Ellis Keeler and then in London with Joan Cross Dame Eva Turner and Roy Henderson Her debut was in 1961 as Desdemona in Rossini s Otello with the Philopera Company at St Pancras Town Hall London and she also sang leading roles in early Verdi and Wagner operas with that company 2 She joined the Welsh National Opera in 1962 and the English National Opera in 1963 specialising in operas by Verdi Puccini and Richard Strauss In 1965 she became a member of The Royal Opera Covent Garden where she appeared as the Kostelnicka in Jenufa by Janacek the title roles of Elektra and Tosca and in other leading roles 2 Tinsley also sang at Glyndebourne Festival Opera the New York City Opera in Hamburg Zurich Vancouver Houston and Santa Fe 2 She was prized for her compelling dramatic presence and her easily heard untiring voice 2 She sang Public Opinion in the 1983 BBC television production of Orpheus in the Underworld 3 Tinsley died on 10 May 2021 aged 93 Her marriage to George Neighbour produced two children John and Julia Her children survive her 4 References edit The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music 5th ed Oxford University Press 2013 a b c d Forbes Elizabeth 2001 Tinsley Pauline In Sadie Stanley Tyrrell John eds The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2nd ed London Macmillan Publishers ISBN 978 1 56159 239 5 Orpheus in the Underworld British Film Institute retrieved 10 April 2013 Barry Millington 14 May 2021 Pauline Tinsley obituary The Guardian Retrieved 15 July 2021 External links editPauline Tinsley discography at Discogs Pauline Tinsley at IMDb nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pauline Tinsley Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pauline Tinsley amp oldid 1170766710, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
