Mignon Dunn
Sign in to saveAmerican mezzo-soprano opera singer
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- 1931-06-17
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Mignon Dunn (born June 17, 1928 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a leading American dramatic mezzo-soprano and voice teacher. Life and career: Born in Memphis, Dunn grew up in Tyronza, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee. She studied voice with Karin Branzell and Beverley Peck Johnson. She made her official debut, in the title role of Carmen, on September 8, 1955, with the Experimental Opera Theatre of America/New Orleans Opera Association, with Norman Treigle in his first Escamillo, conducted by Renato C
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- 17 June 1931
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- Dunn
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- United States
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- opera singer
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- Brooklyn College
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1928 births20th-century American women opera singers21st-century American womenAmerican operatic mezzo-sopranosBLP articles lacking sources from May 2019Brooklyn College facultyClassical musicians from ArkansasClassical musicians from TennesseeLiving peoplePeople from Poinsett County, ArkansasSingers from ArkansasSingers from Memphis, Tennessee