Person Open DS/UK/10552 Lane; Gloria (1925-); American mezzo-soprano Lane Gloria 1925- American mezzo-soprano Female Born Gussie Siet

Widely appreciated as one of the greatest voices of the twentieth century, most of Gloria Lane's (born 6 June 1925, Trenton, New Jersey, USA) best years were spent in Europe, where she triumphed in over 500 performances of Carmen in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as in roles as challenging as Ariadne (in Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos), Katerina (in Shostakovich’s Katerina Ismailova), and Baba the Turk (in Britten’s The Rake’s Progress). In her native country, she sang with the New York City Opera, and on Broadway she originated the roles of the Secretary in Menotti’s The Consul and of Desideria in the same composer’s The Saint of Bleecker Street. www.masterworksbroadway.com International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 12/19/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 f6c7123b-43d2-403b-89b9-7afe48f1fc6b