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Joan Cross
British opera singer (1900-1993) · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Died at 93
Joan Annie Cross was an English soprano, closely associated with the operas of Benjamin Britten, who wrote five roles with her in mind.
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She also sang in the Italian and German operatic repertoires, and later became a musical administrator, taking on the direction of the Sadler's Wells Opera Company and acting as principal of the Opera Studio in London. Her repertoire was unusually wide, ranging from lyric to dramatic soprano roles, from Mozart to Wagner. Most of her singing career was with Sadler's Wells Opera, the forerunner of the English National Opera but she appeared at the Royal Opera House from time to time.
