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Marjorie Lawrence

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Australian singer

AustraliaMusiciansLived 1909 to 1979 · aged 69
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Marjorie Florence Lawrence CBE was an Australian dramatic soprano, particularly noted as an interpreter of Richard Wagner's operas. She was the first Metropolitan Opera soprano to perform the immolation scene in Götterdämmerung by riding her horse into the flames as Wagner had intended.

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1976Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1946Knight of the Legion of Honour

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Marjorie Florence Lawrence CBE was an Australian dramatic soprano, particularly noted as an interpreter of Richard Wagner's operas. She was the first Metropolitan Opera soprano to perform the immolation scene in Götterdämmerung by riding her horse into the flames as Wagner had intended. She was afflicted by polio from 1941. Lawrence later served on the faculty of the School of Music at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Country
Australia
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1909 to 1979 · aged 69
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12 languages

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