Pauline Tinsley

Pauline Tinsley (1973)

Pauline Tinsley (born 1928) is a British soprano, notable for her performances for the Welsh National Opera (1962–1972, 1975–1981) and the English National Opera (1963–1974).^[1]

The entry in K.J. Kutsch & Leo Riemens 'Grosses Sängerlexicon' [1987 Edition, page 2980 f., Franke Verlag, Bern und Stuttgart] specifies that she was born in Wigan, near Manchester, on 27 March 1928 and studied at the Northern College 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. 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, and also sang at the New York City Opera, in Hamburg, Zűrich, Vancouver, Houston, and Santa Fé.

References

1. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music, 5th ed. Oxford University Press. 2013.