Background
Ross, Elinor was born on August 1, 1932 in Tampa, Florida, United States. Daughter of Joe D. and Lillian Rosenthal.
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Elinor Ross
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Born in Tampa, Florida, she studied at the Syracuse University, and later came to New York to study with William Herman, Stanley Sontag and Leo Resnick.
Career
She made her debut with the Cincinnati Opera in 1958, as Leonora in Il trovatore, opposite Jussi Björling, Giulietta Simionato and Ettore Bastianini. She went on singing at the opera houses of Boston, Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia, San Francisco, New Orleans, Houston, Hartford, et cetera In 1968, she appeared at Carnegie Hall in New York, in the American premiere of Verdi"s Alzira, and made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1970, in the title role of Puccini"s Turandot.
Ross also enjoyed a successful international career, appearing at Louisiana Scala in Milan, Louisiana Fenice in Venice, the opera houses of Bologna, Palermo, Florence, Verona, the Vienna State Opera, the Berlin State Opera, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, et cetera
Her repertoire included roles such as Abigail, Lady Macbeth, Amelia, Leonora, Elisabetta, Aida, Gioconda, Santuzza, Maddalena, Tosca, Donna Anna, Medea, Norma, et cetera Ross was forced into retirement in 1979 due to illness.
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Daughter of Joe D. and Lillian Rosenthal. M. Aaron M. Diamond; 1 son, Ross.
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Judaism