Background
CARLYLE, Joan was born on April 6, 1931. Daughter of late Edgar J. Carlyle and Margaret M. Carlyle.
CARLYLE, Joan was born on April 6, 1931. Daughter of late Edgar J. Carlyle and Margaret M. Carlyle.
Howell’s School, Denbigh, North. Wales.
Oscar, Balio in Maschera 1957-1958; Sophie, Der Rosenkavalier 1958-1959; Nedda, Pagliacci (Zeffirelli production) 1959, Mimi, Louisiana Boheme 1960, Titania, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Britten (Gielgud production) 1960, Pamina, Magic Flute 1962, 1966, Countess, Marriage of Figaro 1963, Zdenka, Arabella (Hartman Production) 1964, Suor Angelica 1965, Desdemona, Othello 1965, Arabella 1967, Marschallin, Der Rosenkavalier 1968, Jenifer, Midsummer Marriage 1969, Donna Anna 1970, Reiza, Oberon 1970, Adrianna Lecouvreur 1970, Russalka, Elizabetta, Don Carlos 1975; major roles sung abroad include Oscar, Nedda, Mimi, Pamina, Zdenka, Micaela, Donna Anna, Arabella, Elizabetta and Desdemona; debut at Salzburg, Metropolitan Opera, New York and Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires 1968; several recordings including Von Karajan"s production of Pagliacci as Nedda and Midsummer Marriage as Jenifer.Debut at Salzburg, Metropolitan Opera, New York and Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires 1968.
Married Robert Duray Aiyar.