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Elizabeth Connell
voc, 1946-2012 ZA, Port Elizabeth
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Frances Elizabeth Connell (22 October 1946 – 18 February 2012) was a South African-born operatic mezzo-soprano, and later soprano, whose career took place mainly in the United Kingdom and Australia.Connell was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa in 1946, to an English Catholic father from Yorkshire and an Irish Protestant mother from Ulster, one of five children. She read music at the University of the Witwatersrand, and after taking her degree, taught geography in secondary school.
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Suor Angelica: Sorelle in umiltà, mancaste alla quindena on Puccini: Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini, Dame Joan Sutherland, Christa Ludwig, Anne Collins, Elizabeth Connell, National Philharmonic Orchestra & Richard Bonynge Suor Angelica: O sorelle in pio lavoro on Puccini: Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini, Dame Joan Sutherland, Christa Ludwig, Anne Collins, Elizabeth Connell, National Philharmonic Orchestra & Richard Bonynge William Tell - Italian version / Act 4: "Tutto cangia, il ciel s'abbella" on Rossini: Guglielmo Tell by Gioachino Rossini, Riccardo Chailly, Sherrill Milnes, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Ambrosian Opera Chorus & National Philharmonic Orchestra Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A18 "Hymn of Praise": IIb. Solo and Chorus. Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele on Mendelssohn: Symphony No.2 "Lobgesang" by Felix Mendelssohn, Elizabeth Connell, Karita Mattila, Hans Peter Blochwitz, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra & Claudio Abbado Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A18 "Hymn of Praise": V. Duet & Chorus. Ich harrete des Herrn on Mendelssohn: Symphony No.2 "Lobgesang" by Felix Mendelssohn, Elizabeth Connell, Karita Mattila, Hans Peter Blochwitz, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra & Claudio Abbado I due Foscari / Act 1: Scena e Cabaletta: "Che mi rechi?" on Verdi: I Due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi, Piero Cappuccilli, José Carreras, Katia Ricciarelli, Samuel Ramey, ORF Symphony Chorus, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Lamberto Gardelli Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A18 "Hymn of Praise": IX. Duet. Drum sing ich mit meinem Liede on Mendelssohn: Symphony No.2 "Lobgesang" by Felix Mendelssohn, Elizabeth Connell, Karita Mattila, Hans Peter Blochwitz, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra & Claudio Abbado Aida / Act 4: La fatal pietra...O terra, addio on Joan Sutherland / Luciano Pavarotti - Love Duets by Dame Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, National Philharmonic Orchestra & Richard Bonynge William Tell - Italian version / Act 1: "Il piccol legno ascendi" on Rossini: Guglielmo Tell by Gioachino Rossini, Riccardo Chailly, Sherrill Milnes, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Ambrosian Opera Chorus & National Philharmonic Orchestra William Tell - Italian version / Act 1: "Oh! quale alta d'intorno" - "Pastori intorno ergete il canto!" on Rossini: Guglielmo Tell by Gioachino Rossini, Riccardo Chailly, Sherrill Milnes, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Ambrosian Opera Chorus & National Philharmonic OrchestraTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Song Of Songs / The Wilderness & The Solitary Place / Pierrot Of The Minute / Overture To A Greek Tragedy | Granville Bantock, Elizabeth Connell, Kim Begley, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley | 2003 | Album |
| Symphonies No. 8 / Das Knaben Wunderhorn | Gustav Mahler, Elizabeth Connell, Edith Wiens, Felicity Lott, Trudeliese Schmidt, Nadine Denize, Richard Versalle, Jorma Hynninen, Hans Sotin, Lucia Popp, Bernd Weikl, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt | 2002 | Compil. |
| Die Gezeichneten | Franz Schreker – Heinz Kruse, Elizabeth Connell, Monte Pederson, Alfred Muff, László Polgár, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lothar Zagrosek | 1995 | Album |
| Poliuto | Gaetano Donizetti - Nicola Martinucci, Elizabeth Connell, Renato Bruson, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma & Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Jan Latham-König | 1989 | Album |
| Symphonie N°8 ("Symphonie Des Mille") | Gustav Mahler, Klaus Tennstedt, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Tiffin Boys’ Choir, Elizabeth Connell, Edith Wiens, Felicity Lott, Trudeliese Schmidt, Nadine Denize, Richard Versalle, Jorma Hynninen, Hans Sotin | 1986 | Album |
| Mendelssohn - Symphonie Nr. 2 B-dur op. 52 "Lobgesang" | Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - The London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, Elizabeth Connell, Karita Mattila, Hans Peter Blochwitz, London Symphony Chorus | 1985 | Album |
| Lohengrin | Richard Wagner, Peter Hofmann, Karan Armstrong, Elizabeth Connell, Leif Roar, Siegfried Vogel, Bernd Weikl, Woldemar Nelsson, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele | 1983 | Album |
| Highlights From/Höhepunkte Aus/Extraits De Bayreuther Festspiele 1982 - Lohengrin | Richard Wagner - Peter Hofmann, Karan Armstrong, Elizabeth Connell, Leif Roar, Siegfried Vogel, Bernd Weikl ; Woldemar Nelsson | 1983 | Album |
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