Elizabeth Vaughan (born 12 March 1937) is a Welsh soprano, later a mezzo-soprano.
Vaughan was born in Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire, and studied at the Royal Academy of Music with Olive Groves. She made her debut in Cardiff with the Welsh National Opera as Abigaille in Nabucco in 1960, a role which she also sang at Sadler's Wells. She first appeared at the Royal Opera House as Isotta in Die schweigsame Frau in 1961, and bowed at the Metropolitan Opera in 1972 as Donna Elvira. Her account of Lady Penelope Rich in a 1984 performance of Gloriana at English National Opera was televised, and she appeared on screen numerous other times as well, including as an opera singer in Victor/Victoria.
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Magnificat (Formerly Attrib. Pergolesi): Et misericordia on Vivaldi: Gloria; Pergolesi: Magnificat by Elizabeth Vaughan, Janet Baker, Ian Partridge, Christopher Keyte, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir David Willcocks Gloria, RV 589: III. Laudamus te on Vivaldi: Gloria; Pergolesi: Magnificat by Elizabeth Vaughan, Janet Baker, Ian Partridge, Christopher Keyte, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir David Willcocks Gloria, RV 589: VI. Domine Deus, Rex caelestis on Vivaldi: Gloria; Pergolesi: Magnificat by Elizabeth Vaughan, Janet Baker, Ian Partridge, Christopher Keyte, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir David Willcocks Jenůfa, Her Step-Daughter, I/4, Act I Scene 1: Soon it will be evening (Jenůfa, Grandmother Buryja, Laca, Jano) (Brno version) on Janáček: Jenůfa by Leoš Janáček, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Elizabeth Vaughan, Dame Josephine Barstow, Janice Watson, Peter Wedd, Nigel Robson & Neal Davies Jenůfa, Her Step-Daughter, I/4, Act I Scene 5: My dear heart, my Števa, Števuska! (Jenůfa, Števa, Kostelnička, Grandmother Buryja, (Brno version) on Janáček: Jenůfa by Leoš Janáček, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Elizabeth Vaughan, Dame Josephine Barstow, Janice Watson, Peter Wedd, Nigel Robson & Neal Davies Jenůfa, Her Step-Daughter, I/4, Act I Scene 2: What are you doing here, Laca? (Foreman, Laca, Jenůfa, Grandmother Buryja, Kostelni (Brno version) on Janáček: Jenůfa by Leoš Janáček, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Elizabeth Vaughan, Dame Josephine Barstow, Janice Watson, Peter Wedd, Nigel Robson & Neal Davies Jenůfa, Her Step-Daughter, I/4, Act I Scene 7: How all this boasting of Števa (Laca, Jenůfa, Grandmother Buryja, Foreman, Barena) (Brno version) on Janáček: Jenůfa by Leoš Janáček, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Elizabeth Vaughan, Dame Josephine Barstow, Janice Watson, Peter Wedd, Nigel Robson & Neal Davies Jenůfa, Her Step-Daughter, I/4, Act I Scene 6: Števa, Števa, I know you got drunk today (Jenůfa, Števa, Grandmother Buryja) (Brno version) on Janáček: Jenůfa by Leoš Janáček, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Elizabeth Vaughan, Dame Josephine Barstow, Janice Watson, Peter Wedd, Nigel Robson & Neal Davies Jenůfa, Her Step-Daughter, I/4, Act III Scene 6: God be with you one and all! (Barena, Mayor, Jenůfa, Laca, Grandmother Buryja, Ko (Brno version) on Janáček: Jenůfa by Leoš Janáček, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Elizabeth Vaughan, Dame Josephine Barstow, Janice Watson, Peter Wedd, Nigel Robson & Neal Davies Jenůfa, Her Step-Daughter, I/4, Act I Scene 3: Come now, Jenůfa (Grandmother Buryja, Jenůfa) (Brno version) on Janáček: Jenůfa by Leoš Janáček, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Elizabeth Vaughan, Dame Josephine Barstow, Janice Watson, Peter Wedd, Nigel Robson & Neal Davies
Antonio Vivaldi / Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Elizabeth Vaughan, Janet Baker, Ian Partridge, Christopher Keyte, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, David Willcocks, The King's College Choir Of Cambridge
Georg Friedrich Händel - Elizabeth Vaughan, Alexander Young, Forbes Robinson, The King's College Choir Of Cambridge, David Willcocks, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
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