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Marie Collier
voc, 1927-1971 GB, Ballarat
Singer / Musician of Classical
Marie Elizabeth Collier (16 April 1927 – 8 December 1971) was an Australian operatic soprano.Marie Collier was born in Ballarat, Victoria to Thomas Robinson Collier (1894–1962), a railway employee, and his wife Annie Marie (née Bechaz). She attended Camberwell High School from 1941 to 1943. Due to an injured arm, she gave up piano and started training as a singer. She first came to prominence in March 1952 singing the role of Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana for the National Theatre Opera company in Melbourne. On 10 December 1952 she married Victor Benjamin Vorwerg, a civil engineer. Collier became more widely known in Australia during 1953–54 while performing Magda Sorel in Gian Carlo Menotti's The Consul, for a total of seventy-five performances in Melbourne, Sydney and regional areas.
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Elektra, Op. 58, TrV 223: "Schweig, und tanze." on Richard Strauss: Elektra by Richard Strauss, Sir Georg Solti, Birgit Nilsson, Regina Resnik, Marie Collier, Tom Krause, Gerhard Stolze, Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker Elektra, Op. 58, TrV 223: "Ich kann nicht sitzen und ins Dunkel starren" on Richard Strauss: Elektra by Richard Strauss, Sir Georg Solti, Birgit Nilsson, Regina Resnik, Marie Collier, Tom Krause, Gerhard Stolze, Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker Elektra, Op. 58, TrV 223: "Elektra!" on Richard Strauss: Elektra by Richard Strauss, Sir Georg Solti, Birgit Nilsson, Regina Resnik, Marie Collier, Tom Krause, Gerhard Stolze, Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker Elektra, Op. 58, TrV 223: "Es geht ein Lärm los." on Richard Strauss: Elektra by Richard Strauss, Sir Georg Solti, Birgit Nilsson, Regina Resnik, Marie Collier, Tom Krause, Gerhard Stolze, Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker Elektra, Op. 58, TrV 223: "Hörst du denn nicht" on Richard Strauss: Elektra by Richard Strauss, Sir Georg Solti, Birgit Nilsson, Regina Resnik, Marie Collier, Tom Krause, Gerhard Stolze, Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker Elektra, Op. 58, TrV 223: "Elektra! Schwester!" on Richard Strauss: Elektra by Richard Strauss, Sir Georg Solti, Birgit Nilsson, Regina Resnik, Marie Collier, Tom Krause, Gerhard Stolze, Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker Elektra, Op. 58, TrV 223: "Orest! Orest ist tot!" on Richard Strauss: Elektra by Richard Strauss, Sir Georg Solti, Birgit Nilsson, Regina Resnik, Marie Collier, Tom Krause, Gerhard Stolze, Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker Elektra, Op. 58, TrV 223: "Du! Du! Denn du bist stark! Wie stark du bist" on Richard Strauss: Elektra by Richard Strauss, Sir Georg Solti, Birgit Nilsson, Regina Resnik, Marie Collier, Tom Krause, Gerhard Stolze, Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker Elektra, Op. 58, TrV 223: "Es muss etwas geschehen sein" on Richard Strauss: Elektra by Richard Strauss, Sir Georg Solti, Birgit Nilsson, Regina Resnik, Marie Collier, Tom Krause, Gerhard Stolze, Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker Elektra, Op. 58, TrV 223: "Nun muß es hier von uns geschehn." on Richard Strauss: Elektra by Richard Strauss, Sir Georg Solti, Birgit Nilsson, Regina Resnik, Marie Collier, Tom Krause, Gerhard Stolze, Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener PhilharmonikerTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Traviata | Giuseppe Verdi, Maria Callas, Cesare Valletti, Mario Zanasi, Marie Collier, Nicola Rescigno | 1989 | Album |
| Elekttra | Marie Collier | 1975 | Album |
| Elektra (Highlights) | Richard Strauss, Birgit Nilsson, Regina Resnik, Marie Collier, Tom Krause, Gerhard Stolze, Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti | 1970 | Album |
| One Fine Day / Death Of Butterfly | Marie Collier | 1960 | Single |
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