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Nell Rankin

voc, 1924-2005 US, Montgomery, Alabama
Singer of Classical

Nell Rankin (January 3, 1924 – January 13, 2005) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano. Although a successful opera singer internationally, she spent most of her career at the Metropolitan Opera where she worked from 1951-76. She was particularly admired for her portrayals of Amneris in Verdi's Aida and the title role in Bizet's Carmen. Opera News said, "Her full, generous tone and bold phrasing, especially in the Italian repertory, were unique among American mezzos of her generation.

     
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Madama Butterfly / Act 1: Sorride Vostro Onore? on Puccini: Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, Renata Tebaldi, Giuseppe Campora, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Alberto Erede
La Gioconda, Op. 9, Act I: Che fai? vaneggi? (Live) on Ponchielli: La Gioconda, Op. 9 by Amilcare Ponchielli, Zinka Milanov, Gianni Poggi, Leonard Warren, Nell Rankin, Cesare Siepi, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Fausto Cleva
Madama Butterfly / Act 1: Viene la sera on Puccini: Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, Renata Tebaldi, Giuseppe Campora, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Alberto Erede
Madama Butterfly / Act 1: Bimba, bimba, non piangere on Puccini: Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, Renata Tebaldi, Giuseppe Campora, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Alberto Erede
Madama Butterfly / Act 2: E Izaghi ed Izanami, Sarundasico e Kami on Puccini: Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, Renata Tebaldi, Giuseppe Campora, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Alberto Erede
La Gioconda: Voce di donna o d'angelo on La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli, Eileen Farrell, Franco Corelli, Robert Merrill, Nell Rankin, Giorgio Tozzi, Mignon Dunn, Lou Marcella, John Trehy, George Cehanovsky, Alessio De Paolis, Louis Sgarro, Peter Sliker, Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera & Fausto Cleva
La Gioconda: L'ora non giunse ancor del vespro santo; on La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli, Eileen Farrell, Franco Corelli, Robert Merrill, Nell Rankin, Giorgio Tozzi, Mignon Dunn, Lou Marcella, John Trehy, George Cehanovsky, Alessio De Paolis, Louis Sgarro, Peter Sliker, Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera & Fausto Cleva
La Gioconda: E un anatèma! on La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli, Eileen Farrell, Franco Corelli, Robert Merrill, Nell Rankin, Giorgio Tozzi, Mignon Dunn, Lou Marcella, John Trehy, George Cehanovsky, Alessio De Paolis, Louis Sgarro, Peter Sliker, Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera & Fausto Cleva
Madama Butterfly / Act 2: Or vienmi ad adornar on Puccini: Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, Renata Tebaldi, Giuseppe Campora, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Alberto Erede
Madama Butterfly / Act 2: Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio on Puccini: Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, Renata Tebaldi, Giuseppe Campora, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Alberto Erede

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Title Artist Year Type
Highlights From Madama ButterflyGiacomo Puccini / Renata Tebaldi, Nell Rankin, Giuseppe Campora, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia And Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Alberto Erede1994Album
Madam ButterflyGiacomo Puccini / Renata Tebaldi : Nell Rankin : Giuseppe Campora : Giovanni Inghilleri1957Single
Songs Of BrahmsNell Rankin, Coenraad V. Bos, Carlton CooleyAlbum
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