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Yvonne Kenny
*1950 AU, Sydney
Classical
A.k.a. Winton Kenny
Yvonne Kenny AM (born 25 November 1950) is an Australian soprano, particularly associated with Handel and Mozart roles.Born in Sydney, she first studied at the University of Sydney in science, hoping to become a biochemist, but decided to pursue a career in music instead. She studied first with Myra Lambert at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and later won a scholarship to study at the opera school at La Scala in Milan. After a year of studying there, she went to England, where after a few recitals and TV appearances, her breakthrough came on 11 October 1975, when she replaced, with only four days' notice, the soprano scheduled to sing in an Opera Rara concert performance of Donizetti's Rosmonda d'Inghilterra at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. It was a triumph and the virtually unknown Kenny
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Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": 2. Lento e largo on Górecki: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs by Henryk Górecki, Yvonne Kenny, Takuo Yuasa & Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro on The 99 Most Essential Classics of the Romantic Era by Various Artists Die Csardasfurstin (The Gypsy Princess): Act II: Entr'akt on Kalman: Csardasfurstin by Emmerich Kálmán Die Csardasfurstin (The Gypsy Princess): Act III: Schlussgesang: Tausend kleine Engel (Sylva, Stasi, Edwin, Boni) on Kalman: Csardasfurstin by Emmerich Kálmán The Merry Widow, Act II: Vilja-Lied on Something Wonderful by Vladimir Kamirski, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Yvonne Kenny Rinaldo, HWV 7: "Lascia ch'io pianga" on I Do! - Classical Wedding Music by Various Artists Abide With Me (Arr. Julian Lee) on Something Wonderful by Vladimir Kamirski, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Yvonne Kenny Rusalka: Song to the Moon on Simple Gifts by Yvonne Kenny, Vladimir Kamirski & Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Die Csardasfurstin (The Gypsy Princess): Vorspiel on Kalman: Csardasfurstin by Emmerich Kálmán Carmen, WD 31, Act IV: Si tu m'aimes, Carmen on Bizet: Carmen by Georges Bizet, Teresa Berganza, Plácido Domingo, Ileana Cotrubas, Sherrill Milnes, Ambrosian Singers, London Symphony Orchestra & Claudio AbbadoTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Gifts | Yvonne Kenny, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Kamirski | 2014 | Album |
| Yvonne Kenny sings Four Last Songs | Richard Strauss, Yvonne Kenny, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Fritzsch | 2010 | Album |
| Vienna, City Of My Dreams | Yvonne Kenny, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | 2008 | Album |
| The Fairy Queen | Henry Purcell / Yvonne Kenny, Thomas Randle, Simon Rice, Richard Van Allan, The English National Opera Orchestra And The English National Opera Chorus, Nicholas Kok, David Pountney, Quinny Sacks | 2004 | Single |
| The Marriage of Figaro | Yvonne Kenny, Rebecca Evans, Diana Montague, Christopher Purves, William Dazeley, Philharmonia Orchestra, The Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry | 2004 | Album |
| Yvonne Kenny 2 | Yvonne Kenny, The London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 2003 | Compil. |
| Falstaff | Giuseppe Verdi, Andrew Shore, Yvonne Kenny, Barry Banks, Susan Gritton, Ashley Holland, The English National Opera Chorus And The English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel | 2002 | Album |
| Make Believe | Yvonne Kenny | 2002 | Compil. |
| Symphony No. 3 'Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs' | Henryk Górecki — Yvonne Kenny, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa | 2001 | Album |
| Christmas Gift | Yvonne Kenny, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Stanhope, The Contemporary Singers, Sydney Children's Choir | 1999 | Album |
| Der Rosenkavalier Highlights | Richard Strauss - Yvonne Kenny, John Tomlinson, Diana Montague, David Parry | 1999 | Album |
| Handel Arias | Georg Friedrich Händel - Yvonne Kenny, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer | 1998 | Album |
| Orchestral Works - Volume 2 | Herbert Howells, Yvonne Kenny, Lydia Mordkovitch, The London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 1997 | Album |
| Lucio Silla | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Peter Schreier / Edita Gruberova / Cecilia Bartoli / Dawn Upshaw / Yvonne Kenny / Concentus Musicus Wien / Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1997 | Album |
| Arias With Obbligato Instruments | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Yvonne Kenny, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti | 1994 | Album |
| The Beggar's Opera | John Gay, Benjamin Britten - Ann Murray, Yvonne Kenny, Anne Collins, Philip Langridge, John Rawnsley, Robert Lloyd, Steuart Bedford | 1993 | Album |
| Sancta Civitas, Dona nobis pacem | Ralph Vaughan Williams, London Symphony Chorus, The London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox, Yvonne Kenny, Philip Langridge, Bryn Terfel, Choristers Of St Paul's Cathedral Choir | 1993 | Album |
| Deborah | Georg Friedrich Händel, Yvonne Kenny, Susan Gritton, Catherine Denley, James Bowman, Michael George, The New College Oxford Choir, Salisbury Cathedral Boy Choristers, The King's Consort, Robert King | 1993 | Album |
| Elijah • Elias | Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Thomas Allen, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Yvonne Kenny, Anne Sofie Von Otter, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields & Chorus Of St Martin In The Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 1992 | Album |
| Pulcinella • Octet • Renard • Ragtime | Igor Stravinsky, Yvonne Kenny • John Aler • John Tomlinson, London Sinfonietta, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 1991 | Album |
| Apollon Musagète • Concerto In D • Cantata | Igor Stravinsky - Stockholm Chamber Orchestra, London Sinfonietta & London Sinfonietta Chorus, Yvonne Kenny • John Aler, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 1991 | Album |
| Dewi Sant (Saint David) | Arwel Hughes - Yvonne Kenny, Martyn Hill, David Wilson-Johnson, The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales & BBC Welsh Chorus, Owain Arwel Hughes | 1990 | Album |
| A Pastoral Symphony (No.3) / Oboe Concerto | Ralph Vaughan Williams, David Theodore, Bryden Thomson, The London Symphony Orchestra, Yvonne Kenny | 1988 | Album |
| Emilia di Liverpool | Gaetano Donizetti, Yvonne Kenny, Sesto Bruscantini, Christopher Merritt, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry | 1987 | Album |
| Four Burns Songs / A Charm Of Lullabies / Folksongs | Benjamin Britten - Yvonne Kenny, Carolyn Watkinson, Tan Crone | 1987 | Album |
| Recital At Wigmore Hall | Yvonne Kenny, Lawrence Skrobacs - Thomas Arne / Franz Schubert / Richard Strauss / Francis Poulenc / Joaquín Rodrigo / Aaron Copland | 1984 | Album |
| Der Zufriedengestellte Äolus - Aeolus Propitiated - Eole Apaisé | Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Yvonne Kenny, Marjana Lipovšek, Kurt Equiluz, Robert Holl, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien | 1983 | Album |
| Der Zufriedengestellte Äolus - Aeolus Propitiated - Eole Apaisé | Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Yvonne Kenny, Marjana Lipovšek, Kurt Equiluz, Robert Holl, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien | 1983 | Album |
| Il crociato in Egitto | Giacomo Meyerbeer, Yvonne Kenny, Felicity Palmer, Rockwell Blake, Justino Diaz, James Atherton, Gianfranco Masini | 1979 | Album |
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