San Francisco’s youngest opera singer dies at 90

San Francisco’s youngest opera singer dies at 90

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norman lebrecht

March 08, 2021

The glamorous Joan Weldon was just 16 when she signed on as a member of San Francisco Opera, its youngest singer on contract.

Before long, she was spotted by Warner Bros and featured in a number of long-forgotten B films.

She returned to the stage in New York in a fistful of Broadway musicals.

Obit here.

 

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