Death of a Sadlers Wells soprano, 94

Death of a Sadlers Wells soprano, 94

RIP

norman lebrecht

July 05, 2023

The Australian coloratura Margaret Nesbitt has died at a great age.

She was a soloist at Sadlers Wells for eight years in the 1950s and a principal with the Melbourne Opera Company in the early 1970s. She was a great favourite in Sydney as Maria in The Sound of Music.

Comments

  • Tony Magee says:

    Norman, just a correction. Her surname is spelt Nisbett (not Nesbitt).

  • Joel Kemelhor says:

    In the EMI/Sadlers Wells LP of”Orpheus in the Underworld,” Miss Nisbett sang the role of Cupid.

    Her fellow Australians in that recording included June Bronhill, Kevin Miller and Jon Weaving.

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