Evelyn Scotney (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Evelyn Scotney (11 July 1896 - 5 August 1967) was an Australian coloratura soprano of great renown in the period from 1913 to the late 1920s. Her range extended to E in altissimo. In her time she was considered by some to be the world's greatest soprano. She was compared very favourably with Amelita Galli-Curci, Luisa Tetrazzini and others. Her recording of "Caro nome" from Verdi's Rigoletto was described by a critic as "one of the best soprano records in existence," and her recording of The Blue Danube and other Strauss vocal waltzes was described as "absolutely perfect coloratura singing." She appears in The Record of Singing.