April Cantelo

Obituary of April Cantelo

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Soprano April Cantelo, who has died at the age of 96, excelled in music from the Baroque period to the contemporary, on stage and in the concert hall. She was involved in many premieres of new works. Her operatic debut as a soloist came with the Glyndebourne Festival company at the Edinburgh Festival of 1950, … Read more

April Cantelo, silver-voiced soprano who premiered Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream – obituary

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April Cantelo, who has died aged 96, was a talented and versatile English soprano with a clear, silvery voice. She grew up in the Glyndebourne choir and created the role of Helena in Benjamin Britten’s opera A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Aldeburgh Festival in June 1960. She later held a special place in the … Read more