Heather Begg

Dame Isoleen Heather Begg DNZM OBE (1 December 1932 – 12 May 2009)[1] was a New Zealand-born operatic mezzo-soprano who spent most of her career in the United Kingdom and Australia. She was "a versatile artist" with a "gift for comedy",[2] and became renowned as the title role in Bizet's Carmen, Amneris in Verdi's Aida and in lighter operas such as The Gondoliers.

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  2. ^ Covell, Roger. Heather Begg. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Macmillan, London & New York, 1997, p374.