Sylvia Fisher
Sylvia Fisher | |
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Fisher in 1936 | |
| Born | Sylvia Gwendoline Victoria Fisher 18 April 1910 South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 26 August 1996 (aged 86) Toorak, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Opera singer (soprano) |
| Years active | 1932–1973 |
| Employer(s) | The Royal Opera Sadler's Wells Opera Company |
| Spouse |
Ubaldo Gardini (m. 1954) |
Sylvia Gwendoline Victoria Fisher AM (18 April 1910 – 25 August 1996) was an Australian operatic soprano whose stage career was made in England, who was especially distinguished in German opera, and who created the role of Miss Wingrave in Benjamin Britten's Owen Wingrave in 1971. Fisher was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 1994 Australia Day Honours, for "service to the arts, particularly opera".