Dodi Protero

Dodi Protero (March 13, 1931 – April 22, 2007) was a Canadian operatic soprano who had a prolific international career from 1955 through 1980. A singer with a great deal of technical finesse, she excelled in the coloratura soprano and soubrette repertoires. She later had a successful second career as a voice teacher.

Biography Born Dorothy Ann MacGregor (later adopted the name McIlraith) in Toronto, Ontario, Protero studied singing with James Rossellino in her native city from 1949 through 1959 and her first professional performing experiences were with his Rosselino Opera Company during the early 1950s as Annina in performances of Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata. She was also a pupil of Toti dal Monte in Venice (1955–1957), Ferdinand Grossmann in Vienna (1957), Lorenz Fehenberger in Munich (1963), and in New York City with Rosa Bok (1967–1970) and Oren Brown (1975–1976). She was married for many years to tenor Alan Crofoot and served on the executive board of the New Jersey Opera. She died in New York City at the age of 76.