About Lucine Amara
Lived 1925 – 2024 (aged 99). Lucine Amara was an American opera singer.
Lucine Amara (born Lucine Tockqui Armaganian; March 1, 1925 – September 6, 2024) was an American soprano who was chiefly based at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
Biography Lucine Tockqui Armaganian was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on March 1, 1925, to Armenian immigrant parents who had survived the Armenian genocide. She grew up in San Francisco. Time Magazine wrote that "she brought to the stage the kind of dazzling vocal splendor that made the Met famous". In 1989 she was inducted into the Academy of Vocal Arts Hall of Fame.
Personal life and death Amara was married to and divorced from Gil Rudy.
Filmography Carmen (1952) (TV), Frasquita The Great Caruso, (1951)
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Who was Lucine Amara?
American soprano of Armenian descent (1925–2024)
When was Lucine Amara born?
Lucine Amara was born on 1 March 1925 in Hartford.
When did Lucine Amara die?
Lucine Amara died on 6 September 2024 in Queens.
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Lucine Amara was an opera singer.
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Lucine Amara was American.
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