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Lucine Amara – An American Soprano Celebrity October 08 2024

A Biography of Lucine Amara

Lucine Amara as aida
Lucine Amara died of heart failure and a respiratory infection on September 6, 2024 at the age of 99. She had a long musical career that spanned from 1945 to 1987 and performed in numerous locations around the world. As a operatic soprano, she sang as a soloist and with opera groups. She had millions of fans throughout her career that spanned more than four decades.

 

[CLICKABLE IMAGE] Lucine Amara as Aida at The Metropolitan Opera

 

Lucine Amara began her musical career studying at the San Francisco Community Music Center. From there, she joined the San Francisco Opera in 1945, which was where she began her 41-years as an operatic soprano. Her first concert debut was a year later in 1946 at the War Memorial Opera House.

She continued her music education in 1947 at the Music Academy of the West, and she appeared at the Hollywood Bowl in 1948. Her career really began to take off in 1950 when she made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera during the first night of Rudolf Bing's inaugural season. This was her first major performance, which paved the way to her career that included international performances.


The Height of Her Career as a Music Artist

Lucine Amara performed at locations around the world from the 1950s into the 1980s. These included performances throughout the US. She also performed in Canada, Russia (1965) and China (1983). In addition, she performed at the Edinburgh Festival in 1954, the Vienna State Opera in 1960 and at Glyndebourne in the UK (1954-1955, 1957-1958).

Lucine Amara as Micaela
Lucine Amara was a cover artist for a time during the later part of her career with the Metropolitan Opera House, beginning in the mid-1970s. This meant that her performances were less consistent as she only would perform if a scheduled artist was unable to. Though, she was back on the schedule as a performer again in the 1980s, which meant more shows. Despite this, the Metropolitan Opera House sometimes only scheduled her for one or two shows per year.

 

[CLICKABLE IMAGE] Lucine Amara as Micaela

She did not perform at the organization's Lincoln Center between 1983 and 1987. However, she did perform in New York City at Kennedy Center in 1985 and Brooklyn Park in 1986. Lucine Amara was inducted into the Academy Vocal Arts Hall of Fame in 1989. Only a very select few operatic singers have been given this honor. The Vocal Arts Hall of Fame is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


Recordings She Made

Most of her career involved stage performances rather than recorded ones. However, she does appear in a few opera recordings. In fact, some of these recordings are available to listen to online. Her most famous recordings were in the role of Musetta in La Boheme and the role of Elsa in Lohengrin. In addition, she did some recorded performances with the Philadelphia Orchestra.

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While most of her performances were solo, she did perform in conjunction with other artists on occasion. Some of the performances she did with other artists were recorded. Her music is available on a wide range of streaming platforms, and she is still quite popular among opera fans today.



Hollywood Career

She appeared in The Great Caruso, which was a major production. This film was produced in 1951 and grossed $4.5 million at the box office in the US. Not only did this film become quite popular across America, but it was very widely known around the world as well.

In addition, she appeared in the 1952 musical film Carmen. This musical was aired on TV and was quite popular for a time.


Personal Life and Post-Retirement

Lucine Amara was married to Gil Rudy, but they later divorced. She has one daughter, and she resided in the Upper West Side of Manhattan for most of her life. In later years, she moved in with her daughter in Queens as her health began to decline.
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While the main part of her career ended in 1987, she made a few later appearances. In fact, she was a guest with Musica Bella Orchestra on January 23, 2005. Furthermore, she taught music classes in the United States, Mexico and Canada with this organization. These lessons helped many children to gain an interest in music for the first time in their lives.

 

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