Natalie Bodanya
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Natalie Bodanya (August 23, 1908 – March 4, 2007) was the stage name for Natalia Bodanskaya, an American soprano who sang at the Metropolitan Opera.
Bodanya was born in Manhattan. An audition with Marcella Sembrich led to her enrollment at the Curtis Institute. She debuted as Micaela in Carmen in 1936. She retired to have a son after her 1938 marriage, but in 1944 she returned at the New York City Opera. She also recorded with Mario Lanza.
Bodanya later moved to California to teach, and died in Santa Barbara, California, aged 98. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Midgette, Anne (March 10, 2007). Natalie Bodanya, 98, Soprano at Metropolitan, Dies. New York Times
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