]]The American opera singer Marilyn Horne (b. January 16 1934, Bradford, Pennsylvania) is a mezzo-soprano who is particularly associated with the music of Rossini and Handel. She began her career as a light lyric soprano however as the years progressed, the voice settled and matured into a mezzo-soprano instrument of dramatic proportions equipped with extreme flexibility and great size. She specialized in roles requiring a large sound, beauty of tone, excellent breath support, and the ability to execute difficult coloratura passages. Horne was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, but moved with her parents to Long Beach, California when she was 11. She studied voice under William Vennard at the University of Southern California School of Music and participated in Lotte Lehmann's vocal masterclasses. http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entitY_id=3744&source_type=A Horne's first major professional engagem

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