Helen Traubel
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Helen Francesca Traubel (June 16, 1899 – July 28, 1972) was an American opera and concert singer. A dramatic soprano, she was best known for her Wagnerian roles, especially those of Brünnhilde and Isolde.[2]
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Born | Helen Francesca Traubel (1899-06-16)June 16, 1899 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | July 28, 1972(1972-07-28) (aged 73) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Opera singer |
Years active | 1937–1967 |
Spouse(s) | Louis Franklin Carpenter (1922–1938) (divorced) William L. Bass (1938–1972) (her death)[1] |
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Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, she began her career as a concert singer and went on to sing at the Metropolitan Opera from 1937 to 1953. Starting in the 1950s, she also developed a career as a nightclub and cabaret singer as well as appearing in television, films and musical theatre. Traubel spent her later years in Santa Monica, California, where she died at the age of 73.[citation needed]