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Elinor Ross (August 1, 1932) is an American opera singer, a dramatic soprano particularly associated with the Italian repertory.
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Born in Tampa, Florida, she studied at the Syracuse University, and later came to New York to study with William Herman, Stanley Sontag and Leo Resnick. She made her debut with the Cincinnati Opera in 1958, as Leonora in Il trovatore, opposite Jussi Bjorling, Giulietta Simionato and Ettore Bastianini.
She went on singing at the opera houses of Boston, Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia, San Francisco, New Orleans, Houston, Hartford, etc. In 1968, she appeared at Carnegie Hall in New York, in the American premiere of Verdi's Alzira, and made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1970, in the title role of Puccini's Turandot.
Ross also enjoyed a successful international career, appearing at La Scala in Milan, La Fenice in Venice, the opera houses of Bologna, Palermo, Florence, Verona, the Vienna State Opera, the Berlin State Opera, the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, etc.
Her repertoire included roles such as Abigail, Lady Macbeth, Amelia, Leonora, Elisabetta, Aida, Gioconda, Santuzza, Maddalena, Tosca, Donna Anna, Medea, Norma, etc.
Ross was forced into retirement in 1979 due to illness.