Muriel Dickson [SEP] voice type
Muriel Dickson
Muriel Dickson (12 July 1903 – 11 March 1990) was a Scottish soprano who was particularly known for her performances in the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. After performing with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company for seven years, she sang for four seasons with the Metropolitan Opera and went on to a concert career. In later years, she taught singing at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and privately.
Early years and D'Oyly Carte.
Born Constance Muriel Dickson in Edinburgh, she studied singing in
"Time" magazine wrote that she "exhibited a sure, clear voice, a pleasing professional stage presence and a diction so polished that it was difficult to believe that the D'Oyly Carte once frowned on her for a burry Scottish accent." Helen Noble wrote, "What a hubbub there was around the Opera House about Muriel Dickson; how charming she was, how delightfully she sang.
Dickson remained at the Met for the next four years, portraying such roles as Carolina in the company's premiere of "Il matrimonio