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Wanda Brister
Wanda Brister (born August 12, 1957) is an American operatic mezzo-soprano and voice teacher.
Biography.
Born in Houma, Louisiana, she has appeared throughout the Americas, Europe, and South America. She matriculated at Loyola University of the South, studying with Patricia Brooks Etienne (Havranek). It was here she made her unofficial debut in 1978 as Maddalena in act 4 of "Rigoletto", opposite Anthony Laciura as the Duke of Mantua. Two years later, she sang the
, Wanda, "The Songs of Madeleine Dring: Organizing a Posthumous Legacy", DMA dissertation, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2004. (Biography, overview of works, examination of art songs.)
- Brister, Wanda, "The Songs of Madeleine Dring," "Journal of Singing: The Official Journal of the National Association of Teachers of Singing" Vol 64 No 5, pp. 565–578. (Biographical sketch and discussion of all published art songs.)
- Brister, Wanda,