Margaret Nisbett [SEP] voice type
Margaret Nisbett
Margaret Nisbett, MBE, (born 9 January 1929) is an Australian coloratura soprano.
Biography.
Margaret Nisbett was born in Preston, Victoria. She had an older sister, Coral (Capelin), now deceased.
Margaret always loved music and, as a child, performed small concerts at home with her sister, as well as at her local Church of England.
She attended "Tyler Street Primary School" in Preston and later "Preston Girls High School" until the age of
Corporation) TV and Radio.
Margaret returned to Australia in late 1962.
In 1965 she was approached by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) to perform a series of operas for TV, with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
She performed the role of Maria in "The Sound of Music" touring Australia for 15 months, including at the Sydney Opera House. 
She performed a successful 36-week series on ABC TV "Margaret Nisbett Operetta". During the 1960s, Margaret was a regular guest on the Melbourne variety