Dorothy Kirsten

Dorothy Kirsten July 6 1910 Montclair New Jersey November 18 1992 Los Angeles California was an American operatic soprano Kirstens mother was an organist and music teacher her grandfather was a conductor and her greataunt Catherine Hayes was also an opera singer She left high school at age 16 and worked for the Singer Corporation sewing machine company and for New Jersey Bell studying voice in her spare time Her teacher Louis Darnay eventually employed her as a secretary and maid In addition to her operatic activities she sang on radio with Frank Sinatra costarring with him in LightUp Time Bing Crosby Nelson Eddy Jack Benny and Perry Como She also appeared in two films Mr Music 1950 and The Great Caruso 1951 In 1965 she appeared on the Firestone album series Your Favorite Christmas Music Volume 4 singing I Wonder As I Wander and Joy to the World Her last performance with the Met was on February 10 1979 as the title role in Tosca From Wikipedia us the free encyclopedia