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Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

December 1, 1932

Died

May 12, 2009 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Nelson, New Zealand

Heather Begg

Biography

Dame Isoleen Heather Begg (1 December 1932 – 12 May 2009) was a New Zealand-born operatic mezzo-soprano who spent most of her career in the United Kingdom and Australia. She was "a versatile artist" with a "gift for comedy", and became renowned as the title role in Bizet's Carmen, Amneris in Verdi's Aida and in lighter operas such as The Gondoliers

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