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Patricia Johnson (mezzo-soprano)

Patricia Marion Johnson was an English operatic mezzo-soprano. She made an international career and is known for her dramatic voice and her stage presence. She appeared in leading roles of the repertory, such as Carmen and Eboli, and created new roles, such as the Baronin Grünwiesel in Henze's Der junge Lord, and the Princess in Nicolas Nabokov's Love's Labour's Lost.

Life and career
Johnson was born in London, England on 21 October 1929, she studied voice there with Maria Linkers. She created the role of Baronin Grünwiesel in Henze's Der junge Lord in 1965, and of the Princess in Nicolas Nabokov's ''Love's Labour's Lost'' in 1973. ==Recordings==
Recordings
Johnson recorded the role of the Sorceress in Dido and Aeneas in 1965, alongside Victoria de los Ángeles as Dido, with John Barbirolli conducting the English Chamber Orchestra. The original cast of Der junge Lord recorded the opera in 1967, two years after the premiere, conducted by Christoph von Dohnányi. In 1968, Johnson recorded the role of Marcellina in Figaro, conducted by Karl Böhm. The same year, and again with Böhm, she recorded the role of Countess Geschwitz in Lulu. She also appeared as Lady Macbeth in a BBC television film of Verdi's Macbeth. ==References==
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