Patrice Munsel American Soprano Metropolitan Opera Original Photograph 1960

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Patrice Munsel American Coloratura Soprano Metropolitan Opera Original Photograph 1960
This is 8" X 10". It was marked for cropping to be used in the Fabulous Las Vegas Magazine....1/23/1960
Patrice Munsel
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Patrice Munsel
Munsel in 1962
Born
Patrice Beverly Munsil
May 14, 1925
Spokane, Washington
, U.S.
Died
August 4, 2016
(aged 91)
Schroon Lake, New York
, U.S.
Nationality
American
Occupation
Singer
Known for
Opera
,
coloratura
soprano
Spouse(s)
Robert Schuler
(
m.
1952;
d.
2007)
Children
2 sons, 2 daughters
Parent(s)
Audley J. Munsil
Eunice A. Munsil
Patrice Munsel
(born
Patrice Beverly Munsil
; May 14, 1925 – August 4, 2016) was an American
coloratura soprano
. Nicknamed
"Princess Pat"
, she was the youngest singer to ever star at the
Metropolitan Opera
.
[1]
[2]
Munsel on the cover of
Life
magazine (February 21, 1944)
Early years
[
edit
]
An only child, Patrice Beverly Munsil (she later changed the spelling of her surname)
[3]
was born and raised until age 15 in
Spokane, Washington
. Her father, Audley J. Munsil, was a local dentist.
[4]
[5]
[6]
She attended
Lewis and Clark High School
before leaving at age fifteen, accompanied by her mother, to study in
New York City
,
[3]
[7]
[8]
[9]
coached by Giacomo Spadoni (1884–1960).
[10]
Career
[
edit
]
Munsel first sang at the Metropolitan at age 17 in March 1943.
[11]
She made her official Metropolitan debut on December 4, 1943, aged 18, singing Philine in
Mignon
, for which won popular praise but poor critical reviews.
[12]
Her first opera contract was for three years at ,000 per year; with other appearances she was making around 0,000 annually.
[10]
Perhaps best known for the role of Adele in
Die Fledermaus
, she performed 225 times at the Metropolitan Opera.
Sir Rudolf Bing
called her a "superb
soubrette
" and implied that she was the world's best. Her opera roles included Rosina in
The Barber of Seville
[13]
and Despina in
Cosi fan Tutte
.
[9]
Her husband
Robert C. Schuler
(1917–2007) conceived and produced the ABC-TV primetime variety series
The Patrice Munsel Show
, which starred his wife, and was broadcast in the 1957–1958 season. Munsel appeared on many other TV shows during her career, including the role of Marietta (Countess d'Altena) in the January 15, 1955
live telecast
of the operetta
Naughty Marietta
. She portrayed the title role in the 1953 film
Melba
, which chronicled the life of the great opera singer, Dame
Nellie Melba
. Munsel made frequent television appearances on
The Bell Telephone Hour
, and was the central singer in the
Camp Fire Girls
' famous TV commercial and song "Sing Around the camp fire (join the Camp Fire Girls)", aired in the mid-1960s.
[14]
Munsel made her final performance for the Metropolitan Opera on January 28, 1958, in the title role in
La Périchole
.
[15]
She appeared on stage as a guest during the 1966 Gala Farewell to the old opera house at Broadway and 39th Street.
[16]
Munsel ended her career as an opera singer in 1981, and began to perform in musical comedies. She retired from performing in 2008.
[17]
Personal
[
edit
]
In 1952, Munsel married
Robert C. Schuler
, an advertising and public relations executive, producer, and writer.
[18]
[19]
They were married for 55 years, until his death at age 90 in 2007,
[20]
and had four children: Heidi (born 1953), Rhett (1955–2005),
[20]
Scott (born 1958), and Nicole (born 1959).
[8]
[21]
The younger two children were
born prematurely
.
[22]
[23]
[24]
Munsel and Schuler co-wrote a 2005 memoir of Schuler's life entitled
The Diva & I
. Munsel died on August 4, 2016, at her home in
Schroon Lake, New York
, aged 91.
[25]
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