Operatic mezzo-soprano and voice teacher
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Key moments and achievements from Mignon Dunn's life.
Mignon was born
· Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Debut
Dunn made her professional stage debut on September 8, 1955, in the title role of Bizet's Carmen, the part that would define her career.
Debut
Dunn made her professional stage debut on September 8, 1955, in the title role of Bizet's Carmen, the part that would define her career.
Debut
She debuted at the Met as the Nurse in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov under conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos, beginning a 35-season association.
Debut
She debuted at the Met as the Nurse in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov under conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos, beginning a 35-season association.
Marriage
Dunn married the Austrian conductor Kurt Klippstatter, whom she had met in Germany. He died in 2000.
Marriage
Dunn married the Austrian conductor Kurt Klippstatter, whom she had met in Germany. He died in 2000.
Faculty appointment
She began teaching voice at the Manhattan School of Music, the start of a teaching tenure of nearly four decades.
Faculty appointment
She began teaching voice at the Manhattan School of Music, the start of a teaching tenure of nearly four decades.
Performance
Dunn gave her last performance with the company as Klytamnestra in Strauss's Elektra.
Performance
Dunn gave her last performance with the company as Klytamnestra in Strauss's Elektra.
Award
She received the Sherrill Milnes Voice Award in recognition of her mentoring of the next generation of opera singers.
Award
She received the Sherrill Milnes Voice Award in recognition of her mentoring of the next generation of opera singers.
Retirement
Dunn retired from the voice faculty of the Manhattan School of Music in December 2023 after nearly forty years.
Retirement
Dunn retired from the voice faculty of the Manhattan School of Music in December 2023 after nearly forty years.
Mignon Dunn passed away
