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Eva the Diva - from Oldham to La Scaia. Dame Eva Turner, the great
Lancashire prima donna whose heart has been called as golden as her voice', was born in 1892 and joined the chorus of tire touring. Carl Rosa
Opera in 1916. In 1924, at the express invitation of Toscanini. she made her début on the stage of La Scala. as Freia in Das Rheingold. Thereafter she established herself as one of the world's leading dramatic sopranos.
Now entering her 90th year, dame EVA talks to Elisabeth Hutchings about her life and times on and off the operatic stage.
Producer JOHN POWELL
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Contributors

Unknown:
Carl Rosa
Unknown:
Elisabeth Hutchings
Producer:
John Powell
Source: Radio Times

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