Gloria Davy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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singer
Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1931
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Date of Death: 28-Nov-2012
Profession: singer, opera singer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Gloria Davy
- Gloria Davy (March 29, 1931, Brooklyn – November 28, 2012, Geneva) was a Swiss soprano of American birth who had an active international career in operas and concerts from the 1950s through the 1980s.
- A talented spinto soprano, she was widely acclaimed for her portrayal of the title role in Giuseppe Verdi's Aida; a role she performed in many of the world's top opera houses.
- She was notably the first black artist to perform the role of Aida at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in 1958.
- While she performed a broad repertoire, she was particularly admired for her interpretations of 20th-century music, including the works of Richard Strauss, Benjamin Britten and Paul Hindemith. Davy was part of the first generation of African-American singers to achieve wide success and is viewed as part of an instrumental group of performers who helped break down the barriers of racial prejudice in the opera world.
- She first drew notice in 1952 when she won the Marian Anderson Award, and then as Bess on an international tour of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess from 1954–1956.
- Concert and opera engagements with major orchestras and opera houses in the United States and Europe soon following.
- In 1959 she married Swiss stockbroker Herman Penningsfield; at which point she left New York to reside in Geneva, Switzerland.
- After this point her singing career was mainly based in Europe, with only occasional appearances in the United States. After 1973, Davy's career shifted from opera towards concert work; although she occasionally still performed stage roles.
- From 1984–1997 she taught on the voice faculty at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University while still maintaining her home in Geneva.
- She died in Geneva at the age of 81.
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