Mignon Dunn
Mignon Dunn (born June 17, 1928, in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American dramatic mezzo-soprano and voice teacher. Life and career
Born in Memphis, Dunn grew up in Tyronza, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee. She studied voice with Karin Branzell and Beverley Peck Johnson. She made her official debut, in the title role of Carmen, on September 8, 1955. In 1956, Dunn made her first appearance with the New York City Opera, in a small role in Troilus and Cressida, and sang with that company again in 1957, then in 1972 (Carmen) and 1975. The mezzo-soprano made the first of her 653 appearances with the Metropolitan Opera in 1958, as the Nurse in Boris Godunov, conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos. Dunn also sang with the Teatro alla Scala (the Nurse in Die Frau ohne Schatten, conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch and directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, 1986), Vienna Staatsoper, Covent Garden, Paris Opéra, Bolshoi Opera, Teatro Colón, and the Verona Arena (Carmen, directed by Luca Ronconi, 1970). She was married to Austrian conductor Kurt Klippstätter from 1972 until his death, on January 4, 2000. References

 Who's Who in Opera, edited by Maria F. Rich, Arno Press, 1976. The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia, edited by David Hamilton, Simon & Schuster, 1987. External links
  , with Plácido Domingo (1968, audio only). Interview with Mignon Dunn, October 5, 1984

1928 births
20th-century American women opera singers
21st-century American women
American operatic mezzo-sopranos
Brooklyn College faculty
classical musicians from Arkansas
classical musicians from Tennessee
living people
Singers from Memphis, Tennessee
people from Poinsett County, Arkansas
singers from Arkansas