Astrid Varnay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Astrid Varnay

American singer

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1918

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Death: 04-Sep-2006

Profession: writer, biographer, opera singer, diarist

Nationality: United States, Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Ibolyka Astrid Maria Varnay (25 April 1918 – 4 September 2006) was a Swedish-born American dramatic soprano of Hungarian descent.
She spent most of her career in the United States and Germany.
She was one of the leading Wagnerian heroic sopranos of her generation.
Her voice on record is readily recognisable by its fiery tone and seemingly limitless upper register.