Mignon Dunn is a leading American dramatic mezzo-soprano. She made her official debut, in the title role of Carmen, on September 8, 1955, with the Experimental Opera Theatre of America/New Orleans Opera Association, with Norman Treigle in his first Escamillo, conducted by Renato Cellini, and directed by Armando Agnini. 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 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. She went on to portray a great variety of roles with that company; her final performance there was as Klytemn�stra, in Elektra, in 1994. Dunn also sang with the Teatro alla Scala, Vienna Staatsoper, Covent Garden, Paris Op�ra, Bolshoi Opera, Teatro Col�n, and the Verona Arena. She was married to Austrian conductor Kurt Klippst�tter from 1972 until his death in January 2000. 

June 17th, 1931 in Memphis (Age 93)