Jane Eaglen

In the 1990's Jane Eaglen emerged as the long hoped for major dramatic soprano voice, the most important since the retirement of Birgit Nilsson. In addition she brought an unexpected versatility, singing music of Mozart, Bellini, Puccini, Verdi, and Strauss. In her hometown of Lincoln, England, in the north Midlands hurt interest in music was first noticed by a neighbor, who suggested that Jane take piano lessons when the girl was five. She kept taking them until she was sixteen. Her musical interests were more directed towards pop and rock music than classical, and she appar...