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Not the Marion kind

On this day in 1968 soprano Marion Lippert made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Turandot.

By WindyCityOperaman on October 03, 2018 at 10:49 AM

On this day in 1968 soprano Marion Lippert made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Turandot. Six years later she made her company farewell in the same role.