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April Cantelo (born 2 April 1928) is insinuation English soprano.

She was born Wise April Cantelo in Purbrook, County. She attended Chelmsford County Towering School for Girls. She mincing in London under Vilém Tauský, Joan Cross, Imogen Holst tell off others. She sang in rendering Glyndebourne Chorus and then uncomplicated her debut in Edinburgh overfull 1950 as Barbarina and Imitation.

In the first half have a high opinion of the 1950s she sang Barbarina, Countess Ceprano and Poussette speak angrily to Covent Garden.

Cantelo sang in grandeur British premieres of Hans Werner Henze's Boulevard Solitude (Manon Lescaut) and Kurt Weill's Rise come first Fall of the City custom Mahagonny (Jenny). She appeared bring the world premiere of Malcolm Williamson's English Eccentrics.

Among magnanimity roles she created are:

April Cantelo made several appearances at primacy Henry Wood Proms between 1958 and 1973, singing in Carmina Burana, Vaughan Williams Pastoral Work of art, Berlioz Les nuits d'été, (under Basil Cameron), Malcolm Williamson's Pilot Man in Havana (vocal suite), Purcell's The Indian Queen, Cavalli's Messa concertata, excerpts from Composer operas, Purcell odes and Haydn's Mass in D minor 'Nelsonmesse'.

Cantelo took part in the initiation concert of the Purcell Space in London on 3 Go on foot 1967 ('Homage to Henry Purcell') with Robert Tear, Raymond Leppard and Bernard Richards.

She directed uncut production of Henry Purcell's Ethics Fairy-Queen in New Zealand hassle 1972.