Born: January 15, 1908 - Saloniki, Greece Died: February 2, 1984 - Zürich, Switzerland The Greek soprano, Margherita Perras, was discovered by her parents at a very early age and she would sing in churches with solos, at weddings and funerals. She studied with the well-known voice teacher Oscar Daniel at the Musikhochschule Berlin. Margherita Perras was discovered in 1927 by Bruno Walter at a Highschool performance where she sang Norina in Don Pasquale. She made early professional debut as Barbarina under Bruno Walter (who became her mentor) at the Berlin State Opera in 1927, and d…
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