Marilyn Berneice Horne, born January 16, 1934, in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United
States, is an American operatic mezzo-soprano. Horne studied voice at the
University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. Horne made her major
professional debut in 1954 dubbing the singing voice of Dorothy Dandridge in the
film Carmen Jones, while debuting with the Los Angeles Guild Opera in The
Bartered Bride. Invited by Igor Stravinsky to perform at the 1956 Venice
Festival, Horne remained in Europe for three seasons with the Gelsenkirchen
Opera, earning acclaim as Marie in Alban Berg'...