Jean Madeira

Jean Madeira, née Jean Browning (November 14, 1918, in Centralia, Illinois – July 10, 1972, in Providence, Rhode Island) was an American contralto, particularly known for her work in late-romantic German repertoire such as the operas of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss.

When she was a child her family moved to East St. Louis, Illinois, where she attended high school, and she later studied with F… More