Patricia Rozario, OBE

Order of the British Empire

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is a Mumbai

Mumbai

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-born British soprano

Soprano

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Born and educated in Bombay, India

India

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, she went on to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...

 in London

London

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She has performed at the English National Opera

English National Opera

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, Opera North

Opera North

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, Glyndebourne Festival Opera

Glyndebourne Festival Opera

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, and the Garsington Opera

Garsington Opera

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 in England, and has performed on stage across Europe in Aix-en-Provence

Aix-en-Provence

Aix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...

, Brussels

Brussels

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, Frankfurt

Frankfurt

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, Ghent

Ghent

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, Innsbruck

Innsbruck

- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...

, Lyon

Lyon

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 and Stuttgart

Stuttgart

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One of her most notable appearances was across Europe in The Marriage of Figaro

The Marriage of Figaro

Le nozze di Figaro, ossia la folle giornata , K. 492, is an opera buffa composed in 1786 in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro .Although the play by...

, conducted by Sir Georg Solti

Georg Solti

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. She has also given concerts in the Royal Opera House

Royal Opera House

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, Covent Garden

Covent Garden

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, and as part of The Proms

The Proms

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 in England, and abroad in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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, Athens

Athens

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, Berlin

Berlin

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, Halle

Halle, Saxony-Anhalt

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, Helsinki

Helsinki

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, Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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, Cologne

Cologne

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, Leipzig

Leipzig

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, Madrid

Madrid

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, New York City

New York City

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, Paris

Paris

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, Riga

Riga

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, Rouen

Rouen

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, Strasbourg

Strasbourg

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, Vienna

Vienna

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, Winterthur

Winterthur

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 and Zürich

Zürich

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. She performed in a production of Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello

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's Meltdown.

Rozario has made numerous recordings of the works of composer John Tavener

John Tavener

Sir John Tavener is a British composer, best known for such religious, minimal works as "The Whale", and "Funeral Ikos"...

. She was awarded the Order of the British Empire

Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...

 in 2001.

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