Camellia Johnson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Camellia Johnson
Occupation	Opera Singer
Date Of Birth	Sep 20, 1953(1953-09-20)
Age	71
Date Of Death	August 26, 2015, Palatka, FL
Birthplace	Palatka
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Virgo

Camellia Johnson Biography

Camellia Johnson is one of the most popular and richest Opera Singer who was born on September 20, 1953 in Palatka, Florida, United States.

Johnson made her professional debut at the Metropolitan Opera on November 20, 1985 as Lily in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess under the baton of William Vendice. She returned to the Met for more than 50 more performances over the next decade in roles like Serena in Porgy and Bess, the High Priestess in Aida, and Madelon in Andrea Chenier. Her last performance at the Met was in 1994 as the High Priestess.

In 1986, Johnson made her European debut at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera as the Strawberry Woman in Trevor Nunn’s critically acclaimed production of Porgy and Bess; a role she recorded with that company two years later. That same year, she was a featured soloist in a concert of spirituals for Symphony Space. In 1987, she portrayed Mama McCourt in The Ballad of Baby Doe for the Bronx Opera. In 1989, she performed the role of Mrs. Nolan in Menotti’s The Medium and was the mezzo-soprano soloist in the Verdi Requiem, both for Opera Ebony. She repeated the role of the Strawberry Woman at the Finnish National Opera in 1989 and 1992.

Camellia Johnson Net Worth

Camellia Johnson is one of the richest Opera Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Camellia Johnson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Camellia Johnson (September 15, 1953 – August 26, 2015) was an American concert and opera singer. She began her career performing works from the mezzo-soprano repertoire, but after encouragement from the staff at the Metropolitan Opera retrained her voice as a soprano. She successfully made that transition after winning the Young Concert Artists competition in 1993. She went on to perform as a leading soprano with orchestras and opera companies internationally.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Camellia Johnson height Not available right now. Catherine weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Camellia Johnson Dating?

According to our records, Camellia Johnson is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Camellia Johnson’s is not dating anyone.

Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for Camellia Johnson. You may help us to build the dating records for Camellia Johnson!

In 1993, Johnson performed the title role in Verdi’s Aida at the Michigan Opera Theater, returned to the Mostly Mozart Festival to perform Beethoven’s Ah! perfido under the baton of John Nelson at Lincoln Center, and sang both Ave Maria and The Lord’s Prayer for the wedding of Donald Trump and Marla Maples. That same year she won the Young Concert Artists competition, which led to her New York recital debut at the 92nd Street Y on March 29, 1994. In his review of her performance, music critic Bernard Holland wrote “Adding Ms. Johnson up, one arrives at a powerful voice, trueness of intonation, musicality, taste and an impressive endurance. In conglomerate these qualities certainly signal a future of some proportions, maybe even a new Isolde.”

Facts & Trivia

Catherine Ranked on the list of most popular Opera Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Camellia Johnson celebrates birthday on September 20 of every year.

Johnson died of heart failure in Palatka, Florida, in 2015 at the age of 61. She had returned to her hometown previously to take care of her aging mother. Other organizations with whom she performed as a guest artist during her career were the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and the Indianapolis Symphony. She also sang at the White House for Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.