Marjorie Lawrence, a renowned Wagnerian Soprano, rose to fame in France before being lured to the USA to perform at the Metropolitan Opera. She notably rode her horse Grane into Siegfried's pyre in a performance of Wagner's Gotterdammerung and delivered a provocative "Dance of the Seven veils" in Salome, earning critical acclaim.
Marjorie Lawrence: The world at her feet
A young Australian woman, born in 1907, left her hometown of Winchelsea, Victoria, in 1928 to chase her dream of becoming an opera star in Paris, eventually rising to become France's celebrated Wagnerian Soprano.
