Evelyn Scotney

Evelyn Scotney (11 July 1896 – 5 August 1967)was an Australian coloratura soprano of great renown in the period from 1913 to the late 1920s. Her range extended to E in altissimo.In her time she was considered by some to be the world's greatest soprano. She was compared very favourably with Amelita Galli-Curci, Luisa Tetrazzini and others. Her recording of "Caro nome" from Verdi's Rigoletto was described by a critic as "one of the best soprano records in existence",[4] and her recording of The Blue Danube and other Strauss vocal waltzes was described as "absolutely perfect coloratura singing".She appears in The Record of Singing.