Monte Amundsen

Monte Amundsen (born 1930) was an American opera and musical singer who appeared on Broadway in Marc Blitzstein's musical Juno in 1959.

Biography

Composer Marc Blitzstein was reportedly so delighted with her voice that he expanded her role in Juno (musical) to include three major songs: I Wish It So, For Love, and My True Heart, as well as a duet with Shirley Booth, The Bird Upon The Tree. The show was a flop, but her performance is preserved on the original cast recording. In 1964 she appeared in another ill-fated musical, Cafe Crown, which closed after two performances.

She made many appearances at The Muny, including Rosabella in The Most Happy Fella (1969); Marie Esterhazy in Blossom Time (1966); Gretel in Hansel & Gretel (1966); Barbara in Milk and Honey (1964); Anna Belle in Robin Hood (1961); Resi in The Great Waltz (1961); Gretchen in The Red Mill (1960) and Adele in Die Fledermaus (1958).

Personal life

She was briefly married to her Juno co-star, dancer Tommy Rall^[1] and later married opera star Giorgio Tozzi.^[2]

References

1. ^ Vacha (2004) pp. 60-61
2. ^ Cariaga (28 May 1985)

Sources

• Daniel Cariaga. "Tozzi: At Home in a House of Music", Los Angeles Times, 28 May 1985.
• Thomas S. Hischak, The Oxford companion to the American musical: theatre, film, and television, Oxford University Press US, 2008. ISBN 0195335333
• Arleen Jackson, "Monte Amundsen Favors Theater-in-the-round", Schenectady Gazette, 31 Jul 1959
• Time Magazine, The Theater: New Musical on Broadway, Mar. 23, 1959, 23 March 1959
• John Vacha, The music went 'round and around: the story of Musicarnival, Kent State University Press, 2004, p. 60. ISBN 0873387988

External links

• IBDB Internet Broadway Database

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