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Friday 19 February 2010 13.04 EST First published on Friday 19 February 2010 13.04 EST. When coloratura soprano Kathryn Grayson, who has died aged 88, sang five songs, including an aria from La Traviata, in MGM's all-star patriotic parade, Thousands Cheer (1943), she began her 10-year reign as the prima donna of Hollywood.