Edna Garabedian Edna Garabedian Edna Garabedian is an American operatic mezzo-soprano, voice teacher, and opera director. Born to Armenian immigrants to the United States in Fresno, California, Garabedian studied singing with William Vennard at the University of Southern California, Lotte Lehmann at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Anna Hamlin in New York City, and Rosa Ponselle in Baltimore. In 1961 she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She made her professional opera debut in 1965 as Santuzza in Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana" with the New York City Opera. She went on to sing leading roles with the Baltimore Opera Company,
Edinburgh Opera Company Edinburgh Opera Company "Not to be confused with Edinburgh Grand Opera". Edinburgh Opera Company was an opera company which existed in Edinburgh during the 20th century from around 1919 until the 1970s. It performed in theatres such as The Gateway Theatre, the Royal Lyceum Theatre and the King's Theatre, Edinburgh. One of its soloists was Canadian tenor Emanual Christian Hedmont who also produced Edinburgh Opera Company’s shows in 1922 at the King’s Theatre and at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in 1923. Performances included "Cavalleria Rusticana", "Daughter of the Regiment", "Il trovatore" (King's Theatre 1922); Verdi's "Ernani "(Royal Lyceum Theatre 14,