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Dorothy Taylor.

Scottish soprano.

Dorothy Lawson-Taylor spent over a decade with the Carl Rosa company, able to perform a range of parts for a light voice, including Mozart (Barbarina, Papagena); Beethoven (Marzelline); Wagner (Shepherd Boy Tannhäuser); Puccini (Shepherd Boy Tosca). She was also able to take on some heavier roles including Mozart (Pamina) and Mascagni (Lola).

Roles in Scotland

Lola Alfio’s wife: Cavalleria Rusticana 1910
Cavalleria Rusticana 1911
Cavalleria Rusticana 1912
Cavalleria Rusticana 1913
Cavalleria Rusticana 1915
Cavalleria Rusticana 1916
Cavalleria Rusticana 1917
Cavalleria Rusticana 1920
Marzelline Rocco's daughter: Fidelio 1910
Shepherd boy: Tannhäuser 1910
Tannhäuser 1912
Tannhäuser 1913
Tannhäuser 1915
Tannhäuser 1919
Tannhäuser 1920
Astaroth the Queen's slave: Queen of Sheba 1912
Queen of Sheba 1913
Miss Ann Chute an heiress, the Colleen Rhud: Lily of Killarney 1912
Lily of Killarney 1913
Papagena disguised as an old woman: Zauberflöte 1913
Zauberflöte 1914
Zauberflöte 1915
Zauberflöte 1916
Inez confidante of Leonora: Trovatore 1913
Trovatore 1915
Trovatore 1916
Trovatore 1920
Barbarina daugher of Antonio: Nozze di Figaro 1914
Pamina daughter of the Queen of Night: Zauberflöte 1917
Gentucca: Dante and Beatrice 1918
Lady Suffolk Lady in Waiting to the Queen: Jeanie Deans 1918
Cousin: Madam Butterfly 1918
Madam Butterfly 1919
Shepherd boy: Tosca 1919
Concetta a friend of the Camorrists: Jewels of the Madonna 1920