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My Take
Ewing fascinates me as an artist who seemed to burn herself into every role. A Detroit-born mezzo who expanded into full soprano parts, she made Carmen and Salome unmistakably her own. What draws me to her is the description of a 'singing actress' who fused vocal beauty with riveting stagecraft, the rarest combination in opera. I love performers who fully inhabit a character rather than simply present it, and by all accounts she did exactly that. Her death in 2022 closed a singular career, but her fearless, boundary-pushing interpretations left a vivid mark on the operatic stage.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Maria Ewing
- Name (Japanese)
- マリア・ユーイング
- Reading
- まりあ・ゆーいんぐ
- Born
- March 27, 1950 – January 9, 2022
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Tiger
- Origin
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- opera singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Finney High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Maria Ewing born?
March 27, 1950 – January 9, 2022.
Where is Maria Ewing from?
Maria Ewing is from Detroit, Michigan, United States.
What does Maria Ewing do?
Maria Ewing works as opera singer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.