Janacopolous, Madame Vera
(1892–1958)
Janacopolous, Madame VeraJanacopolous, VeraVera Janacopolous (B * PETROPOLIS, 1892 – D † RIO DE JANEIRO, 1958) Greco-Brazilian mezzo-soprano who often performed Poulenc's Le Bestiare as well as contemporary music by Prokofiev (1891–1953), Villa-Lobos (1881–1959) and many others, including Stravinsky (1882–1971) and Ravel. In 1922, Poulenc stayed in her rented Salzburg villa while she took lessons with Lilli Lehman (1848–1929). Milhaud (1892–1974) spoke of her »voice of captivating timbre and…