Few singers have possessed a more comprehensive and magisterial vocal technique than Josephine Veasey, who has died aged 91. Gifted with a warm, vibrant and distinctive mezzo-soprano voice that had ...

Josephine Veasey, who has died aged 91, was a mezzo-soprano with a rich, vibrant and well-focused voice; she emerged from the postwar chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, to become one of ...

Veasey’s fame as a teacher and vocal coach would come to equal her reputation as a performer (Getty) ...