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- Birth nameElsie Marie Goldberg
- Elena Doria was born on July 3, 1926 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. She was an actress, known for The Phantom of the Opera (2004), The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977) and The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006). She was married to Tom Connell. She died on July 27, 2016 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseTom Connell (divorced)
- Former soprano in the adult chorus, she was director of the Metropolitan Opera's children chorus 1986-2009.
- Her students ranged in age from about 5 to the early teens. She guided them through weekly classes at the opera house, on-stage rehearsals, and from the wings at every performance. One of her students was Emmy Rossum.
- She was a very good pianist, but knew early on that she wanted to make singing her career. As a young woman, she studied at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, the venerable music conservatory in Rome. She sang in the Radio City Music Hall chorus, and toured as a soloist with bandleader Fred Waring before joining the Met.
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