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Sylvia McNair

American opera singer, soprano
Person human Q469990

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[16]
Date of birth
June 23, 1956
Place of birth
Mansfield
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
musician, opera singer, music educator, singer
Employer
Indiana University[9]
Educated at
Indiana University, Wheaton College, Wheaton College Conservatory of Music, Lexington High School, Jacobs School of Music[10][11][12][13][14]
Award received
Marian Anderson Award[15]
Spouse
Hal France[7]
Official website
www.sylviamcnair.com[23]
Student of
Virginia MacWatters, Virginia Zeani[24][25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Described by source
BEIC Digital Library[27]
Family name
McNair[21]
Given name
Sylvia[22]
Instrument
voice[26]
P14750
A0D6-27C1-D8BA-C6AF-994C
Record label
Telarc International Corporation, Philips Records, Deutsche Grammophon[17][18][19]
Voice type
soprano[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sylvia McNair ar سيلفيا ماكنير ja シルヴィア・マクネアー ko 실비아 맥네어 zh 西爾維亞·麥克奈爾
🔖 Identifiers · 62
ISNI
0000000120201916
VIAF cluster ID
5122061
Library of Congress authority ID
n89642186
GND ID
124953514
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000010105
Apple Music artist ID
4349160
Awards & Winners artist ID
01x0wqv
BIBSYS ID
1018669
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13937533s
Billboard artist ID
sylvia-mcnair
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
mcnair-sylvia
CONOR.SI ID
18739299
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10240402
Carnegie Hall agent ID
32184
CiNii Research ID
1140282266733874560
CineMagia person ID
1587999
DDB person (GND) ID
124953514
Deezer artist ID
2506761
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
124953514
Discogs artist ID
837530
Europeana entity
agent/base/155896
FAST ID
254458
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_124953514
Facebook username
SylviaMcNairPage
FemBio ID
29728
Flemish Public Libraries ID
000026662
Freebase ID
/m/01x0wqv
GTAA ID
262284
Grammy Awards artist ID
sylvia-mcnair, sylvia-mcnair/12020
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
17114
Grove Music Online ID
41822
IMDb ID
nm0573571
IdRef ID
079505341
Jaxsta profile ID
287a3fc6-a910-4623-baa9-eb14e217aecb
KANTO ID
000208074
Kinobox person ID
886634
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
137719
Munzinger person ID
00000022533
MusicBrainz artist ID
b34b88f7-9d86-4f5f-bb9d-568cce5c36ef
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000243836
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA09601054
NL CR AUT ID
xx0027316
NSK (VIAF) ID
000178110
NSK ID
981005755566509366
NUKAT ID
n2009143101
National Library of Latvia ID
000066799
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BZZb;=Bu
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1547990
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073694665
RERO ID (legacy)
A003547333
SBN author ID
REAV097689
Shazam artist ID
4349160
Songkick artist ID
211086
Spotify artist ID
63aSj4hbN7Q4nw74Y0xNF6
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
5696
Tidal artist ID
4090565
UOM ID
74548
Unz Review author ID
McNairSylvia
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgMydxV88Gdr7RxT8GCQq
Yale LUX ID
person/85da3992-69dc-4c5d-bd89-dc92fd37d7c9
YouTube channel ID
UCUQgxbmwtMOTZfuCbt9RmaQ
YouTube handle
sylviamcnair1761

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 3
Indiana University, Wheaton College, Jacobs School of Music
Occupation 3
musician, opera singer, music educator
Record label 3
Deutsche Grammophon, Philips Records, Telarc International Corporation
Award received 1
Marian Anderson Award
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
BEIC Digital Library
Employer 1
Indiana University
Given name 1
Sylvia
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:performer of 1
The Faces of Love - The Songs of Jake Heggie
Place of birth 1
Mansfield
Sex or gender 1
female
Student of 1
Virginia Zeani
Teachers 1
Virginia Zeani
Voice type 1
soprano
← Mb:teacher 1
Virginia Zeani
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Summary

Sylvia McNair was born on June 23, 1956[1], in Mansfield[2]. She has worked as a musician[3], opera singer[4], music educator[5], and singer[6].

FAQs

Where was Sylvia McNair born?

Sylvia McNair's place of birth was Mansfield[2].

Who was Sylvia McNair married to?

Sylvia McNair's spouses include Hal France[7].

What did Sylvia McNair do for work?

Sylvia McNair worked as a musician[3], opera singer[4], music educator[5], and singer[6].

Where did Sylvia McNair go to school?

Sylvia McNair was educated at Indiana University[10], Wheaton College[11], Wheaton College Conservatory of Music[12], and Lexington High School[13].

What awards did Sylvia McNair receive?

Honors received include Marian Anderson Award[15].

Related Entities

Deutsche Grammophon Philips Records United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 2506761
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 5d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 4090565
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/63221|batch #63221]]: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part2.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
  3. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → A0D6-27C1-D8BA-C6AF-994C
    Occupation → musician, opera singer, music educator +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46230|batch #46230]]: HAND ID (0)"
  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → REAV097689
    Given name → Sylvia
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → female
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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