Famous People with Name Sylvia

Sylvia Lance Harper            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sylvia Lance Harper: was a female tennis player from Australia who won the singles title at the 1924 Australian Championships. She reached the singles final there two other times, in 1927, losing to Esna Boyd Robertson, and in 1930, losing to Daphne Akhurst Cozens.

Sylvia Fisher            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sylvia Fisher: was an Australian operatic soprano whose stage career was made in England, who was especially distinguished in German opera, and who created the role of Cressida in Sir William Walton's opera Troilus and Cressida in 1954.Fischer studied the piano from the age of nine, and afterwards entered the Albert Street Conservatorium for singing and voice production and obtained the full diploma. When this was completed she continued her singing studies with Adolf Spivakovsky, and worked with him for many years. She made her debut as a student in Jean-Baptiste Lully's Cadmus et Hermione at the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, on 5 March 1932, at the Lully tercentenary festival. This was her only stage appearance in opera in Australia, but she rapidly became well-known there as a concert artist and broadcaster.

David Sylvian            Origin/Culture/Country: English

David Sylvian: is an English singer, musician and composer who first gained attention as the lead vocalist and main songwriter in the group Japan. His subsequent solo career has been influenced by a variety of musical styles and genres, including jazz, avant garde, ambi