Gender: Female
Junetta Jones was an American operatic soprano. A Baltimore native, she was a graduate of Frederick Douglass Senior High School. After spending a year at Morgan State College(now University), she was awarded a three-year scholarship to the Peabody Conservatory where she earned a diploma in 1961. She then pursued further studies at the New England Conservatory where she earned a Master of Music in 1963. She studied at the Tanglewood Music Center in the summer of 1961. In 1963 she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera on Halloween of 1963 as the Celestial Voice in Giuseppe Verdi's Don Carlos with Richard Tucker in the title role. She sang two seasons at the Met, with other roles including the 1st Genie in The Magic Flute, the Page in Rigoletto, and Barbarina in The Marriage of Figaro. From 1965 to 1969 she performed with major opera houses in Europe. She worked for 20 years on the advisory committee for art and culture for the city of Baltimore.
She died on February 17, 2015, in Davidsonville, Maryland.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on April 23, 2024
On the name Junetta Jones, Jones means Thanks to God.
The name Junetta Jones is often used as a Female name and is mostly used as a Last Name.
Jones is commonly found in South Africa, Nigeria, United States of America, and 84 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Jones is recorded 6,353 times globally, ranking it as the 8,352th most common name worldwide.
Jones is most prevalent in South Africa, with 992 occurrences, making it the 1,976th most popular name in the country.
In Ghana, the name Jones is found among 1 in every 603 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | #1,976 | 1 : 2,364 |
| Nigeria | #1,339 | 1 : 1,312 |
| United States of America | #3,266 | 1 : 2,053 |
| Brazil | #1,585 | 1 : 1,478 |
| Ghana | #459 | 1 : 603 |
| Hong Kong | #1,205 | 1 : 1,783 |
| Malaysia | #6,312 | 1 : 11,121 |
| United Kingdom | #4,037 | 1 : 3,151 |
| Saudi Arabia | #13,567 | 1 : 17,635 |
| Italy | #7,583 | 1 : 7,580 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Jones from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Junetta Jones was an American operatic soprano. A Baltimore native, she was a graduate of Frederick Douglass Senior High School. After spending a year at Morgan State College(now University), she was awarded a three-year scholarship to the Peabody Conservatory where she earned a diploma in 1961. She then pursued further studies at the New England Conservatory where she earned a Master of Music in 1963. She studied at the Tanglewood Music Center in the summer of 1961. In 1963 she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera on Halloween of 1963 as the Celestial Voice in Giuseppe Verdi's Don Carlos with Richard Tucker in the title role. She sang two seasons at the Met, with other roles including the 1st Genie in The Magic Flute, the Page in Rigoletto, and Barbarina in The Marriage of Figaro. From 1965 to 1969 she performed with major opera houses in Europe. She worked for 20 years on the advisory committee for art and culture for the city of Baltimore. She died on February 17, 2015, in Davidsonville, Maryland.
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