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Name	Sylvia Gwendoline Fisher
Alternative Names	Sylvia Gwendoline Gardini
Born	18 April, 1910 South Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	25 August, 1996 (aged 86) Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Education *	St Joseph's College (Kilmore, Vic) (student, 1922-1926) Albert Street Conservatorium (Melbourne) (student)
Occupation or Descriptor *	opera singer (1932-1947) Victoria, Australia soprano (1932-1947) Victoria, Australia publican (1936-1947) Victoria, Australia opera singer (1948-1975) Overseas soprano (1948-1975) Overseas
Awards	Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1994)
Legacies *	Sylvia Fisher Fund (Melbourne Opera) (eponym)

* Dates are approximate