telecast in Australia (Tosca, with Donald Smith as Cavaradossi and Tito Gobbi as Scarpia). She was also noted as Chrysothemis in Sir Georg Solti's acclaimed recording of Richard Strauss's Elektra, with Birgit Nilsson in the title role. She died in London at the age of 44, in an accident in which she fell to her death from an open window. She was survived by her husband, their daughter and three sons. This occurred shortly after she had been chosen to sing the part of Cassandra in Berlioz's opera Les Troyens at Covent Garden. References External links "Marie Collier in Tosca, 1963 picture, at National Library of Australia 1927 births 1971 deaths Accidental deaths from falls Accidental deaths in London Australian operatic sopranos People from Ballarat Musicians from Victoria (Australia) 20th-century Australian women opera singers