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Verrett wurde in einer afro-amerikanische Familie geboren; sie hatte vier Geschwister. Ihr Vater besaß ein Bauunternehmen; ihre Eltern waren strenggläubige Angehörige der Freikirche der Siebenten-Tags-Adventisten. Verrett wuchs in Kalifornien auf.
Shirley Verrett (May 31, 1931 – November 5, 2010) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano who successfully transitioned into soprano roles making her a Soprano sfogato. Verrett enjoyed great fame from the late 1960s through the 1990s; she was particularly well known for singing the works of Giuseppe Verdi and Gaetano Donizetti .
7. Nov. 2010 · American soprano Shirley Verrett, one of the top opera singers of the 1970s and 1980s, has died at the age of 79. Born in New Orleans, she was known for the intensity of her performances and...
Shirley Verrett, the vocally lustrous and dramatically compelling American opera singer who began as a mezzo-soprano and went on to sing soprano roles to international acclaim, died Friday morning...
11. Nov. 2010 · Verrett, who has died aged 79, was championed early on by the conductor Leopold Stokowski, who defied racist attitudes to black singers by showcasing her with the Philadelphia Orchestra and elsewhere. She herself refused to sing to segregated audiences in the deep American south.
8. Nov. 2010 · Verrett died of heart failure at her home in Ann Arbor, Mich. on Friday morning. Facebook. Flipboard. Email. The famed singer had it all, according to critics -- voice, intelligence,...
Shirley Verrett, an internationally acclaimed opera singer and Juilliard alumna, died on November 5 from heart failure at her home in Ann Arbor, Mich. She was 79. (Photo by Impact Photo Inc.)
