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9. März 2022 · In this episode, Angela introduces everyone to the life and legacy of trailblazer Shirley Verrett. Her remarkable voice and artistry allowed her to successfully span mezzo-soprano and soprano roles. Verrett ascended to the heights of operatic stardom during the Civil Rights era of the 1960s, defying the racist and exclusionary customs of the industry. Verrett is recognized as one of the most ...
27. Juli 2003 · Ms. Verrett's overall performance was one of the season's ''most stirring,'' Mr. Henahan wrote, adding that many Met regulars ''must have spent the night wondering where in the world she has been ...
7. Nov. 2010 · Shirley Verrett, an acclaimed American mezzo-soprano and soprano praised for her blazing intensity during a career that spanned four decades, died Friday in Ann Arbor, Mich. She was 79. She was 79.
7. Nov. 2010 · Shirley Verrett was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on May 31 1931, one of six children. Her father, Leon Solomon, was a building contractor who could not get a licence to work in the racially ...
Shirley Verrett was an American operatic mezzo-soprano who successfully transitioned into soprano roles. Verrett enjoyed great fame from the late 1960s through the 1990s; she was particularly well known for singing the works of Verdi and Donizetti.
Verrett (’61, voice), who sang both mezzo-soprano and soprano roles, was born in New Orleans on May 31, 1931, and she grew up in southern California, where her family moved in part because the racism there was less overt than in the South. Seventh-Day Adventists, her parents didn’t approve of opera, and when she came to Juilliard in 1955 to study with Marion Szekely-Freschl, Verrett ...
Shirley Verrett ( New Orleans, Louisiana, 31 mei 1931 – Ann Arbor, Michigan, 5 november 2010) was een Amerikaanse operazangeres ( mezzosopraan en sopraan ). Zij genoot grote faam vanaf eind jaren zestig en werd zeer bewonderd vanwege haar stralende stem, schoonheid en grote veelzijdigheid. Verrett werd geboren in een Afro-Amerikaans gezin van ...
