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Marilyn Berneice Horne (born January 16, 1934) [2] is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer. She specialized in roles requiring beauty of tone, excellent breath support, and the ability to execute difficult coloratura passages. She is a recipient of the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors, and has won four Grammy Awards.
The mezzo-soprano voice (unlike the soprano voice) is strong in the middle register and weaker in the head register, resulting in a deeper tone than the soprano voice. [2] The term mezzo-soprano was developed in relation to classical and operatic voices, where the classification is based not merely on the singer's vocal range but also on the ...
Italian operatic mezzo-soprano Kingdom of Italy: 1821 1896 Genoa: Milan: Q459652: Mathilde Marchesi: German mezzo-soprano and singing teacher Kingdom of Prussia: 1821-03-24 1826-03-28 1913-11-17 1913-06-18 1913-11-18 Frankfurt: London: Q437075: Pauline Viardot: French mezzo-soprano and composer France: 1821-07-18 1910-05-18 Paris: 7th ...
Vennard was renowned as an excellent teacher whose written works have influenced generations of singers, vocal pedagogues and voice scientists. He taught many successful singers including acclaimed mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne, who studied under him at the University of Southern California. [2] [3]
Marilyn Horne, Mary Lou Falcone, Margo Garrett, Barbara Hocher, Peter Kazaras: Ronnita Miller mezzo-soprano 2010 Megan Marie Hart (as Megan Hart) soprano Sun Ha “Sunny” Yoon 2011 Karen Vuong soprano Saule Tlenchiyeva 2012 Tracy Cox soprano Maureen Zoltek 2013 John Brancy: baritone Mario Antonio Marra 2014 [7] Michelle Bradley soprano ...
Marilyn Tyler (born Marilyn Teitler; 5 December 1926 – 20 December 2017 [1]) was an American soprano and music pedagogue.. Of Romanian Jewish descent, Tyler was born in Brooklyn, New York to a family that contained many performers, including singers, dancers, musicians, actors and clowns.
mezzo-soprano: 11 November 1950: 22 October 1983: Batyah Godfrey Ben-David: 595: mezzo-soprano: 17 February 1969: 16 April 1988: Morley Meredith: 593: baritone: 3 January 1962: 18 April 1992: Rosina Galli: 593: dancer: 19 November 1914: 18 February 1935: James Wolfe: 592: bass: 7 November 1923: 23 December 1939: Jane Shaulis: 567: mezzo-soprano ...
The British contralto Kathleen Ferrier and American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne were especially notable interpreters. [2] In recent years, recordings and stage productions of the Vienna version of the opera have featured countertenors in the role of Orpheus.