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Florence Quivar

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Florence Quivar (born March 3, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American operatic mezzo-soprano who is considered to be "one of the most prominent singers of her generation." She has variously been described as having a "rich, earthy sound and communicative presence" as "always reliable" and as "a distinguished singer, with a warm, rich voice and a dignified performing presence." From 1977-1997 she was a regular performer at the Metropolitan Opera where she gave more than 100 performances. [1]

192 relations: Aage Haugland, Academy of Music (Philadelphia), Aldo Baldin, Alexandru Agache, Ambrosian Singers, André Previn, Andreas Schmidt (baritone), Andrew Davis (conductor), Anthony Davis (composer), Antonín Dvořák, Aprile Millo, Arnold Schoenberg, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Éva Marton, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Barbara Bonney, Barbara Hendricks, Barbara Smith Conrad, Baritone, Bass (voice type), Bass-baritone, Bavarian State Opera, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ben Gunn (guitarist), Benjamin Luxon, Berlin Philharmonic, Bernard Holland, Betty Allen, Boris Godunov (opera), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boys Choir of Harlem, Carlo Maria Giulini, Carmen, Charles Anthony (tenor), Charles Dutoit, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Clamma Dale, Cleveland Orchestra, Conducting, Covent Garden, Das Rheingold, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Dialogues of the Carmelites, Dominic Cossa, Elijah (oratorio), Elizabeth Forbes (musicologist), Felix Mendelssohn, ..., Four Saints in Three Acts, François Clemmons, Gabriela Beňačková, Gary Lakes, George Frideric Handel, George Gershwin, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Goran Simić (singer), Gordon Hawkins, Grammy Award, Gurre-Lieder, Gustav Mahler, Gwendolyn Bradley, Gwynne Howell, Hans Hotter, Harolyn Blackwell, Hector Berlioz, Helmuth Rilling, Herbert von Karajan, Houston Grand Opera, Igor Stravinsky, Il tabarro, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Iwona Sobotka, James Levine, James Morris (bass-baritone), Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Jean-Luc Chaignaud, Jerry Hadley, Jesús López Cobos, Joel Thome, John Aler, John Cheek, John Connell, Jon Garrison, Joseph Joubert, Josephine Barstow, Judith Blegen, Juilliard School, Jules Bastin, Karol Szymanowski, Kathleen Battle, Kenneth Riegel, Kurt Rydl, L'enfant et les sortilèges, L'italiana in Algeri, La Fenice, La Scala, Le prophète, Leo Nucci, Leona Mitchell, Library of Congress, Lied, Lincolnwood, Illinois, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorin Maazel, Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Luciano Pavarotti, Ludwig van Beethoven, Luisa Miller, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Madama Butterfly, Manuel de Falla, Marian Anderson Award, Marinka Gurewich, Maureen Forrester, McHenry Boatwright, Messiah (Handel), Metropolitan Opera, Mezzo-soprano, Missa solemnis (Beethoven), Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Nancy Gustafson, New York Philharmonic, Norma (opera), Oedipus rex (opera), Opera, Oratorio, Orchestre de Paris, Orfeo ed Euridice, Pamela Coburn, Paul Plishka, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Orchestra, Philip Langridge, Plácido Domingo, Porgy and Bess, Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Requiem (Verdi), Rio de Janeiro, Robert Shaw (conductor), Roberta Alexander, Roger Sessions, Roméo et Juliette (Berlioz), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rusalka (opera), Samuel Ramey, San Francisco Symphony, Seattle Opera, Seiji Ozawa, Sharon Sweet, Siegfried (opera), Simon Estes, Simon Rattle, Soprano, Spiritual (music), St. Paul's Choir School, Stabat Mater, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sumi Jo, Suor Angelica, Symphony No. 2 (Mahler), Symphony No. 3 (Mahler), Symphony No. 5 (Mahler), Symphony No. 8 (Mahler), Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven), Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Tanglewood Music Festival, Teatro Colón, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Tenor, The Royal Opera, Theatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro), Thomas Hampson, Thomas Schippers, Tom Krause, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Tristan und Isolde, Un ballo in maschera, Vienna State Opera, Vinson Cole, Virgil Thomson, Vladimir Chernov, Wendy White (mezzo-soprano), When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, Willard White, William Bolcom, William Brown (tenor), Zubin Mehta. Expand index (142 more) »

Aage Haugland

Aage Haugland (1 February 1944 – 23 December 2000) was a Danish operatic bass.

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Academy of Music (Philadelphia)

The Academy of Music, also known as American Academy of Music, is a concert hall and opera house located at 240 S. Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Aldo Baldin

Aldo Baldin (1 January 1945 - 5 January 1994) was a Brazilian opera and concert-hall tenor.

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Alexandru Agache

Alexandru Agache (born 16 August 1955) is a Romanian operatic baritone who has had an active international career since 1979.

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Ambrosian Singers

The Ambrosian Singers are one of the best-known London choral groups, particularly appreciated for its great variety of recorded repertory.

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André Previn

André George Previn, KBE (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929) is a German-American pianist, conductor, and composer.

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Andreas Schmidt (baritone)

Andreas Schmidt (born 30 July 1960 in Düsseldorf) is a German classical bass-baritone in opera and concert.

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Andrew Davis (conductor)

Sir Andrew Frank Davis (born 2 February 1944) is an English conductor.

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Anthony Davis (composer)

Anthony Davis (born February 20, 1951), is an American pianist and composer.

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Antonín Dvořák

Antonín Leopold Dvořák (8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czech composer.

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Aprile Millo

Aprile Millo (born April 14, 1958) is an American operatic soprano of Italian and Irish ancestry who is particularly admired for her interpretations of the works of Giuseppe Verdi.

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Arnold Schoenberg

Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg or Schönberg (13 September 187413 July 1951) was an Austrian-American composer, music theorist, teacher, writer, and painter.

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is an American orchestra based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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Éva Marton

Éva Marton (born 18 June 1943) is a Hungarian dramatic soprano, particularly known for her operatic portrayals of Puccini's Turandot and Tosca, and Wagnerian roles.

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Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Bach-Collegium Stuttgart is an internationally known German instrumental ensemble, founded by Helmuth Rilling in 1965 to accompany the Gächinger Kantorei in choral music with orchestra.

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Barbara Bonney

Barbara Bonney (born April 14, 1956) is an American soprano.

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Barbara Hendricks

Barbara Hendricks (born November 20, 1948) is an African-American operatic soprano and concert singer.

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Barbara Smith Conrad

Barbara Smith Conrad (August 11, 1937 – May 22, 2017) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano of international acclaim.

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Baritone

A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice types.

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Bass (voice type)

A bass is a type of classical male singing voice and has the lowest vocal range of all voice types.

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Bass-baritone

A bass-baritone is a high-lying bass or low-lying "classical" baritone voice type which shares certain qualities with the true baritone voice.

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Bavarian State Opera

The Bavarian State Opera (German) is an opera company based in Munich, Germany.

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BBC Symphony Orchestra

The BBC Symphony Orchestra (BBC SO) is a British orchestra based in London.

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Ben Gunn (guitarist)

Ben Gunn (b. Benjamin Matthews) is a British guitarist who was with The Sisters of Mercy from 1981 to 1983, appearing on several of their early singles.

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Benjamin Luxon

Benjamin Matthew Luxon CBE (born 24 March 1937 in Redruth, Cornwall, UK) is a retired British baritone.

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Berlin Philharmonic

The Berlin Philharmonic (Berliner Philharmoniker) is a German orchestra based in Berlin.

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Bernard Holland

Bernard Holland (born 1933) is an American music critic.

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Betty Allen

Betty Allen (17 March 1927 – 22 June 2009) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano who had an active international singing career during the 1950s through the 1970s.

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Boris Godunov (opera)

Boris Godunov (Борис Годунов, Borís Godunóv) is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881).

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Boston Symphony Orchestra

The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Boys Choir of Harlem

The Boys Choir of Harlem (also known as the Harlem Boys Choir) was a choir located in Harlem, New York City, United States.

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Carlo Maria Giulini

Carlo Maria Giulini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (9 May 1914 – 14 June 2005) was an Italian conductor.

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Carmen

Carmen is an opera in four acts by French composer Georges Bizet.

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Charles Anthony (tenor)

Charles Anthony Caruso (né Calogero Antonio Caruso; July 15, 1929 – February 15, 2012), better known by his stage name of Charles Anthony, was an American actor, and tenor noted for his portrayal of comprimario characters in opera.

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Charles Dutoit

Charles Édouard Dutoit (born 7 October 1936) is a Swiss conductor.

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) was founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891.

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Christoph Willibald Gluck

Christoph Willibald (Ritter von) Gluck (born on 2 July, baptized 4 July 1714As there is only a documentary record with Gluck's date of baptism, 4 July. According to his widow, he was born on 3 July, but nobody in the 18th century paid attention to the birthdate until Napoleon introduced it. A birth date was only known if the parents kept a diary. The authenticity of the 1785 document (published in the Allgemeinen Wiener Musik-Zeitung vom 6. April 1844) is disputed, by Robl. (Robl 2015, pp. 141–147).--> – 15 November 1787) was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period.

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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) is a British orchestra based in Birmingham, England.

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Clamma Dale

Clamma Churita Dale (born 1948) is an African-American operatic soprano.

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Cleveland Orchestra

The Cleveland Orchestra, based in Cleveland, is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the "Big Five".

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Conducting

Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert.

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Covent Garden

Covent Garden is a district in Greater London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between Charing Cross Road and Drury Lane.

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Das Rheingold

Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold), WWV 86A, is the first of the four music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, or in English, 'The Ring of the Nibelung'.

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Deutsche Oper Berlin

The Deutsche Oper Berlin is an opera company located in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin, Germany.

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Dialogues of the Carmelites

Dialogues des Carmélites (Dialogues of the Carmelites) is a French opera in three acts, divided into twelve scenes with linking orchestral interludes, with music and libretto by Francis Poulenc, completed in 1956.

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Dominic Cossa

Dominic Cossa (born May 13, 1935) is an American operatic lyric baritone particularly associated with the Italian and French repertoire.

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Elijah (oratorio)

Elijah (Elias), Op. 70, MWV A 25, is an oratorio written by Felix Mendelssohn.

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Elizabeth Forbes (musicologist)

Elizabeth Forbes (3 August 1924 – 22 October 2014) was an English author, music critic, and musicologist who specialised in writing about opera.

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Felix Mendelssohn

Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 1809 4 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early romantic period.

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Four Saints in Three Acts

Four Saints in Three Acts is an opera by American composer Virgil Thomson with a libretto by Gertrude Stein.

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François Clemmons

François Scarborough Clemmons (born April 23, 1945) is an African-American singer, actor, playwright and university lecturer.

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Gabriela Beňačková

Gabriela Beňačková (also Gabriela Beňačková-Čápová), born March 25, 1947 in Bratislava, is a Chech lyric soprano of Slovak origin.

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Gary Lakes

Gary Lakes (born September 26, 1950) is an American opera heldentenor.

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George Frideric Handel

George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (born italic; 23 February 1685 (O.S.) – 14 April 1759) was a German, later British, Baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in London, becoming well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos.

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George Gershwin

George Jacob Gershwin (September 26, 1898 July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist.

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Gioachino Rossini

Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as some sacred music, songs, chamber music, and piano pieces.

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Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian opera composer.

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Goran Simić (singer)

Goran Simić (Belgrade, 1953 – Vienna, 2008) was a Serbian bass.

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Gordon Hawkins

Gordon Joseph Hawkins (1919 in London, England—February 29, 2004 in Manly, New South Wales, Australia) was an Australian criminologist.

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Grammy Award

A Grammy Award (stylized as GRAMMY, originally called Gramophone Award), or Grammy, is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievement in the music industry.

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Gurre-Lieder

is a large cantata for five vocal soloists, narrator, chorus and large orchestra, composed by Arnold Schönberg, on poems by the Danish novelist Jens Peter Jacobsen (translated from Danish to German by Robert Franz Arnold).

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Gustav Mahler

Gustav Mahler (7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian late-Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation.

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Gwendolyn Bradley

Gwendolyn Bradley (Gwendolyn Bradley-Willemann) is an American soprano who performed on many opera and concert stages worldwide.

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Gwynne Howell

Gwynne Howell (born 13 June 1938) is a Welsh operatic bass, known particularly for his performances of Verdi and Wagner roles.

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Hans Hotter

Hans Hotter (19 January 19098 December 2003) was a German operatic bass-baritone.

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Harolyn Blackwell

Harolyn Blackwell (born November 23, 1955) is an American lyric coloratura soprano who has performed in many of the world's finest opera houses, concert halls, and theaters in operas, oratorios, recitals, and Broadway musicals.

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Hector Berlioz

Louis-Hector Berlioz; 11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique, Harold en Italie, Roméo et Juliette, Grande messe des morts (Requiem), L'Enfance du Christ, Benvenuto Cellini, La Damnation de Faust, and Les Troyens. Berlioz made significant contributions to the modern orchestra with his Treatise on Instrumentation. He specified huge orchestral forces for some of his works, and conducted several concerts with more than 1,000 musicians. He also composed around 50 compositions for voice, accompanied by piano or orchestra. His influence was critical for the further development of Romanticism, especially in composers like Richard Wagner, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Franz Liszt, Richard Strauss, and Gustav Mahler.

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Helmuth Rilling

Helmuth Rilling (born 29 May 1933 in Stuttgart) is a German choral conductor and an academic teacher.

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Herbert von Karajan

Herbert von Karajan (born Heribert Ritter von Karajan; 5 April 1908 – 16 July 1989) was an Austrian conductor.

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Houston Grand Opera

Houston Grand Opera (HGO), located in Houston, Texas, was founded in 1955 by German-born impresario Walter Herbert and Houstonians Elva Lobit, Edward Bing, and Charles Cockrell.

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Igor Stravinsky

Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (ˈiɡərʲ ˈfʲɵdərəvʲɪtɕ strɐˈvʲinskʲɪj; 6 April 1971) was a Russian-born composer, pianist, and conductor.

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Il tabarro

Il tabarro (The Cloak) is an opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Adami, based on Didier Gold's play La houppelande.

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Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (abbreviation IPO; Hebrew: התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית, ha-Tizmoret ha-Filharmonit ha-Yisre'elit) is an Israeli symphony orchestra based in Tel Aviv.

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Iwona Sobotka

Iwona Sobotka (born in Mława, October 19, 1981) is a Polish soprano and Grand Prix Winner of the Queen Elizabeth Music Competition.

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James Levine

James Lawrence Levine (born June 23, 1943) is an American conductor and pianist.

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James Morris (bass-baritone)

James Peppler Morris (born 10 January 1947)Goodwin, Noël (1992).

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Jan-Hendrik Rootering

Jan-Hendrik Rootering (born 18 March 1950 in Wedingfeld near Flensburg) is a German-born operatic bass, son of the Dutch tenor Hendrikus Rootering from whom he had his first lessons.

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Jean-Luc Chaignaud

Jean-Luc Chaignaud (born 3 August 1959) is a French soloist baritone, singer of operas, lieder and oratorio.

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Jerry Hadley

Jerry Hadley (June 16, 1952 – July 18, 2007) was an American operatic tenor.

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Jesús López Cobos

Jesús López Cobos (25 February 1940 – 2 March 2018) was a Spanish conductor.

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Joel Thome

Joel Thome (born in Detroit, Michigan) is the conductor and artistic director of Orchestra of Our Time.

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John Aler

John Aler (born October 4, 1949, Baltimore, Maryland) is an American lyric tenor who performs in concerts, recitals, and operas.

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John Cheek

John William Cheek, CBE (15 February 1855 – 26 February 1942) was an Australian politician, who was an Independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council representing the electoral division of Westmorland on two occasions from 1907 to 1913, and then from 1919 until his death in 1942.

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John Connell

John Connell (born 25 June 1940 in Atlanta, Georgia; died September 27, 2009 in Mariaville, Maine) was an American artist.

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Jon Garrison

Jon Garrison (né Jon Long; born December 11, 1944 in Higginsville, Missouri) is a successful American operatic tenor who has been performing in locations around the world since 1965.

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Joseph Joubert

Joseph Joubert (7 May 1754 in Montignac, Périgord – 4 May 1824 in Paris) was a French moralist and essayist, remembered today largely for his Pensées (Thoughts), which were published posthumously.

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Josephine Barstow

Dame Josephine Clare Barstow, DBE (born 27 September 1940) is an English opera singer and soprano.

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Judith Blegen

Judith Blegen (April 27, 1943, Lexington, Kentucky) is an American soprano, particularly associated with light lyric roles of the French, Italian and German repertories.

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Juilliard School

The Juilliard School, informally referred to as Juilliard and located in the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, is a performing arts conservatory established in 1905.

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Jules Bastin

Jules Bastin (18 August 1933 – 2 December 1996; Waterloo) was a Belgian operatic bass.

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Karol Szymanowski

Karol Maciej Szymanowski (3 October 188229 March 1937) was a Polish composer and pianist, the most celebrated Polish composer of the early 20th century.

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Kathleen Battle

Kathleen Deanna Battle (born August 13, 1948) is an American operatic soprano known for her distinctive vocal range and tone.

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Kenneth Riegel

Kenneth Riegel (born 19 April 1938) is an American opera tenor.

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Kurt Rydl

Kurt Rydl (born October 8, 1947) is an Austrian operatic bass (basso profondo).

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L'enfant et les sortilèges

L'enfant et les sortilèges: Fantaisie lyrique en deux parties (The Child and the Spells: A Lyric Fantasy in Two Parts) is an opera in one act, with music by Maurice Ravel to a libretto by Colette.

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L'italiana in Algeri

L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers) is an operatic dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Angelo Anelli, based on his earlier text set by Luigi Mosca.

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La Fenice

Teatro La Fenice ("The Phoenix") is an opera house in Venice, Italy.

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La Scala

La Scala (abbreviation in Italian language for the official name Teatro alla Scala) is an opera house in Milan, Italy.

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Le prophète

Le prophète (The Prophet) is a grand opera in five acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer.

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Leo Nucci

Leo Nucci (born 16 April 1942) is an Italian operatic baritone, particularly suited to Verdi roles.

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Leona Mitchell

Leona Mitchell (born October 13, 1949, Enid, Oklahoma), is an American operatic soprano and an Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame inductee.

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Library of Congress

The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States.

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Lied

The lied (plural lieder;, plural, German for "song") is a setting of a German poem to classical music.

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Lincolnwood, Illinois

Lincolnwood (formerly Tessville) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

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London Philharmonic Orchestra

The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) is one of five permanent symphony orchestras based in London.

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Lorin Maazel

Lorin Varencove Maazel (March 6, 1930 – July 13, 2014) was an American conductor, violinist and composer.

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Los Angeles Opera

The Los Angeles Opera is an American opera company in Los Angeles, California.

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Los Angeles Philharmonic

The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil or LAP) is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California.

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Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (12 October 19356 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time.

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770Beethoven was baptised on 17 December. His date of birth was often given as 16 December and his family and associates celebrated his birthday on that date, and most scholars accept that he was born on 16 December; however there is no documentary record of his birth.26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist.

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Luisa Miller

Luisa Miller is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, based on the play Kabale und Liebe (Intrigue and Love) by the German dramatist Friedrich von Schiller.

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Lyric Opera of Chicago

Lyric Opera of Chicago is one of the leading opera companies in the United States.

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Madama Butterfly

Madama Butterfly (Madam Butterfly) is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.

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Manuel de Falla

Manuel de Falla y Matheu (23 November 187614 November 1946) was a Spanish composer.

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Marian Anderson Award

The Marian Anderson Award was originally established in 1943 by African American singer Marian Anderson after she was awarded the $10,000 Bok Prize that year by the city of Philadelphia.

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Marinka Gurewich

Marinka Gurewich (1902, Bratislava - 23 December 1990, Manhattan) was an American voice teacher and mezzo-soprano of Jewish Czech descent.

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Maureen Forrester

Maureen Kathleen Stewart Forrester, (July 25, 1930June 16, 2010) was a Canadian operatic contralto.

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McHenry Boatwright

John McHenry Boatwright (February 29, 1928November 5, 1994) was an American operatic bass-baritone and singing teacher.

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Messiah (Handel)

Messiah (HWV 56) is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible, and from the version of the Psalms included with the Book of Common Prayer.

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Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

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Mezzo-soprano

A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types.

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Missa solemnis (Beethoven)

The Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123, is a solemn mass composed by Ludwig van Beethoven from 1819 to 1823.

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Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM; English translation, Montreal Symphony Orchestra) is a Canadian symphony orchestra based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Nancy Gustafson

Nancy Gustafson (born June 27, 1956 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American opera singer.

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New York Philharmonic

The New York Philharmonic, officially the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc., globally known as New York Philharmonic Orchestra (NYPO) or New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States.

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Norma (opera)

Norma is a tragedia lirica or opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with libretto by Felice Romani after Norma, ou L'infanticide (Norma, or The Infanticide) by Alexandre Soumet.

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Oedipus rex (opera)

Oedipus rex is an "Opera-oratorio after Sophocles" by Igor Stravinsky, scored for orchestra, speaker, soloists, and male chorus.

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Opera

Opera (English plural: operas; Italian plural: opere) is a form of theatre in which music has a leading role and the parts are taken by singers.

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Oratorio

An oratorio is a large musical composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists.

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Orchestre de Paris

The Orchestre de Paris is a French orchestra based in Paris.

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Orfeo ed Euridice

(French:; English: Orpheus and Eurydice) is an opera composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck, based on the myth of Orpheus and set to a libretto by Ranieri de' Calzabigi.

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Pamela Coburn

Pamela Coburn (born 29 March 1959) is an American operatic soprano.

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Paul Plishka

Paul Plishka (born August 28, 1941) is an American operatic bass.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863.

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Philadelphia Orchestra

The Philadelphia Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Philip Langridge

Philip Gordon Langridge CBE (16 December 1939 – 5 March 2010) was an English tenor, considered to be among the foremost exponents of English opera and oratorio.

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Plácido Domingo

José Plácido Domingo Embil, (born 21 January 1941), known as Plácido Domingo, is a Spanish tenor, conductor and arts administrator.

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Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess is an English-language opera by the American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin.

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Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra was established in 1995, under the German conductor Friedemann Riehle.

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Requiem (Verdi)

The Messa da Requiem is a musical setting of the Catholic funeral mass (Requiem) for four soloists, double choir and orchestra by Giuseppe Verdi.

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Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro (River of January), or simply Rio, is the second-most populous municipality in Brazil and the sixth-most populous in the Americas.

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Robert Shaw (conductor)

Robert Lawson Shaw (30 April 191625 January 1999) was an American conductor most famous for his work with his namesake Chorale, with the Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.

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Roberta Alexander

Roberta Alexander (born 3 March 1949, in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an American operatic soprano.

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Roger Sessions

Roger Huntington Sessions (December 28, 1896March 16, 1985) was an American composer, teacher, and writer on music.

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Roméo et Juliette (Berlioz)

Roméo et Juliette is a symphonie dramatique, a large-scale choral symphony by French composer Hector Berlioz, which was first performed on 24 November 1839.

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), based in London, was formed by Sir Thomas Beecham in 1946.

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Rusalka (opera)

Rusalka, Op. 114, is an opera ('lyric fairy tale') by Antonín Dvořák.

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Samuel Ramey

Samuel Edward Ramey (born March 28, 1942, Colby, Kansas) is an American operatic bass-baritone and bass.

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San Francisco Symphony

The San Francisco Symphony (SFS), founded in 1911, is an American orchestra based in San Francisco, California.

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Seattle Opera

Seattle Opera is an opera company located in Seattle, Washington.

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Seiji Ozawa

is a Japanese conductor known for his advocacy of modern composers and for his work with the San Francisco Symphony, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

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Sharon Sweet

Sharon Sweet (born August 16, 1951 in New York City) is an American dramatic soprano.

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Siegfried (opera)

Siegfried, WWV 86C, is the third of the four music dramas that constitute Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by Richard Wagner.

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Simon Estes

Simon Estes (born March 2, 1938) is an operatic bass-baritone of African-American descent who had a major international opera career beginning in the 1960s.

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Simon Rattle

Sir Simon Denis Rattle (born 19 January 1955) is an English conductor.

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Soprano

A soprano is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types.

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Spiritual (music)

Spirituals (or Negro spirituals) are generally Christian songs that were created by African Americans.

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St. Paul's Choir School

St.

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Stabat Mater

The Stabat Mater is a 13th-century Catholic hymn to Mary, which portrays her suffering as Jesus Christ's mother during his crucifixion.

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Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

The Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (German: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR) was a German radio orchestra based in Stuttgart in Germany.

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Sumi Jo

Sumi Jo (조수미;; born 22 November 1962) is a Grammy Award-winning South Korean lyric coloratura soprano known for her interpretations of the bel canto repertoire.

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Suor Angelica

Suor Angelica (Sister Angelica) is an opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an original Italian libretto by Giovacchino Forzano.

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Symphony No. 2 (Mahler)

Symphony No.

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Symphony No. 3 (Mahler)

The Symphony No.

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Symphony No. 5 (Mahler)

Symphony No.

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Symphony No. 8 (Mahler)

The Symphony No.

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Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)

The Symphony No.

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Tanglewood Festival Chorus

The Tanglewood Festival Chorus, directed by James Burton, is a chorus which performs with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops in major choral works.

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Tanglewood Music Festival

The Tanglewood Music Festival is a music festival held every summer on the Tanglewood estate in Stockbridge and Lenox in the Berkshire Hills in western Massachusetts.

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Teatro Colón

The Teatro Colón (Spanish: Columbus Theatre) is the main opera house in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

The Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (Rome Opera House) is an opera house in Rome, Italy.

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Tenor

Tenor is a type of classical male singing voice, whose vocal range is normally the highest male voice type, which lies between the baritone and countertenor voice types.

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The Royal Opera

The Royal Opera is a company based in central London, resident at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

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Theatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro)

The Theatro Municipal (Municipal Theatre) is an opera house in the Centro district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Thomas Hampson

Thomas Walter Hampson (born June 28, 1955) is an American lyric baritone, a classical singer who has appeared world-wide in major opera houses and concert halls and made over 170 musical recordings.

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Thomas Schippers

Thomas Schippers (9 March 1930 – 16 December 1977) was an American conductor.

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Tom Krause

Tom Gunnar Krause (July 5, 1934 − December 6, 2013) was a Finnish operatic bass-baritone, particularly associated with Mozart roles.

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Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir is a Canadian large vocal ensemble based in Toronto, Ontario.

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Toronto Symphony Orchestra

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is a Canadian orchestra based in Toronto, Ontario.

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Tristan und Isolde

Tristan und Isolde (Tristan and Isolde, or Tristan and Isolda, or Tristran and Ysolt) is an opera, or music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based largely on the 12th-century romance Tristan by Gottfried von Strassburg.

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Un ballo in maschera

Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball) is an 1859 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi.

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Vienna State Opera

The Vienna State Opera (German) is an Austrian opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria.

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Vinson Cole

Vinson Cole (born November 21, 1950) is an American operatic tenor.

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Virgil Thomson

Virgil Thomson (November 25, 1896September 30, 1989) was an American composer and critic.

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Vladimir Chernov

Vladimir Nikolaïevitch Chernov (born September 22, 1953) is a Russian baritone, particularly associated with the Russian and Italian opera repertories.

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Wendy White (mezzo-soprano)

Wendy White (born 1953) is an American mezzo-soprano who has had an active international singing career in operas and concerts since the late 1970s.

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When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd

"When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd" is a long poem in the form of an elegy written by American poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892) in 1865.

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Willard White

Sir Willard Wentworth White, OM, CBE (born 10 October 1946) is a Jamaican-born British operatic bass baritone.

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William Bolcom

William Elden Bolcom (born May 26, 1938) is an American composer and pianist.

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William Brown (tenor)

William Brown (1938, Jackson, Mississippi – October 20, 2004, Jacksonville, Florida) was an African-American operatic tenor.

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Zubin Mehta

Zubin Mehta (born 29 April 1936) is an Indian conductor of Western classical music.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Quivar

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