Shirley Verrett, Opera Singer of Power and Grace, Is Dead at 79

The New York Times ^ | November 6, 2010 | Anthony Tommasini

[EveningStar]

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 at her home in Ann Arbor, Mich. She was 79.

[EveningStar]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Verrett

[EveningStar]

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[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[NewHampshireDuo]

Dame Joan Sutherland last month and now Shirley Verrett. Shame to see these ladies go. RIP.

[sitetest]

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[keepitreal]

Thanks for the ping. Another great singer is gone. RIP Ms. Verrett

[keepitreal]

An extraordinary “O don fatale” from Verdi’s Don Carlos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0GAV15KRW8

[Captain Jack Aubrey]

Oh my God. I am so shocked at this. I thought she was ageless. I remember her Tosca live on PBS with Pavarotti back in the 1970s. She was absolutely awesome. I have a recording of her in Nabucco. She was a trailblazer and a great musician. She will be missed.

[MinuteGal]

A few moments ago our FM station played a Verrett recording as a tribute.

The recording was an aria from one of her most notable roles, Lady Macbeth.

Her voice sent chills up and down my spine, I kid you not. She could deliver a tour de force so powerful it was almost other-worldly.

I have to track down this magnificent renditon to add to my collection.

Leni

[left that other site]

I remember listening to her with my Aunt who loved Opera. She had a Wonderful Voice.

RIP.

[Flying right]

Thanks for the link. Such a voice, and such a loss.