Soprano Phyllis Curtin dies at 94

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Soprano Phyllis Curtin dies at 94

Post by RebLem » Tue Jun 07, 2016 8:13 pm

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Post by lennygoran » Wed Jun 08, 2016 5:38 am

I have the Phyllis Curtin and Norman Treigle cd of “Susannah” which I enjoy quite a bit and prepared me for seeing it at the Met with Renee Fleming and Samuel Ramey. Regards, Len

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Post by Lance » Fri Jun 10, 2016 11:05 pm

A pity Curtin's voice is so poorly represented on recordings. Of those that do exist, we can be thankful. VAI has issued two recital recordings plus the opera Susannah by Carlisle Floyd, the latter of which has had some negative commentary not because of Curtin or other artists, but because of the sound quality from a live performance in New Orleans, 1962.
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