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'''Shirley Love''' (born 6 January 1940<ref>[[David Cummings]]. "Love, Shirley", ''[[The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians]]'', 2001</ref>) is an American [[opera]]tic [[mezzo-soprano]]. Born in Detroit, she studied singing in her home city with Avery Crew before pursuing further voice training with [[Marinka Gurevich]] and [[Margaret Harshaw]] in New York City. She made her professional opera début at the [[Metropolitan Opera]] on November 30, 1963 as the Second Lady in [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]'s ''[[The Magic Flute]]'' with [[Anna Moffo]] as Pamina, [[Nicolai Gedda]] as Tamino, [[Gianna D'Angelo]] as The Queen of the Night, [[Cesare Siepi]] as Sarastro, [[Theodor Uppman]] as Papageno, and [[Silvio Varviso]] conducting.<ref name="oper">[http://hosting.triboni.com/triboni/exec?method=com.operissimo.artist.webDisplay&id=ffcyoieagxaaaaabmwhm&xsl=webDisplay&searchStr=Shirley Love, Shirley Biography at operissimo.com [[(German)]]]</ref>
'''Shirley Love''' (born January 6, 1940<ref>Hamilton, David and Andris-Michalaros, Aliki (eds.), [https://books.google.com/books?id=0z5vsV0nxF0C&q=%22Love%2C+Shirley%22+ "Love, Shirley"], Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia'', Simon and Schuster, 1987, p. 198. {{ISBN|0-671-61732-X}}</ref>) is an American [[opera]]tic [[mezzo-soprano]]. Born in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], she studied singing in her home city with [[Avery Crew]] before pursuing further voice training with [[Marinka Gurevich]] and [[Margaret Harshaw]] in New York City.<ref name="oper">{{cite web|url=http://hosting.operissimo.com/triboni/exec?method=com.operissimo.artist.webDisplay&id=ffcyoieagxaaaaabmwhm&xsl=webDisplay&searchStr=Love|title=Shirley Love|work=[[Operissimo concertissimo]]}}</ref> She made her professional opera début at the [[Metropolitan Opera]] on November 30, 1963, as the Second Lady in [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]'s ''[[The Magic Flute]]'' with [[Anna Moffo]] as Pamina, [[Nicolai Gedda]] as Tamino, [[Gianna D'Angelo]] as The Queen of the Night, [[Cesare Siepi]] as Sarastro, [[Theodor Uppman]] as Papageno, and [[Silvio Varviso]] conducting.<ref name="Met">[http://hosting.operissimo.com/triboni/exec?method=com.operissimo.artist.webDisplay&id=ffcyoieagxaaaaabmwhm&xsl=webDisplay&searchStr=Love Metropolitan Opera Archives]</ref>


Love remained at the Met for the next 20 consecutive seasons, notably portraying Amneris in ''[[Aida]]'', Angelina in ''[[La Cenerentola]]'', Annina in ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]'', Delilah in ''[[Samson and Delilah (opera)|Samson and Delilah]]'', Dorabella in ''[[Così fan tutte]]'', Emilia in ''[[Otello]]'', Fricka in ''[[The Ring Cycle]]'', Gertrud in ''[[Hänsel und Gretel (opera)|Hänsel und Gretel]]'', Maddalena in ''[[Rigoletto]]'', Marina in ''[[Boris Godunov (opera)|Boris Godunov]]'', Mother Jeanne in ''[[Dialogues des Carmélites]]'', Rosina in ''[[The Barber of Seville]]'', Suzuki in ''[[Madama Butterfly]]'', and the title heroine in ''[[Carmen]]''. She also sang a large number of secondary roles at the house.<ref>[http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/frame.htm Metropolitan Opera archives]</ref> Guest appearances took her to Europe (Germany and Italy) and to Philadelphia, Chicago, Cincinnati, Baltimore and Miami. Among her modern repertory were roles in [[Sergius Kagen]]’s ''Hamlet'' and [[Leonard Bernstein]]’s ''[[Trouble in Tahiti]]''.<ref name="oper"/>
Love remained at the Met for the next 20 consecutive seasons, notably portraying The Priestess in ''[[Aida]]'', Annina in ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]'', Emilia in ''[[Otello]]'', Rossweisse in ''[[The Ring Cycle]]'', Gertrud in ''[[Hänsel und Gretel (opera)|Hänsel und Gretel]]'', Maddalena in ''[[Rigoletto]]'', The Nurse and Innkeeper in ''[[Boris Godunov (opera)|Boris Godunov]]'', Mother Jeanne in ''[[Dialogues des Carmélites]]'', Berta in ''[[The Barber of Seville]]'', Suzuki in ''[[Madama Butterfly]]'', and Mercédès in ''[[Carmen]]''. She also sang a large number of secondary roles at the house.<ref name="Met"/> Guest appearances took her to Europe (Germany and Italy) and to Philadelphia, Chicago, Cincinnati, Baltimore and Miami. Among her modern repertory were roles in [[Sergius Kagen]]’s ''Hamlet'' and [[Leonard Bernstein]]’s ''[[Trouble in Tahiti]]''.<ref name="oper"/>


Love has received reviews for her recorded work in the ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[Opera News]]'', and ''Ovation Magazine''. Said recordings include ''[[The Diary of One who Vanished]]'' by [[Leoš Janáček]] and ''[[The Rake's Progress]]'' by [[Igor Stravinsky]]. A portrait of the soprano can be found in the Metropolitan Opera gallery, New York City.
Love has received reviews for her recorded work in ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[Opera News]]'', and ''Ovation Magazine''. Said recordings include ''[[The Diary of One Who Disappeared]]'' by [[Leoš Janáček]] and ''[[The Rake's Progress]]'' by [[Igor Stravinsky]]. A portrait of the singer can be found in the Metropolitan Opera gallery, New York City.


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.voiceteachers.com/shirleylove/index.shtml Official Website of Shirley Love]
* [http://www.voiceteachers.com/shirleylove/index.shtml Official Website of Shirley Love]

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Latest revision as of 15:12, 25 March 2023

This article is about the opera singer. For the politician, see Shirley Love (politician).

Shirley Love (born January 6, 1940[1]) is an American operatic mezzo-soprano. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she studied singing in her home city with Avery Crew before pursuing further voice training with Marinka Gurevich and Margaret Harshaw in New York City.[2] She made her professional opera début at the Metropolitan Opera on November 30, 1963, as the Second Lady in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's The Magic Flute with Anna Moffo as Pamina, Nicolai Gedda as Tamino, Gianna D'Angelo as The Queen of the Night, Cesare Siepi as Sarastro, Theodor Uppman as Papageno, and Silvio Varviso conducting.[3]

Love remained at the Met for the next 20 consecutive seasons, notably portraying The Priestess in Aida, Annina in Der Rosenkavalier, Emilia in Otello, Rossweisse in The Ring Cycle, Gertrud in Hänsel und Gretel, Maddalena in Rigoletto, The Nurse and Innkeeper in Boris Godunov, Mother Jeanne in Dialogues des Carmélites, Berta in The Barber of Seville, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, and Mercédès in Carmen. She also sang a large number of secondary roles at the house.[3] Guest appearances took her to Europe (Germany and Italy) and to Philadelphia, Chicago, Cincinnati, Baltimore and Miami. Among her modern repertory were roles in Sergius Kagen’s Hamlet and Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti.[2]

Love has received reviews for her recorded work in The New York Times, Opera News, and Ovation Magazine. Said recordings include The Diary of One Who Disappeared by Leoš Janáček and The Rake's Progress by Igor Stravinsky. A portrait of the singer can be found in the Metropolitan Opera gallery, New York City.

References

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  1. ^ Hamilton, David and Andris-Michalaros, Aliki (eds.), "Love, Shirley", Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia, Simon and Schuster, 1987, p. 198. ISBN 0-671-61732-X
  2. ^ a b "Shirley Love". Operissimo concertissimo.
  3. ^ a b Metropolitan Opera Archives
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