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'''Eula Beal''' (January 25, 1919 &ndash; July 29, 2008) was an American [[contralto]]. During her relatively short touring career, she performed with distinguished collaborators not only in concert on the US West Coast but also in ''[[Concert Magic]]'', a 1947 film billed as "the first motion picture concert." <ref name=AudAud>[http://www.audaud.com/article.php?ArticleID=1157 Lemco, Gary, review of ''Concert Magic'', EuroArts DVD 2054158, on Audiophile Audition Internet site, accessed October 12, 2009]</ref>

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'''Eula Beal Garnett''' (January 25, 1919 &ndash; July 29, 2008) professionally billed as '''Eula Beal''', was an American opera [[ lyric contralto]]. During her relatively short touring career, she performed with distinguished collaborators not only in concert on the US West Coast but also in ''[[Concert Magic]]'', a 1947 film billed as "the first motion picture concert."<ref name=AudAud>[http://www.audaud.com/article.php?ArticleID=1157 Lemco, Gary, review of ''Concert Magic'', EuroArts DVD 2054158, on Audiophile Audition Internet site, accessed October 12, 2009]</ref>


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Beal was born in [[Riverside, California]]. Touring the United States as a concert contralto in the 1940s, she appeared with orchestras including the [[Phoenix Symphony]]<ref name=AzRep>[http://www.azcentral.com/ent/arts/articles/0902symphony.html Nilsen, Richard, "Symphony Marks 60 Years of Musicmaking," ''The Arizona Republic'', September 2, 2007, accessed October 12, 2009]</ref> and the [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]]. With the latter ensemble, she performed in two works by [[Gustav Mahler]]: his [[Symphony No. 8 (Mahler)|Eighth Symphony]], under [[Eugene Ormandy]] at the [[Hollywood Bowl]],<ref name=CDRev>[http://www.classicalcdreview.com/ormandy.htm Dettmer, Roger, review of "The Art of Eugene Ormandy," Biddulph WHL 064/5, on Classical CD Review Internet site, accessed October 12, 2009]</ref> and ''[[Kindertotenlieder]]''.<ref>[http://www.laphil.com/music/piece_detail.cfm?id=18 LA Phil Presents | Piece Detail - Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder<!-- Bot generated title; attempt to open site for more specific title failed on October 12, 2009 -->]</ref> Beal's operatic appearances included interpretations of Erda in [[Wagner]]'s ''[[Siegfried (opera)|Siegfried]]'' and the innkeeper in ''[[Boris Godunov (opera)|Boris Godunov]]'' with the [[San Francisco Opera]] during the 1948 season. She also sang at [[Radio City Music Hall]] and the [[Tanglewood Festival]] with the [[Boston Pops]].<ref name=obit>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/03/MNGARNETTE20.DTL&hw=bowl&sn=023&sc=119 "Garnett, Eula Beal," obituary published in ''The San Francisco Chronicle'', August 3, 2008, accessed October 12, 2009]</ref>
Beal was born in [[Riverside, California]]. Touring the United States as a concert contralto in the 1940s, she appeared with orchestras including the [[Phoenix Symphony]]<ref name=AzRep>[http://www.azcentral.com/ent/arts/articles/0902symphony.html Nilsen, Richard, "Symphony Marks 60 Years of Musicmaking," ''The Arizona Republic'', September 2, 2007, accessed October 12, 2009]</ref> and the [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]]. With the latter ensemble, she performed in two works by [[Gustav Mahler]]: his [[Symphony No. 8 (Mahler)|Eighth Symphony]], under [[Eugene Ormandy]] at the [[Hollywood Bowl]],<ref name=CDRev>{{Cite web |url=http://www.classicalcdreview.com/ormandy.htm |title=Dettmer, Roger, review of "The Art of Eugene Ormandy," Biddulph WHL 064/5, on Classical CD Review Internet site, accessed October 12, 2009 |access-date=December 8, 2007 |archive-date=July 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703224441/http://classicalcdreview.com/ormandy.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> and ''[[Kindertotenlieder]]''.<ref>[http://www.laphil.com/music/piece_detail.cfm?id=18 LA Phil Presents | Piece Detail – Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder<!-- Bot generated title; attempt to open site for more specific title failed on October 12, 2009 -->]{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Beal's operatic appearances included interpretations of Erda in [[Wagner]]'s ''[[Siegfried (opera)|Siegfried]]'' and the innkeeper in ''[[Boris Godunov (opera)|Boris Godunov]]'' with the [[San Francisco Opera]] during the 1948 season. She also sang at [[Radio City Music Hall]] and the [[Tanglewood Festival]] with the [[Boston Pops]].<ref name=obit>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/03/MNGARNETTE20.DTL&hw=bowl&sn=023&sc=119 "Garnett, Eula Beal," obituary published in ''The San Francisco Chronicle'', August 3, 2008, accessed October 12, 2009]</ref>


Beal's present fame rests on her participation in ''Concert Magic'', an unscripted film presenting, as the title would suggest, a classical concert. Beal was the sole vocalist; instrumentalists included pianists [[Adolph Baller]], [[Jakob Gimpel]], and Marguerite Campbell; violinist [[Yehudi Menuhin]]; and an orchestra billed as "Symphony Orchestra of Hollywood" under the baton of [[Antal Dorati]]. Interspersed with purely instrumental selections, Beal performed the [[Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)|Bach-Gounod "Ave Maria"]]; [[Franz Schubert]]'s "[[Der Erlkönig#The Franz Schubert composition|Erlkönig]]" and "[[Ellens dritter Gesang|Ave Maria]]"; [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky's]] "[[None but the lonely heart]]"; and "Lord, Have Mercy on Me" from the ''[[St Matthew Passion (Bach)|St. Matthew Passion]]'' of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]].<ref name=AudAud/>
Beal's present fame rests on her participation in ''Concert Magic'', an unscripted film presenting, as the title would suggest, a classical concert. Beal was the sole vocalist; instrumentalists included pianists [[Adolph Baller]], [[Jakob Gimpel]], and Marguerite Campbell; violinist [[Yehudi Menuhin]]; and an orchestra billed as "Symphony Orchestra of Hollywood" under the baton of [[Antal Dorati]]. Interspersed with purely instrumental selections, Beal performed the [[Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)|Bach-Gounod "Ave Maria"]]; [[Franz Schubert]]'s "[[Erlkönig (Schubert)|Erlkönig]]" and "[[Ellens dritter Gesang|Ave Maria]]"; [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky's]] "[[None but the Lonely Heart (Tchaikovsky)|None but the lonely heart]]"; and, with wonderful intensity, "Lord, Have Mercy on Me" (Erbarme dich, mein Gott) from the ''[[St Matthew Passion (Bach)|St. Matthew Passion]]'' of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]].<ref name=AudAud/>


Beal married well-known aerial photographer [[William Garnett (photographer)|William Garnett]] in 1941 and remained his wife until his death in 2006, bearing him three sons. After but a decade on the concert circuit, she opted to abandon her full-time performing career to devoting her time to her family. Nonetheless, she remained sporadically active in northern California, where she and Garnett made their home; besides providing music at local funerals and churches, she performed with the [[San Francisco Symphony]], the [[Santa Rosa Symphony]], the [[Napa Symphony]], and a local [[Napa, California]] choral group. She died in Napa in 2008.<ref name=obit/>
Beal married well-known aerial photographer [[William Garnett (photographer)|William Garnett]] in 1941 and remained his wife until his death in 2006, bearing him three sons. After but a decade on the concert circuit, she opted to abandon her full-time performing career to devoting her time to her family. Nonetheless, she remained sporadically active in northern California, where she and Garnett made their home; besides providing music at local funerals and churches, she performed with the [[San Francisco Symphony]], the [[Santa Rosa Symphony]], the [[Napa Symphony]], and a local [[Napa, California]] choral group. She died in Napa in 2008.<ref name=obit/>
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0063611}}
* [http://imdb.com/name/nm0063611/ Eula Beal on imdb]
* {{YouTube|SCtW1RucS-w|Eula Beal sings None but the lonely heart by Tchaikovsky}}
* {{YouTube|SCtW1RucS-w|Eula Beal sings None but the lonely heart by Tchaikovsky}}
* {{YouTube|gIdNBgyC88o|Eula Beal sings Bach aria with Yehudi Menuhin}}
* {{YouTube|gIdNBgyC88o|Eula Beal sings Bach aria with Yehudi Menuhin}}
* {{YouTube|8-KcRmidxTo|Eula Beal sings Ave Maria}}
* {{YouTube|8-KcRmidxTo|Eula Beal sings Ave Maria}}
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0220370/soundtrack Soundtracks for Concert Magic (1948)]
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0220370/soundtrack Soundtracks for Concert Magic (1948)]


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Eula Beal Garnett (January 25, 1919 – July 29, 2008) professionally billed as Eula Beal, was an American opera lyric contralto. During her relatively short touring career, she performed with distinguished collaborators not only in concert on the US West Coast but also in Concert Magic, a 1947 film billed as "the first motion picture concert."[1]

Life and career

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Beal was born in Riverside, California. Touring the United States as a concert contralto in the 1940s, she appeared with orchestras including the Phoenix Symphony[2] and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. With the latter ensemble, she performed in two works by Gustav Mahler: his Eighth Symphony, under Eugene Ormandy at the Hollywood Bowl,[3] and Kindertotenlieder.[4] Beal's operatic appearances included interpretations of Erda in Wagner's Siegfried and the innkeeper in Boris Godunov with the San Francisco Opera during the 1948 season. She also sang at Radio City Music Hall and the Tanglewood Festival with the Boston Pops.[5]

Beal's present fame rests on her participation in Concert Magic, an unscripted film presenting, as the title would suggest, a classical concert. Beal was the sole vocalist; instrumentalists included pianists Adolph Baller, Jakob Gimpel, and Marguerite Campbell; violinist Yehudi Menuhin; and an orchestra billed as "Symphony Orchestra of Hollywood" under the baton of Antal Dorati. Interspersed with purely instrumental selections, Beal performed the Bach-Gounod "Ave Maria"; Franz Schubert's "Erlkönig" and "Ave Maria"; Tchaikovsky's "None but the lonely heart"; and, with wonderful intensity, "Lord, Have Mercy on Me" (Erbarme dich, mein Gott) from the St. Matthew Passion of Johann Sebastian Bach.[1]

Beal married well-known aerial photographer William Garnett in 1941 and remained his wife until his death in 2006, bearing him three sons. After but a decade on the concert circuit, she opted to abandon her full-time performing career to devoting her time to her family. Nonetheless, she remained sporadically active in northern California, where she and Garnett made their home; besides providing music at local funerals and churches, she performed with the San Francisco Symphony, the Santa Rosa Symphony, the Napa Symphony, and a local Napa, California choral group. She died in Napa in 2008.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lemco, Gary, review of Concert Magic, EuroArts DVD 2054158, on Audiophile Audition Internet site, accessed October 12, 2009
  2. ^ Nilsen, Richard, "Symphony Marks 60 Years of Musicmaking," The Arizona Republic, September 2, 2007, accessed October 12, 2009
  3. ^ "Dettmer, Roger, review of "The Art of Eugene Ormandy," Biddulph WHL 064/5, on Classical CD Review Internet site, accessed October 12, 2009". Archived from the original on July 3, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2007.
  4. ^ LA Phil Presents | Piece Detail – Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ a b "Garnett, Eula Beal," obituary published in The San Francisco Chronicle, August 3, 2008, accessed October 12, 2009
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