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'''Shirley Love''' (born 6 January 1940<ref>Hamilton, David and Andris-Michalaros, Aliki (eds.), [http://books.google.com/books?ei=MXrSTOylNc6OjAfipsXYDQ&ct=result&id=0z5vsV0nxF0C&dq=%22Love%2C+Shirley%22+soprano&q=%22Love%2C+Shirley%22+ "Love, Shirley"], Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia'', Simon and Schuster, 1987, p. 198. ISBN 067161732X </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=" |
'''Shirley Love''' (born 6 January 1940<ref>Hamilton, David and Andris-Michalaros, Aliki (eds.), [http://books.google.com/books?ei=MXrSTOylNc6OjAfipsXYDQ&ct=result&id=0z5vsV0nxF0C&dq=%22Love%2C+Shirley%22+soprano&q=%22Love%2C+Shirley%22+ "Love, Shirley"], Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia'', Simon and Schuster, 1987, p. 198. ISBN 067161732X </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.<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> |
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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 |
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 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"/> |
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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 Disappeared]]'' 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 ''[[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 soprano can be found in the Metropolitan Opera gallery, New York City. |
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Shirley Love (born 6 January 1940[1]) is an American operatic 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.[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 Amneris in Aida, Angelina in La Cenerentola, Annina in Der Rosenkavalier, Delilah in Samson and Delilah, Dorabella in Così fan tutte, Emilia in Otello, Fricka in The Ring Cycle, Gertrud in Hänsel und Gretel, Maddalena in Rigoletto, Marina in 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.[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 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 soprano can be found in the Metropolitan Opera gallery, New York City.
References
- ^ Hamilton, David and Andris-Michalaros, Aliki (eds.), "Love, Shirley", Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia, Simon and Schuster, 1987, p. 198. ISBN 067161732X
- ^ a b "Shirley Love". Operissimo concertissimo.
- ^ a b Metropolitan Opera Archives
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