The great mezzo-soprano and soprano died today, age 79, of heart disease; the Times obituary is here.
In this YouTube video, she is in superb form, circa 1971, in a characteristic role:
And singing a great Liebestod a few years later in 1977:
Rest in peace, Miss Verrett; you were one of the greats.
2 comments:
Linking to this for the videos.
I never got to see her perform, but of course she was a huge presence in opera in New York.
I was shocked to see in the Times obit that her Met performance count was fairly small, just over 120. I would have expected more than that!
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