Shirley Verrett
Shirley Verrett (May 31, 1931 – November 5, 2010) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano who successfully transitioned into soprano roles making her a Soprano sfogato. Verrett enjoyed great fame from the late 1960s through the 1990s; she was particularly known for performing works by Giuseppe Verdi and Gaetano Donizetti.
Genre: opera
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Top Tracks
- Don Carlo (2000 Digital Remaster): Nei giardin del bello (Eboli/Tebaldo/Dame)
- Les contes d'Hoffmann: Act II: Barcarolle: Belle nuit
- Les contes d'Hoffmann: Act II: Barcarolle: Belle nuit
- Sapho: Act III: Ô ma lyre immortelle
- Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Finale (Excerpt: Ode to Joy)
- La Gioconda: Act II: E un anatema!; L'a attesi e il tempo
- Madama Butterfly: Act II: Il cannone del porto! (Flower Duet)
- Aida: Act II: Silenzio! Aida verso noi s'avanza
- Norma: Act II: Scene 2: Mira, o Norma
- Anna Bolena: Act II: Dio, che mi vedi; Sul suo capo aggravi un Dio
- Semiramide: Act I: Serbami ognor; Alle più calde immagini
- Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto (Ode to Joy) [Excerpt]
- Semiramide: Act I: Serbami ognor; Alle più calde immagini
- Les contes d'Hoffmann: Act II: Barcarolle: Belle nuit
- La damnation de Faust: D'amour l'ardente flamme
- Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Che farò senza Euridice?
- Les contes d'Hoffmann: Act II: Barcarolle: Belle nuit
- Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto (Ode to Joy) [Excerpt]
- Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, Act II: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix - Remastered
- Werther, Act III: Werther! Qui m'aurait dit - Remastered
Albums (40)
- Stokowski: Gran Galà, vol. I (Remastered 2025) (2025-03-31)
- Les plus grands airs d'opéra (2024-03-02)
- Abbado A-Z: Verdi (2023-04-28)
- Classical (2021-10-30)
- Classical Orchestra (2020-02-01)
- 100 Best Opera Classics (2019-04-12)
- 50 Best Opera Classics (2019-04-12)
- 100 Best Verdi (2019-04-05)
- Romantic Era Classics (2019-04-01)
- Verdi: Essentials (2018-10-12)
- Shirley Verrett at Carnegie Hall, New York City, January 30, 1965 (2016-04-29)
- Verdi: Don Carlos (Wiener Staatsoper Live) (2016-01-01)
- Erotic Classical (2014-12-23)
- Absolute Masterworks - Opera (2013-08-27)
- Montserrat Caballé Sings Verdi (2013-08-05)
- Montserrat Caballé - The Diva (2013-05-24)
- Romantic Caballé (2013-03-29)
- Lovely Classique Musique Sacrée (2013-01-01)
- Je n'aime Pas l'opéra mais ça j'aime bien (2012-04-02)
- 111 Classical Masterpieces (2009-06-18)
- London Symphony Orchestra plays Classical Favourites (2009-02-24)
- Bellini: Norma (2009-01-01)
- Carmen (2005-11-15)
- Maria Stuarda (1998-08-25)
- Artists Of The Century: Montserrat Caballé (1997-07-01)
- Verdi: Il Trovatore (Highlights) (1996-07-01)
- Verdi: Il Trovatore (1995-01-01)
- Beverly Sills and Friends (1993-12-12)
- Great Operatic Duets (1991-08-13)
- Verdi: Rigoletto (1989-01-01)
- Verdi: Luisa Miller (1988-07-12)
- Verdi: Macbeth (1987-01-01)
- Verdi Requiem (1980-01-01)
- Donizetti: Anna Bolena (1973-01-01)
- Verdi: Don Carlo (1970-01-01)
- Verdi: Don Carlo - Highlights (1970-01-01)
- Verrett in Opera (1970-01-01)
- The Essential Montserrat Caballé [International Version] (1970-01-01)
- The Great Carlo Bergonzi (1970-01-01)
- Anna Moffo - The Complete RCA Recital Albums (1970-01-01)
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