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Betty Allen
voc, 1927-2009 US, Campbell, Ohio
Composer / Conductor of Jazz
Betty Allen (17 March 1927 – 22 June 2009) was a renowned American operatic mezzo-soprano who had an active international singing career during the 1950s through the 1970s. In the latter part of her career her voice acquired a contralto-like darkening, which can be heard on her recording of Sergei Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky with conductor Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. She was known for her collaborations with American composers, such as Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, David Diamond, Ned Rorem, and Virgil Thomson among others.
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Plays With
| George Cates |
| Clamma Dale |
Popular Tracks 
Waitin' for my Dearie on Brigadoon by Various Artists Were You There? on 50 Best-Loved Hymns by Various Artists Treemonisha / Act one: No. 2 The bag of luck on Scott Joplin: Treemonisha by Scott Joplin, Houston Grand Opera Orchestra & Gunther Schuller Hoffmanns Erzählungen, Act II: Schöne Nacht, du Liebesnacht on Offenbach 50 by Jacques Offenbach & Various Artists Treemonisha / Act one: No. 6 The sacred tree on Scott Joplin: Treemonisha by Scott Joplin, Houston Grand Opera Orchestra & Gunther Schuller Treemonisha / Act one: No. 5 The wreath on Scott Joplin: Treemonisha by Scott Joplin, Houston Grand Opera Orchestra & Gunther Schuller Treemonisha / Act one: No. 8 Treemonisha's bringing up on Scott Joplin: Treemonisha by Scott Joplin, Houston Grand Opera Orchestra & Gunther Schuller Treemonisha / Act one: No. 10 Confusion on Scott Joplin: Treemonisha by Scott Joplin, Houston Grand Opera Orchestra & Gunther Schuller Treemonisha / Act three: No. 20 I want to see my child on Scott Joplin: Treemonisha by Scott Joplin, Houston Grand Opera Orchestra & Gunther Schuller Treemonisha / Act three: No. 21 Treemonisha's return on Scott Joplin: Treemonisha by Scott Joplin, Houston Grand Opera Orchestra & Gunther SchullerTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Saints In Three Acts | Virgil Thomson, Gertrude Stein - The Orchestra Of Our Time, Joel Thome, Betty Allen, Gwendolyn Bradley, William Brown, Clamma Dale, Benjamin Matthews, Florence Quivar, Arthur Thompson | 1982 | Album |
| Alexander Nevsky | Sergei Prokofiev - Eugene Ormandy / The Philadelphia Orchestra, Betty Allen / Mendelssohn Club Of Philadelphia / Robert Page | 1975 | Album |
| Karl Weigl Songs | Judith Raskin, Colette Boky, Betty Allen, George Shirley, William Warfield, David Garvey | 1973 | Album |
| HiFi/Stereo Review Presents Three Works by Virgil Thomson | Virgil Thomson, Lillian Fuchs, Betty Allen, Joseph Fuchs, Arthur Balsam | 1965 | Album |
| Eight Songs With String Quartet / String Quartet No. 5 | Karl Weigl - Patricia Brooks, Betty Allen, The Iowa String Quartet | Album |
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