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Claire Watson
voc, 1927-1986 US, New York City
Classical
Claire Watson (née McLamore) (February 3, 1927 – July 16, 1986) was an American soprano, particularly associated with Mozart and Richard Strauss roles.Born in New York City, she studied at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, and later privately with Elisabeth Schumann and Sergius Kagen, in New York. She then left for Europe, where she studied in Vienna with Otto Klemperer. She made her stage debut in Graz, as Desdemona, in 1951.Watson died of a brain tumor in 1986 in Utting, Ammersee, Germany.
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Das Rheingold, WWV 86A / Scene 2: "Wotan! Gemahl! Erwache!" on Wagner: Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner, Sir Georg Solti, Kirsten Flagstad, George London, Gustav Neidlinger, Set Svanholm & Wiener Philharmoniker Das Rheingold, WWV 86A / Scene 2: "Sanft schloß Schlaf dein Aug'" on Wagner: Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner, Sir Georg Solti, Kirsten Flagstad, George London, Gustav Neidlinger, Set Svanholm & Wiener Philharmoniker Das Rheingold, WWV 86A / Scene 2: "Zu mir, Freia!" on Wagner: Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner, Sir Georg Solti, Kirsten Flagstad, George London, Gustav Neidlinger, Set Svanholm & Wiener Philharmoniker Das Rheingold, WWV 86A / Scene 2: "Hör', Wotan, der Harrenden Wort!" on Wagner: Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner, Sir Georg Solti, Kirsten Flagstad, George London, Gustav Neidlinger, Set Svanholm & Wiener Philharmoniker Das Rheingold, WWV 86A / Scene 4: "Hört, ihr Riesen!" on Wagner: Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner, Sir Georg Solti, Kirsten Flagstad, George London, Gustav Neidlinger, Set Svanholm & Wiener Philharmoniker Das Rheingold, WWV 86A / Scene 4: "Gepflanzt sind die Pfähle nach Pfandes Maß" on Wagner: Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner, Sir Georg Solti, Kirsten Flagstad, George London, Gustav Neidlinger, Set Svanholm & Wiener Philharmoniker Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Prologue: "You Sailed Your Boat" on Britten: Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears, Claire Watson & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D / Act 1: "Wen rätst du nun zu frein" on Wagner: Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner, Birgit Nilsson, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gottlob Frick, Wiener Philharmoniker & Sir Georg Solti Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D / Act 3: Schweigt eures Jammers jauchzenden Schwall on Wagner: Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner, Birgit Nilsson, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gottlob Frick, Wiener Philharmoniker & Sir Georg Solti Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Prologue: "The Truth...the Pity..." on Britten: Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears, Claire Watson & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent GardenTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Der Ring Des Nibelungen | Richard Wagner, Georg Solti, Wiener Philharmoniker, Kirsten Flagstad / George London / Set Svanholm / Gustav Neidlinger / Birgit Nilsson / Régine Crespin / Christa Ludwig / James King / Hans Hotter / Gottlob Frick / Wolfgang Windgassen / Gerhard Stolze / Joan Sutherland / Claire Watson / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau | 2009 | Album |
| Peter Grimes | Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Claire Watson, James Pease, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | 2000 | Album |
| Don Giovanni | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Irène Salemka, Rita Streich, Claire Watson, Ernst Haefliger, Walter Berry, Hans Löwlein | 1997 | Album |
| Die Freischutz | Carl Maria von Weber, Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Lovro Von Matacic, Claudio Nicolai, Fritz Ollendorff, Claire Watson, Lotte Schädle, Gottlob Frick, Rudolf Schock | 1995 | Album |
| Don Giovanni | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart − Otto Klemperer, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Franz Crass, Claire Watson, Nicolai Gedda, Christa Ludwig, Walter Berry, Mirella Freni, Paolo Montarsolo, New Philharmonia Orchestra And New Philharmonia Chorus | 1991 | Album |
| Highlights From Der Freischütz | Carl Maria von Weber / Claire Watson, Rudolf Schock, Gottlob Frick, Fritz Ollendorff, Lotte Schädle, Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin | 1988 | Album |
| Lulu (Suite) / Peter Grimes (Selección) | Alban Berg / Benjamin Britten - Anja Silja, Peter Pears, Claire Watson, Wiener Philharmoniker, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Y Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Directed By Christoph von Dohnányi, Douglas Robinson | 1984 | Compil. |
| Canciones De Schubert Y Wolf | Claire Watson / Hubert Giesen | 1977 | Album |
| Das Rheingold / An Introduction To Der Ring Des Nibelungen | Richard Wagner - Georg Solti | 1972 | Album |
| Der Ring Des Nibelungen | Richard Wagner, Georg Solti, Wiener Philharmoniker, Kirsten Flagstad / George London / Set Svanholm / Gustav Neidlinger / Birgit Nilsson / Régine Crespin / Christa Ludwig / James King / Hans Hotter / Gottlob Frick / Wolfgang Windgassen / Gerhard Stolze / Joan Sutherland / Claire Watson / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau | 1967 | Album |
| Götterdämmerung | Richard Wagner, Birgit Nilsson, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gottlob Frick, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Christa Ludwig, Claire Watson, Gustav Neidlinger, Helen Watts, Grace Hoffman, Anita Välkki, Lucia Popp, Gwyneth Jones, Maureen Guy, Georg Solti Conducting The Wiener Philharmoniker | 1965 | Album |
| L'Or du Rhin | Richard Wagner, Gustav Neidlinger, Set Svanholm, Eberhard Wächter, Kirsten Flagstad, Claire Watson, George London, Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti | Album | |
| Die Unvollendete • Deutsche Tänze • Deutsche Messe • Lieder • Impromptus • Streichquartett »Der Tod Und Das Mädchen« • Forellenquintett | Franz Schubert, Ernst Gröschel, Rudolph Stephan, Josef Ebers, Ican Renee, Manfred Simmel, Eckart Sellhem, Claire Watson, Hubert Giesen, Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Günther Neidlinger, Leonard Epstein, Sängervereinigung Haßloch, Karl-Heinz Walz, Siegfried Salten, Novák Quartet | Album |
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