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Florence Kopleff
voc, 1924-2012 US, New York City
Singer / Conductor of Classical
Florence Kopleff (May 2, 1924 - July 24, 2012) was an American contralto.She was born in New York City, and died in Atlanta, GA of complications of diabetes.She began her career in 1941 when she was in her senior year of high school. In 1954 the New York Times termed her performance at New York's Town Hall "a debut recital of considerable distinction," and further stated that "Her voice is a large, powerful instrument with a wonderful ringing sonority, evenly produced over a wide range." She was very active as a concert and oratorio singer, appearing and recording with many of the great conductors of her era, particularly as a soloist with the Robert Shaw Chorale. She was also a frequent soloist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, of which Robert Shaw was the conductor. Time magazine once
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Popular Tracks 
America, the Beautiful - 1991 Remastered on Battle Cry Of Freedom by Robert Shaw God Bless America on Battle Cry Of Freedom by Robert Shaw Nobody Knows (Duh Trouble I See) on Stephen Foster Song Book by Stephen Foster & Robert Shaw Requiem K 626, in D Minor: IX. Domine Jesu on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem, Exultate Jubilate - Georg Szell, Bruno Walter by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Judith Raskin, Florence Kopleff, Ernst Haefliger, Irgard Seefried, Georg Szell & Bruno Walter Requiem K 626, in D Minor: IV. Tuba mirum on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem, Exultate Jubilate - Georg Szell, Bruno Walter by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Judith Raskin, Florence Kopleff, Ernst Haefliger, Irgard Seefried, Georg Szell & Bruno Walter Requiem K 626, in D Minor: VI. Recordare on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem, Exultate Jubilate - Georg Szell, Bruno Walter by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Judith Raskin, Florence Kopleff, Ernst Haefliger, Irgard Seefried, Georg Szell & Bruno Walter Requiem K 626, in D Minor: XII. Benedictus on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem, Exultate Jubilate - Georg Szell, Bruno Walter by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Judith Raskin, Florence Kopleff, Ernst Haefliger, Irgard Seefried, Georg Szell & Bruno Walter Silent, O Moyle on Irish Folk Songs by Traditional & Robert Shaw Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: IIIb. Tuba mirum (Live) on Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus & Georg Szell Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto - Allegro assai - Rezitativo - "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!" - Allegro assai on Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral" & Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony OrchestraTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Requiem, In Re Minore K626 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Judith Raskin - Florence Kopleff - Ernst Haefliger - Thomas Paul, The Cleveland Orchestra And The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus / George Szell | 2003 | Album |
| The World's Favorite Symphonies: Beethoven Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 ("Choral") | Ludwig van Beethoven, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, Phyllis Curtin, Florence Kopleff, John McCollum, Donald Gramm, Margaret Hillis | 1972 | Album |
| Symphony No. 2 In C Minor 'Resurrection' | Gustav Mahler - Beverly Sills, Florence Kopleff, University Of Utah Civic Chorale, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Maurice de Abravanel | 1967 | Album |
| Pacem In Terris: A Choral Symphony | Darius Milhaud, Florence Kopleff, Louis Quilico, Maurice de Abravanel, Utah Symphony Orchestra, University of Utah Chorus | 1965 | Album |
| Bach B Minor Mass | Johann Sebastian Bach, The Robert Shaw Chorale & The Robert Shaw Orchestra, Saramae Endich, Adele Addison, Florence Kopleff, Mallory Walker, Ara Berberian, Robert Shaw | 1961 | Album |
| The Martyrdom Of St. Sebastian | Claude Debussy, Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Phyllis Curtin, Florence Kopleff, Catherine Akos, New England Conservatory Chorus | 1956 | Album |
| Israel In Egypt | Georg Friedrich Händel, Adele Addison - Florence Kopleff, John McCollum, Louise Natale - Musica Æterna Orchestra, Frederic Waldman, Albert Fuller | Album | |
| Sinfonie Nr. 2 c-moll "Auferstehung" | Gustav Mahler - Utah Symphony Orchestra, University Of Utah Civic Chorale, Maurice de Abravanel, Beverly Sills, Florence Kopleff | Album |
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