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George Shirley
voc, *1934 US, Indianapolis
Classical
A.k.a. George Irving Shirley
George Irving Shirley (born April 18, 1934) is an American operatic tenor, and was the first African-American tenor to perform a leading role at the Metropolitan Opera.
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| The Metropolitan Opera |
Popular Tracks 
Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: I. Introitus, Requiem aeternam on #nowspinning Mozart by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Various Artists Oh, Dem Golden Slippers on Battle Pieces by George Shirley Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: III. Seq. 6, Lacrimosa on Classical Music - Choral by Various Artists Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: III. Seq. 1, Dies irae on Classical Music - Choral by Various Artists Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: III. Seq. 5, Confutatis on Classical Music - Choral by Various Artists Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: III. Seq. 3, Rex tremendae on Classical Music - Choral by Various Artists Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act I: Scene III, Devant le château "Il fait sombre dans les jardins" (Mélisande, Geneviève, Pelléas) on Pierre Boulez - The Complete Columbia Album Collection by Pierre Boulez Battle Pieces: Dupont's Round Fight on Battle Pieces by George Shirley Pulcinella (Complete): Ballet with song in one act after Pergolesi: Serenata on Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky - The Ballets by Igor Stravinsky Pulcinella (Complete): Ballet with song in one act after Pergolesi: Overture on Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky - The Ballets by Igor StravinskyTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Haydn Operas 1 Armida La Fedeltà Premiata Orlando Paladino La Vera Costanza | Antal Dorati, Jessye Norman, Norma Burrowes, Samuel Ramey, Robin Leggate, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Lucia Valentini Terrani, Tonny Landy, Frederica von Stade, Alan Titus, Luigi Alva, Maurizio Mazzieri, Arleen Auger, Elly Ameling, Gwendolyn Killebrew, George Shirley, Benjamin Luxon, Domenico Trimarchi, Helen Donath, Kari Lövaas, Wladimiro Ganzarolli, Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne | 2003 | Album |
| Idomeneo | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - George Shirley / Ryland Davies / Margherita Rinaldi / BBC Symphony Chorus And BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis | 2002 | Album |
| The Spirit Of St. Louis; Ruth | Franz Waxman / George Shirley, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster | 1996 | Album |
| Mass In C Major, Op. 86 | Ludwig van Beethoven ; Patricia Brooks, Lili Chookasian, George Shirley, Bonaldo Giaiotti | 1994 | Album |
| Orlando Paladino | Joseph Haydn, Antal Dorati, Arleen Auger, George Shirley | 1993 | Album |
| Pelléas Et Mélisande | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | 1991 | Album |
| Idomeneo | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - George Shirley / Ryland Davies / Margherita Rinaldi / BBC Symphony Chorus And BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis | 1988 | Album |
| Computer Directions | Paul Lansky / James Dashow With George Shirley | 1982 | Album |
| Réquiem en Ré mineur KV 626 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos, Grace Bumbry, George Shirley, Marius Rintzler, New Philharmonia Chorus, Wilhelm Pitz, New Philharmonia Orchestra | 1979 | Album |
| Orlando Paladino | Joseph Haydn - Arleen Auger / Elly Ameling / Gwendolyn Killebrew / George Shirley / Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö / Benjamin Luxon / Domenico Trimarchi, Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne, Antal Dorati | 1977 | Album |
| The Bells / Three Russian Songs For Chorus And Orchestra | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff - Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Phyllis Curtin • George Shirley • Michael Devlin, The Temple University Choirs / Robert Page | 1974 | Album |
| Karl Weigl Songs | Judith Raskin, Colette Boky, Betty Allen, George Shirley, William Warfield, David Garvey | 1973 | Album |
| Missa Solemnis In D Minor | Luigi Cherubini, Patricia Wells, Maureen Forrester, George Shirley, Justino Diaz, Newell Jenkins | 1972 | Album |
| Cosi Fan Tutte | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leontyne Price, Tatiana Troyanos, Judith Raskin, Sherrill Milnes, George Shirley, Ezio Flagello, Erich Leinsdorf, New Philharmonia Orchestra, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, John McCarthy, Valda Aveling | 1968 | Album |
| Cosi Fan Tutte | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leontyne Price, Tatiana Troyanos, Judith Raskin, Sherrill Milnes, George Shirley, Ezio Flagello, Erich Leinsdorf, New Philharmonia Orchestra, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, John McCarthy, Valda Aveling | 1968 | Album |
| Idomeneo | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - George Shirley / Ryland Davies / Margherita Rinaldi / BBC Symphony Chorus And BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis | 1967 | Album |
| Stravinsky Conducts Pulcinella (Complete) (Ballet With Song, In One Act, After Pergolesi) | Igor Stravinsky, Irene Jordan, George Shirley, Donald Gramm | 1966 | Album |
| Requiem | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Grace Bumbry • George Shirley • Marius Rintzler / New Philharmonia Chorus / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos | Album |
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