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Lili Chookasian
voc, 1921-2012 US, Chicago
Singer of Classical
Lili Chookasian (August 1, 1921 – April 9, 2012) was an American contralto who appeared with many of the world's major symphony orchestras and opera houses. She began her career in the 1940s as a concert singer but did not draw wider acclaim until she began singing opera in her late thirties. She arose as one of the world's leading contraltos during the 1960s and 1970s, and notably had a long and celebrated career at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from 1962 through 1986. She was admired for her sonorous, focused tone as well as her excellent musicianship. She often chose, against tradition, to sing oratorios from memory.
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| The Metropolitan Opera |
Popular Tracks 
Götterdämmerung, Prologue: Welch' Licht leuchtet dort? on Wagner: Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner, Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan La sonnambula, IVB 14, Act II: "Ah! Non giunge uman pensiero" (Amina, Elvino, Rodolfo, Teresa, Coro) on BELLINI: LA SONNAMBULA by Vincenzo Bellini, Silvio Varviso & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra La sonnambula, IVB 14, Act II: "No, non più reggo" (Elvino, Amina, Rodolfo, Teresa, Coro) on BELLINI: LA SONNAMBULA by Vincenzo Bellini, Silvio Varviso & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra La sonnambula, IVB 14, Act I: "Basta così. Ciascun si attenga al suo parer" (Rodolfo, Teresa, Coro, Elvino, Amina) on BELLINI: LA SONNAMBULA by Vincenzo Bellini, Silvio Varviso & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra La sonnambula, IVB 14, Act I: "Io più di tutti, o Amina" (Alessio, Amina, Lisa, Teresa, Coro, Un Notaro, Elvino) on BELLINI: LA SONNAMBULA by Vincenzo Bellini, Silvio Varviso & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Come, Creator Spirit: I. Lord Have Mercy (Kyrie) on Richard Yardumian: Come, Creator Spirit by Richard Yardumian, Lili Chookasian, Anshel Brusilow & Chamber Symphony of Philadelphia La sonnambula, IVB 14, Act I: "Prendi: l'anel ti dono" (Elvino, Coro, Alessio, Teresa, Amina) on BELLINI: LA SONNAMBULA by Vincenzo Bellini, Silvio Varviso & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Fantasia in C Minor, Op. 80 "Choral" on Everybody's Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6, Choral Fantasy & Leonore Overture No. 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven & Various Artists La sonnambula, IVB 14, Act I: "A fosco cielo, a notte bruna" (Coro, Rodolfo, Amina, Teresa, Elvino) on BELLINI: LA SONNAMBULA by Vincenzo Bellini, Silvio Varviso & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra La sonnambula, IVB 14, Act I: "Contezza del paese avete voi, signor?" (Elvino, Rodolfo, Teresa, Lisa, Coro) on BELLINI: LA SONNAMBULA by Vincenzo Bellini, Silvio Varviso & Metropolitan Opera OrchestraTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Das Lied Von Der Erde / Rückert-Lieder | Gustav Mahler, Lili Chookasian, Richard Lewis, Frederica von Stade, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Andrew Davis | 2002 | Album |
| Mass In C Major, Op. 86 | Ludwig van Beethoven ; Patricia Brooks, Lili Chookasian, George Shirley, Bonaldo Giaiotti | 1994 | Album |
| Richard Yardumian, Armenian Suite, Symphony No. 2 | Richard Yardumian, Lili Chookasian, Varujan Kojian, Utah Symphony Orchestra | 1990 | Album |
| Positively Armenian | Lili Chookasian & Şahan Arzruni | 1987 | Album |
| Armenian Suite / Symphony No. 2 "Psalms" | Richard Yardumian / Varujan Kojian, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Lili Chookasian | 1982 | Album |
| The Eighth and Ninth Symphonies | Ludwig van Beethoven - The Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Richard P. Condie, Lucine Amara, Lili Chookasian, John Alexander, John Macurdy | 1967 | Album |
| Das Lied Von Der Erde (The Song Of The Earth) | Gustav Mahler - Eugene Ormandy / The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lili Chookasian, Richard Lewis | 1967 | Album |
| The Ninth Symphony | Ludwig van Beethoven - The Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Richard P. Condie, Lucine Amara, Lili Chookasian, John Alexander, John Macurdy | 1967 | Album |
| Alexander Nevsky | Sergei Prokofiev, Lili Chookasian Contralto, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Warren Martin Director, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Schippers | 1962 | Album |
| Das Klagende Lied | Gustav Mahler - The Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Hartford Symphony Chorale, Fritz Mahler, Margaret Hoswell, Lili Chookasian, Rudolf Petrak | 1959 | Album |
| Mahler Das Lied von Der Erde | Walter Susskind, Lili Chookasian, Richard Cassilly | Album | |
| Armenian Music | Pro-Komitas Choral Society With Lili Chookasian, H. Hrant Agbabian | Album | |
| Symphonies No. 2 ("Psalms") For Medium Voice And Orchestra - Symphony No. 1 - Chorale-Prelude | Richard Yardumian / Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lili Chookasian | Album |
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