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Margaret Harshaw

voc, 1909-1997 US, Narberth, Pembrokeshire
Singer of Classical, R&B/Soul, Folk and World

Margaret Harshaw (12 May 1909 – 7 November 1997) was an American opera singer and voice teacher who sang for 22 consecutive seasons at the Metropolitan Opera from November 1942 to March 1964. She began her career as a mezzo-soprano in the early 1930s but then began performing roles from the soprano repertoire in 1950. She sang a total of 39 roles in 25 works at the Met and was heard in 40 of the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts. She was also active as a guest artist with major opera houses in Europe and North and South America.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • R&B/Soul
  • Folk
  • World
Popular Tracks   
Don Giovanni, K. 527: Act I Scene 5: Aria: Ah, chi mi dice mai (Donna Elvira) on Mozart: Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Max Rudolf & Bruno Walter
Das Rheingold: Wotan! Gemahl! Erwache! on Der Ring des Nibelungen - Metropolitan Opera 1951 Fritz Stiedry by Richard Wagner, soprano), Herta Glaz, Thelma Votipka, Jeanne Palmer Irene Jessner (soprano), Martha Lipton, Lucielle Browning, Helen Traubel, Peter Klein, Gerhard Pechner, Herbert Janssen, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, Fritz Stiedry & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Don Giovanni, K. 527: Act II Scene 10: Aria: Mi tradi quell'alma ingrata (Donna Elvira) on Mozart: Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Max Rudolf & Bruno Walter
Mira, o Norma (Norma) on Lebendige Vergangenheit - Zinka Milanov by Zinka Milanov
Il trovatore, Act I: All'erta! All'erta! (Ferrando, Chorus) on Verdi: Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi, Emil Cooper & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Die Walküre, Act 3: Hojotoho! Hojotoho! Heiaha! Heiaha! on Die Walküre by Richard Wagner, Lauritz Melchior, Alexander Kipnis, Herbert Janssen, Rose Bampton, Helen Traubel, Kerstin Thorborg, Margaret Harsahw, Martha Lipton, Beal Hober, Hertha Glaz, George Szell & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Il trovatore, Act III: Di quella pira (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, Chorus) on Verdi: Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi, Emil Cooper & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Das Rheingold: Ein Tand ist's in des Wassers Tiefe on Der Ring des Nibelungen - Metropolitan Opera 1951 Fritz Stiedry by Richard Wagner, soprano), Herta Glaz, Thelma Votipka, Jeanne Palmer Irene Jessner (soprano), Martha Lipton, Lucielle Browning, Helen Traubel, Peter Klein, Gerhard Pechner, Herbert Janssen, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, Fritz Stiedry & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Il trovatore, Act III: Ah! Si, ben mio (Manrico) on Verdi: Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi, Emil Cooper & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Die Walküre: Hier bin ich Vater: Gebite die Strafe! on Die Walküre by Richard Wagner, Lauritz Melchior, Alexander Kipnis, Herbert Janssen, Rose Bampton, Helen Traubel, Kerstin Thorborg, Margaret Harsahw, Martha Lipton, Beal Hober, Hertha Glaz, George Szell & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Pagliacci / Cavalleria RusticanaRuggiero Leoncavallo, Pietro Mascagni, Richard Tucker, Lucine Amara, Giuseppe Valdengo, Thomas Hayward, Clifford Harvout, Margaret Harshaw, Mildred Miller, Frank Guarrera, Thelma Votipka, Fausto Cleva Conducting The Chorus Of The Metropolitan Opera Association Of New York And Orchestra Of The Metropolitan Opera Association Of New York, Kurt Herbert Adler1974Album
Seigfried's Funeral Music And Immolation Scene, Music From Tristan Und IsoldeRichard Wagner, Margaret Harshaw, Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra1954Album
The Old Rugged Cross / Beautiful Isle Of SomewhereEleanor Steber, Margaret Harshaw With Russ Case And His OrchestraSingle
The Old Rugged Cross / Beautiful Isle Of SomewhereEleanor Steber, Margaret Harshaw With Russ Case And His OrchestraAlbum
Aida (Excerpts)Giuseppe Verdi, Ljuba Welitsch, Margaret Harshaw, Ramón Vinay, Robert Merrill, Emil CooperAlbum
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