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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.
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Don Giovanni, K. 527: Act I Scene 16: Aria: Batti, batti, o bel Masetto (Zerlina) on Mozart: Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Max Rudolf & Bruno Walter Don Giovanni, K. 527: Act II Scene 6: Aria: Vedrai, carino (Zerlina) on Mozart: Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Max Rudolf & Bruno Walter Die Walküre, Act 3: Hojotoho! Hojotoho! Heiaha! Heiaha! on Die Walküre by Richard Wagner, Lauritz Melchior, Hertha Glaz, Alexander Kipnis, Herbert Janssen, Rose Bampton, Helen Traubel, Kerstin Thorborg, Margaret Harsahw, Martha Lipton & Beal Hober Tannhauser, Act I: Act I: Geliebter, sag? Wo weilt dein Sinn? (Venus, Tannhauser) on Wagner: Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner & George Szell Tannhauser, Act I: Act I: Naht euch dem Strande (Chorus) on Wagner: Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner & George Szell Don Giovanni, K. 527: Act I Scene 15: Finch'han dal vino, "Champagne Aria" (Don Giovanni) on Mozart: Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Max Rudolf & Bruno Walter Tannhauser, Act I: Act I: Dir tone Lob! Die Wunder sei'n gepriesen (Tannhauser, Venus) on Wagner: Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner & George Szell Die Walküre: Zu Ortlindes Stute stell' deinen Hengst on Die Walküre by Richard Wagner, Lauritz Melchior, Hertha Glaz, Alexander Kipnis, Herbert Janssen, Rose Bampton, Helen Traubel, Kerstin Thorborg, Margaret Harsahw, Martha Lipton & Beal Hober Tannhauser, Act I: Act I: Zieh hin, Wahnbetorter, zieh hin! (Venus, Tannhauser) on Wagner: Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner & George Szell Tannhauser, Act III: Act III: Elisabeth, durft'ich dich nicht geleiten? (Wolfram) on Wagner: Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner & George SzellTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pagliacci / Cavalleria Rusticana | Ruggiero 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 Adler | 1974 | Album |
| Seigfried's Funeral Music And Immolation Scene, Music From Tristan Und Isolde | Richard Wagner, Margaret Harshaw, Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra | 1954 | Album |
| The Old Rugged Cross / Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere | Eleanor Steber, Margaret Harshaw With Russ Case And His Orchestra | Single | |
| The Old Rugged Cross / Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere | Eleanor Steber, Margaret Harshaw With Russ Case And His Orchestra | Album | |
| Aida (Excerpts) | Giuseppe Verdi, Ljuba Welitsch, Margaret Harshaw, Ramón Vinay, Robert Merrill, Emil Cooper | Album |
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