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Martina Arroyo
voc, *1937 US, New York City
Singer of Classical
Martina Arroyo, (born February 2, 1937), is an American operatic soprano who had a major international opera career from the 1960s through the 1980s. She was part of the first generation of black opera singers to achieve wide success, and is viewed as part of an instrumental group of performers who helped break down the barriers of racial prejudice in the opera world.On December 8, 2013, Arroyo received a Kennedy Center Honor.
Genres
Plays With
| DR Danish Radio Concert Orchestra |
Popular Tracks 
Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla on Wagner: Orchestral Opera Selections by Richard Wagner & Leopold Stokowski Zigeunermelodien, Op. 55, B. 104 (Sung in German): No. 2. Ei, wie mein Triangel wunderherrlich lautet (Hark, how my triangle) on Martina Arroyo: Liederabend 1968 by Martina Arroyo Little David Play on Your Harp on Martina Arroyo: Liederabend 1968 by Martina Arroyo Zigeunermelodien, Op. 55, B. 104 (Sung in German): No. 5. Reingestimmt die Saiten (Tune the strings, oh gipsy) on Martina Arroyo: Liederabend 1968 by Martina Arroyo Don Giovanni / Act 1: "Notte e giorno faticar" - "Leporello, ove sei?" on Mozart: Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Kiri Te Kanawa, Martina Arroyo, Ingvar Wixell, Stuart Burrows & Sir Colin Davis Les Huguenots / Act 2: Et maintenant je dois offrir on Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots by Giacomo Meyerbeer, Dame Joan Sutherland, Martina Arroyo, Huguette Tourangeau, Anastasios Vrenios, Nicola Ghiuselev, Gabriel Bacquier, New Philharmonia Orchestra & Richard Bonynge Les soirees musicales (text by P. Metastasio and C. Pepoli): No. 5. L'invito on Martina Arroyo: Liederabend 1968 by Martina Arroyo Zigeunermelodien, Op. 55, B. 104 (Sung in German): No. 4. Als die alte Mutter (Songs My Mother Taught Me) on Martina Arroyo: Liederabend 1968 by Martina Arroyo Who'll be a Witness For My Lord, "Witness" on Martina Arroyo: Liederabend 1968 by Martina Arroyo Verdi: Un ballo in maschera, Act 3 Tableau 2: No. 14, Scena e Romanza, "Forse la soglia attinse … Ma se m'è forza perderti" (Gustavo) on Verdi: Opera Arias by Giuseppe Verdi & Plácido DomingoTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martina Arroyo | Martina Arroyo | 2012 | Album |
| La Forza Del Destino = Die Macht Des Schicksals | Giuseppe Verdi, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lamberto Gardelli, Carlo Bergonzi, Martina Arroyo, Ruggero Raimondi, Geraint Evans | 2004 | Album |
| Aida | Giuseppe Verdi - Martina Arroyo, Placido Domingo, Fiorenza Cossotto, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Claudio Abbado | 2003 | Album |
| I Vespri Siciliani | Giuseppe Verdi - Martina Arroyo, Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Ruggero Raimondi, James Levine Conducting The New Philharmonia Orchestra • John Alldis Choir | 1999 | Album |
| I Vespri Siciliani | Giuseppe Verdi - Martina Arroyo, Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Ruggero Raimondi, James Levine, New Philharmonia Orchestra, John Alldis Choir | 1999 | Album |
| Don Giovanni | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ingvar Wixell, Martina Arroyo, Sir Colin Davis | 1997 | Album |
| Samuel Barber / Thomas Schippers | Samuel Barber, Thomas Schippers, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Martina Arroyo | 1996 | Compil. |
| I Vespri Siciliani | Giuseppe Verdi - Martina Arroyo • Placido Domingo • Sherrill Milnes • Ruggero Raimondi, James Levine, New Philharmonia Orchestra, John Alldis Choir | 1995 | Album |
| Judas Maccabaeus (Complete Oratorio) | Georg Friedrich Händel, Jan Peerce, Martina Arroyo, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Akademie Kammerchor, Thomas Scherman | 1995 | Album |
| Spirituals | Martina Arroyo | 1991 | Album |
| Knoxville: Summer Of 1915 • Dover Beach • Hermit Songs • Andromache's Farewell | Samuel Barber / Eleanor Steber, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Leontyne Price, Martina Arroyo | 1991 | Compil. |
| Сицилийская Вечерня | Giuseppe Verdi - Martina Arroyo, Sherrill Milnes, Gianfranco Cecchele, Bonaldo Giaiotti | 1987 | Album |
| Ah Perfido Op 65 - Cantana On The Death Of Empror Joseph 2. Wo O 87 | Ludwig van Beethoven, Martina Arroyo, Justino Diaz, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Schippers | 1983 | Album |
| Cavalleria Rusticana | Pietro Mascagni, Martina Arroyo, Franco Bonisolli, Juliana Falk, Bernd Weikl, Livia Budai, Lamberto Gardelli | 1981 | Album |
| Gurrelieder | Arnold Schoenberg / János Ferencsik, Danmarks Radios Symfoniorkester & DR Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Martina Arroyo • Alexander Young • Janet Baker • Odd Wolstad • Niels Møller • Julius Patzak | 1974 | Album |
| There's A Meeting Here Tonight! | Martina Arroyo | 1974 | Album |
| I Vespri Siciliani | Giuseppe Verdi, Martina Arroyo, Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Ruggero Raimondi, James Levine | 1974 | Album |
| Highlights From Halevy's La Juive | Jacques Fromental Halévy - Martina Arroyo, Anna Moffo, Richard Tucker, Bonaldo Giaiotti, Antonio De Almeida | 1974 | Album |
| Mozart - Don Giovani K.527 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ingvar Wixell, Martina Arroyo, Stuart Burrows, Luigi Roni, Kiri Te Kanawa, Wladimiro Ganzarolli, Richard Van Allan, Mirella Freni, Sir Colin Davis, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | 1973 | Album |
| Les Huguenots - Highlights | Joan Sutherland, Martina Arroyo, Huguette Tourangeau, Anastasios Vrenios, Gabriel Bacquier, Dominic Cossa, Nicola Ghiuselev | 1972 | Album |
| Judas Maccabeus | Georg Friedrich Händel – University of Utah Chorus, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Maurice de Abravanel, Martina Arroyo, Marvin Sorrensen, Don Watts | 1972 | Album |
| Verdi La Forza Del Destino (Highlights) | Martina Arroyo, Carlo Bergonzi, Piero Cappuccilli, Bianca Maria Casoni, Ruggero Raimondi, Geraint Evans, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lamberto Gardelli | 1970 | Album |
| Requiem | Gabriel Fauré - Martina Arroyo, Hermann Prey, Musica Aeterna, Frederic Waldman | 1970 | Album |
| Samson | Georg Friedrich Händel – Martina Arroyo · Helen Donath · Sheila Armstrong · Norma Procter, Alexander Young · Jerry J. Jennings · Ezio Flagello · Thomas Stewart, Münchener Bach-Chor · Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter | 1969 | Album |
| Don Giovanni | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Ezio Flagello, Birgit Nilsson, Peter Schreier, Martina Arroyo, Martti Talvela, Reri Grist, Alfredo Mariotti, Orchestr Národního Divadla, Karl Böhm | 1967 | Album |
| Judas Maccabaeus | Jan Peerce, Georg Friedrich Händel, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper And Wiener Akademie Kammerchor Conducted By Thomas Scherman, Martina Arroyo, Mary Davenport, David Smith, Lawrence Avery | Album | |
| Faure: Requiem Op. 48 | Frederic Waldman, Martina Arroyo, Hermann Prey | Album | |
| Stardiskothek | Martina Arroyo, Donal Nold | Album | |
| Ein Liederabend mit Martina Arroyo | Martina Arroyo, Donal Nold | Album |
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