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Phyllis Curtin
*1921 US, Clarksburg, West Virginia
Composer of Classical
A.k.a. Phyllis Curtin née Smith
Phyllis Curtin (born December 3, 1921) is an American classical soprano who had an active career in operas and concerts from the early 1950s through the 1980s. She was known for her creation of new roles such as the title role in the Carlisle Floyd opera Susannah, Catherine Earnshaw in Floyd's Wuthering Heights, and in other works by this composer. She was a dedicated song recitalist and retired from singing in 1984. She was named Boston University's Dean Emerita, College of Fine Arts in 1991.
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A German Requiem, Op. 45: V. Ye now are sorrowful on Brahms: A German Requiem by Johannes Brahms, Eugene Ormandy & Philadelphia Orchestra We Wish You A Merry Christmas on Christmas Album by Various Artists Ariel: No. 5, Lady Lazarus on Rorem: Ariel, Gloria, & King Midas by Ned Rorem & Various Artists Ariel: No. 1, Words on Rorem: Ariel, Gloria, & King Midas by Ned Rorem & Various Artists Ariel: No. 3, Hanging Man on Rorem: Ariel, Gloria, & King Midas by Ned Rorem & Various Artists Cancion al Arbol del Olvido on Cantigas Y Canciones of Latin America by Phyllis Curtin & Ryan Edwards O Holy Night on A Christmas Festival by Various Artists Ariel: No. 2, Poppies in July on Rorem: Ariel, Gloria, & King Midas by Ned Rorem & Various Artists Ariel: No. 4, Poppies in October on Rorem: Ariel, Gloria, & King Midas by Ned Rorem & Various Artists Christmas Chimes on A Christmas Festival by Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Milena (Dramatic Cantata For Soprano And Orchestra, Opus 37) / Concerto No. 2 In F Minor (For Pianoforte And Orchestra, Opus 21) | Denver Symphony Orchestra, Brian Priestman, Phyllis Curtin / Nerine Barrett - Alberto Ginastera / Frédéric Chopin | 1973 | Album |
| Ariel / Gloria | Phyllis Curtin Sings Ned Rorem | 1973 | Album |
| The World's Favorite Symphonies: Beethoven Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 ("Choral") | Ludwig van Beethoven, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, Phyllis Curtin, Florence Kopleff, John McCollum, Donald Gramm, Margaret Hillis | 1972 | Album |
| Some Trees and other songs / Fragments From Sappho | Ned Rorem / David Ward-Steinman - Phyllis Curtin, Beverly Wolff, Donald Gramm | 1969 | Album |
| Symphony No.4 Luonnotar, Op 70 For Soprano & Orchestra | Jean Sibelius, Phyllis Curtin, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein | 1968 | Album |
| Wishing You A Merry Christmas | André Kostelanetz With Phyllis Curtin And The St. Kilian Boychoir | 1965 | Album |
| Fauré, Debussy | Phyllis Curtin, Gabriel Fauré, Claude Debussy | 1965 | Album |
| Cantigas Y Canciones Of Latin America | Phyllis Curtin | 1964 | Album |
| Songs Of Ned Rorem | Charles Bressler, Phyllis Curtin, Gianna D'Angelo, Donald Gramm, Regina Sarfaty | 1964 | Album |
| A German Requiem (Sung in English) | Johannes Brahms, Phyllis Curtin, Jerome Hines, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra | 1963 | Album |
| The Martyrdom Of St. Sebastian | Claude Debussy, Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Phyllis Curtin, Florence Kopleff, Catherine Akos, New England Conservatory Chorus | 1956 | Album |
| Afro-Cuban And Latin American Songs | Phyllis Curtin, Gregory Tucker | 1953 | Album |
| Samson (Oratorium) | Georg Friedrich Händel, Utah Symphony Orchestra, University of Utah Chorus, Maurice de Abravanel, Jan Peerce, Phyllis Curtin | Album | |
| Susannah (Opera In Two Acts) | Phyllis Curtin, Norman Treigle | Album | |
| Opera: Two To Six (Great Operatic Ensembles) | Joan Sutherland, Tito Gobbi, Jerome Hines, Nicolai Gedda, Charles Anthony, Mildred Miller, Phyllis Curtin | Album | |
| Symphony No. 6 / Le Vin | Gustav Mahler / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Erich Leinsdorf / Alban Berg / Phyllis Curtin | Album | |
| Symphonie No.5 / Wozzeck (Ausschnitte) | Gustav Mahler / Alban Berg - Erich Leinsdorf, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Phyllis Curtin | Album | |
| The Fairy Queen | Phyllis Curtin, Eleanor Davis, Paul Tibbetts, Daniel Pinkham Conducting The Cambridge Festival Chorus and Orchestra | Album | |
| The Fairy Queen | Daniel Pinkham, Henry Purcell, The Cambridge Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Phyllis Curtin, Paul Tibbetts, Eleanor Davis | Album |
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