voc, 1931-2010 US, New Orleans
Classical
Shirley Verrett (May 31, 1931 – November 5, 2010) was an African-American operatic mezzo-soprano who successfully transitioned into soprano roles, i.e. soprano sfogato. Verrett enjoyed great fame from the late 1960s through the 1990s, particularly well known for singing the works of Verdi and Donizetti.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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L'Africaine (II) | Giacomo Meyerbeer / Shirley Verrett, Placido Domingo, Ruth Ann Swenson, Justino Diaz, San Francisco Opera Chorus And San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Maurizio Arena, Lotfi Mansouri, Brian Large | 2005 | Single |
L'Africaine (I) | Giacomo Meyerbeer / Shirley Verrett, Placido Domingo, Ruth Ann Swenson, Justino Diaz, San Francisco Opera Chorus And San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Maurizio Arena, Lotfi Mansouri, Brian Large | 2005 | Single |
The Fairy Queen (abridged) - Dido & Aeneas | Henry Purcell, Benita Valente, Paul Esswood, Ian Partridge, Shirley Verrett, Raymond Leppard, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2001 | Album |
La Forza del Destino (IV Act) | Giuseppe Verdi, Thomas Schippers, Leontyne Price, Richard Tucker, Robert Merrill, Shirley Verrett | 2000 | Album |
De Falla: El Amor Brujo/Nights in The Gardens Of Spain/The Three Cornered Hat | Manuel De Falla, Shirley Verrett, Eugene Ormandy, Leopold Stokowski | 2000 | Compil. |
Samson et Dalila | Camille Saint-Saëns - Jon Vickers, Shirley Verrett, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis | 2000 | Single |
Giacomo Meyerbeer - l'Africaine | Jean Périsson, Evelyn Mandac, Placido Domingo, Shirley Verrett, Norman Mittelmann | 1999 | Album |
Symphony No. 3 • Symphony No. 1 | Gustav Mahler - Shirley Verrett, Erich Leinsdorf, Boston Symphony Orchestra | 1999 | Compil. |
Il Trovatore (Highlights) | Giuseppe Verdi - Luciano Pavarotti • Antonella Banaudi • Shirley Verrett • Leo Nucci - Orchestra Of The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino E Chor Des Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | 1996 | Album |
Macbeth (Auszüge · Highlights · Extraits) | Placido Domingo / Giuseppe Verdi : Shirley Verrett · Piero Cappuccilli · Nicolai Ghiaurov · Claudio Abbado | 1992 | Album |
Samson Et Dalila | Camille Saint-Saëns, Placido Domingo, Shirley Verrett, Wolfgang Brendel | 1991 | Album |
Great Operatic Duets | Montserrat Caballé - Shirley Verrett | 1991 | Album |
Carmen | Shirley Verrett, Albert Lance, Robert Massard, Isabel Garcisanz, Georges Prêtre, Nadine Sautereau, Jacqueline Broudeur | 1989 | Album |
Rigoletto | Giuseppe Verdi, Luciano Pavarotti, Leo Nucci, June Anderson, Shirley Verrett, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Del Teatro Comunale Di Bologna | 1989 | Album |
Rigoletto (Highlights) | Giuseppe Verdi / Luciano Pavarotti • Leo Nucci • June Anderson • Nicolai Ghiaurov • Shirley Verrett / Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Del Teatro Comunale Di Bologna E Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna | 1989 | Album |
Maria Stuarda | Gaetano Donizetti - Leyla Gencer, Franco Tagliavini, Shirley Verrett, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli | 1988 | Album |
Stabat Mater | Gioacchino Rossini, Teresa Żylis-Gara, Shirley Verrett, Luciano Pavarotti, Nicola Zaccaria, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma Della RAI E Coro di Roma della RAI, Carlo Maria Giulini | 1988 | Album |
Macbeth | Giuseppe Verdi, Leo Nucci, Shirley Verrett, Samuel Ramey, Veriano Luchetti, Antonio Barasorda, Orchestra Del Teatro Comunale Di Bologna E Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Riccardo Chailly | 1987 | Album |
Don Carlos | Giuseppe Verdi, Montserrat Caballé, Placido Domingo, Simon Estes, Sherrill Milnes, Ruggero Raimondi, Shirley Verrett, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Carlo Maria Giulini | 1985 | Album |
El Amor Brujo; Notti Nei Giardini di Spagna | Manuel De Falla, Shirley Verrett, Leopold Stokowski, Arthur Rubinstein, Ernest Ansermet | 1982 | Album |
Requiem | Giuseppe Verdi - Katia Ricciarelli, Shirley Verrett, Placido Domingo, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala E Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Claudio Abbado | 1980 | Album |
Alto Rhapsody / Tragic Overture / Haydn Variations | Johannes Brahms - Shirley Verrett, Eugene Ormandy / The Philadelphia Orchestra | 1978 | Album |
Macbeth | Giuseppe Verdi - Shirley Verrett, Piero Cappuccilli, Placido Domingo, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala E Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Claudio Abbado | 1976 | Album |
Le Siège De Corinthe | Gioacchino Rossini - Beverly Sills, Shirley Verrett, Justino Diaz, Harry Theyard, The London Symphony Orchestra & The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Thomas Schippers | 1975 | Album |
La Favorite | Gaetano Donizetti, Alfredo Kraus, Barbara Hendricks, Shirley Verrett, Eve Queler, James Morris, Pablo Elvira | 1975 | Album |
Gran Gala All' Opera Vol. 2 | Shirley Verrett, Leontyne Price, Sherrill Milnes, Montserrat Caballé, Carlo Bergonzi, Fiorenza Cossotto, Placido Domingo, Franco Corelli, Georges Prêtre, Thomas Schippers, Zubin Mehta | 1974 | Album |
Gran Gala All' Opera Vol 3. | Sherrill Milnes, Shirley Verrett, Montserrat Caballé, Placido Domingo, Alfredo Kraus, Mirella Freni, Carlo Bergonzi, Leontyne Price, Zubin Mehta, Georges Prêtre, Georg Solti | 1974 | Compil. |
Vincenzo Bellini's Norma | Beverly Sills, Shirley Verrett, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Paul Plishka, James Levine | 1974 | Album |
Gran Gala All' Opera | Montserrat Caballé, Carlo Bergonzi, Sherrill Milnes, Shirley Verrett, Birgit Nilsson, Leontyne Price, Placido Domingo, Georges Prêtre, Herbert von Karajan | 1974 | Album |
Shirley Verrett Alla Carnegie Hall | Shirley Verrett | 1971 | Album |
Don Carlos | Giuseppe Verdi - Montserrat Caballé, Placido Domingo, Simon Estes, Sherrill Milnes, Ruggero Raimondi, Shirley Verrett, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Carlo Maria Giulini | 1971 | Album |
Greatest Hits | Gustav Mahler - Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf, Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Shirley Verrett, Maureen Forrester, Lisa Della Casa, Birgit Finnilä | 1971 | Compil. |
Manuel de Falla - Čarodějná Láska / Richard Wagner - Tristan A Isolda | The Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski, Shirley Verrett | 1970 | Album |
Le Regine Della Lirica In Duetti Celebri | Montserrat Caballé And Shirley Verrett | 1970 | Album |
4 Celebri Primedonne | Montserrat Caballé, Shirley Verrett, Leontyne Price, Fiorenza Cossotto | 1970 | Compil. |
In Opera | Shirley Verrett | 1968 | Album |
Symphony No. 3 | Gustav Mahler - Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf, Shirley Verrett | 1967 | Album |
Vocal Music Of Vivaldi | Antonio Vivaldi, Coro Polifonico Di Roma, Shirley Verrett, Nino Antonellini | 1967 | Album |
Un Ballo In Maschera (Highlights) | Leontyne Price, Carlo Bergonzi, Robert Merrill, Shirley Verrett, Reri Grist, Ezio Flagello, Ferruccio Mazzoli, Giuseppe Verdi | 1967 | Album |
Singin' In The Storm | Shirley Verrett | 1966 | Album |
Orfeo Ed Euridice | Christoph Willibald Gluck, Shirley Verrett, Anna Moffo And Judith Raskin | 1966 | Album |
La Forza del Destino (Highlights) | Leontyne Price, Richard Tucker, Robert Merrill, Shirley Verrett, Giorgio Tozzi, Ezio Flagello | 1966 | Album |
Luisa Miller | Giuseppe Verdi, Anna Moffo, Carlo Bergonzi, Shirley Verrett, Cornell MacNeil, Giorgio Tozzi, Ezio Flagello | 1965 | Album |
Carnegie Hall Recital - January 30, 1965 | Shirley Verrett | 1965 | Album |
Verdi: La Forza Del Destino | Leontyne Price, Richard Tucker, Robert Merrill, Shirley Verrett, Giorgio Tozzi, Ezio Flagello | 1965 | Album |
How Great Thou Art Precious Lord | Shirley Verrett | Album | |
Massenet / Chausson | Shirley Verrett, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Torino Della RAI, Gabriele Ferro | Album | |
Seven Popular Spanish Songs | Shirley Verrett | Album | |
How Great Thou Art Precious Lord | Shirley Verrett | Album |