Marilyn Horne

The American opera singer Marilyn Horne (born January 16, 1934) is a mezzo soprano who is particularly associated with the music of Rossini and Handel. During her long musical career, she was greatly admired for her huge range (from contralto to coloratura soprano), considerable acting ability, and outstanding musicianship. American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne Source: http://www. ... American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne Source: http://www. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A mezzo-soprano (meaning half soprano in Italian) is a female singer with a range usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above (i. ... Portrait Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (February 29, 1792 – November 13, 1868) was an Italian musical composer who wrote more than 30 operas as well as sacred music and chamber music. ... George Frideric Handel (German Georg Friedrich Händel), (February 23, 1685 – April 14, 1759) was a German Baroque music composer who lived much of his life in Great Britain, a leading composer of concerti grossi, operas and oratorios. ...

Horne was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Her parents moved to Long Beach, California, near Los Angeles, when she was 11. She studied voice at the University of Southern California and participated in Lotte Lehmann's vocal classes. Bradford is a city located in McKean County, Pennsylvania, 78 miles (126 km) south of Buffalo, N. Y.. Bradford was in a petroleum and natural-gas region early in the twentieth century, but those materials, once abundant, are less plentiful now. ... County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 170. ... Nickname: City of Angels Motto: Official website: http://www. ... The University of Southern California (also known as USC, SC, Southern California and Southern Cal), Californias oldest private research university, is located in the urban center of Los Angeles, California. ... Lotte Lehmann The German soprano Lotte Lehmann (February 27, 1888 – August 26, 1976) was an opera singer who was especially associated with German repertory. ...

Horne's first major professional engagement was in 1954, when she dubbed the voice of Dorothy Dandridge in the film Carmen Jones. Up to that point, she had worked as a background singer for several TV sitcoms, as well as recorded covers of popular songs of the early 50s. She made her Los Angeles debut the same year when she performed the role of Hata in The Bartered Bride with the Los Angeles Guild Opera. Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Jean Dandridge (born November 9, 1922 or 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio; died September 8, 1965 in West Hollywood, California) was an American actress. ... Carmen Jones is a musical which is a modern look at the Georges Bizet opera Carmen from an African-American viewpoint. ... The Bartered Bride (in Czech, Prodaná nevěsta) is the second opera of eight by Bedřich Smetana. ...

Her first major breakthrough came when her singing ability was recognized by Igor Stravinsky; her operatic career began when he invited her to perform in the 1956 Vienna festival. She remained in Europe for three seasons singing for Oper Gelsenkirchen. She was highly acclaimed for her performance as Marie in Berg's Wozzeck at the inauguration of Gelsenkirchen's new opera house on May 22, 1960. Igor Stravinsky in his middle ages. ... Alban Maria Johannes Berg (February 9, 1885 – December 24, 1935) was an Austrian composer. ... Wozzeck is the first and most famous opera by Alban Berg. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1964, she returned to the United States to appear in Wozzeck at the San Francisco Opera. San Francisco Opera (SFO) is the second largest opera company in North America. ...

For many years, Horne was associated with the Australian soprano Joan Sutherland. They first performed together in a concert version of Vincenzo Bellini's Beatrice di Tenda at Carnegie Hall in February, 1961. In 1965, they were paired again in a performance of Rossini's Semiramide with the Opera Company of Boston. Dame Joan Sutherland, OM, AC, DBE is an Australian opera singer noted for her contribution to the bel canto revival of the 1950s and 1960s. ... Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (November 3, 1801 – September 23, 1835) was an Italian opera composer. ... Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in New York City located at 57th Street and 7th Avenue. ... Semiramide is an opera in two acts by Gioacchino Rossini. ... The Opera Company of Boston was founded by the American conductor Sarah Caldwell in Boston, Massachusetts in 1958. ...

Horne made her debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in October 1964 as Marie in Wozzeck. Her La Scala debut was as Jocasta in Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex on March 13, 1969. Another one of Horne's breakthroughs occurred in 1969 during a performance of Rossini's Le Siège de Corinthe at La Scala, when Horne received a remarkable mid-act seven minute ovation. Horne made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1970 as Adalgisa in Bellini's Norma with Joan Sutherland in the title role. She thereafter appeared regularly at the Met, opening the 1972-1973 season as Carmen. In 1984, she sang the title role of Handel's opera seria Rinaldo, the first Handel opera ever performed at the Met. The Floral Hall of the Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House is a performing arts venue in London. ... Covent Garden is a district in central London and within the easterly bounds of the City of Westminster. ... Wozzeck is the first and most famous opera by Alban Berg. ... La Scala This article is about the opera house. ... Oedipus the King (also known as Oedipus Rex and Oedipus Tyrannos) is a Greek tragedy, written by Sophocles around 427 BC. The play was the second of Sophocles three Theban plays to be produced, but its events occur before those of Oedipus at Colonus or Antigone. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Le Siège de Corinthe (The Siege of Corinth) is an opera in three acts by Gioacchino Rossini to a French libretto by Luigi Balocchi and Alexandre Soumet, based on Maometto II by Cesare della Valle. ... A full house at the old Metropolitan Opera House, seen from the rear of the stage, at the Metropolitan Opera House for a concert by pianist Josef Hofmann, November 28, 1937. ... Norma is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with libretto by Felice Romani. ... Dame Joan Sutherland, OM, AC, DBE is an Australian opera singer noted for her contribution to the bel canto revival of the 1950s and 1960s. ... Opera seria is an Italian musical term which refers to the noble and serious style of Italian opera that predominated in Europe from the 1720s to ca 1770. ... Rinaldo and Armida by Francois Boucher, 1734 (Louvre Museum) Rinaldo is an Italian opera by George Friderich Handel. ...

Although best known for her bel canto and opera seria roles, Horne also performed much American music, both contemporary music, by composers such as William Bolcom, and traditional popular songs. The term Bel Canto may refer to: Belcanto, a vocal technique; or Bel Canto, a novel by Ann Patchett. ... Opera seria is an Italian musical term which refers to the noble and serious style of Italian opera that predominated in Europe from the 1720s to ca 1770. ... 20th century classical music, the classical music of the 20th century, was extremely diverse, beginning with the late Romantic style of Sergei Rachmaninoff and the Impressionism of Claude Debussy, and ranging to such distant sound-worlds as the complete serialism of Pierre Boulez, the simple triadic harmonies of minimalist composers... William Elden Bolcom (born May 26, 1938) is an American composer of chamber, operatic, and symphonic music. ...

Horne was married from 1960 to 1979 to the conductor Henry Lewis. See Conductor for other possible uses of the word. ...

Horne retired from the concert stage in 1999 with a recital at the Chicago Symphony Center. She still occasionally performs at pop concerts (most recently with cabaret star Barbara Cook), her voice undimmed by age. Horne has also established the Marilyn Horne Foundation to help fund music education. Barbara Cook (b. ...

Many music critics consider Horne to be one of the greatest singers in the history of opera. She is seen as the prototypical American singer; brisk, efficient, earnest, technically secure and no "diva" traits, perhaps only missing a touch of the irony and darkness of spirit of old world singers.

It was reported in January 2006, shortly after Horne's 72nd birthday, that she had been diagnosed the previous month with localized pancreatic cancer, and that her prognosis is good.

She was an old hag....ok