Risë Stevens
Born: 11th June 1913, The Bronx, New York, USA
Died: 20th March 2013, Manhattan, New York, USA
Nationality: American
Risë Stevens was an American operatic mezzo-soprano and actress. Beginning in 1938, she sang for the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for more than two decades during the 1940s and 1950s. She was most noted for her portrayals of the central character in Carmen by Georges Bizet. From 1963 to 1968 she was director of the Metropolitan Opera National Company.
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The 50 Greatest Classical Masterpieces
Tafelmusik, John Williams (guitar), Julian Bream (guitar), Boston Symphony Orchestra, New England Conservatory Chorus, E. Power Biggs (organ), Mihaly Virizlay (cello), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Isaac Stern (violin), The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, L'Orchestre National de France, The Cleveland Orchestra, Robert Shaw (director), Adele Addison (soprano), Richard Lewis (tenor), The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Jane Hobson (mezzo-soprano), Donald Bell (baritone), Vladimir Horowitz (piano), Glenn Gould (piano), Abbey Consort, Westminster Abbey Choir, Marlboro Festival Orchestra, Risë Stevens (mezzo-soprano), Robert Shaw (chorus master), The Robert Shaw Chorale, RCA Victor Orchestra, Philippe Entremont (piano), Norbert Balatsch (chorus master), Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Pinchas Zukerman (violin), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), The London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Janos Starker (cello), Arthur Rubinstein (piano), Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Kissin (piano), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, The Canadian Brass, David Ohanian (horn), Ronald Romm (trumpet), Eugene Watts (trombone), Frederic Mills (trumpet), Charles Daellenbach (tuba), Coro della Scala, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Roberto Gabbiani (chorus master), Abraham Kaplan (director), Stuart Gardner (director), Leonid Hambro (harpsichord), Collegiate Chorale, Boys' Choir of The Church of The Transfiguration, Bruce Prince-Joseph (organ), Orchestre National de France Baroque Chamber Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf, Bruno Weil, Seiji Ozawa, Fritz Reiner, Zubin Mehta, Eugene Ormandy, Richard P. Condie, Lorin Maazel, George Szell, Leonard Bernstein, Martin Neary, Pablo Casals, Woldemar Nelsson, John Pritchard, Sir Colin Davis, Frank B
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Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier
Lisa Della Casa (Die Feldmarschallin), Otto Edlmann (Ochs), Rise Stevens (Octavian), Ralph Herbert (Faninal), Hilde Güden (Sophie) & Thomas Hayward (Italian tenor) Orchestra & Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, Rudolf Kempe
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The Great Moments from Die Fledermaus
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Anna Moffo (soprano), Jeanette Scovotti (soprano), Richard Lewis (tenor), Sergio Franchi (tenor), John Hauxvell (baritone), Risë Stevens (mezzo-soprano), Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, George London (baritone) Oscar Danon
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Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila
Rise Stevens (Dalila), Ramón Vinay (Samson) New Orleans Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Renato Cellini
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