| LC control no. | n 85180082 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Verrett, Shirley |
| Variant(s) | Verrett-Carter, Shirley Carter, Shirley Verrett- |
| Associated place | Paris (France) |
| Birth date | 1931-05-31 |
| Death date | 2010-11-05 |
| Place of birth | New Orleans (La.) |
| Place of death | Ann Arbor (Mich.) |
| Field of activity | Music |
| Affiliation | New York City Opera Philadelphia Orchestra OpeĢra de Paris |
| Profession or occupation | Mezzo-sopranos |
| Found in | Donizetti, G. Anna Bolena [SR] 1985, p1973: container (Shirley Verrett) insert p. 3 (mezzo-soprano) LC manual cat. (hdg.: Verrett, Shirley; usage: Shirley Verrett, Shirley Verrett-Carter) New Grove dict. of opera (Verrett (Verrett-Carter), Shirley; b. May 31, 1931, New Orleans; American mezzo-soprano and soprano) Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2010: obit. (d. Nov. 5, 2010 in Ann Arbor, Mich.) African American National Biography, accessed April 07, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Verrett, Shirley; opera singer; born 31 May 1931 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States; studied in voice (1955); appeared in The Rape of Lucretia (1957); starred in Lost in the Stars staged by the New York City Opera and won the Walter S. Naumburg Award (1958); performed with Philadelphia Orchestra; had an European opera debut in Rasputin's Todt in Cologne; scored another major triumph at the Met when she sang in the part of Neocle opposite Beverly Sills in L'Assedio di Corinto (1974); resided in France and sang in Paris Opera; received honorary doctorates from Northeastern University, Holy Cross College, and Virginia Commonwealth University; died 05 November 2010 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States) |
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