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  Phyllis Curtin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phyllis Curtin (born December 3, 1921) is an American soprano.
Curtin was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia and studied at Wellesley College and the New England Conservatory.
She made her operatic debut as Lisa in The Queen of Spades with the New England Opera in 1946.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Phyllis_Curtin   (162 words)

  
 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Phyllis Curtin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Curtin made her operatic debut as Lisa in The Queen of Spades with the New England Opera in 1946.
Phyllis Curtin is entirely clear about why she chose to give BU's Special Collections more than 100 boxes of photographs by her late husband, Eugene Cook.
The exhibition includes dramatic shots of Curtin at a 1954 performance at the New York City Opera, where she stunned critics not only with her singing of the title role of Salome, but also with her seductive rendition of the Dance of the Seven Veils.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Phyllis-Curtin   (497 words)

  
 Phyllis Curtin (Soprano) - Short Biography
In 1946 Phyllis Curtin made her operatic debut as Lisa in The Queen of Spades with the New England Opera Theatre in Boston.
Phyllis Curtin taught at the Aspen (Colorado) school of Music and the Berkshire Music Center in Tanglewood.
After serving as professor of voice at the Yale University School of Music (1974-1983), she was professor of voice and dean of the school of the arts at Boston University (from 1983); in 1992 she retired as its dean but continued to teach there.
www.bach-cantatas.com /Bio/Curtin-Phyllis.htm   (301 words)

  
 Phyllis Curtin / Accentus / Dessay
Phyllis Curtin, soprano; guitarists The Romeros; pianist Gerald Moore; Denver Symphony Orch/Brian Priestman, cond.
Phyllis Curtin's CD is a fascinating document displaying the American soprano in repertory important to her throughout her career.Her interest began when she saw a performance by dancer Argentinita in a Community Concert appearance in her home town in West Virginia.
The first two Sciammarella songs were composed for Curtin and The Romeros, and it's a pleasure to hear her performing the familiar Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 with guitar accompaniment.
classicalcdreview.com /ndvirgin.html   (624 words)

  
 PHYLLIS CURTIN
Born in Clarksburg, W. Va. in 1927, American-trained soprano Phyllis Curtin studied with Boris Goldovsky and made her professional debut in the American premiere of Britten's Peter Grimes at Tanglewood in 1946, with Leonard Bernstein conducting.
And as Curtin had ballet training early in her career, she made the infamous "Dance of the Seven Veils" totally believable.
In addition to her wide operatic repertory, Curtin gave countless appearances with orchestras in repertory ranging from Bach and Beethoven to Poulenc, Wagner and Schoenberg.
classicalcdreview.com /curtin.htm   (577 words)

  
 BU Bridge News - Week of 21 November 1997
Taken over a period of 35 years by one of Life magazine's distinguished photojournalists, they depict Curtin's renditions of leading operatic roles beginning in the 1950s as well as scenes from ballets and other musical performances, from the theater, and from Cook's travels in Europe.
The photographs of Curtin constitute a separate collection, and an exhibition entitled Phyllis Curtin: A Life in Performance will open to the public at Special Collections on November 24.
Since her retirement from the deanship in 1991, Curtin has continued to serve as professor of voice and artistic director of the Opera Institute.
www.bu.edu /bridge/archive/1997/11-21/features4.html   (354 words)

  
 BU's Curtin Wins Vosgerchian Award
Soprano Phyllis Curtin, artistic director of the Opera Institute and dean emerita of Boston University's School for the Arts, has won the 1997-98 Luise Vosgerchian Teaching Award, administered by the Office for the Arts at Harvard and Radcliffe.
Curtin, the seventh Vosgerchian Award winner, pursued a major career on international operatic and concert stages for 38 years.
Curtin also sang in the American premieres of Britten's Peter Grimes and War Requiem (with the Boston Symphony Orchestra), and of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 14 (with The Philadelphia Orchestra).
www.news.harvard.edu /gazette/1998/04.30/BUsCurtinWinsVo.html   (248 words)

  
 Phyllis Curtin, Norman Treigle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
This is a recording of such historical importance beyond the inherent value of the work itself that it should be required listening for anyone interested in opera.
Any recording that features soprano Phyllis Curtin is automatically significant.
The title role here is the most famous part written for her, and this is even rarer: a live performance from the height of her career.
www.bostonphoenix.com /alt1/archive/music/reviews/04-04-96/OTR/PHYLLIS_CURTIN.html   (234 words)

  
 Ned Rorem, ARIEL, GLORIA, KING MIDAS
Phyllis Curtin, soprano, Helen Vanni, mezzo-soprano, Ryan Edwards/Anne Schein, piano
the cycle was composed in New York during May, 1971, and first performed by Phyllis Curtin, with clarinetist David Glazer and pianist Ryan Edwards, at the library of Congress in Washington on November 26.
The first performance took place on James Holmes' Chapel Concerts Series, on November 26, 1972, when Phyllis Curtin was joined by mezzo helen Vanni, and by the composer at the piano, at the Chapel of the Intercession in New York City.
www.eroica.com /phoenix/jdt126.html   (309 words)

  
 Boston.com / A&E / Theater/Arts / Singing the praises of a master teacher
This was the 40th summer of Curtin's famous master classes for singers at the Tanglewood Music Center.
For years, dropping in on her classes was something everyone who visited Tanglewood wanted to do; former BSO music director Seiji Ozawa urged all the young TMC instrumentalists to attend, and occasionally did himself.
Curtin was particularly pleased with this year's class and its development.
www.boston.com /ae/theater_arts/articles/2004/09/10/singing_the_praises_of_a_master_teacher   (798 words)

  
 Curtin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Curtin, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra
Curtin University of Technology, named for John Curtin
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Curtin   (112 words)

  
 NewMusicbox
Phyllis Curtin is a leading educator and interpreter of contemporary vocal music.
Curtin made her New York City Opera debut in the American premiere of Von Einem’s The Trial (1953), and made her recital debut at New York’s Town Hall in 1950.
A committed educator, she has served as artist-in-residence at the Aspen Music Festival (1953-1957), artist-in-residence and teacher of the Phyllis Curtin Seminar and Vocal Fellows, Berkshire Music Center (1964-present), Professor of Music and Director of Opera, Yale Music Division (1974-83); Master, Branford College, Yale University (1979-83), and Dean, College of Fine Arts (1983-1991).
www.newmusicbox.org /news.nmbx?id=00085   (2186 words)

  
 The Database of Recorded American Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Soprano; Katherine Ciesinski, Mezzo-Soprano; Phyllis Curtin, Soprano; Donald Gramm, Baritone; Beverly Wolff, Contralto
Phyllis Curtin, Soprano; Donald Gramm, Baritone; Ned Rorem, piano
Phyllis Curtin, Soprano; Donald Gramm, Baritone; Ned Rorem, piano; Beverly Wolff, Contralto
dlib.nyu.edu /dram?do_action=GetArtistByID&id=2098   (36 words)

  
 NATS
Curtin stressed versatility and the capability of singing in many styles and genres, i.e.
Curtin was obviously very impressed with the preparation and quality of our Virginia singers.
For two of the singers she simply asked the singer to repeat the song, noting in undiva-like honesty, that it's always better the second time anyway.
www.artsongupdate.org /PrinterFriendly/NatsPf.htm   (487 words)

  
 Phyllis Curtin : Musik (Klassische)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
von: Phyllis Curtin, Gustave Charpentier, Carlisle Floyd, Umberto Giordano, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giacomo Puccini, Richard Strauss, Giuseppe Verdi
Phyllis Curtin In Recital - Sibelius Festival, 1963 [UK-Import]
von: Phyllis Curtin, Johannes Brahms, Alberto Ginastera, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Franz Liszt, Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giovanni Pergolesi, Joaquin Rodrigo, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
buecher.auf-rechnung.net /shop-mode-classical_de-search_type-ArtistSearch-input_string-Phyllis+Curtin-locale-de.html   (79 words)

  
 BU Alumni Web - Bostonia - Fall 2005
Phyllis Curtin, a former opera star and then dean of the College of Fine Arts, was judging the Benson and Hedges Gold Award Competition in London.
Fu received permission to leave China to study with Curtin at CFA, and at the end of 1986, began an intensive two and a half years in the artist diploma voice performance program.
“Phyllis is a great singer herself,” Fu says, “and she has lots of experience onstage singing with other great singers.” In a 1988 Boston Globe review, music critic Richard Dyer described Fu’s voice as “world-class.
www.bu.edu /alumni/bostonia/2005/fall/aluminaries   (1040 words)

  
 Phyllis Curtin
Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, Phyllis Curtin played violin from early childhood until she went to Wellseley College, from which she graduated with honors as a political science student.
Miss Curtin has premiered more new operas than any American soprano and has had more than 100 works written especially for her.
She has sung with the major orchestras in the United States and Europe, performed at the principal music festivals in the country, and her Master Classes at the Berkshire Festival (Tanglewood) are world-renowned.
www.eroica.com /phoenix/jdt126-phc.html   (183 words)

  
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 usOperaweb - Phyllis Curtin Interview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Curtin a muse of sorts owing to her involvement in the creation of four of Floyd’s works.
Curtin has been a devoted proponent of American song literature since the beginning of her career.
Curtin about Salome, which was one of her signature roles, and one that is usually associated with dramatic sopranos.
www.usoperaweb.com /2002/september/curtain.htm   (4817 words)

  
 ArkivMusic | Phyllis Curtin - Cantigas Y Canciones Of Latin America
She was blessed with a lovely lyric/spinto voice, and it always has been a mystery to me that she didn't achieve greater fame.
Surely this recital, which finds Curtin totally at ease with very varied repertory, is one of the best of its sort in the catalog.
Whether she is navigating the treacherously difficult patter of pieces like Hekel Taveres' "Song Of the Half-Blooded", the dark mystery of Jayme Ovalle's "Berimbau", or the lush, sad lyricism of Julio Perceval's "Triste me voy a los campos", Curtin sounds as if she were born to sing these songs, conveying their full meaning.
www.arkivmusic.com /classical/album.jsp?site_id=CTRV&album_id=30817   (288 words)

  
 Carlisle Floyd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
For some years Phyliss Curtin has been comtributing to the world of vocal music through her master classses.
Phyllis Curtin's voice is impeccably suited to this music.
Listen for yourself to the opening sample from "Ain't It A Pretty Night?" and let the idiomatic quality of her clear diction convince you.
www.freeglossary.com /Carlisle_Floyd   (310 words)

  
 NewMusicbox
The American Music Center will honor the accomplishments of five American leaders in contemporary music during the Center's 37th Award Ceremony on May 6.
Letters of Distinction will be presented to Henry Cowell (in memoriam), Phyllis Curtin, Sylvia Goldstein (in memoriam), Ursula Oppens, and John Schaefer.
Phyllis Curtin-- "I always thought that it was immoral to make a living off the music of dead composers.
www.newmusicbox.org /printerfriendly.nmbx?id=3846   (444 words)

  
 News & Events - News Releases
The programs are led by Director of Opera Programs Sharon Daniels, Music Director and Conductor William Lumpkin, Artistic Advisor Phyllis Curtin, Principal Coach Allison Voth, Coach Jeffrey Stevens, and distinguished members of School of Music and School of Theatre Arts faculty, professional guest artists, directors, master class teachers and staff.
The Opera Institute, founded in 1987 by Dean Phyllis Curtin, is a non-degree professional training program for the advanced singer preparing for an operatic career.
Twelve singers, chosen by international search and national audition, are given free tuition and stipends for an innovative two-year residency of professional, performance-based training that provides the crucial transition between academic training and professional career.
www.bu.edu /phpbin/news/releases/display.php?id=651   (732 words)

  
 Phyllis Curtin Opera Arias [UK-Import] Phyllis Curtin Gustave Charpentier Carlisle Floyd Umberto Giordano Wolfgang ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Phyllis Curtin Opera Arias [UK-Import] Phyllis Curtin Gustave Charpentier Carlisle Floyd Umberto Giordano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Giacomo Puccini Richard Strauss Giuseppe Verdi jetzt ab EUR 9,72 - News und Infos, Daten und Test
Phyllis Curtin, Gustave Charpentier, Carlisle Floyd, Umberto Giordano, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giacomo Puccini, Richard Strauss, Giuseppe Verdi
Künstler(in): Phyllis Curtin, Gustave Charpentier, Carlisle Floyd, Umberto Giordano, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giacomo Puccini, Richard Strauss, Giuseppe Verdi
www.billig-profi.de /Phyllis-Curtin-Opera-Arias-[UK-Import]_B000003LLV_1707p.html   (268 words)

  
 Classics Today.com - Your Online Guide to Classical Music
VAI brings us a significant release of live, unissued performances of songs by Aaron Copland and Ned Rorem, sung by their friend and champion Phyllis Curtin with the composers at the piano (in their own songs, of course).
In truth, though, I find Curtin's big voice better suited to Copland's more austere, declamatory style, and in particular to the 12 Emily Dickinson settings.
Both Curtin and Robert Helps (my favorite living pianist) give a caring, beautifully detailed reading full of ample lyricism.
www.classicstoday.com /review.asp?ReviewNum=3587   (295 words)

  
 A Conversation With Phyllis Curtin
During a singing career that lasted nearly four decades, the legendary American singer Phyllis Curtin enjoyed successes in a wide variety of roles (Fiordiligi, Violetta, Salome) on the world’s greatest opera stages (Vienna State Opera, La Scala, Metropolitan Opera).
One of her most rewarding and enduring creative relationships was with American composer Carlisle Floyd for whom she sang the world premieres of Wuthering Heights, The Passion of Jonathan Wade, The Flower and the Hawk and, of course, his classic opera Susannah.
Phyllis Curtin was born (1921) and raised in Clarksburg, West Virginia, which is less than a day’s drive from Carlisle Floyd’s birthplace, Latta, South Carolina.
www.festivalopera.com /curtin.htm   (1829 words)

  
 LOTTE LEHMANN FOUNDATION :: About :: Board of Directors
In 1987, he attended the Phyllis Curtin seminar for singers at Tanglewood and moved to Boston to earn his Masters of Music at Boston University, studying voice with Ms.
The esteemed American soprano and teacher Phyllis Curtin studied at Wellesley College (B.A., 1943) and received vocal instruction from Olga Avierino, Joseph Regnaeas, and Goldovsky.
Phyllis Curtin taught at the Aspen School of Music; she continues to teach at the Berkshire Music Center in Tanglewood — next year will be her 42nd season on the faculty.
lottelehmann.org /llf/about/directors.html   (8072 words)

  
 Alumni Profile: Phyllis Curtin '49   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Phyllis Curtin had an extraordinary career as a leading soprano at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, La Scala, Vienna Staatsoper, and Teatro Colon.
She is known for creating roles in several Carlisle Floyd operas, most notably Susannah, and performing in the American premieres of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes and War Requiem.
More recently, she served as director of the Boston University School of the Arts and she continues as Artist-in-Residence and teacher at the Tanglewood Music Center.
newenglandconservatory.edu /alumni/alumni_profiles/profiles/Curtin.htm   (79 words)

  
 Jean SIBELIUS [CH]: Classical CD Reviews- June 2003 MusicWeb(UK)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Berglund understands this perfectly and I have to say that Bernstein’s attempt to find symphonic drama and modernity in these two works, however exciting in a superficial way, is just mistaken.
In addition, Taru Valjakka makes a far pleasanter sound than Phyllis Curtin, and integrates the words better into the melodic line.
I am in no position to judge Curtin’s Finnish but the impression is that she is making heavy weather of it.
www.musicweb-international.com /classrev/2003/Aug03/SibeliusSymphoniesBernstein.htm   (1818 words)

  
 Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The career of cellist Yo-Yo Ma, famous for his collaborations as a crossover populist, is described in the chapter “Marco Polo Totes a Cello.” Ma has consistently traversed boundaries; in perhaps his most ambitious effort to date, the Silk Road Project, for instance, he commissioned Asian and Western composers to create music for multicultural ensembles.
The author next examines how singer and educator Phyllis Curtin’s exceptional musical integrity has influenced a new generation of American singers, such as Sanford Sylvan and Dawn Upshaw.
This wide framework often involves Boston: Pincus, an award-winning critic for the Berkshire Eagle and coauthor (with Phyllis Curtin) of Tanglewood: The Clash Between Tradition and Change (also published by Northeastern University Press), freely admits a regional bias.
www.numag.neu.edu /0303/books.html   (1222 words)

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