Lorraine Hunt Lieberson dies at 52
July 5, 2006 5:07 AM Subscribe
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson mezzo-soprano, voice, human,
wife, died on Monday at the age of 52. (more inside)
this is horrible news. She had so many performances for next season already, including the title of Orpheus in Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice (with Jimmy conducting) at the MET. In fact, you can still (eerily) see the MET's promo for her still billed in the upcoming performance.
more chilling is a blurb from someone on a board I frequent dating from June 18, 2006:
>>"In today's NY Times there is a small bit that Lieberson has cancelled the rest of this year's appearances for personal reasons. This includes the projected concert of Handel arias at Tanglewood. Her representative is quoted as saying there were no specifics and people should not jump to conclusions."
anyway, more here: the NYTimes obit.
posted by naxosaxur at 7:43 AM on July 5, 2006
more chilling is a blurb from someone on a board I frequent dating from June 18, 2006:
>>"In today's NY Times there is a small bit that Lieberson has cancelled the rest of this year's appearances for personal reasons. This includes the projected concert of Handel arias at Tanglewood. Her representative is quoted as saying there were no specifics and people should not jump to conclusions."
anyway, more here: the NYTimes obit.
posted by naxosaxur at 7:43 AM on July 5, 2006
She was too young to die. I remember falling in love with her voice when she both performed and recorded the title role of Charpentier's Medeé. What a wonderful musician; she will be missed. A very sad day this is.
posted by doublehelix at 11:07 AM on July 5, 2006
posted by doublehelix at 11:07 AM on July 5, 2006
I discovered her older Handel Arias disc a number of years ago and have been a great admirer ever since.
posted by matildaben at 1:13 PM on July 5, 2006
posted by matildaben at 1:13 PM on July 5, 2006
Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit. A good, brave mezzo gone. This sucks.
posted by Pallas Athena at 5:38 AM on July 6, 2006
posted by Pallas Athena at 5:38 AM on July 6, 2006
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