Shirley Verrett
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Shirley Verrett was an American operatic mezzo-soprano who successfully transitioned into soprano roles making her a Soprano sfogato. Verrett enjoyed great fame from the late 1960s through the 1990s; she was particularly well known for singing the works of Verdi and Donizetti.
Shirley Verrett in Milan in 1975
New York City Opera
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The New York City Opera (NYCO) is an American opera company located in Manhattan in New York City. The company has been active from 1943 through its 2013 bankruptcy, and again since 2016 when it was revived.
Jazz at Lincoln Center, home of New York City Opera 2016–present
The New York State Theater auditorium as seen from the stage (now the David H. Koch Theater)
Beverly Sills in 1956, photo by Carl Van Vechten
Promenade of the David H. Koch Theater