Monday, July 10, 2006

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, 1954-2006 - UPDATED LINKS

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Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

She performed three recitals for the Celebrity Series. First, in 1993 with pianist Steven Blier as part of the Emerging Artists Series, she sang a program which began with Handel's "Ogni vento" from Agrippina, and proceeded through to Pablo Luna's "De España Vengo" from El Niño Judio. She was still Lorraine Hunt then. Another recital followed, in 1998, with pianist Judith Gordon that featured three pieces by her future husband, Peter Lieberson. There was just one more in 2003 with Peter Serkin (Brahms...Debussy...Mozart..."Deep River" for one encore). Like so many other fans, we thought these wonderful nights were just the beginning.



Some highlights from among the many remembrances, tributes and obituaries:

Boston Globe, Richard Dyer: Her Luminous Voice Transported Listener
(July 5)



An Appreciation by Lloyd Schwartz
from Fresh Air with Terry Gross, July 7, 2006 (audio)



The New York Times, Anthony Tommasini (July 5)



The Philadelphia Inquirer, David Patrick Stearns (July 6)



The Washington Post, Tim Page (July 6)



San Francisco Chronicle, Joshua Kosman (July 7)



Playbill Arts News, Matthew Westphal (July 5)



Slate.com, Marc Geelhoed (July 7)



Opera News, F. Paul Driscoll (July 5)



The Gramophone, Ken Smith (July 5)



The Standing Room, a list of tributes and remembrances



The Rest is Noise, Alex Ross

UPDATE:

Lloyd Schwartz on Lorraine Hunt Lieberson in the Boston Phoenix
(July 13)

San Francisco Classical Voice Tribute

MORE:

Boston Globe - Richard Dyer: Remembering a Mezzo-Soprano Known for Talent and Hard Work (July 14)



Open Source, WGBH radio - Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Remembered
(July 12, audio and blog entry)


Other information:

Charles Michener's 2004 profile on Lorraine Hunt Lieberson in The New Yorker magazine

Short biography of Ms. Hunt Lieberson on bach-cantatas.com

The Passion of Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
On Point with Tom Ashbrook, WBUR radio, February 13, 2004 (audio)



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