Cathy Berberian

Cathy Berberian was an American mezzo-soprano and composer, born in 1925 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, who began her career in the mid-20th century and specialised in contemporary classical and experimental vocal music. She pioneered extended vocal techniques and theatrical performance practices through close collaborations with avant-garde composers, and her repertoire spanned classical, experimental and popular idioms, contributing to changes in vocal performance practice and the reception of new music.

Opera Art Song Classical Modernism Avant-Garde

Releases

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Berio: Circles / Bussotti: Frammento / Cage: Aria With Fontana Mix

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Revolution: An Operatic First

Beatles Arias

Cathy Berberian’s Second Hand Songs

L’incoronazione di Poppea

Cathy Berberian Sings Monteverdi

L'Orfeo

Recital 1 for Cathy / Folk songs / Weill-Berio: Songs

Epifanie / Coro

Songs

Folk Songs of the World (Volkslieder aus aller Welt)

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