classicalmusic.network: January 2017

recent selections

20,53,FAURE Pavanne - DEBUSSY Sax Concerto,FAURE Pavanne - DEBUSSY Sax Concerto
John Williams - Always: Seeing Dorinda
Lovro von Matacic, David Oistrakh & London Symphony Orchestra - Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio
Osorio, Jorge Frederico piano - Concierto Pastorale
VIVALDI Chamber Concerto RV 108 - DEBUSSY Nocturnes
A Toscanini, cond - BARBER Adagio For Strings - NBC Symphony
Janos Starker - ?? {The Swan}, 1p {The Swan}
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & Janos Sandor - Georges Bizet L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2: No. 1, Pastorale
Joaquin Rodrigo - Adagio - Concierto de Aranjuez(1)(1)(1)
David Shostac, flute - Mozart - Andante in C

One of the most prominent American singers to achieve lasting fame and success in opera, Peters is noted for her 35-year association with the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York, among the longest such associations between a singer and a company in opera. She was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1998.

WIKIPEDIA NYTimes Obit / ROBERTA PETERS ON DISCS

VIDEO: The outstanding American soprano Roberta Peters (Bronx born, Roberta Peterman) in a series of clips from some of her most memorable operatic performances.