Marilyn Horne
American mezzo-soprano opera singer · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1934 · age 92
Marilyn Berneice Horne is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer. She specialized in roles requiring beauty of tone, excellent breath support, and the ability to execute difficult coloratura passages. She is a recipient of the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors, and has won four Grammy Awards.
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![Marilyn Horne (left) performed as the second soprano of the Gesualdo Madrigalists, a five-person group formed by conductor Robert Craft (center) to explore the radical music of Italian composer Carlo Gesualdo. Other members included Grace-Lynne Martin (soprano), Charlie Scharbach (bass), Cora Lauridsen (alto), and Richard Robinson (tenor).[10]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Robert_Craft_Gesualdo_Madrigalists.PNG/500px-Robert_Craft_Gesualdo_Madrigalists.PNG)
Marilyn Horne (left) performed as the second soprano of the Gesualdo Madrigalists, a five-person group formed by conductor Robert Craft (center) to explore the radical music of Italian composer Carlo Gesualdo. Other members included Grace-Lynne Martin (soprano), Charlie Scharbach (bass), Cora Lauridsen (alto), and Richard Robinson (tenor).[10]
Beniamino Prior as Wilhelm Meister and Marilyn Horne as the titular Mignon, Edmonton Opera, 1978.
Marilyn Horne and her husband Henry Lewis in 1961. Photo by Carl Van Vechten.
