Blanche Thebom
Blanche Thebom (September 19, 1915March 23, 2010) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano, voice teacher, and opera director. She was part of the first wave of American opera singers that had highly successful international careers. In her own country she had a long association with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City which lasted 22 years. ''Opera News'' stated, "An ambitious beauty with a velvety, even-grained dramatic mezzo, Thebom was a natural for opera: she commanded the stage with the elegantly disciplined hauteur of an old-school diva, relishing the opportunity to play ''femmes du monde'' such as Marina in ''Boris Godunov'', Herodias and Dalila."While Thebom sang a wide repertoire which encompassed everything from Handel and Mozart to Verdi and Debussy, she was best known for her performances in the operas of Richard Wagner. Two Wagner roles with which she was particularly associated were Fricka in ''Die Walküre'' and Brangaene in ''Tristan und Isolde''. She notably sang the latter role in the famous 1952 EMI recording made in London with Kirsten Flagstad, Ludwig Suthaus, and conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler. She is Didon in ''Les Troyens'' (world premiere 1957, conducted by Rafael Kubelik). In addition to several other recordings, she also appeared in two feature films during her career: ''Irish Eyes Are Smiling'' (1944) and ''The Great Caruso'' (1951).
After retiring from the stage in 1967, Thebom worked as an opera director in Atlanta for 6 years. She then taught singing both privately and on the music faculties of the University of Arkansas and San Francisco State University. She also co-founded the Opera Arts Training Program of the San Francisco Girls Chorus and served on the board of the Metropolitan Opera for nearly 40 years. Provided by Wikipedia
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Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Songs of a wayfarer. by Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911
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Tristan und Isolde /
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Das Rheingold /
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The rake's progress /
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The Passion according to St. John by Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750
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Tristan und Isolde by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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Tristan und Isolde /
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Don Carlo /
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Vanessa /
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Die Walküre /
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Samson et Delila by Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921
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Così fan tutte Women are like that : opera in two acts / by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
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Tristan and Isolde by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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Tristan und Isolde by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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The rake's progress opera in three acts / by Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
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Tristan und Isolde by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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Tristan und Isolde Complete music drama in 3 acts / by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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Opera arias
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Producers' showcase : festival of music.
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