Carmen Balthrop
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Carmen Arlene Balthrop (May 14, 1948 – September 5, 2021)[1][2] was an American operatic soprano from Washington, D.C.
Career
She made her
University of Maryland
.
National Public Radio included her National Gallery of Art Christmas performance as part of their 2000 Millennium Celebration.[3] She performed in the 2000 production of Handel's Agrippina and in the 2010 premiere of Frank Proto's Shadowboxer.
Other major roles
- Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly
- Violetta in La traviata
- Micaela in Carmen
- Liu in Turandot
- Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni
- Poppea in L'incoronazione di Poppea by Monteverdi
- Susannah in Susannah by Carlisle Floyd
- Treemonisha in Treemonisha by Scott Joplin
- Aurore in A Bayou Legend by William Grant Still
Death
She died on September 5, 2021, aged 73. Her funeral was held at Immaculate Conception Church in Washington DC.[4]
Discography
- Scott Joplin's Treemonisha
- Claudio Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea
- John Knowles Paine's Mass
- Leslie Burrs' Vanqui
- The Art of Christmas, Volume I
- The Art of Christmas, The Original
References
- ^ Obituary: American Soprano Carmen Balthrop Dies at 73, operawire.com. Accessed January 21, 2023.
- ^ Carmen Balthrop, renowned opera singer and teacher, dies at 73, washingtonpost.com. Accessed January 21, 2023.
- ^ "Carmen Balthrop". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- ^ "Soprano Carmen Balthrop, Voice and Opera Professor, Dies at 73". music.umd.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
External links
- Carmen Balthrop discography at Discogs
- Carmen Balthrop at IMDb