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Fiorenza Cossotto
Fiorenza Cossotto
Italian mezzo-soprano singer
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Marina Krilovici
Marina Krilovici
singer
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Michelle DeYoung
Michelle DeYoung
singer
3
Beverly Sills
Beverly Sills
American operatic soprano (1929-2007)
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Montserrat Caballé
Montserrat Caballé
Spanish operatic soprano
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Anna Netrebko
Anna Netrebko
Russian-born Austrian operatic soprano
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Janet Baker
Janet Baker
Opera and concert singer
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Anna Moffo
Anna Moffo
American opera singer, television personality, and dramatic actress
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Elīna Garanča
Elīna Garanča
Latvian operatic lyric mezzo-soprano
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Mirella Freni
Mirella Freni
Italian soprano
10
Virginia Zeani
Virginia Zeani
Romanian soprano
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Tatiana Troyanos
Tatiana Troyanos
classical music and opera singer
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Cecilia Bartoli
Cecilia Bartoli
Italian singer
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Ingeborg Steffensen
Ingeborg Steffensen
Danish opera singer and singer
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Marcelo Álvarez
Marcelo Álvarez
Argentine tenor
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Sarah Caldwell
Sarah Caldwell
American opera conductor, impresario, and stage director
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Christa Ludwig
Christa Ludwig
German mezzo-soprano
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Fedora Barbieri
Fedora Barbieri
Italian mezzo-soprano singer
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Solange Michel
Solange Michel
singer
Shirley Verrett
American opera singer, educator and writer

Shirley Verrett

Intro
American opera singer, educator and writer
Awards Received
Marian Anderson Award
Shirley Verrett in Milan in 1975

Shirley Verrett (May 31, 1931 – November 5, 2010) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano who successfully transitioned into soprano roles, i.e. soprano sfogato. Verrett enjoyed great fame from the late 1960s through the 1990s, particularly well known for singing the works of Verdi and Donizetti.