Opera

Posvar, Mildred Miller

Date of Birth: 
December 16, 1924
Date of Death: 
November 29, 2023

Mildred Miller Posvar, known professionally as Mildred Miller, is a classical mezzo-soprano who had a career performing in operas, concerts, and recitals beginning in the 1940's. She made her opera debut in 1946 at the Tanglewood Music Festival. She was a principal artist at the Metropolitan Opera in New York from 1951 through 1974. In 1978 she founded the Opera Theater of Pittsburgh and served as its Artistic Director until 1999. She taught music and voice first at the University of Pittsburgh and presently teaches at Carnegie Mellon University.

Rosenblum, Mathew

Date of Birth: 
March 19, 1954

Mathew Rosenblum is an American composer. 

Ruth and Thomas Martin Archive

This collection documents the careers of Ruth Kelley Martin (b. Ruth Berenice Kelley, Jersey City, NJ, April 14, 1914; d. New York, December 11, 2000) and Thomas Philipp Martin (b. Thomas Philipp Fleischer, Vienna, May 28, 1909; d. New York May 14, 1984), who are known for their translations of opera libretti. Together they translated over 40 Italian, German, and French operas into English, and Thomas translated four American operas into German.

Zahab, Roger

Date of Birth: 
January 5, 1957

Roger Zahab is a Lebanese-American composer, violinist, conductor, teacher, and writer.

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