Marilyn Horne
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Marilyn Horne (born January 16, 1934) is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer.
She excelled in roles that necessitated beauty of tone, excellent breath support, and the ability to handle difficult coloratura passages.
She is a recipient of the National Medal of Arts (1992) and the Kennedy Center Honors (1995).
She has received four Grammy Awards.
Early life
Marilyn Horne was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, to Berneice and Bentz Horne. Her parents were both activists, with her mother as the city assessor of the Fifth Ward and her father appointed as McKean County assessor. Bentz, a semi-professional singer who loved Marilyn's talent, wanted to move the family to a place where she could have access to professional vocal training and more opportunities to perform. When Marilyn was 11 years old, Richard and her older brother Richard, as well as her sister Gloria, moved to Long Beach, California.
Horne, who was 13 years old at the time, was a member of the newly formed Roger Wagner Chorale. She is an alumna of Long Beach Polytechnic High School. She was a member of the St. Luke's Episcopal Church Choir of Long Beach under the leadership of William Ripley Dorr as a high school student. The band performed in movie theatres and on Capitol Records. Marilyn and her sister Gloria were members of the Episcopal Church Quartet in St. Luke.
Education
Horne was awarded a scholarship to the University of Southern California, where she was a founder of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She studied voice with William Vennard and Gwendolyn Koldofsky at the University of Southern California School of Music and was involved in Lotte Lehmann's vocal master classes at Music Academy of the West.
Personal life
Horne lived from 1960 to 1979 (eparted 1974) to conductor Henry Lewis, who she encountered in college at the University of Southern California. Horne's mother had misgivings that the interracial union would have a negative effect on her son's career, saying, "Be his mistress, not his wife." But soon reconciled with them. They owned a house in Los Angeles' Echo Park neighborhood for many years. In 1965, the couple adopted Angela, a daughter.
Nicola Zaccaria, a Greek bass, began a long-term friendship with Horne following Lewis' breakup.
She was diagnosed with localized pancreatic cancer in December 2005, just before Horne's 72nd birthday. In January 2007, she appeared at a public function for her Foundation. "I'm still here!" Norman Lebrecht, a BBC Radio 3 interviewer, said for a brief moment about her illness and said, "I'm still here."
Career
Horne's first professional appearance came in 1954, when she dubbed Dorothy Dandridge's singing voice in the film Carmen Jones. She had worked as a background singer for several television sitcoms, as well as concert covers of famous songs from the 1950s, which were available in dimestores around the country for $1.98. She appeared on The Odd Couple as a character named "Jackie," her own name, a meek and anxious impatient future singer who develops a crush on character Oscar Madison (Jack Klugman), and a full diva as well, as Carmen in Felix Unger's (Tony Randall) opera company performance. She appeared on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Carol Burnett Show. She made her Los Angeles debut in The Bartered Bride, which was also the Los Angeles Guild Opera's year as Hata in The Bartered Bride.
Her first big breakthrough came as a result of Igor Stravinsky's recognition of her singing abilities; her operatic career began when he invited her to appear in the 1956 Venice festival. She performed for the Gelsenkirchen Opera for three seasons in Europe.
She was known for her appearance in Alban Berg's Wozzeck at the inauguration of Gelsenkirchen's new opera house on May 22, 1960. In 1960, she returned to the United States to appear in Wozzeck at the San Francisco Opera. She appeared in 1961 at Lyric Opera of Chicago, where she created Lora in Vittorio Giannini's The Harvest.
Horne was associated with Australian soprano Joan Sutherland in their performances of the bel canto repertoire for many years. They first appeared together in a concert version of Vincenzo Bellini's Beatrice di Tenda at The Town Hall in Manhattan in February 1961. This performance was so popular that it was repeat twice at Carnegie Hall. They were paired again in 1965 with the Opera Company of Boston, and they appeared in a joint concert on October 15, 1979, which was televised as "Live from Lincoln Center."
Marie in Wozzeck made her début at the Royal Opera House in October 1964 as Marie in Wozzeck. Jocasta debuted in Stravinsky's opera-oratorio rex on March 13, 1969. Horne's second breakthrough came during a La Scala performance of Rossini's Le siège de Corinthe, where Horne received a ovation in the middle of the act. Horne appeared in Bellini's Norma with Sutherland in the title role in 1970. Carmen debuted on the Met in 1972/1973, beginning as Carmen in 1972-1973. In John Dexter's production, Meyerbeer's Le prophète had a big success. She appeared in Handel's opera seria Rinaldo (directed by Frank Corsaro), the first Handel opera ever performed at the Met in 1984.
Horne, who is best known for her bel canto and opera seria appearances, has also performed a lot of American music, including contemporary music by composers like William Bolcom and traditional popular songs. She appears on the soundtrack of the 1961 film Flower Drum Song's "Love, Look Away" and performed Lady Thiang on the Philips recording of The King and I starring Julie Andrews and Ben Kingsley. She had appeared in the women's chorus of The King and I, a 1956 film version.
My Life, a candid autobiography written in 1983, and Marilyn Horne: The Song Continues, a sequel book, were released in 2004.
She appeared on ABC Television in New York on the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty. In Central Park, the orchestra, conducted by Zubin Mehta, appeared. Carmen by Georges Bizet's aria.
Horne sang "Make A Rainbow" by American singer and songwriter Portia Nelson in January 1993, and the Shaker hymn "Simple Gifts" at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton.
Horne retired from the concert stage in 1999 with a recital at the Chicago Symphony Center. Barbara Cook, the Broadway actress, appears at pop concerts on occasion (most recently with Broadway actress Barbara Cook). Horne has also established the Marilyn Horne Foundation to help preserve vocal recitals. She teaches a series of annual Master Classes at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music; the University of Maryland, College Park; the Manhattan School of Music; and the University of Oklahoma.
Horne's Voice Program at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California, ran from 1997 to 2018. Since 2018, she has been in charge of Honorary Voice Program Director. During the Marilyn Horne Song Competition, she will instruct and remain the jury leader.
