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Rise Stevens was born in New York City and studied at Juilliard and in Vienna. In 1938, she made her debut at the Met in "Mignon" with Richard Crooks and Ezio Pinza. For over two decades, until 1961, she was considered the Met's leading mezzo and during her first two years, she even attempted excursions into the Wagnerian field (Erda and Fricka). In 1958, she performed when President Eisenhower laid the cornerstone for The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. After her last "Carmen" at the Met in 1961, she served as General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera Touring Company until 1966 and later coached the new generation of singers at the Met. The rich intensity of her voice and her reliable feeling for the right style paired with a
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Works on This Recording
1.
Orfeo ed Euridice: Che farň senza Euridice? by Christoph W. Gluck
Performer:
Risë Stevens (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Frieder Weissmann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1762/1774; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1941
2.
Alceste: Divinités du Styx by Christoph W. Gluck
Performer:
Risë Stevens (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1767; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1942
5.
La Favorita: O mio Fernando by Gaetano Donizetti
Performer:
Risë Stevens (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1840; Italy
Date of Recording: 1942
6.
Le Prophčte: Ah, mon fils! by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Performer:
Risë Stevens (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1849; Germany
Date of Recording: 1942
7.
Mignon: Connais-tu le pays? by Ambroise Thomas
Performer:
Risë Stevens (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Frieder Weissmann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1866; France
Date of Recording: 1941
8.
Maid of Orleans: Adieu, foręts by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:
Risë Stevens (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878-1879; Russia
Date of Recording: 1942
9.
Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle "Habańera" by Georges Bizet
Performer:
Risë Stevens (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Georges Sebastian
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Written: 1873-1874
Date of Recording: 1946
Notes: Composition written: France (1873 - 1874).
10.
Carmen: Prčs des ramparts de Seville "Seguidilla" by Georges Bizet
Performer:
Risë Stevens (Mezzo Soprano),
Raoul Jobin (Tenor)
Conductor:
Georges Sebastian
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874; France
Date of Recording: 1946
Notes: Composition written: France (1873 - 1874).
11.
Carmen: Les tringles des sistres tintaient "Gypsy Song" by Georges Bizet
Performer:
Risë Stevens (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Georges Sebastian
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: France
Date of Recording: 1945
Notes: Composition written: France (1873 - 1874).
14.
Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59: Mir ist..."Rose Presentation" by Richard Strauss
Performer:
Erna Berger (Soprano),
Risë Stevens (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Fritz Reiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1909-1910; Germany
Date of Recording: 1951
15.
Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59: Ist ein Traum by Richard Strauss
Performer:
Erna Berger (Soprano),
Risë Stevens (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Fritz Reiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1909-1910; Germany
Date of Recording: 1951
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