Killebrew, Gwendolyn

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Name (Latin)
Killebrew, Gwendolyn
Date of birth
1939-08-26
Date of death
2021-12-24
Occupation
Contraltos
Mezzo-sopranos
Gender
female
Biographical or Historical Data
(Gwendolyn Killebrew
contralto)
(Killebrew, Gwendolyn
b. Aug. 26, 1939, Philadelphia
mezzo-soprano)
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 1189656
Wikidata: Q15998039
Library of congress: n 83177207
TAU10: 000286957
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Wikipedia description:

Gwendolyn Killebrew (August 26, 1941 – December 24, 2021) was an American operatic contralto and mezzo-soprano who worked in Germany and internationally, including the Metropolitan Opera and the Bayreuth Festival. She performed in the 1971 world premiere of Ginastera's Beatrix Cenci for the opening of the new opera house of Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. She was a member of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein from 1976 to 2006, where she took part in the world premiere of Klebe's Gervaise Macquart, and performed in other contemporary operas. After retirement, she worked as a music educator, giving master classes and teaching privately.

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