Claramae Turner
Claramae Turner (1920-2013) was an American contralto, active in opera, concert music and musical theatre. She sang at the Metropolitan Opera and also appeared in film, including the 1956 screen version of Carousel.
In the Pristine catalogue she appears in Metropolitan Opera broadcasts and Toscanini’s Verdi Un ballo in maschera.
Turner’s voice was rich, steady and communicative, suited to contralto and mezzo ro...
GOUNOD Roméo et Juliette
Live performance, 1947
Total duration: 2hr 23:20
Roméo - Jussi Björling
Juliette - Bidú Sayão
Frère Laurence - Nicola Moscona
Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra
conducted by Emil Cooper
VERDI La Traviata; Otello; Aïda; Falstaff; Un Ballo in Maschera
Live NBC broadcast recordings, New York, 1946–1954
Total duration: 10:14:30
NBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Arturo Toscanini
NBC choruses; Robert Shaw Chorale, directed by Robert Shaw
Soloists include Licia Albanese, Jan Peerce, Robert Merrill, Ramón Vinay, Herva Nelli, Giuseppe Valdengo, Eva Gustavson, Richard Tucker, Dennis Harbour, Norman Scott, Nan Merriman, Cloë Elmo, Frank Guarrera, Claramae Turner and Virginia Haskins
VERDI Un Ballo in Maschera
Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, 17th January 1954 (Act 1)
and 24th January 1954 (Acts II and III)
Total duration: 121:55
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw Chorale & Soloists
conducted by Arturo Toscanini