Maureen Forrester
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Biography
[Edit]Canada's most famous contralto, Maureen Forrester, began her vocal studies with Sally Martin in Montreal and later studied with Frank Rowe and Bernard Diamant. Her first professional appearance was in a recital at Montreal in 1953, and she began a musical collaboration with pianist John Newmark which lasted until his death in 1991. In 1955 she went to Paris for a recital, and her New York debut was one year later. That recital brought her to the attention of Bruno Walter, who asked her to sing the contralto solos in the Second Symphony of Mahler with the New York Philharmonic the following season. This appearance was the beginning of her international fame, as Walter considered her an outstanding interpreter of Mahler's music. During the early years of her career, she concentrated on concert and recital programs. Her first important operatic appearance came in 1962 at Toronto in Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice. In 1966 she debuted at the New York City Opera as Cornelia in Handel's Giulio Cesare with Beverly Sills and Norman Treigle. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Erda in Das Rheingold in 1975. Her excellent comic timing brought critical acclaim for her appearances as the Step-Mother in Massenet's Cendrillon, the Witch in Hansel and Gretel, and as the Fairy Queen in Sullivan's Iolanthe at Stratford. In her later years, she was in great demand as the Countess in Tchaikovsky's Queen of Spades and in Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmelites.
From 1965 to 1974, she was a member of the Bach Aria Group and made many tours of the United States and Canada with that group. Her solo recital tours took her around the world and, ever a staunch supporter of Canadian composers, she regularly included their songs on her programs. The most important of the works she championed was Fleming's The Confession Stone. Although her orchestral repertoire ranged from Bach and Pergolesi to Elgar and Casals, it was as an interpreter of Mahler that Forrester is best remembered, most especially for the Second Symphony and Das Lied von der Erde. Maureen Forrester's voice was a dark, rich contralto, but with an ease in the upper register which allowed her to sing some mezzo-soprano parts including the Verdi Requiem and Brangäne in Wagner's Tristan and Isolde. Although possessing a large voice, it was very flexible and created a demand for her in the oratorios of Bach and Handel, as well as other Baroque composers, which she sang all over the world. In the '60s and '70s, she averaged around 120 performances a year — all while raising five children.
Forrester enjoyed teaching, and from 1966 until 1971, she headed the voice department at the Philadelphia Academy of Music. After leaving the Academy of Music, she continued to teach privately in Toronto and to give master classes in conjunction with her recitals. In 1983, she began a five-year term as chairman of the Canada Council for the Arts. She published her autobiography, Out of Character, in 1986, the same year she was named a Companion of the Order of Canada. Maureen Forrester remained one of the great contraltos of the 20th century throughout her long performing career.
Title: Maureen Forrester Sings George Frederick Handel
Artist: Maureen Forrester, ORF Symphonieorchester, Martin Isepp, Brian Priestman
Genre: Opera
Title: Mahler: Symphony No. 2 - "Resurrection"
Artist: Bruno Walter, Westminster Choir, Maureen Forrester, Emilia Cundari, New York Philharmonic
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Title: Portrait Maureen Forrester
Artist: Maureen Forrester, Michael Raucheisen, Hertha Klust, Felix Schröder / Felix Schroder
Genre: Classical
Title: Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Artist: Maureen Forrester, Vienna Symphony, Felix Prohaska, Hans Rehfuss
Genre: Classical
Title: Mahler, Obras Escogidas
Artist: Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Maureen Forrester, Maurice Abravanel
Genre: Classical
Title: Mahler, G.: Symphony No. 2 (Walter) (1957)
Artist: Bruno Walter, Westminster Choir, Maria Stader, Maureen Forrester, New York Philharmonic
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Title: Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Artist: Bruno Walter, Richard Lewis, Maureen Forrester, Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Genre: Classical
Title: Mahler: Symphony No. 2
Artist: Bruno Walter, Westminster Choir, Maureen Forrester, Emilia Cundari, New York Philharmonic
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Title: Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
Artist: Maureen Forrester, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta
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Title: Maureen Forrester Sings Bach and Handel
Artist: Maureen Forrester, I Solisti Di Zagreb, Antonio Janigro
Genre: Classical
Title: Verdi: Requiem - Rossini: Stabat Mater
Artist: Eugene Ormandy, Westminster Choir, Lucine Amara, Richard Tucker, Maureen Forrester, George London, Philadelphia Orchestra, The, Martina Arroyo, Beverly Wolff, Justino Diaz, New York Philharmonic, Camerata Singers, Thomas Schippers, Abraham Kaplan, Tito Del Bianco
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Title: Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn & Symphony No. 1
Artist: Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Maureen Forrester, Heinz Rehfuss
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Title: Ovation, Vol. 2: Music of Archer, Morawetz, Papineau-Couture, Forsyth and Schafer
Artist: L'Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, Maureen Forrester, CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Bo Holten, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Elmer Iseler, Steven Staryk, Robert Aitken, Canada Festival Singers, Mario Bernardi, Canadian National Arts Centre Orchestra, Studio Ensemble, Mark Pedrotti, Roger Cole, Linda Lee Thomas, John Newmark, Franz-Paul Decker, Judith Forst, Kazuhiro Koizumi, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Francine Kay, Lise Boucher, Orford String Quartet, Stephen Ralls, Louis-Philippe Pelletier, Uri Mayer, The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Raffi Armenian, Alex Pauk, Trio Hochelaga, Esprit Orchestra, Aulos Trio, Shauna Rolston, Georg Tintner, Pierre Beaudet, Guy Bourassa, Swinging Bovines, Harold Wiens, David Hoyt, Janet Scott, Symphony Nova Scotia, André-Sébastien Savoie / Andre-Sebastien Savoie, Carol Lavell, Julia Shaw, Nora Bumanis, Canada Pro Coro
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Title: Bruno Walter Conducts Famous Mahler and Bruckner Symphonies
Artist: Bruno Walter, Westminster Choir, Ernst Haefliger, Maureen Forrester, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Martha Lipton, Mildred Miller, David Lloyd, Emilia Cundari, New York Philharmonic, Mack Harrell, Desi Halban, The Occidental College Concert Choir, Frances Yeend, John Finley Williamson, Arnold Michaelis
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Title: Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame
Artist: The American Boychoir, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Mirella Freni, Seiji Ozawa, Ernesto Gavazzi, Maureen Forrester, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Dominique Labelle, Sergei Leiferkus, Vladimir Atlantov, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Richard Clement, Katherine Ciesinski, Julian Rodescu, Janis Taylor, Tanya Roudenko, John Oliver, Dennis Peterson, Jorge Chaminé / Jorge Chamine, James Litton
Collections
Title: Opera Legends
Genre: Opera
Title: Beethoven - The 50 Best Classical Masterpieces
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Title: Westminster Legacy - The Collector's Edition (Vol. 2)
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Title: Ovation, Vol. 1
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Title: Handel: Dreams (CD1)
Genre: Classical
Title: Opus Handel (CD1)
Genre: Classical
Title: Opus Handel (CD2)
Genre: Classical
Title: Autumnal Handel (CD1)
Genre: Classical
Title: Autumnal Handel (CD2)
Genre: Classical
Title: Baroque Thanksgiving (CD1)
Genre: Classical
Title: Baroque Thanksgiving (CD3)
Genre: Classical
Title: Baroque Thanksgiving (CD4)
Genre: Classical
Title: G. F. Handel - Legendary Recordings (CD1)
Genre: Classical
Title: G. F. Handel - Legendary Recordings (CD2)
Genre: Classical
Title: G. F. Handel - Legendary Recordings (CD3)
Genre: Classical
Featuring albums
Title: Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame - the Queen of Spades
Artist: Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Genre: Opera
Title: Haydn: Nelson Mass - Mahler: Kindertotenlieder
Artist: István Kertész / Istvan Kertesz
Genre:
Title: Complete Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon - Vol.1 - Orchestral Works
Artist: Ferenc Fricsay
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Title: Mahler: Symphony No. 3 & Das klagende Lied
Artist: Bernard Haitink, Concertgebouworkest
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Title: The Handel Collection
Artist: Wynton Marsalis, Philadelphia Orchestra, The, English Chamber Orchestra, The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Thomas Beecham, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, New York City Opera Orchestra, Charles Groves, Julius Rudel, Philharmonia Virtuosi Of New York, Royal Philharmonic Chorus
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Title: Gustav Mahler : Das Lied von der Erde
Artist: Bruno Walter New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Genre: Classical
Title: Les Plus Belles Musiques Classiques (CD2)
Artist: Ode À La Nature / Ode A La Nature
Genre: Classical
Title: Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Resurrection (Recorded 1982)
Artist: Westminster Choir, Zubin Mehta, New York Philharmonic
Genre: Classical
Title: Mahler: The Symphonies & Song Cycles
Artist: Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Genre: Orchestral, Classical, Orchestral
Title: Handel - Roman Vespers - Korn
Artist: Michael Korn, Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra Of Philadelphia
Genre: Classical