22:
59:
In 1964 Emmons abandoned her career as a singer to begin a second career as a voice teacher which lasted until her death 46 years later. She taught on the faculties of several universities, including
167:
Emmons began her career as a concert soprano in cities in
Wisconsin, Minnesota, and in Chicago in the early 1940s. In 1947 she gave her first performance in New York City as the soprano soloist in
789:
839:
698:
607:
650:
849:
629:
859:
148:
361:
Emmons abandoned her performance career in favor of teaching in the mid 1960s. She served on the voice faculties of numerous institutions during her lifetime, including
565:
679:
844:
824:
814:
541:
521:
386:
799:
734:
608:"Boepple Directs Dessoff Choirs In Mozart Mass at Carnegie Hall; Shirlee Emmons and Christina Cardillo Appear as Soloists -- John McCollum Is Tenor"
382:
405:(2002), and operated a private voice studio in New York City from 1964 until her death in 2010. Three of her notable pupils were operatic sopranos
864:
717:
48:
in the 1950s; performing mainly with regional companies in the United States. She achieved several honours as a performer, including winning the
585:
829:
699:"Opera: The Aging 'Mother of Us All'; Thomson-Stein Work Revived at Phoenix Americana Mood Piece Shows Its Slickness Virginia Fleming Sings"
201:
with whom she performed both as an ensemble member and as a soloist into the early 1950s. She made several recordings with the group on the
874:
794:
834:
809:
779:
496:
784:
869:
140:
854:
667:
804:
819:
421:
374:
186:
156:
267:
40:. She began her career in the early 1940s as a concert soprano, eventually becoming one of the original singers in the
394:
173:
586:"CHORALE PRESENTS NEW MENNIN WORK; Collegiate Group Under Shaw Features 'Cycle' in Annual Concert in Carnegie Hall"
128:
76:
104:
72:
546:
566:"Beethoven Mass FOR New Friends; Work in C Major Is Feature of Concert -- Collegiate Choral and Shaw Assist"
322:
218:
182:
108:
754:
249:
526:
450:
346:
271:
232:
253:
245:
223:
136:
49:
414:
774:
769:
366:
298:
168:
64:
362:
198:
152:
144:
116:
112:
41:
210:
570:
402:
378:
178:
132:
124:
80:
406:
370:
350:
337:
327:
275:
120:
84:
60:
504:
464:
441:
398:
318:
289:
92:
424:, a position she held for several years. She co-authored four books on the art of singing:
332:
257:
237:
107:, Emmons was the daughter of Myron Emmons and Irene Emmons (née Kortendick). She attended
280:
625:
603:
561:
410:
390:
342:
293:
206:
88:
37:
763:
285:
228:
214:
189:. She performed with that choir and Shaw again at Town Hall in the world premiere of
302:
190:
309:. In 1957 she created the role of Sister Rose Ora Easter in the world premiere of
310:
68:
668:
Lauritz
Melchior: The golden years of Bayreuth By Ib Melchior, Lauritz Melchior
680:"Opera: 'La Perichole' at Town Hall; Final Work in Series Stars Jennie Tourel"
306:
202:
53:
91:. She co-authored 4 books on the art of singing, penned a biography on tenor
135:
and studied in New York City with
William Herman. In 1950 she was awarded a
21:
448:, and contributed articles to a variety of music publications; including
79:. Several of her students have had successful singing careers, including
252:. She also toured Brazil in recital that year under the auspices of the
205:
label. She also appeared as a soloist on a number of occasions with the
33:
111:
in her native town from which she graduated in 1940. She then entered
262:
45:
20:
749:
248:
and that same year was featured on the very first program of the
127:
from the university in 2000. She pursued further studies at the
95:, and also contributed articles to numerous music publications.
630:"Music: Handel Oratorio; Paul Boepple Leads 'Israel in Egypt'"
32:(August 5, 1923 – April 16, 2010) was an American classical
349:
in
Spoleto, Italy and performed in leading roles with the
522:"Local Girl Makes Good: Homecoming For Shirlee Emmons"
420:
In 1994 Emmons became the first female chair of the
213:
in the 1950s; including appearing with the choir at
790:
Queens
College, City University of New York faculty
397:(1990–1997). She was also a visiting professor at
139:which enabled her to study opera in Italy at the
840:State University of New York at Purchase faculty
440:. She also wrote a biography on legendary tenor
305:in New York, a performance for which she won an
288:in the title role. That same year she portrayed
197:in 1949. In 1948 she joined Shaw's newly formed
651:"Soprano to Tour Brazil in Exchange of Artists"
542:"Shirlee Emmons Flys to Brazil in New Program"
8:
149:Music Conservatoire "Giuseppe Verdi", Milan
850:UniversitĂ per Stranieri di Perugia alumni
860:20th-century American women opera singers
270:. In 1956 she portrayed Guadalena in the
645:
643:
383:State University of New York at Purchase
321:. That same year she sang Fiordiligi in
123:degree in 1944 and was later awarded an
516:
514:
481:
422:American Academy of Teachers of Singing
71:and guest lectures at schools like the
491:
489:
487:
485:
375:American Institute of Musical Studies
256:. In 1955 she sang the title role in
7:
845:University of Mary Washington alumni
825:People from Stevens Point, Wisconsin
815:Academic staff of Myongji University
716:Howard Taubman (November 25, 1957).
497:"Obituaries: Shirlee Emmons Baldwin"
438:Prescriptions for Choral Excellence
750:Official Website of Shirlee Emmons
14:
697:Howard Taubman (April 17, 1956).
141:University for Foreigners Perugia
800:Curtis Institute of Music alumni
470:The Singer's Foundation Magazine
44:in 1948. She branched out into
36:, voice teacher, and author on
865:American women music educators
1:
430:Power Performance for Singers
157:University of Mary Washington
830:Princeton University faculty
503:. April 2010. Archived from
268:Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
875:21st-century American women
795:Columbia University faculty
718:"Opera: Debut at Juilliard"
426:The Art of the Song Recital
395:City University of New York
891:
835:Rutgers University faculty
810:Lawrence University alumni
780:American operatic sopranos
501:The Portage County Gazette
217:as the soprano soloist in
785:Boston University faculty
151:. She later studied with
129:Curtis Institute of Music
77:Westminster Choir College
870:American women academics
357:Voice teacher and author
105:Stevens Point, Wisconsin
99:Early life and education
73:University of California
855:American voice teachers
735:Santa Fe Opera Archives
345:. She also sang at the
244:In 1953 Emmons won the
219:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
109:P.J. Jacobs High School
805:Hunter College faculty
527:The Milwaukee Sentinel
451:American Music Teacher
377:in Graz (1983, 1985),
347:Festival dei Due Mondi
331:and the title role in
272:American Opera Society
233:George Frideric Handel
26:
820:Obie Award recipients
564:(November 17, 1947).
385:(1990–1996), and the
315:The Sweet Bye and Bye
254:National Music League
250:Lauritz Melchior Show
246:Marian Anderson Award
137:Fulbright Scholarship
50:Marian Anderson Award
24:
16:American opera singer
755:Family memorial page
686:. February 15, 1956.
460:The Journal of Voice
456:The Classical Singer
434:Researching the Song
367:Princeton University
299:The Mother of Us All
169:Ludwig van Beethoven
65:Princeton University
547:The Free Lance–Star
363:Columbia University
199:Robert Shaw Chorale
143:and with conductor
119:where she earned a
117:Appleton, Wisconsin
113:Lawrence University
42:Robert Shaw Chorale
722:The New York Times
703:The New York Times
684:The New York Times
655:The New York Times
634:The New York Times
612:The New York Times
590:The New York Times
571:The New York Times
403:Myongji University
379:Rutgers University
284:at Town Hall with
227:(1954, with tenor
179:Collegiate Chorale
133:Elisabeth Schumann
125:honorary doctorate
81:Metropolitan Opera
27:
606:(June 28, 1954).
592:. March 19, 1949.
507:on July 15, 2011.
407:Harolyn Blackwell
381:(1990–1993), the
373:(1982–1989), the
371:Boston University
351:NBC Opera Theatre
338:Ariadne auf Naxos
276:Jacques Offenbach
274:'s production of
121:Bachelor of Music
85:Harolyn Blackwell
61:Boston University
882:
737:
732:
726:
725:
713:
707:
706:
694:
688:
687:
676:
670:
665:
659:
658:
657:. July 24, 1953.
647:
638:
637:
622:
616:
615:
600:
594:
593:
582:
576:
575:
558:
552:
551:
550:. July 28, 1953.
538:
532:
531:
518:
509:
508:
493:
465:The NATS Journal
442:Lauritz Melchior
415:Patrice Michaels
399:Daegu University
319:Juilliard School
290:Susan B. Anthony
209:under conductor
181:under conductor
93:Lauritz Melchior
890:
889:
885:
884:
883:
881:
880:
879:
760:
759:
746:
741:
740:
733:
729:
715:
714:
710:
696:
695:
691:
678:
677:
673:
666:
662:
649:
648:
641:
628:(May 2, 1957).
624:
623:
619:
602:
601:
597:
584:
583:
579:
560:
559:
555:
540:
539:
535:
530:. May 11, 1952.
520:
519:
512:
495:
494:
483:
478:
359:
333:Richard Strauss
258:Giacomo Puccini
238:Israel in Egypt
224:Mass in C minor
174:Mass in C major
165:
101:
52:in 1953 and an
17:
12:
11:
5:
888:
886:
878:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
762:
761:
758:
757:
752:
745:
744:External links
742:
739:
738:
727:
708:
689:
671:
660:
639:
626:Ross Parmenter
617:
604:Howard Taubman
595:
577:
562:Ross Parmenter
553:
533:
510:
480:
479:
477:
474:
411:Hei-Kyung Hong
391:Hunter College
387:Queens College
358:
355:
343:Santa Fe Opera
328:Così fan tutte
294:Virgil Thomson
207:Dessoff Choirs
195:Symphony No. 4
164:
163:Singing career
161:
100:
97:
89:Hei-Kyung Hong
38:vocal pedagogy
30:Shirlee Emmons
25:Shirlee Emmons
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
887:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
767:
765:
756:
753:
751:
748:
747:
743:
736:
731:
728:
723:
719:
712:
709:
704:
700:
693:
690:
685:
681:
675:
672:
669:
664:
661:
656:
652:
646:
644:
640:
635:
631:
627:
621:
618:
613:
609:
605:
599:
596:
591:
587:
581:
578:
573:
572:
567:
563:
557:
554:
549:
548:
543:
537:
534:
529:
528:
523:
517:
515:
511:
506:
502:
498:
492:
490:
488:
486:
482:
475:
473:
471:
467:
466:
461:
457:
453:
452:
447:
446:Tristanissimo
443:
439:
435:
431:
427:
423:
418:
416:
412:
408:
404:
400:
396:
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
369:(1967–1981),
368:
365:(1964–1967),
364:
356:
354:
352:
348:
344:
340:
339:
334:
330:
329:
324:
320:
316:
312:
308:
304:
301:
300:
295:
291:
287:
286:Jennie Tourel
283:
282:
277:
273:
269:
265:
264:
259:
255:
251:
247:
242:
240:
239:
234:
230:
229:John McCollum
226:
225:
220:
216:
215:Carnegie Hall
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
175:
170:
162:
160:
158:
154:
153:Berton Coffin
150:
146:
145:Mario Cordone
142:
138:
134:
130:
126:
122:
118:
114:
110:
106:
98:
96:
94:
90:
86:
82:
78:
74:
70:
69:masterclasses
66:
62:
57:
55:
51:
47:
43:
39:
35:
31:
23:
19:
730:
721:
711:
702:
692:
683:
674:
663:
654:
633:
620:
611:
598:
589:
580:
569:
556:
545:
536:
525:
505:the original
500:
469:
463:
459:
455:
449:
445:
437:
433:
429:
425:
419:
360:
336:
326:
314:
303:Off-Broadway
297:
281:La PĂ©richole
279:
261:
243:
236:
222:
211:Paul Boepple
194:
191:Peter Mennin
172:
166:
102:
58:
29:
28:
18:
775:2010 deaths
770:1923 births
401:(1998) and
311:Jack Beeson
183:Robert Shaw
155:and at the
67:, and gave
764:Categories
476:References
307:Obie Award
203:RCA Victor
54:Obie Award
313:'s opera
266:with the
187:Town Hall
177:with the
56:in 1956.
241:(1957).
103:Born in
393:of the
341:at the
317:at the
147:at the
34:soprano
468:, and
436:, and
413:, and
323:Mozart
231:) and
131:under
83:stars
263:Tosca
46:opera
389:and
87:and
75:and
63:and
335:'s
325:'s
296:'s
292:in
278:'s
260:'s
235:'s
221:'s
193:'s
185:at
171:'s
115:in
766::
720:.
701:.
682:.
653:.
642:^
632:.
610:.
588:.
568:.
544:.
524:.
513:^
499:.
484:^
472:.
462:,
458:,
454:,
444:,
432:,
428:,
417:.
409:,
353:.
159:.
724:.
705:.
636:.
614:.
574:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
