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Eileen Farrell
Eileen Farrell was an American soprano who had a nearly 60-year-long career performing both classical and popular music in concerts, theatres, on radio and television, and on disc. NPR noted, "She possessed one of the largest and most radiant operatic voices of the 20th century." While she was active as an opera singer, her concert engagements far outnumbered her theatrical appearances. Her career was mainly based in the United States, although she did perform internationally. The Daily Telegraph stated that she "was one of the finest American sopranos of the 20th century; she had a voice of magnificent proportions which she used with both acumen and artistry in a wide variety of roles." And described as having a voice "like some unparalleled phenomenon of nature. She is to singers what Niagara is to waterfalls." Farrell began her career in 1940 as a member of the CBS Chorus on CBS Radio. In 1941 CBS Radio offered Farrell her own program, Eileen Farrell Sings, on which she performed both classical and popular music for 5 years. In 1947 she launched her career as a concert soprano and nine years later began performing on the opera stage. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Farrell) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Beethoven: Symphony NO. 9, OP. 125
2022
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La Gioconda
2021
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Eileen Farrell as Medea
2020
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Eileen Farrell Sings Puccini Arias
2020
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Eileen Farrell Sings French and Italian Songs
2020
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Cherubini: Medea, Highlights (Mono Version)
2014
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Eileen Farrell: Verdi Arias
2013
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Richard Tucker and Eileen Farrell - Great Duets from Verdi Operas
2013
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Wagner: Orchestral Works
2008
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Wagner: Die Meistersinger, Götterdämmerung, Parsifal, Tristan Und Isolde
2003
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Louis Armstrong & Eileen Farrell "'S Wonderful" on The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show • 47K views
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Eileen Farrell and Leonard Bernstein
osi sadorio • 1.7K views
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Westminster Chimes & Handel's 'I Know That My Redeemer Liveth'
Jack Gibbons • 21K views
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Eileen Farrell & Leonard Bernstein "Come Rain or Come Shine" - LIVE!
kadoguy • 724 views
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Bless This House Piano Accompaniment
Posie Jasper • 4.6K views
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My Foolish Heart (1950) - Bing Crosby
Croonr1 • 6.9K views
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