On Saturday, March 23, 2002 at 4:26:14 PM UTC-10, Elizabeth Hubbell wrote:
> As one who has grown deeply appreciative of this great singer's artistry
> only from recordings, I now look on this soprano as one of the very
> finest of the past century.
> This is why it is with special regret that I feel I should let everyone
> here know that news just came over from Opera-L that Eileen Farrell
> passed away peacefully today around 1:00 p.m.
> One feels there is so much in her career that one should recall and
> celebrate at a moment like this. I can only say that there are moments
> in her discography where I find myself wondering whether anyone could
> surpass her, certainly on a vocal basis. One has to acknowledge first
> and foremost, IMO, her blazing account of the Siegfried duet with
> Svanholm and Leinsdorf conducting. Then there is her haunted "To this
> we've come" on her recital record with Thomas Schippers. There were
> also the astonishing crossover albums that she made in the late '80s and
> early '90s. The musical spectrum that her career encompassed was
> staggering. From Irving Berlin to Gaetano Donizetti to Alban Berg to
> Johann Sebastian Bach, there seems to have been no style that she was
> not able to master as a musician of unsurpassed versatility.
> We can rejoice at her rich legacy as we keenly miss an inspirational
> example to all.
> In peace,
> Geoffrey Riggs
> www.operacast.com

Upcoming radio program:

https://www.wfmt.com/2021/12/19/the-art-of-eileen-farrell

On Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 3:56:40 AM UTC-5, gggg gggg wrote:
>
> Upcoming radio program:
>
> https://www.wfmt.com/2021/12/19/the-art-of-eileen-farrell

Did you set your alarm
clock for 20 years ?!?

dk