Mildred Miller, stalwart of the Metropolitan Opera, dies at 98
Mezzo-soprano Mildred Miller Posvar sang opera’s so-called trouser roles so many times that one of her daughters once told a friend, “My mommy is a boy.”
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Mezzo-soprano Mildred Miller Posvar sang opera’s so-called trouser roles so many times that one of her daughters once told a friend, “My mommy is a boy.”
In her 23 years at the Met, she sang with the greatest stars of her day. She had a second career as a leading figure in the artistic life of Pittsburgh.
A survey of Walter’s recorded output is fascinating for the ways in which it reveals him reinventing the traditions he was seen to represent.
Submitted photo REGION — ArtsFarmington invites the public to join us online for Keyboard Festival, a three-performance virtual series featuring the following artists: • April 10 at 7:30 – harpsichord, Rebecca Pechefsky, affiliated with Brooklyn Baro- que • April 17 at 7:30 – fortepiano, David Kim, Associate Professor of Music at Whitman College • April 24 at 7:30 – pianoforte, George Lopez, Beckwith Artist-in-Residence at Bowdoin College Each concert will be in the form of a lecture/recital performed on the initial presentation date with viewing available for 30 days. S...