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.
Born 100 years ago this week, the great soprano left an extensive recording legacy. From Puccini’s doomed Tosca to Wagner’s demonic Kundry, we pick the five roles that saw her hailed as the greatest voice of the age
Cockett does a fine job of explaining why Vienna produced so many impressive men and women — but in a surprisingly plodding way.
He was known as a passionate, idiosyncratic performer in concerts and on recordings and admired as a longtime teacher at the New England Conservatory of Music.