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Maureen Forrester

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Maureen Forrester

Born July 25, 1930 · Montréal, Québec, Canada

Died June 16, 2010 · aged 79

Maureen Kathleen Stewart Forrester (July 25, 1930 – June 16, 2010) was a Canadian operatic contralto. Maureen Forrester was born and grew up in Montreal, Quebec, one of four children of Thomas Forrester, a Scottish cabinetmaker, and his Irish-born wife, the former May Arnold. She sang in church and radio choirs. At age 13, she dropped out of school to help support the family, working as a secreta…

Known For

Menotti: The Medium: Maureen ForresterMenotti: The Medium: Maureen Forrester · 1977
Menotti: The Medium: Maureen Forrester
1977
Movie
Aided by her daughter (Shauna Farrell) and a mute servant boy (Stelio Calagas), phony medium Madame Flora (Maureen Forrester) swindles her unsuspecting clients using simple parlor tricks -- until a supernatural force reaches out and grabs her by the throat. An eerie ambiance permeates this 1977 televised production (staged at the Comus Music Theatre in Toronto) of composer Gian Carlo Menotti's first major opera.
Tchaikovsky: Pique DameTchaikovsky: Pique Dame · 1991
Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame
1991
Movie
A great performance at the Carnegie Hall 1991 Tschaikovsky „Pique Dame“ under Seiji Ozawa with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Iolanthe: Gilbert & SullivanIolanthe: Gilbert & Sullivan · 1984
Iolanthe: Gilbert & Sullivan
★ 7.01984
MovieFantasy
Half-fae-half-mortal shepherd Strephon wants to wed shepherdress Phyllis, but, although she reciprocates his feelings, she has a dilemma — she is so beautiful that all of the House of Lords, as well as her guardian, the Lord Chancellor, are also desirous of marriage.

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