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Evelyn Lear

Evelyn Lear is credited on 451 releases across 66 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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451

Pressings credited

66

Albums

8

Decades active

5

In collections

Biography

Evelyn Shulman Lear (January 8, 1926 – July 1, 2012) was an American operatic soprano. Between 1959 and 1992, she appeared in more than forty operatic roles, appeared with every major opera company in the United States and won a Grammy Award in 1966. She was well known for her musical versatility, having sung all three main female roles in Der Rosenkavalier. Lear was also known for her work on 20th century pieces by Robert Ward, Alban Berg, Marvin David Levy, Rudolf Kelterborn and Giselher Klebe. She was married to the American bass-baritone Thomas Stewart until his death in 2006.

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Credited work

451 releases · 66 albums · active 1956–2023

  • Performance · 500
  • Other credits · 3

Studios: Herkulessaal, München · Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin · Plenarsaal Der Akademie Der Wissenschaften · Großer Saal, Wiener Musikverein

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