Florence Kopleff

Florence Kopleff

Florence Kopleff (born May 2, 1924) is an American contralto.

She was born in New York City.

She began her career in 1941 when she was in her senior year of high school. She has been very active as a concert and oratorio singer, appearing and recording with many of the great conductors of her era, particularly as a soloist with the Robert Shaw Chorale. She was also a frequent soloist with the Atlanta Symphony, of which Robert Shaw was the conductor. Time magazine once called her the "greatest living alto."

She taught at Georgia State University starting in 1968, when she became a professor and the school's first artist-in-residence. The school's recital hall is named for her.

Recordings

*Bach: Mass in B minor with Robert Shaw, RCA Victor, Grammy winner, 1962
*Beethoven: 9th Symphony with Fritz Reiner, RCA Victor
*Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ, with Charles Munch, RCA Victor (now available in a multi-album reissue set "Munch Conducts Berlioz") A 1966 video of a live performance, also conducted by Munch, has been issued as Video Artists Int'l DVD, Catalog #4303.
*Mahler: Symphony No. 2 with Maurice Abravanel, Vanguard
*Handel: Messiah with Robert Shaw, RCA Victor, Grammy winner, 1967

References

* [http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Kopleff-Florence.htm Biography on Bach Cantata Web site]


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