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Maureen Forrester
Chicago Symphony Orchestra appearances
(subscription concerts at Orchestra Hall unless otherwise noted)
Chicago Symphony Chorus, Margaret Hillis, director
Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus, Doreen Rao, director
Bruno Walter, conductor
Maria Stader, soprano
Maureen Forrester, contralto
David Lloyd, tenor
Otto Edelmann, bass
November 5 & 6, 1959
MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde(recorded by RCA)
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Maureen Forrester, contralto
Richard Lewis, tenor
June 27, 1963 (Ravinia Festival)
CASALS El Pessebre
Pablo Casals, conductor
Olga Iglesias, soprano
Maureen Forrester, contralto
Paulino Saharrea, tenor
Pablo Elvira, baritone
William Warfield, bass-baritone
Timuel Block, Jr., treble
May 7, 8, & 9, 1964
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
Jean Martinon, conductor
Ingrid Bjoner, soprano
Maureen Forrester, contralto
Leopold Simoneau, tenor
Heinz Rehfuss, bass-baritone
April 7, 8, & 9, 1966
BACH Saint John Passion
Jean Martinon, conductor
Judith Raskin, soprano
Maureen Forrester, contralto
Ernst Haefliger, tenor
John Boyden, baritone
Kenneth Smith, bass-baritone
Martha Blackman, viola da gamba
Stanley Buetens, lute
Edward Mondello, organ
Gavin Williamson, harpsichord
July 30
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Maureen Forrester
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Maureen Forrester
Canadian operatic contralto (1930–2010)
Maureen Forrester | |
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Maureen Kathleen Stewart Forrester photo taken by Carl Van Vechten | |
| Born | Maureen Kathleen Stewart Forrester (1930-07-25)July 25, 1930 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | June 16, 2010(2010-06-16) (aged 79) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1953–1983 |
| Spouse | Eugene Kash (m. 1957; div. 1974) |
| Children | 5, including Linda and Daniel |
Maureen Kathleen Stewart Forrester, CC OQ (July 25, 1930 – June 16, 2010) was a Canadian operaticcontralto.
Life and career
[edit]Maureen Forrester was born and grew up in Montreal, Quebec, one of four children of Thomas Forrester, a British cabinetmaker from Scotland, 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 secretary at Bell Telephone.[1]
When her brother came home from the war he persuaded her to take singing lessons. She paid for voice lessons with Sally Martin, Frank Rowe, and baritone Bernard Diamant. In the spring of 1951, Forrester appeared on the CBC radio talent competition Opportunity Knocks, s