Hurley, Laurel
Hurley, Laurel
Hurley, Laurel, American soprano; b. Allentown, Pa., Feb. 14, 1927. Of a musical family, she studied with her mother, a church organist, and at 16 appeared on Broadway (Aug. 21, 1943) as Kathie in Romberg’s operetta The Student Prince; then toured with the company that produced it. In 1952 she made her N.Y.C. Opera debut as Zerlina. She was the winner of the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation Award, which enabled her to give a song recital in N.Y. (Nov. 6, 1952). She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in N.Y. on Feb. 8, 1955, as Oscar; she remained at the Metropolitan until 1967, singing such roles as Musetta, Susanna, Périchole, Adele, Mimi, and Despina.
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire
More From encyclopedia.com
Laura Ashley , Ashley, Laura
ASHLEY, Laura
Welsh designer
Born: Laura Mountney in Dowlais, Glamorgan, Wales, 7 September 1925. Education: Attended Marshall's School… Laura Ashley Holdings plc , Laura Ashley Holdings plc
150 Bath Road
Maidenhead
Berkshire SL6 4YS
United Kingdom
(01628) 39151
Fax: (01628) 71122
Public Company
Incorporated: 195… Laura , LAURA
USA, 1944
Director: Otto Preminger
Production: Twentieth Century-Fox; black and white, 35mm; running time: 88 minutes. Released 1944. Filmed 24… Laura Bush , Laura Welch Bush
American first lady Laura Welch Bush (born 1946), the wife of United States President George W. Bush, has been one of the most low–k… Bora-Bora , Bora-Bora •abhorrer, adorer, Andorra, angora, aura, aurora, bora, Bora-Bora, borer, Camorra, Cora, corer, Dora, Eleonora, Eudora, explorer, fedora, f… Amati , Bibliography
C. Bonetti, La genealogia degli A., luitai, e il primato della scuola liutistica cremonese (Cremona, 1938; Eng. tr., 1989, as A Genealog…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Hurley, Laurel