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Marilyn Horne
Acting

Marilyn Horne
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1934-01-16,Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Marilyn Horne (born January 16, 1934) is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer. She specialized in roles requiring beauty of tone, excellent breath support, and the ability to execute difficult coloratura passages. She is a recipient of the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honors, and has won four Grammy Awards. Marilyn Horne was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, to Berneice and Bentz Horne. Her parents were both politicians, with her mother serving as city assessor of the Fifth Ward and her father appointed as McKean County assessor. Bentz was also a semi-professional singer and, noticing Marilyn's talent, sought to move the family to a place where she could have access to professional vocal training and more opportunities to perform. Along with her older brother Richard and sister Gloria, the family moved to Long Beach, California when Marilyn was 11. At age 13, Horne became part of the newly formed Roger Wagner Chorale. She is an alumna of Long Beach Polytechnic High School. As a high school student, she was part of the St. Luke's Episcopal Church Choir of Long Beach under the direction of William Ripley Dorr. The choir often worked for the movie studios and recorded with Capitol Records. Marilyn and her sister Gloria were part of the St. Luke's Episcopal Church Quartet. Horne won a scholarship for the University of Southern California where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She studied voice under William Vennard and Gwendolyn Koldofsky at the University of Southern California School of Music and participated in Lotte Lehmann's vocal master classes at Music Academy of the West. Horne's first major professional engagement was in 1954, when she dubbed the singing voice of Dorothy Dandridge in the film Carmen Jones. Until that point, she had worked as a background singer for several TV sitcoms, as well as recorded covers of popular songs of the early 1950s, which were sold in dimestores around the country for $1.98. She made an appearance on The Odd Couple as a character named "Jackie", her own nickname, a meek and nervous would-be singer who develops a crush on character Oscar Madison (Jack Klugman) and into a full-blown diva as well, playing the role of Carmen in Felix Unger's (Tony Randall) opera group production. She also sang on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Carol Burnett Show. She made her Los Angeles debut the same year when she performed the role of Hata in The Bartered Bride with the Los Angeles Guild Opera. Her first major breakthrough came when her singing ability was recognized by Igor Stravinsky; her operatic career began when he invited her to perform in the 1956 Venice festival. She remained in Europe for three seasons singing for the Gelsenkirchen Opera. She was highly acclaimed for her performance as Marie in Alban Berg's Wozzeck at the inauguration of Gelsenkirchen's new opera house on May 22, 1960. In 1960, she returned to the United States to appear in Wozzeck at the San Francisco Opera. She debuted in 1961 at Lyric Opera of Chicago where she created the role of Lora in Vittorio Giannini's The Harvest. ... Source: Article "Marilyn Horne" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

L'italiana in Algeri

10

L'italiana in Algeri
1986-01-30

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

8

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988-05-27

7.5

Semiramide
1990-12-22

7

Die Fledermaus
1990-12-31

In Concert at The Met

6

In Concert at The Met
2010-01-01

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O let me weep

7.5

Falstaff
1993-01-01

The Ghosts of Versailles

9

The Ghosts of Versailles
1992-01-10

6.2

Carmen Jones
1954-10-28

Vivaldi Orlando Furioso

7

Vivaldi Orlando Furioso
2001-05-22

Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts

0

Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts
2006-01-31

En lek på blodigt allvar

0

En lek på blodigt allvar
1999-09-04

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

7

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994-05-18

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

7

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993-10-29

7.821

The Odd Couple
1970-09-24

The Jim Nabors Hour

7

The Jim Nabors Hour
1969-09-25

The Kennedy Center Honors

7.4

The Kennedy Center Honors
1978-12-28

Le Grand Échiquier

8

Le Grand Échiquier
1972-01-12

The Carol Burnett Show

7.713

The Carol Burnett Show
1967-09-11

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

Great Performances

6.1

Great Performances
1971-01-28

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01