George Shirley

11 pieces since 2013 — in 5 roles, at 4 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.

11 pieces
5 roles
4 companies
14 years

1 piece as American Opera Society — stats above show all coverage for George Shirley.

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High ‘Society’

Off-and-on since last fall my PPP (Personal Pandemic Project) has been assembling a chronology of the American Opera Society. For 19 years beginning in 1951 it presented a remarkable series of concert performances of works unperformed by either the Met or New York City Opera.

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