Marilyn Horne

135 pieces since 2007 — in 20 roles, at 14 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.

135 pieces

20 roles

14 companies

20 years

By role

Arsace 5 Orfeo 4 Orlando 3 Carmen 2 Eboli 2 Tancredi 2 Rinaldo 2 Zia Principessa 1 Adalgisa 1 Samira 1 Rosina 1 Romeo 1 Queen of Eldorado 1 Musetta 1 Malcom 1 Leonore 1 La Fée 1 Isabella 1 Giovanna Seymour 1 Bertarido 1

By company

Metropolitan Opera 11 Carnegie Hall 5 American Opera Society 3 Lyric Opera of Chicago 3 San Francisco Opera 3 Cincinnati May Festival 2 La Scala 2 Gelsenkirchen Opera 1 LA Opera 1 Metropolitan Opera Orchestra 1 New Jersey Symphony 1 Opera Orchestra of New York 1 Royal Opera Covent Garden 1 Santa Fe Opera 1

1 piece as Zia Principessa — stats above show all coverage for Marilyn Horne.

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Recording Review

Goddess in three persons

Patrick Mack looks back on “a great, nay, historic evening,” Renata Scotto‘s 1981 performance of Il trittico, now newly available on Met Opera on Demand.

By Patrick Mack February 07, 2025 54 comments

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Marilyn Horne

Goddess in three persons

Goddess in three persons

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