Régine Crespin

49 pieces since 2007 — in 10 roles, at 8 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.

49 pieces
10 roles
8 companies
20 years

1 piece as La Scala — stats above show all coverage for Régine Crespin.

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Significant mother

As Phaedra’s tragic, all-consuming passion for her stepson Hippolytus has fascinated artists for centuries, Trove Thursday offers two of its lesser-known musical settings: Pizzetti’s opera Fedra with Régine Crespin and Lorraine Hunt Lieberson performing the cantata Phaedra, Britten’s final vocal work.

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