Shirley Verrett was an American operatic mezzo-soprano who successfully transitioned into soprano roles making her a Soprano sfogato. Verrett enjoyed great fame from the late 1960s through the 1990s; she was particularly known for performing works by Giuseppe Verdi and Gaetano Donizetti.
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Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma della Rai, Carlo Maria Giulini, Coro di Roma della Rai, Teresa Zylis-Gara, Shirley Verrett, Luciano Pavarotti, and Gioacchino Rossini