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Cathy Berberian

Cathy Berberian has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 10 episodes and was first played on 19 September 2016.

Cathy Berberian (Attleboro, Massachusetts, July 4, 1925 - Rome, Italy, March 6, 1983) was a composer, mezzo-soprano singer, and vocalist.

From 1950 to 1966 she was married to composer Luciano Berio, who deconstructed her voice in Thema (Omaggio a Joyce) (1958) and wrote his Circles (1960) and Recital I (for Cathy) (1972) for her. In addition Sylvano Bussotti, John Cage, Hans Werner Henze and Igor Stravinsky wrote works for her voice. She interpreted contemporary avant-garde music, Armenian folk songs, Monteverdi, The Beatles, and her own…

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Sinfonia
Luciano Berio, The Swingle Singers, The New York Philharmonic, Cathy Berberian
CBS1969
Sinfonia
Luciano Berio, The Swingle Singers, The New York Philharmonic, Cathy BerberianCBS1969
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Stripsody (Comics Opera)
Cathy Berberian
Edizioni D'Arte Roma1966
Stripsody (Comics Opera)
Cathy BerberianEdizioni D'Arte Roma1966
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Recital I (For Cathy)
Berio, Cathy Berberian, The London Sinfonietta
RCA Red Seal1973
Recital I (For Cathy)
Berio, Cathy Berberian, The London SinfoniettaRCA Red Seal1973
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Visage
Luciano Berio, The Swingle Singers, The New York Philharmonic, Cathy Berberian
CBS1969
Visage
Luciano Berio, The Swingle Singers, The New York Philharmonic, Cathy BerberianCBS1969
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Girl
Cathy Berberian
Fontana1966
Girl
Cathy BerberianFontana1966
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Stripsody
Cathy Berberian
Virgin Classics1988
Stripsody
Cathy BerberianVirgin Classics1988
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Folk Songs
Luciano Berio, Cathy Berberian
BMG Classics, RCA Victor Gold Seal1995
Folk Songs
Luciano Berio, Cathy BerberianBMG Classics, RCA Victor Gold Seal1995
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Stripsody
Cathy Berberian
Wergo1971
Stripsody
Cathy BerberianWergo1971
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