Bethany Beardslee [SEP] voice type
Bethany Beardslee
Bethany Beardslee (born December 25, 1925) is an American soprano particularly noted for her collaborations with major 20th-century composers, such as Igor Stravinsky, Milton Babbitt, Pierre Boulez, George Perle, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and her performances of great contemporary classical music by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Anton Webern. Her legacy amongst midcentury composers was as a "composer's singer"—for her commitment to the highest art of new music. Milton Babbitt said of her "She manages to learn music no one else
, 1961, p. 66
- private Beardslee-Winham archive
External links.
- Interview with Bethany Beardslee by Bruce Duffie, June 18, 1995