Sylvia Stahlman [SEP] voice type
Sylvia Stahlman
Sylvia Stahlman (March 5, 1929 – August 19, 1998) was an American soprano, particularly associated with light, coloratura roles.
Career.
Stahlman was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and studied at The Juilliard School in New York City. She began her career on Broadway, in 1948-49, in Kurt Weill's "Love Life", opposite Nanette Fabray, directed by Elia Kazan.
She left for Europe to begin a career in opera, performing first under the name Giulia
, then to . The City Center waived its rights to the first performance, which was given under the title "Panfilo and Lauretta" in the Brander Matthews Theatre at Columbia University in New York on May 9, 1957, under the baton of Howard Shanet. Stage direction was by Bill Butler, scenic design by Herbert Senn and Helen Pond, and costumes by Sylvia Wintle. The principal singers were Sylvia Stahlman, Frank Porretta, Craig Timberlake, Mary McMurray, Michael Kermoyan, and Thomas Stewart . The opera would be revised