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Catherine Anahid Berberian (July 4, 1925 – March 6, 1983) was an American mezzo-soprano [1] and composer based in Italy. She worked closely with many contemporary avant-garde music composers, including Luciano Berio, Bruno Maderna, John Cage, Henri Pousseur, Sylvano Bussotti, Darius Milhaud, Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, and Igor Stravinsky.
Learn about the life and career of Cathy Berberian, a singer who collaborated with composers such as Berio, Cage, and Stravinsky and performed new music with passion and versatility. Discover how she developed her unique voice, studied in Paris and Milan, and became a muse for many avant-garde works.
Learn about Cathy Berberian, the extraordinary singer who influenced contemporary music and broke musical barriers. Explore her biography, repertoire, photos, videos, scores and more.
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Cathy Berberian was a renowned vocal recitalist of contemporary and classical music, who collaborated with composers such as Berio, Stravinsky, and Milhaud. She also appeared in films such as Life Is a Bed of Roses and La nourrice, and composed her own works such as Stripsody.
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Cathy Berberian was a pioneering woman composer working in a male-dominated ield but she was compliant with that gendered politic insomuch as it underpinned her career as a performer. She was not at pains to label her work as feminist practice or her views as activist in any overt way.
Jun 19, 2013 · “The Unforgettable Cathy Berberian,” a CD compilation in which she can be found bringing something special to Baroque music and avant-garde Berio and the Beatles, is so forgotten, for instance,...
