Rose Bampton
Rose Bampton (November 28, 1907 in Lakewood, Ohio – August 21, 2007 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania) was an American opera singer who had an active international career during the 1930s and 1940s. She began her professional career performing mostly minor roles from the mezzo-soprano repertoire in 1929 but later switched to singing primarily leading soprano roles in 1937 until her retirement from the opera stage in 1963. She notably had a lengthy and fruitful partnership with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, singing there for eighteen consecutive seasons between 1932 and 1950. Her greatest successes were from the dramatic soprano repertoire, particularly in operas by Richard Wagner. Not a stranger to the concert repertoire, Bampton was particularly known for her performances of works by Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg, and her friend Samuel Barber, notably having performed Barber's compositions with the composer accompanying her in concert. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-59003 | 10-in. | 9/22/1932 | Swans | Rose Bampton ; Wilfrid Pelletier | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | BS-59004 | 10-in. | 9/22/1932 | Do not go, my love | Rose Bampton ; Wilfrid Pelletier | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | CS-59005 | 12-in. | 9/22/1932 | Come, beloved | Rose Bampton ; Wilfrid Pelletier | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | BS-69469 | 10-in. | 1/6/1933 | In the Luxemburg Gardens | Rose Bampton ; Charles O’Connell | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | BS-69470 | 10-in. | 1/6/1933 | A song for lovers | Rose Bampton ; Sylvan Levin | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | CSHQ-71686 | 12-in. | 4/8/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Rose Bampton ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra and contralto vocal solo | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | CSHQ-71687 | 12-in. | 4/8/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Rose Bampton ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra and contralto vocal solo | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | CSHQ-71688 | 12-in. | 4/8/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Rose Bampton ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra and contralto vocal solo | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | LCSHQ-71704 | 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 4/9/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Rose Bampton ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra and contralto vocal solo | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | LCSHQ-71705 | 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 4/9/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Rose Bampton ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra and contralto vocal solo | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | CS-73077 | 12-in. | 7/8/1932 | Vor der Thur (At the door) | Rose Bampton ; Wilfrid Pelletier ; Conrad Thibault | Vocal duet (contralto and baritone), with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | CS-73078 | 12-in. | 7/8/1932 | Die Nonne und der Ritter | Rose Bampton ; Wilfrid Pelletier ; Conrad Thibault | Vocal duet (contralto and baritone), with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | CS-73079 | 12-in. | 7/8/1932 | Es rauschet das Wasser | Rose Bampton ; Wilfrid Pelletier ; Conrad Thibault | Vocal duet (contralto and baritone), with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | BS-73080 | 10-in. | 7/8/1932 | When I bring to you colour'd toys | Rose Bampton ; Wilfrid Pelletier | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | BS-73081 | 10-in. | 7/8/1932 | Light, my light | Rose Bampton | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | CSHQ-73082 | 12-in. | 7/8/1932 | Come beloved | Rose Bampton | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | CS-73083 | 12-in. | 7/8/1932 | Air de Lia | Rose Bampton ; Wilfrid Pelletier | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | CS-73084 | 12-in. | 7/8/1932 | Wenn ich mit Menschen | Rose Bampton ; Wilfrid Pelletier | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | CS-73085 | 12-in. | 7/8/1932 | Denn es gehet dem Menschen | Rose Bampton ; Sylvan Levin | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | BS-73086 | 10-in. | 7/8/1932 | Ich wandte mich und sahe an | Rose Bampton ; Wilfrid Pelletier | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | BS-73087 | 10-in. | 7/8/1932 | O tod wie bitter bist du | Rose Bampton ; Wilfrid Pelletier | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | CS-76237 | 12-in. | 6/1/1933 | Dover Beach | Rose Bampton | Contralto vocal solo, with string quartet | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | CS-76238 | 12-in. | 6/1/1933 | Dover Beach | Rose Bampton | Contralto vocal solo, with string quartet | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | LCS-76239 | 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 6/1/1933 | Dover Beach | Rose Bampton | Contralto vocal solo, with string quartet | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | BS-77830 | 10-in. | 9/27/1933 | O sleep, why dost thou leave me | Rose Bampton | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | BS-77831 | 10-in. | 9/27/1933 | When I am laid in earth | Rose Bampton | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | BS-77832 | 10-in. | 9/27/1933 | To the children | Rose Bampton | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | CS-77855 | 12-in. | 10/6/1933 | The tryst | Rose Bampton | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | CS-77856 | 12-in. | 10/6/1933 | To the children | Rose Bampton | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | CS-84511 | 12-in. | 9/29/1934 | None but the lonely heart | Rose Bampton | Contralto vocal solo, with piano and cello obbligato | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | BVE-87585 | 10-in. | 1/15/1935 | When I am laid in Earth | Rose Bampton ; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | BVE-87586 | 10-in. | 1/15/1935 | Oh sleep why dost thou leave me | Rose Bampton ; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | BVE-87587 | 10-in. | 1/15/1935 | Bist du bei mir | Rose Bampton ; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | BVE-87588 | 10-in. | 1/15/1935 | Man Halte nur ein weinig Stille | Rose Bampton ; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | CVE-87589 | 12-in. | 1/15/1935 | Habanera | Rose Bampton ; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | CVE-87590 | 12-in. | 1/15/1935 | Non piu mesta | Rose Bampton ; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | BVE-87591 | 10-in. | 1/15/1935 | Isolde's Liebestod | Rose Bampton ; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | BVE-87592 | 10-in. | 1/15/1935 | Isolde's Liebestod | Rose Bampton ; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | BVE-Test-1735 | 10-in. | 6/28/1932 | Do not go, my love | Rose Bampton | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bampton, Rose," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104974.
Bampton, Rose. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104974.
"Bampton, Rose." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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