Lili Chookasian

Lili Chookasian (August 1, 1921 – April 9, 2012) was an American contralto of Armenian ethnicity, who appeared with many of the world's major symphony orchestras and opera houses. She began her career in the 1940s as a concert singer but did not draw wider acclaim until she began singing opera in her late thirties. She arose as one of the world's leading contraltos during the 1960s and 1970s, and notably had a long and celebrated career at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from 1962 through 1986. She was admired for her sonorous, focused tone as well as her excellent musicianship. She often chose, against tradition, to sing oratorios from memory.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 1, 1921 (Chicago), Died April 10, 2012 (Branford)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: contralto

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor PD6VB-1801 10-in. 2/6/1946 Veni, Jesu, amor mi Hymns of All Churches Choir Mixed vocal choir, with contralto vocal solo and instrumental ensemble vocalist, contralto  
Victor PD6VB-1807 10-in. 2/7/1946 Beneath the cross of Jesus Hymns of All Churches Choir Mixed vocal choir, with contralto vocal solo and instrumental ensemble vocalist, contralto  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Chookasian, Lili," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/358767.

Chookasian, Lili. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/358767.

"Chookasian, Lili." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/358767

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Chookasian, Lili - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89015766

Wikidata: Lili Chookasian - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q466023

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/76502265

MusicBrainz: Lili Chookasian - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1d2209ef-8f7a-434b-93d8-6906c8ec872b

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1492705

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