Marjorie Lawrence
Marjorie Florence Lawrence CBE (17 February 1907 – 13 January 1979) was an Australian soprano, particularly noted as an interpreter of Richard Wagner's operas. She was the first Metropolitan Opera soprano to perform the immolation scene in Götterdämmerung by riding her horse into the flames as Wagner had intended. She was afflicted by polio from 1941. Lawrence later served on the faculty of the School of Music at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Her life story was told in the 1955 film Interrupted Melody, in which she was portrayed by Eleanor Parker, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Lawrence. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1907 (Victoria), Died January 10, 1979 (Little Rock)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-035586 | 10-in. | 4/13/1939 | Doun the burn | Marjorie Lawrence | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-036929 | 10-in. | 5/10/1939 | Stimme der Sehnsucht | Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-036930 | 10-in. | 5/10/1939 | Die Einsame | Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-036931 | 10-in. | 5/10/1939 | Danny boy | Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | CS-036949 | 12-in. | 5/15/1939 | O ma lyre immortelle | Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | CS-036950 | 12-in. | 5/15/1939 | La procession | Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-050887 | 10-in. | 5/29/1940 | Still as the night | Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-050888 | 10-in. | 5/29/1940 | My ain folk | Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes | Orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-050889 | 10-in. | 5/29/1940 | Gesang Weylas | Marjorie Lawrence | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | CS-050890 | 10-in. | 5/29/1940 | Danny boy | Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | CS-051200 | 12-in. | 5/31/1940 | Des Dichters Abendgang | Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-051201 | 10-in. | 5/31/1940 | Michaelskirchplatz | Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | CS-051208 | 12-in. | 6/1/1940 | Lied an meinen Sohn | Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | CS-051209 | 12-in. | 6/1/1940 | Annie Laurie | Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lawrence, Marjorie," accessed September 3, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/354932.
Lawrence, Marjorie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 3, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/354932.
"Lawrence, Marjorie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 September 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lawrence, Marjorie - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86848455
Wikidata: Marjorie Lawrence - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6766302
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/34643657
MusicBrainz: Marjorie Lawrence - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1bce7fe2-f359-46ab-ad40-973fcab6c658
ISNI: 0000 0000 6309 6426 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000063096426
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