Shirley Verrett: Verdi Don Carlo, Nel giardin del bello

Shirley Verrett (May 31, 1931 November 5, 2010) was an AfricanAmerican operatic mezzosoprano who successfully transitioned into soprano roles i. e. soprano sfogato. Verrett enjoyed great fame from the late 1960s through the 1990s, particularly well known for singing the works of Verdi and Donizetti. Born into an AfricanAmerican family of devout Seventhday Adventists in New Orleans, Louisiana, Verrett was raised in Los Angeles, California. She sang in church and showed early musical abilities, but init br, br,