Carmen Balthrop Explained

Carmen Arlene Balthrop (May 14, 1948 – September 5, 2021)^{[1] [2]} was an American operatic soprano from Washington, D.C.

Career

She made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Pamina in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte and performed on Broadway in the title role of Scott Joplin's opera Treemonisha. She served as professor of voice at the University of Maryland.

National Public Radio included her National Gallery of Art Christmas performance as part of their 2000 Millennium Celebration.^[3] She performed in the 2000 production of Handel's Agrippina and in the 2010 premiere of Frank Proto's Shadowboxer.

Other major roles

• Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly
• Violetta in La traviata
• Micaela in Carmen
• Liu in Turandot
• Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni
• Poppea in L'incoronazione di Poppea by Monteverdi
• Susannah in Susannah by Carlisle Floyd
• Treemonisha in Treemonisha by Scott Joplin
• Aurore in A Bayou Legend by William Grant Still

Death

She died on September 5, 2021, aged 73. Her funeral was held at Immaculate Conception Church in Washington DC.^[4]

Discography

• Scott Joplin's Treemonisha
• Claudio Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea
• John Knowles Paine's Mass
• Leslie Burrs' Vanqui
• The Art of Christmas, Volume I
• The Art of Christmas, The Original

Notes and References

1. https://operawire.com/obituary-american-soprano-carmen-balthrop-dies-at-73/ Obituary: American Soprano Carmen Balthrop Dies at 73
2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/carmen-balthrop-dead/2021/09/15/4d2fff5e-1559-11ec-b976-f4a43b740aeb_story.html Carmen Balthrop, renowned opera singer and teacher, dies at 73
3. News: Carmen Balthrop. NPR.org. 2018-10-18.
4. Web site: Soprano Carmen Balthrop, Voice and Opera Professor, Dies at 73. 2021-09-16. music.umd.edu. en.