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Born | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | May 31, 1931
Died | November 5, 2010 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 79)
Other names | Shirley Carter |
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Shirley Verrett (May 31, 1931 – November 5, 2010)[1] was an American operatic mezzo-soprano who successfully transitioned into soprano roles making her a Soprano sfogato. Verrett enjoyed great fame from the late 1960s through the 1990s; she was particularly known for performing works by Giuseppe Verdi and Gaetano Donizetti.