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Cathy Berberian

1925 - 1983

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Catherine Anahid Berberian (July 4, 1925 – March 6, 1983) was an American mezzo-soprano and composer based in Italy. She worked closely with many contemporary avant-garde music composers, including Luciano Berio, Bruno Maderna, John Cage, Henri Pousseur, Sylvano Bussotti, Darius Milhaud, Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, and Igor Stravinsky. She also interpreted works by Claudio Monteverdi, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Kurt Weill, Philipp zu Eulenburg and others. As a recital curator, she presented several vocal genres in a classical context, including arrangements of songs by The Beatles by Louis Andriessen as well as folk songs from several countries and cultures. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cathy Berberian is the 866th most popular composer (up from 904th in 2019), the 4,675th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,380th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular American Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Cathy Berberian ranks 866 out of 1,451. Before her are Alexei Lvov, Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Ferenc Farkas, Simon Sechter, Paul Lincke, and Philippe de Monte. After her are Vincent Lübeck, Anton Stamitz, Alexander Alyabyev, Martin Wegelius, Othmar Schoeck, and John Tavener.

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Among people born in 1925, Cathy Berberian ranks 222. Before her are Evelyn Berezin, Lenny Bruce, Edward Gorey, Bobbejaan Schoepen, Ofelya Hambardzumyan, and Czesław Kiszczak. After her are Robert Jonquet, José Freire Falcão, Armand Razafindratandra, Hermano da Silva Ramos, Art Pepper, and Carlo Rambaldi. Among people deceased in 1983, Cathy Berberian ranks 120. Before her are Lina Radke, Jørgen Juve, Ira Gershwin, Michel Micombero, Oddbjørn Hagen, and Juan Carlos Zabala. After her are Raymond Massey, Gunta Stölzl, Ernst Degner, Johan Richthoff, Fatma Begum, and Adrian Boult.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cathy Berberian ranks 4,675 out of 20,380. Before her are Michael McKean (1947), Faith Hill (1967), Syd Mead (1933), Paul Mazursky (1930), William Calley (1943), and E. E. Smith (1890). After her are Michael Jai White (1967), Ric Ocasek (1949), Theresa Russell (1957), Tom Bosley (1927), Nancy J. Currie-Gregg (1958), and Clyde Cowan (1919).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Cathy Berberian ranks 52. Before her are Brian Tyler (1972), Thomas Newman (1955), Harold Arlen (1905), George Crumb (1929), La Monte Young (1935), and Elliott Carter (1908). After her are Marvin Hamlisch (1944), Meredith Monk (1942), Roger Sessions (1896), William Christie (1944), Kevin MacLeod (1972), and Frederic Rzewski (1938).

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