The New York City Opera’s opening production of Handel’s Julius Caesar last week was just minutes old when Contralto Maureen Forrester fixed hand to forehead, shuddered “Woe unto me,” and fainted dead ...
A 14-CD set devoted to the singer, who spent much of her career performing art songs and church music, offers a rich survey of her graceful, plaintive artistry.
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