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Obituary: Arleen Auger

By Elizabeth Forbes.  Published in The Independent, Friday, June 11, [Text only. Photo and link added for this website presentation.]


Arleen Joyce Auger, singer: born Los Angeles 19 September ; Professor of Music for Voice, University of Frankfurt ; died Leusden, The Netherlands 10 June

The soprano Arleen Auger possessed a pure-toned voice of great flexibility and absolute accuracy of intonation.

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She excelled in the music of Monteverdi, Bach, Gluck, Haydn, Handel and in particular of Mozart, but also sang works by 20th-century composers such as Carl Orff with great success.

Auger's voice was not large, but it was perfectly focused and so well projected that it could easily be heard in the biggest auditorium. During a career lasting 25 years, she appeared in opera and oratorio, on the concert platform and in recital both in Europe and the United States.

She made a vast number of records, which included more than 90 Bach cantatas. At the weddi Bach Book: Arllem Auger [by Ralph Sedler] - Bach Cantatas Website FEDIQ