Lili Chookasian
Lili Chookasian (August 1, 1921 – April 9, 2012) was an American contralto of Armenian ethnicity, who appeared with many of the world's major symphony orchestras and opera houses. She began her career in the 1940s as a concert singer but did not draw wider acclaim until she began singing opera in her late thirties. She arose as one of the world's leading contraltos during the 1960s and 1970s, and notably had a long and celebrated career at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from 1962 through 1986. She was admired for her sonorous, focused tone as well as her excellent musicianship. She often chose, against tradition, to sing oratorios from memory.
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Come, Creator Spirit: I. Lord Have Mercy (Kyrie) - Richard Yardumian: Come, Creator Spirit -
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Come, Creator Spirit: II. Glory (Gloria) - Richard Yardumian: Come, Creator Spirit -
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Come, Creator Spirit: III. Creed (Credo) - Richard Yardumian: Come, Creator Spirit -
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Come, Creator Spirit: IV. Holy Blessing (Sanctus) - Richard Yardumian: Come, Creator Spirit -
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Come, Creator Spirit: V. Lamb of God (Agnus Dei) - Richard Yardumian: Come, Creator Spirit -
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Serenade to Music (From "The Merchant of Venice, Act V, Scene 1"): Andante sostenuto - Inauguration Concert of Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall -
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Serenade to Music (From "The Merchant of Venice, Act V, Scene 1"): "How sweet the moonlight sleeps" - Inauguration Concert of Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall -
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Serenade to Music (From "The Merchant of Venice, Act V, Scene 1"): "Look how the floor of heaven is thick inlaid" - Inauguration Concert of Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall -
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Serenade to Music (From "The Merchant of Venice, Act V, Scene 1"): "Come, ho! and wake Diana with a hymn" - Inauguration Concert of Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall -
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Serenade to Music (From "The Merchant of Venice, Act V, Scene 1"): "I am never merry when I hear sweet music" - Inauguration Concert of Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall -
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Serenade to Music (From "The Merchant of Venice, Act V, Scene 1"): "Music! Hark!" - Inauguration Concert of Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall -
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Serenade to Music (From "The Merchant of Venice, Act V, Scene 1"): "How many things by season" - Inauguration Concert of Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall -
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Serenade to Music (From "The Merchant of Venice, Act V, Scene 1"): "Soft stillness and the night" - Inauguration Concert of Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall -
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Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand" (Part One): Veni, creator spiritus! - Inauguration Concert of Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall -
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Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand" (Part One): Imple superna gratia - Inauguration Concert of Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall -
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Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand" (Part One): Infirma nostri corporis I - Inauguration Concert of Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall -
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Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand" (Part One): Tempo I. (Allegro, etwas hastig) - Inauguration Concert of Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall -
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Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand" (Part One): Infirma nostri corporis II - Inauguration Concert of Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall -
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Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand" (Part One): Accende lumen sensibus - Inauguration Concert of Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall -
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Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand" (Part One): Qui Paraclitus deceris - Inauguration Concert of Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall -
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Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand" (Part One): Gloria Patri Domino - Inauguration Concert of Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall -
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