Marilyn Cotlow
Marilyn Cotlow (born January 10, 1924) is an American
lyric coloratura soprano best remembered for creating the role of Lucy in
Gian Carlo Menotti's ''
The Telephone'' in both the original
Broadway and
West End productions. She sang professionally during the 1940s and 1950s in the United States and Europe, performing with such companies as the
Metropolitan Opera,
Theater Bremen,
Theater Basel, and the
Wexford Festival Opera. After 1957, Cotlow mainly retired from performance to devote time to teaching voice and being a mother; although she continued to perform periodically in recitals, on the stage, and on disc up into the 1990s. She has taught vocal music on the faculties of the
Peabody Conservatory, the
University of Michigan, and
Catholic University of America in addition to teaching privately from her home in Northern Virginia. Several of her students have had successful careers, including
Alessandra Marc and
Jennifer Wilson.
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