Phyllis Curtin: Operatic soprano
Phyllis Curtin (December 3, 1921 – June 4, 2016) was an American classical soprano.
She had an active career in operas and concerts from the early 1950s through the 1980s. She was known for her creation of new roles such as the title role in the Carlisle Floyd opera Susannah, Catherine Earnshaw in Floyd's Wuthering Heights, and in other works by this composer. She retired from singing in 1984.
Curtin was born Phyllis Smith in Clarksburg, West Virginia. She died on June 4, 2016, aged 94, from non-communicable disease (circulatory disease).
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