Eileen Farrell
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 Eileen Farrell facts

• While she was active as an opera singer, her concert engagements far outnumbered her theatrical appearances
• Her career was mainly based in the United States, although she did perform internationally
• The Daily Telegraph stated that she "was one of the finest American sopranos of the 20th century; she had a voice of magnificent proportions which she used with both acumen and artistry in a wide variety of roles
• " And described as having a voice "like some unparalleled phenomenon of nature
• She is to singers what Niagara is to waterfalls
• Farrell began her career in 1940 as a member of the CBS Chorus on CBS Radio
• In 1941 CBS Radio offered Farrell her own program, Eileen Farrell Sings, on which she performed both classical and popular music for 5 years
• In 1947 she launched her career as a concert soprano and nine years later began performing on the opera stage
• The pinnacle of her opera career was five seasons performing at the Metropolitan Opera from 1960–1966
• She continued to perform and record both classical and popular music throughout her career, and is credited for releasing the first successful crossover album: "I've Got a Right to Sing the Blues" (1960)