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Russell Oberlin
Russell Keys Oberlin (October 11, 1928 – November 25, 2016)[1][2] was an American singer and founding member of the New York Pro Musica Antiqua ensemble who became the first, and for years the only, countertenor in the United States to attain general recognition—in The New Yorker's words, "America's first star countertenor."[3] A pioneering figure in the early music revival in the 1950s and 1960s, Oberlin sang on both sides of the Atlantic, and brought a "full, warm, vibrato-rich tone"[4] to his recitals, recordings, and his performances in works ranging from the thirteenth-century liturgical drama The Play of Daniel to the twentieth-century opera A Midsummer Night's Dream.
- ^ Millington, Barry. "Russell Oberlin obituary", The Guardian, December 5, 2016; retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ R. Prada (26 Nov 2016). "Russell Oberlin". OPERA-L (Mailing list). Although the message says "Russell Oberlin passed away on Saturday evening", it was posted just after midnight Saturday morning, so is only consistent with a date of Friday evening. This error is presumably the source of conflicting reports which claim a date of the 26th.
- ^ Platt, Russell. "The Play of Daniel at the Cloisters", The New Yorker, January 15, 2013; retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ^ Fox, Margalit. "Russell Oberlin, 88, Dies; Led Renaissance of Countertenor in U.S.", The New York Times, November 29, 2016; retrieved December 4, 2016.
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