Mildred Miller

Mildred Miller Posvar (December 16, 1924 – November 29, 2023) was an American classical mezzo-soprano who had a major career performing in operas, concerts, and recitals during the mid twentieth century. She was notably a principal artist at the Metropolitan Opera from 1951 through 1974. In 1978 she founded the Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, serving as the company's Artistic Director through 1999. As a performer, Miller won particular acclaim for her singing of German Lieder and recorded with, among others, conductor Bruno Walter, with whom she won a Grand Prix du Disque for Gustav Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen. On the opera stage she became known for her portrayal of pants roles (in particular the role of Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro), garnering the nickname "Legs Miller". She is a Gold Medal recipient from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and held honorary degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music, the New England Conservatory, Bowling Green State University, and Washington & Jefferson College.

Dancing music vol.1 (Remastered 2013) - 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Dancing music vol.1 (Remastered 2013) - 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Parsifal - 2021-10-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Parsifal - 2021-10-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Remastered) - 2019-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Brahms: Alto Rhapsody & Schicksalslied - Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Remastered) - 2019-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 - 2015-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 - 2015-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 - 2014-10-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 - 2014-10-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Gounod: Faust (Live Recordings 1959) - 2014-09-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Gounod: Faust (Live Recordings 1959) - 2014-09-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (Live) - 2014-07-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (Live) - 2014-07-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (Sung in English) [Live Recording 1956] - 2014-07-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (Sung in English) [Live Recording 1956] - 2014-07-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Songs by 20th Century American Composers - 2011-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (Live) - 2008-07-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (Live) - 2008-07-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Copland: 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson & Las Agachadas & In the Beginning - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Christa Ludwig vs. Mildred Miller (Compare 2 Versions) - 2014-05-02T00:00:00.000000Z

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