Elizabeth Futral
Soprano Elizabeth Futral was raised in North Carolina and Louisiana, where she heard everything from classical music to gospel and bluegrass as a young woman. Her father was a minister, and her vocal talents were first developed in a church choir. Futral attended Samford University and then studied voice at Indiana University's graduate program, where she worked with Virginia Zeani. She has frequently appeared with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, performing roles in L'elisir d'amore, Le nozze di Figaro, and Handel's Partenope there. She made her debut at the New York City Opera in Lakmé in 1994 and at the Met in Lucia di Lammermoor in 1999 in performances that were critically praised, and she has been acclaimed for her unusual versatility, with performances and recordings of works ranging from Baroque opera to contemporary music.
She created the role of Stella in André Previn' s adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire at the San Francisco Opera in 1998. Other worls premieres in which she was featured include Tan Dun's The First Emperor at the Metropolitan Opera in 2006 and Previn's Brief Encounter at the Houston Grand Opera in 2009.
In 2003 Futral was featured on the Great Operatic Arias disc released as part of the Chandos label's Opera in English series, having already appeared on the recording of Lucia of Lammermoor in the same series. Futral has also recorded for the Opera Rara label. Her other recordings include Pacini's Carlo di Borgogna, Rossini's Zelmira and Otello, Meyerbeer's L'Etoile du Nord, Weisgall's Six Characters in Search of an Author, Floyd's Of Mice and Men, Glass' Hydrogen Jukebox, and Ricky Ian Gordon's Orpheus and Eurydice.
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Discography
9 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Rossini: Otello
Bruce Ford, Elizabeth Futral, David Parry, Philharmonia Orchestra
Opera - Released by Opera Rara on 1 Jan 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
GREAT OPERATIC ARIAS (Sung in English), VOL. 11 - Elizabeth Futtal
Opera Extracts - Released by Chandos on 1 May 2003
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Bach: Solo Cantatas
Classical - Released by Lyrichord Early Music Series on 8 May 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Pacini: Carlo di Borgogna
Bruce Ford, Elizabeth Futral, David Parry, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Classical - Released by Opera Rara on 1 Jan 1995
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Previn: Brief Encounter
Elizabeth Futral, Nathan Gunn, Kim Josephson, Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers, John Caird
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Etoile du Nord (L')
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on 13 May 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Argento: Evensong, Of Love and Angels
Elizabeth Futral, Nelson James LePard Reed, Samuel Lloyd III, Washington National Cathedral Choir, Washington National Cathedral Chamber Orchestra, J. Reilly Lewis
Choral Music (Choirs) - Released by Gothic on 1 Oct 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: Cantatas
Elizabeth Futral, Gregory Cross, Robert Bass, The Orchestra of Saint Luke's
Classical - Released by Koch International Classics on 18 Feb 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo