Barbara Smith Conrad(1937-2017)

Actress

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Barbara Smith Conrad was born on 11 August 1937 in Atlanta, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Great Performances at the Met (1977), Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) and When I Rise (2010). She died on 22 May 2017 in Edison, New Jersey, USA.

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Known for

Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in Great Performances at the Met (1977)

Great Performances at the Met

8.1

TV Series

Annina
Hecuba(as Barbara Conrad)

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

7.9

TV Movie

Marian Anderson(as Barbara Conrad)

1977

When I Rise (2010)

8.5

Self

2010

TV Special

Mezzo Soprano

1982

Credits

Actress

Great Performances at the Met
8.1
TV Series
- Annina
- Hecuba (as Barbara Conrad)
- 2013–2017
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
7.9
TV Movie
- Marian Anderson (as Barbara Conrad)
- 1977

Personal details

Alternative name
- Barbara Conrad
Born
- August 11, 1937
- Atlanta, Texas, USA
Died
- May 22, 2017
- Edison, New Jersey, USA(complications from Alzheimer's disease)
Spouse
- ?(divorced)
Publicity listings
- 2 Articles

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Trivia
Operatic mezzo-soprano. She sang the role of Maria in the world premiere complete recording of George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess". The recording starred Willard White (in his first major recording) and Leona Mitchell, and featured The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel. It was quickly superseded by the 1977 Houston Grand Opera complete recording of the opera, which remains to this day one of the most acclaimed opera recordings ever made.

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