Benita Valente
Benita Valente (October 19, 1934 – October 24, 2025) was an American soprano in opera, lieder, chamber music and oratorio. She appeared at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from 1973 through 1992, as Almirena in Handel's Rinaldo, as Mozart's Pamina, Susanna and Ilia, and Verdi's Gilda and Nanetta. She performed and recorded a broad repertoire of lieder, and was particularly interested in contemporary music; several composers wrote music for her. She performed with the Juilliard String Quartet Schoenberg's String Quartet No. 2, earning a 1978 Grammy Award, and Alberto Ginastera's Third String Quartett, written for her. John Rockwell from The New York Times wrote about her in a 1983 recital review: "as gifted a singer as we have today, worldwide".
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Un moto di gioia mi sento, K. 579 (Arr. for Voice & Piano) - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Un moto di gioia mi sento, K. 579 (Arr. for Voice & Piano) - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Deh vieni non tardar - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Vorrei spiegarvi, o Dio, K. 418 - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Deh vieni non tardar - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Vorrei spiegarvi, o Dio, K. 418 - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Rinaldo, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io pianga - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Rinaldo, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io pianga - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Heidenröslein, Op. 3 No. 3, D. 257 - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Heidenröslein, Op. 3 No. 3, D. 257 - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Nacht und Träume, Op. 43 No. 2, D. 827 - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Nacht und Träume, Op. 43 No. 2, D. 827 - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Rastlose Liebe, Op. 5 No. 1, D. 138 - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Meine Liebe ist grun, Op. 63, No. 5 - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965 (Live) - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Meine Liebe ist grün, Op. 63 No. 5 - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Vergebliches Ständchen, Op. 84 No. 4 - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Vergebliches Ständchen, Op. 84 No. 4 - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Italienisches Liederbuch (Excerpts): No. 1, Auch kleine Dinge - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Italienisches Liederbuch (Excerpts): No. 1, Auch kleine Dinge - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Italienisches Liederbuch (Excerpts): No. 2, Mir ward gesagt - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Ariettes oubliées: No. 4, Chevaux de bois - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Italienisches Liederbuch (Excerpts): No. 2, Mir ward gesagt - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Italienisches Liederbuch (Excerpts): No. 6, Wer rief dich denn? - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Italienisches Liederbuch (Excerpts): No. 6, Wer rief dich denn? - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Italienisches Liederbuch (Excerpts): No. 10, Du denkst mit einem Fädchen mich zu fangen - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Italienisches Liederbuch (Excerpts): No. 10, Du denkst mit einem Fädchen mich zu fangen - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Rastlose Liebe, D. 138 - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Italienisches Liederbuch (Excerpts): No. 11, Wie lange schon war immer mein Verlangen - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Italienisches Liederbuch (Excerpts): No. 11, Wie lange schon war immer mein Verlangen - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Italienisches Liederbuch (Excerpts): No. 16, Ihr jungen Leute - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Italienisches Liederbuch (Excerpts): No. 16, Ihr jungen Leute - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965 - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Italienisches Liederbuch (Excerpts): No. 20, Mein Liebster singt - No. 43, Schweig einmal still - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Italienisches Liederbuch (Excerpts): No. 20, Mein Liebster singt - No. 43, Schweig einmal still - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Italienisches Liederbuch (Excerpts): No. 46, Ich hab in Penna einen Liebsten wohnen - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Italienisches Liederbuch (Excerpts): No. 46, Ich hab in Penna einen Liebsten wohnen - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Ariettes oubliées, L. 60 (Excerpts): No. 2, Il pleure dans mon coeur - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Ariettes oubliées, L. 60 (Excerpts): No. 2, Il pleure dans mon coeur - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Ariettes oubliées, L. 60 (Excerpts): No. 4, Paysages belges [Chevaux de bois] - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Ariettes oubliées, L. 60 (Excerpts): No. 5, Aquarelles I [Green] - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Ariettes oubliées, L. 60 (Excerpts): No. 5, Aquarelles I [Green] - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Ariettes oubliées, L. 60 (Excerpts): No. 6, Aquarelles II [Spleen] - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Ariettes oubliées, L. 60 (Excerpts): No. 6, Aquarelles II [Spleen] - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Canciones clásicas españolas, Vol. 1 (Excerpts): No. 2, Al amor - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Canciones clásicas españolas, Vol. 1 (Excerpts): No. 2, Al amor - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Canciones clásicas españolas, Vol. 1 (Excerpts): No. 5, Con amores, la mi madre - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Canciones clásicas españolas, Vol. 1 (Excerpts): No. 5, Con amores, la mi madre - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Canciones clásicas españolas, Vol. 1 (Excerpts): No. 6, Del cabello más sutil - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Canciones clásicas españolas, Vol. 1 (Excerpts): No. 6, Del cabello más sutil - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Canciones clásicas españolas, Vol. 1 (Excerpts): No. 7, Chiquitita la novia [Coplas de curro dulce] - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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Canciones clásicas españolas, Vol. 1 (Excerpts): No. 7, Chiquitita la novia [Coplas de curro dulce] - Great Singers of the 20th Century, Vol. 1 -
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