Eula Beal

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Eula Beal (born January 25, 1919) is an American contralto. She is best known for her starring role in the 1947 movie, Concert Magic opposite Yehudi Menuhin where she sang music from several Bach cantatas.[1]

Eula was born in Riverside, California. She had a career as a concert contralto touring the U.S. in the 1940s and appeared with several orchestras including the Phoenix Symphony[2] and the Los Angeles Philharmonic with whom she performed Mahler's Eighth Symphony under the direction of Eugene Ormandy at the Hollywood Bowl.[3] Beal also performed Mahler's Kindertotenlieder with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.[4]

During the 1948 season she appeared in the San Francisco Opera as Erda in Siegfried and the innkeeper in Boris Godunov.

Beal's career lasted only a decade, as she chose to focus on being a wife and mother. She married well known photographer William Garnett in 1941 and remained his wife until his death in 2006. She is the mother of their three sons: Bill, Jay and Don. She has three grandchildren: Erin, Nick and Geoff.[5]

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Concert Magic (1947)
  2. ^ Symphony marks 60 years of musicmaking
  3. ^ Ormandy early recordings
  4. ^ LA Phil Presents | Piece Detail - Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder
  5. ^ GARNETT, William A

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