Marie Powers

Marie Powers
Born(1902-06-20)June 20, 1902
Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedDecember 29, 1973(1973-12-29) (aged 71)
New York City, New York, United States
GenresOpera
OccupationContralto
Years active1919–1960s
SpouseLuigi Crescenti

Marie Powers (1902–1973) was an American contralto who was best known for her performance as Madame Flora in Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Medium, a role that she played on stage, screen and television.

Early life

On June 20, 1902, Powers was born in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania.[1] At 17, Powers left home to study singing in Milan, Italy.

Education

Powers studied music and language at Cornell University.[2] Powers studied at the Royal Conservatory in Florence, Italy.[2]

Career

Powers sneaked into a friend's audition before the conductor Arturo Toscanini at La Scala and landed a part with the legendary opera company.[3]

In 1947, Italian writer Lanfranco Rasponi introduced her to Menotti, who was casting the role of the fraudulent psychic in his opera The Medium. The opera was staged on Broadway along with another one-act Menotti opera, The Telephone, or L'Amour à trois. Powers was hailed as a star for her dramatic performance as the phony psychic, and she repeated the role on live television in 1948 and in an expanded film production directed by Menotti in 1951.[4]

Later Broadway work for Powers included the 1957 revival of the musical Carousel and the original 1960 production of Becket, where she played the Queen Mother.

Personal life

Powers married Luigi Crescenti, an Italian Count. In 1938, Powers' husband died.[2]

On December 29, 1973, Powers died of heart failure in New York City, New York.[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Marie Powers". ibdb.com. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Marie Powers, Contralto, Dies; Noted for Menotti Opera Roles". nytimes.com (digital archive version). December 31, 1973. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  3. ^ “Contralto on Broadway”
  4. ^ “Opera anecdotes” By Ethan Mordden

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