Marjorie Lawrence

Marjorie Florence Lawrence CBE (17 February 1907 – 13 January 1979) was an Australian soprano, particularly noted as an interpreter of Richard Wagner's operas. She was the first Metropolitan Opera soprano to perform the immolation scene in Götterdämmerung by riding her horse into the flames as Wagner had intended. She was afflicted by polio from 1941. Lawrence later served on the faculty of the School of Music at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Her life story was told in the 1955 film Interrupted Melody, in which she was portrayed by Eleanor Parker, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Lawrence.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1907 (Victoria), Died January 10, 1979 (Little Rock)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-035586	10-in.	4/13/1939	Doun the burn	Marjorie Lawrence	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-036929	10-in.	5/10/1939	Stimme der Sehnsucht	Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-036930	10-in.	5/10/1939	Die Einsame	Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-036931	10-in.	5/10/1939	Danny boy	Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-036949	12-in.	5/15/1939	O ma lyre immortelle	Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-036950	12-in.	5/15/1939	La procession	Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-050887	10-in.	5/29/1940	Still as the night	Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-050888	10-in.	5/29/1940	My ain folk	Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes	Orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-050889	10-in.	5/29/1940	Gesang Weylas	Marjorie Lawrence	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-050890	10-in.	5/29/1940	Danny boy	Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-051200	12-in.	5/31/1940	Des Dichters Abendgang	Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-051201	10-in.	5/31/1940	Michaelskirchplatz	Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-051208	12-in.	6/1/1940	Lied an meinen Sohn	Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-051209	12-in.	6/1/1940	Annie Laurie	Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lawrence, Marjorie," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/354932.

Lawrence, Marjorie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/354932.

"Lawrence, Marjorie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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