Phyllis Curtin (1921-2016) *94

Phyllis Curtin was an American classical soprano who had an active career in operas and concerts from the early 1950s through the 1980s. She was known for her creatiion of new roles such as the title role in the Carlisle Floyd opera Susannah, Catherine Earnshaw in Floyd's Wuthering Heights, and in other works by this composer. She was a dedicated song recitalist and retired from singing in 1984. She was named Boston University's Dean Emerita, College of Fine Arts in 1991. Curtin taught at Yale University and was Artistic Advisor at the Opera Institute at the Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Music, where she held a Deanship of the Schools for the Arts, as well as Artist-in-Residence at the Tanglewood Music Center. As professor Emeritus at Boston University's Opera Institute, Curtin taught a series of masterclasses at the school each semester.

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