Dorothy Renzi Collection

AboutSoprano Dorothy Ohannesian Renzi (1924-2014) pursued a burgeoning career in New York City during the late 1950s, participating as soloist in numerous concerts in addition to recorded premieres of music by contemporary composers for MGM Records. In the early 1960s she moved back to her hometown of Fresno, California, with her husband, renowned sculptor Clement Renzi, to raise their young daughter Jenny. Renzi continued to perform lieder and opera and became a professor of voice in the Music Department at California State University, Fresno. This personal collection of her tapes and discs documents her long career and includes many live performance recordings otherwise unavailable.

Related people Renzi, Jennifer (is related to); Renzi, Dorothy (is related to)