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  • Lorri Lail Sings Mahler

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    The Norwegian-born mezzo-soprano Lorri Lail sings Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder with the Berlin Radio Symphony conducted by Rolf Kleinert.

    Listen here.

    In memory of my brother, Jeffrey Morse Gardner, who passed away on September 26th, 2023.

  • Lorri Lail

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    The Norwegian mezzo-soprano, Lorri Lail (née Laurie Lyle) was born in Oslo of Scottish descent. She made her debut as a concert singer around 1935. Her operatic roles included Ulrica in Verdi’s UN BALLO IN MASCHERA and Bianca in Britten’s THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA, but she is mainly remembered as a recitalist and oratorio singer.

    Lorri Lail – Sibelius song ~ Den första kyssen

    Lorri Lail made several North American concert tours with great success (the first in 1948). Her church concerts in Sweden, Norway and Finland were widely admired. From around 1950 to 1968 she lived in England, touring Europe and America as well as making recordings. Lail was considered an expert interpreter of the works of J S Bach. In 1968 she moved to Sweden, where she died in 1978.

    In 1953, Lorri Lail’s wonderful recording of Mahler’s Kindertotelieder was released on the Urania label. It has been copied from LP and can be heard on YouTube here.