Cathy Berberian, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cathy Berberian

singer

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1925

Place of Birth: Attleborough Academy Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 06-Mar-1983

Profession: composer, singer, translator, musician, opera singer, linguist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Catherine Anahid "Cathy" Berberian (July 4, 1925 – March 6, 1983) was an American mezzo-soprano and composer based in Italy.
She interpreted contemporary avant-garde music composed, among others, by Luciano Berio, Bruno Maderna, John Cage, Henri Pousseur, Sylvano Bussotti, Darius Milhaud, Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, and Igor Stravinsky.
She also interpreted works by Claudio Monteverdi, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Kurt Weill, Philipp Zu Eulenburg, arrangements of songs by The Beatles, and folk songs from several countries and cultures.
As a composer, she wrote Stripsody (1966), in which she exploits her vocal technique using comic book sounds (onomatopoeia), and Morsicat(h)y (1969), a composition for the keyboard (with the right hand only) based on Morse code.