Classical Vocal Performance for her recording of her husband's Rilke Songs, and in 2008 won again posthumously for her performance of her husband's Neruda Songs. Recordings Besides those mentioned above, her most recent recordings include two of Johann Sebastian Bach's Cantatas, BWV 82 (Ich habe genug) and BWV 199 (Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut), which made the New York Times top 10 classical albums of the year and No. 3 on the Billboard classical chart. Musical America recognized her as the 2001 Vocalist of the Year. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, before her marriage to Peter Lieberson, Lorraine Hunt rose to prominence in the repertoire of George Frideric Handel. She performed and recorded opera and oratorios with the Göttingen International Handel Festival, under Nicholas McGegan's direction. Her recordings include Ariodante, Serse, "Messiah" (as a soprano), "Clori, Tirsi e Fileno", Theodora, Susanna, and two CDs of Handel arias. For the oratorio Theodora, she sang both the roles of Irene and the title character; and she has recorded Henry Purcell's incidental music for The Fairy-Queen and the title role of Dido and Aeneas with McGegan. For her 1999 debut at the Wigmore Hall, Hunt Lieberson made a live recording of Lieder by Schumann (Frauen-Liebe und Leben, Op. 42) and Brahms (Op. 57) with the pianist Julius Drake. References External links Neruda Songs, new album on Nonesuch 1996 Terry Gross, Fresh Air interview, 14 minutes NPR story on Hunt Lieberson, 2002 The New Yorker Profile, "The Soul Singer: A mezzo with the most potent voice since Callas." January 5, 2004 issue Lorraine Hunt Lieberson sings Handel arias Obituaries and appreciation Lloyd Schwartz, Fresh Air appreciation, July 7, 2006 Radio Open Source tribute "Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Remembered", July 13, 2006 Alex Ross, "Fervor: Remembering Lorraine Hunt Lieberson.", The New Yorker, September 25, 2006 issue Frank Villella, "Remembering Lorraine Hunt Lieberson", From the Archives blog, March 18, 2016 1954 births 2006 deaths American operatic mezzo-sopranos American classical violists Women violists Grammy Award winners Deaths from breast cancer Deaths from cancer in New Mexico 20th-century American women opera singers 21st-century American women 20th-century violists