Helen Boatwright

American soprano Helen Boatwright had an unusually long career that included opera and oratorio, but she was known primarily as a recitalist and teacher. She made her operatic debut at Tanglewood in 1942 and sang a full recital to celebrate her 90th birthday in 2006. She is especially remembered as an advocate for modern American song, including the works of her husband, violinist and composer Henry Boatwright. Her 1954 recording of the songs of Charles Ives, accompanied by pianist John Kirkpatrick, was the first full album devoted to Ives' songs, works that were largely unkno...