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Stutzmann, who for three decades was among the world’s leading contraltos before she turned fully to conducting, said during an interview the next day.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2022

Lili Chookasian, an American singer who in the 1960s and afterward was among the most prominent contraltos in the world, died on Tuesday at her home in Branford, Conn. She was 90.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2012

Her voice was not as powerful as that of some of the other famous Italian contraltos and mezzos, but it was immediately recognisable.

From The Guardian • May 7, 2010

Mezzos and contraltos rarely get leading roles; besides, the legend of Marion Talley had been too recently deflated.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was easier for Chester to play the ones written for tenors than the ones for sopranos, contraltos, and basses, but he did them all beautifully.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden