After providing the dubbed singing for Dorothy Dandridge in Carmen Jones and partnering to great operatic acclaim with Joan Sutherland, this great American mezzo-soprano was off and running on her long career. Her amazing versatility is heard across these 11 CDs of Decca recitals; along with pieces by Bach, Handel, Rossini and Mahler, she sings German lieder , French chansons , Spanish songs and her favorites from the Great American Songbook over nine hours of music!