Summer Night Blues (Rare 1956 recording. Music by L. Berio, lyrics by Cathy Berberian. Luciano Berio, piano)
Cathy Berberian sings Folk Songs (Luciano Berio, 1964)
Cathy Berberian sings 5 Armenian Songs
Cathy Berberian performing John Cage’s Song Books at the 1972 Holland Festival in Amsterdam
Cathy’s KRO solo talk show (or ‘Portrait of a Voice’. Two-part radio interview conducted by Frans van Rossum in 1979. In a very entertaining and informal setting, Cathy candidly talks about her musical influences, her inspirations, different vocal techniques, as well as her personal life. She performs a selection of pieces accompanied by Harold Lester)
Cathy Berberian on John Cage and her approach to singing contemporary music
Studs Terkel 1967 interview with Cathy Berberian
Cathy’s witty BBC interview with Roy Plomley (London, Sept. 18, 1978. Cathy refreshingly talks about her early musical influences, about trying to find her musical identity, her love of opera, Berio and Strawinsky, and the desire to get away from ‘avant-garde’ clichés, as they listen to pieces of music she would take to a desert island)
Charles Amirkhanian’s Ode to Gravity 1972 Radio Interview on KPFA with Cathy
Cathy sings America (English Recital – Accompanied by Massimiliano Damerini on piano and Candace Smith (soprano); recorded in Frankfurt, Nov. 18, 1981)
Cathy Canta l’America (Recital – Accompanied by Massimiliano Damerini, piano; Candace Smith, soprano; Carolyne Steinberg, soprano and guitar. Recorded in Lugano, at the RSI Concert Hall, Feb. 9, 1981)
Monteverdi ai Beatles – (Recital – Milano – Teatro dell’Elfo, Jan. 24, 1981)
Cathy Berberian’s Masterclass (Radio France, INA – April 1976. Une heure en compagnie de Cathy Berberian au cœur d’une master class que la cantatrice donnait en avril 1976. Au programme de cette séance de travail, Claudio Monteverdi et John Cage.
Cathy Berberian performs SUMMERTIME (from George Gershwin’s PORGY & BESS), Massimiliano Damerini, piano. Live in Frankfurt 1981
Can’t you take anything seriously, Cathy Berberian? – Interview clip from “Cathy’s KRO Solo Talk Show” with Frans van Rossum, 1979
Cathy on operatic singers, musical bias, Bel Canto joke, impact of her Cage’s Aria, – Interview clips from “Cathy’s KRO Solo Talk Show” with Frans van Rossum, 1979
BBC – Between the Ears: The Thousand Voices of Cathy Berberian – An immersive audio dive into the life and voice of the iconic singer Cathy Berberian, born 100 years ago this year. A singer of remarkable virtuosity. September 14, 2025