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Hervey Alan [SEP] voice type
Hervey Alan Hervey Alan (22 February 1910 – 12 January 1982) was an English operatic bass and voice teacher. During his career he sang leading roles with most of Great Britain's major opera institutions, including the Edinburgh Festival, the Glyndebourne Festival, the Royal Opera House, the Sadler's Wells Opera, and the Welsh National Opera. He is best known for creating the role of Mr. Redburn in the world premiere of Benjamin Britten's "Billy Budd" at the Royal Opera House, London, on 1 December
Clotworthy Upton, 1st Baron Templetown and Elizabeth Upton, Baroness Templetown, by whom he had two daughters and six sons: - Lady Augusta Hervey (22 Dec 1799-17 March 1880) - Frederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol (15 July 1800 – 30 October 1864), the great-great-grandfather of the present Marquess - Lady Georgiana Elizabeth Charlotte Hervey (08 Sep 1801-16 January 1869) - Major Lord George Hervey (25 Jan 1803-03 Feb 1838) - Lord
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Hélène Lindqvist [SEP] voice type
Hélène Lindqvist Hélène Lindqvist (born 1968 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish soprano singing opera, operetta, oratorio, art song and musical theatre. Biography and Artistic Work. Lindqvist is of Swedish and Egyptian descent. She began her vocal training in Stockholm with the Florence Düselius. She then studied at the University of Music in Saarbrücken, Germany and at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. While there in 1995, she passed the exam to be a soloist in the musical theater. She took singing lessons
, Violetta (La Traviata), Fiordiligi (Così Fan Tutte), Michaela (Carmen), Desdemona (Otello), etc. In 2004 Hélène Lindqvist undertook a tour of Japan, where she appeared as The Countess in The Marriage of Figaro. In addition, the artist took a concert tour through Egypt. From 2006 to 2009, Lindqvist was a regular ensemble member of the Theater Ulm. While there, she sang, among others, the parts of Kostanze in The Abduction from the Seraglio, Ninetta in
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Irene Abendroth [SEP] voice type
Irene Abendroth Irene Abendroth (1871-1932) was a Polish coloratura soprano singer. She was a pupil of Frau Wilczek. She was a member of the Vienna court opera in 1889, and she sang in Riga and Munich, and again in Vienna (1894-99). She was engaged from 1899 to 1908 at the Royal Opera in Dresden. Her debut in March 1889 at "barely seventeen" as La sonnambula in Vienna, was critiqued as "extraordinary brilliancy of execution, in the best Italian manner
Abendroth Abendroth is a German surname (from German "Abendrot", "evening red", "afterglow"). Notable people with the surname include: - Amandus Augustus Abendroth (1767–1842), German jurist - Ernst K. Abendroth American biologist who researched in Antarctica - Abendroth Peak a mountain in Antarctica named after Ernst K. Abendroth - Heide Göttner-Abendroth (b. 1941 in Germany ) is a German feminist - Hermann Abendroth (1883–1956), German conductor - Irene Abendroth (1871–1932),
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Jean Borthayre [SEP] voice type
Jean Borthayre Jean Borthayre (25 May 1901, Musculdy - 25 April 1984, Montmorency) was a French operatic baritone, particularly associated with the French and Italian repertories. Career. Mainly self-taught, Borthayre began his career singing as a soloist in a Basque choir, touring Europe. In about 1936, he began studying voice with his wife Marie-Louise, daughter of bass Louis Azéma. He made his operatic debut in 1941, at the Capitole de Toulouse, as Hérode in "Hérodiade",
conductor. Discography (incomplete) As conductor Mono recordings. - Bizet: "Les Pêcheurs de perles". Mattiwilda Dobbs, Enzo Seri, Jean Borthayre; Paris Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra. Preiser (CD) - Gluck: "Alceste" – Semser, Seri, Demigny, Mollien, Hoffmann, Lindenfelder, Chœur et Orch Phil de Paris, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Orchestre Philharmonique de Paris (1950) - Gluck: "L'ivrogne corrigé": Jean-Christophe Benoît, Bernard Demigny, Claudine Collart, Freda Betti
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Jean Vieuille [SEP] voice type
Jean Vieuille Jean Vieuille was a French bass-baritone singer (born Paris, 14 February 1902, died Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, 6 April 1967) who enjoyed a long stage career mainly centred at the Paris Opéra-Comique. Life and career. His teachers were Albert Carré, Léon David and his uncle, Félix Vieuille. He made his debut as the Count in "Le Nozze di Figaro" by Mozart in 1926 at the Théâtre Trianon Lyrique, and undertook a season at the
vocal numbers. Once in the public domain it was mounted at the Bouffes-Parisiens and the Théâtre de la Gaîté, then the Théâtre de la Renaissance on 11 March 1879 for 25 performances, with a cast including Jean-François Berthelier as Bertrand, Jane Hading as Charles and Mily-Meyer as Louise. Other notable singers to have sung in the opera include Alice Ducasse, Barnolt (Bertrand), Jean Vieuille, Galli-Marié (Cesar), Esther Chevalier (Julie), and Félix Vieuille (Dugravier).
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Jianyi Zhang [SEP] voice type
Jianyi Zhang Jianyi Zhang (张建一 in Chinese) is an American operatic tenor of Chinese birth. A graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the Juilliard School, he has had an active international career in concerts and operas since the mid-1980s. He has sung leading roles at the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Opera, the Opéra-Comique, the Paris Opera, the Staatsoper Stuttgart, the Teatro Comunale Florence, the Vienna State Opera, and the Washington National Opera to name just a few. His concert appearances
of officials, including Zhang Gao, to attend to Emperor Suzong, and in 757, Zhang reached Emperor Suzong's makeshift court at Fengxiang (鳳翔, in modern Baoji, Shaanxi). As Emperor Suzong was impressed by Zhang's suggestions, he made Zhang "Jianyi Daifu" (諫議大夫), a consultant at the examination bureau. He soon further promoted Zhang to be "Zhongshu Shilang" (中書侍郎), the deputy head of the legislative bureau (中書省, "Zhongshu Sheng") and gave him the designation "
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Jim Morrison [SEP] voice type
peoples (which, based on his readings, he referred to by the anthropological term "shamans") influenced his stage routine, notably in seeking trance states and vision through dancing to the point of exhaustion. In particular, Morrison's poem "The Ghost Song" was inspired by his readings about the Native American Ghost Dance. Morrison's vocal influences included Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra, which is evident in his baritone crooning style on several of the Doors' songs. In the 1981 documentary "The Doors: A
Jim Morrison James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, songwriter and poet, who served as the lead vocalist of the rock band the Doors. Due to his poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, wild personality, performances, and the dramatic circumstances surrounding his life and early death, Morrison is regarded by music critics and fans as one of the most iconic and influential frontmen in rock music history. Since his death, his fame has endured as one of popular culture's
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John Boulter [SEP] voice type
John Boulter John Boulter is a British tenor best known for his appearances as a soloist in the BBC's long-running variety series "The Black and White Minstrel Show". Along with bass Tony Mercer and baritone Dai Francis, Boulter was one of the show's three front men. Early life. Boulter was born in Gillingham, Kent, and was educated at Gillingham Grammar School and later at Number One School of Technical Training in the Royal Air Force. From there he entered the Royal Academy of Music
" Assuming the items belong to "him", he starts picking them up but ends up falling into the pit. Voice cast. - Jim Cummings as Winnie the Pooh and Tigger - Bud Luckey as Eeyore - Craig Ferguson as Owl - Jack Boulter as Christopher Robin - Travis Oates as Piglet - Kristen Anderson-Lopez as Kanga - Wyatt Hall as Roo - Tom Kenny as Rabbit - Huell Howser as Backson - John Cleese as The Narrator Production. In
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John Gostling [SEP] voice type
John Gostling John Gostling (1644–1733) was a 17th-century Church of England clergyman and bass singer famed for his range and power. He was a favourite singer of Charles II and is particularly associated with the music of Henry Purcell. Background. John Gostling was the son of Isaac Gossling, a Canterbury mercer, or chandler. He was educated in Rochester and at St John's College, Cambridge, where he sang in the choir. He was a Gentleman and later Priest of the Chapel Royal and was
in the form of an anthem, and requested Purcell to set them to music. The work is a very difficult one, including a passage which traverses the full extent of Gostling's voice, beginning on the upper D and descending two octaves to the lower. Gostling Manuscript. One of the important sources for Purcell's music is the "Gostling Manuscript", a collection made by Gostling in 1706, which contains sixty-four anthems: seventeen by Purcell, twenty-three by John Blow, three by Matthew
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John Mark Ainsley [SEP] voice type
John Mark Ainsley John Mark Ainsley (born 9 July 1963) is an English lyric tenor. Known for his supple voice, Ainsley is particularly admired for his interpretations of baroque music and the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In the course of his career, he has gravitated towards 20th-century music, singing in operas by Henze, Janáček, and Britten. Early life and education. Ainsley was born in Crewe, Cheshire, the son of an Anglican priest and a teacher. He spent most of his
Paul Agnew, John Mark Ainsley and Peter Harvey. Recordings. - 1981 - "A Feather on the Breath of God - Sequences and Hymns by Abbess Hildegard of Bingen" Originally released by Hyperion on Vinyl LP A66039 1982 and re-released April 1985 on Hyperion CDA66039 - 1983 - "The Mirror of Narcissus - Songs by Guillaume de Machaut" Released Sep 1987 on Hyperion CDA66087 - 1984 - "The Garden of Zephirus - Courtly songs of the early fifteenth century" Re-released June 2007 on Helios
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Josef Staudigl [SEP] voice type
Josef Staudigl Josef Staudigl (the elder) (b. Wöllersdorf, 14 April 1807; d. Vienna, 28 March 1861) was an Austrian bass singer. Life. Staudigl attended the school in Wiener Neustadt and, from 1825, was a novice in the Benedictine monastery of Stift Melk. In 1827 he went to Vienna to study surgery there. On account of poverty he began to do some singing as a subsidiary enterprise, for he had possessed a very beautiful voice since childhood. When he won a professional appointment
leave early in 1848, Joseph Staudigl resumed his post at the State Opera. Germany and Netherlands, 1848–49. Escaping to Hamburg (where he had missed fulfilling a contract in April 1848) he joined the Opera's co-operative, paid on shares not guarantee, singing first his Marcel. That autumn 1848 he took some part in the opening of the revolt of Schleswig against Denmark. After singing in Bremen, Leipzig and Frankfurt he reached Dresden, where for a term he sang with Josef Tichatschek (whom he
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José Cura [SEP] voice type
José Cura José Luis Victor Cura Gómez (born December 5, 1962 in Rosario, Argentina) is an Argentine operatic tenor, conductor, director, scenographer and photographer known for intense and original interpretations of opera characters, notably "Otello" in Verdi’s "Otello", "Samson" in Saint-Saëns’ "Samson et Dalila", "Canio" in Ruggero Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci", "Stiffelio" in Giuseppe Verdi's "Stiffelio" and many others. 2007 saw the world-premiere of
assistant conductor of the university choir. At 21, he won a grant to study at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires where he remained for six months. Cura continued to sing in the opera chorus while focusing on composition and conducting until 1988, when he began working with Horacio Amauri to develop proper singing technique. Determined to make a career in opera, José Cura moved to Italy in 1991 and began voice training with Vittorio Terranova. In February 1992 he made his debut in Verona as the father in Henze
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Judith Bettina [SEP] voice type
Judith Bettina Judith Bettina is an American soprano and music educator particularly noted for her performances and recordings of contemporary classical music. Life and career. Bettina was born in Manhattan to a violinist mother, Lilo Kantorowicz Glick, and a violist father, Jacob Glick, who was noted for his championship of new music. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from New York's Manhattan School of Music. While there she performed in the school's 1975 premiere of Wuorinen's "The W. of Babylon".
Eastern European woman...as well as the voice for the leading female character. Since moving back to Northern California, Bettina has built a solid career in the film community in the fields of casting and producing, as well as establishing herself as one of the most sought after acting/dialect coaches in the area. Her jazz CD, “Dangerous Type”, released in 2004 and produced by Gualtiero Negrini, continues to be played on top jazz stations across the US. A 2007 diagnosis of a rare voice disorder
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Julián Dobrski [SEP] voice type
Julián Dobrski Julián Dobrski (31 December 1811 or 1812, Nowe - 2 May 1886, Warsaw) was a Polish operatic tenor. He was one of the main tenors at the Grand Theatre, Warsaw, from 1832 to 1861, and again in 1865 when he sang the role of Stefan in the world premiere of Stanisław Moniuszko's "The Haunted Manor".
1819.03.29 – 1821.06.27) & Auxiliary Bishop of Cusco (Peru) (1819.03.29 – 1821.06.27) - Eugenio Mendoza Jara (17 Sep 1838 – 18 Aug 1854 Died) - Julián Ochoa Campos (27 March 1865 – 17 Sep 1875 Resigned) - Pedro José Tordoya Montoya (17 Sep 1875 – 23 March 1880 Resigned) previously Titular Bishop of Tiberiopolis (1860.03.23 – 1875.09.17) & Auxiliary Bishop of Archbishop of Lima (Peru) (1860.03.23 – 1875.09.17); emeritate as Titular Bishop of Arad (1880.08.20 – 1881)
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Kai Rüütel [SEP] voice type
Kai Rüütel Kai Rüütel (born 5 September 1981, in Tallinn) is a mezzo-soprano opera singer from Estonia. Education. Kai Rüütel studied at the Georg Ots Music School in Tallinn and then at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague and the Dutch National Opera Academy, graduating from the Masters programme with Special Honours. She won First Prize in the National Competition for Young Classical Singers in Estonia three years in a row in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Operatic career. In 2009 Rüütel became a
Rüütel Rüütel is an Estonian surname (meaning "knight"). Notable people with the surname include: - Arnold Rüütel (born 1928), politician, President of Estonia 2001–2006 - Ingrid Rüütel (born 1935), folklorist and philologist, First Lady of Estonia 2001–2006, wife of President Arnold Rüütel - Kai Rüütel (born 1981), opera singer - Margit Rüütel (born 1983), tennis player See also. - Rüütli
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Karel Strakatý [SEP] voice type
Karel Strakatý Karel Strakatý (2 July 1804 in Blatná – 26 April 1868 in Prague) was a Czech operatic bass who had a lengthy career at the Estates Theatre in Prague from 1827 until his retirement in 1858. While there he portrayed more than 253 roles in over 3,230 performances. He is best remembered today's as the first interpreter of the Czech national anthem, "Kde domov můj?" (Where is my home?) which he performed in its premiere in 1834. In addition to his work in
Leo Slezak, opera singer - Jiří Stivín, flute player - Karel Strakatý, singer - Vaclav Talich, conductor - Vilém Tauský, conductor - Štěpán Rak, guitarist - Zuzana Růžičková, harpsichordist - Miroslav Vitouš, jazzman - Antonín Vranický (also known as Anton ), violinist - Hana Zagorová, singer - Wojciech Żywny, pianist Filmmakers. - František Čáp, film director - Věra Chytilová, film director - Miloš Forman, film director - Karl Freund
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Kari Rueslåtten [SEP] voice type
Kari Rueslåtten Kari Rueslåtten (born 3 October 1973) is a Norwegian soprano singer, songwriter and keyboardist, who was well known for being the former lead singer and songwriter for the now disbanded Norwegian doom metal/experimental band, The 3rd and the Mortal from 1992 to 1994. The 3rd and the Mortal was one of the early bands that used a lead female singer in the metal scene, in which inspired bands such as The Gathering, Flowing Tears and Nightwish. Musical history. Musical history The 3rd and The
Musical career. Musical career 1995-1997: The 3rd and the Mortal. After the departure of Kari Rueslåtten, a friend of Edvardsen from school told her about their search for a new voice. She was brought to their rehearsal without them knowing, believing that the band already knew about her audition. After a jam session to the track that later got the title "Neurosis", Edvardsen became their new singer the same day, they didn't try anybody else. Edvardsen debuted with The 3rd and the
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Karl Scheidemantel [SEP] voice type
Karl Scheidemantel Karl Scheidemantel (29 January 1859 – 26 June 1923) was a baritone singer, and later an opera director. Life and career. Born in Weimar, the son of a Weimar court artist, Scheidemantel found great success in various roles in the operas of Richard Wagner. Among his supporters were Bodo Borchers in Weimar, well known voice teacher Julius Stockhausen in Frankfurt, and composer Franz Liszt. At the age of 25 he joined the ensemble of the Dresden Hofoper where he was named Kammersänger, "
, Karl: "Stimmbildung". - Scheidemantel, Karl: "Gesangbildung". - He translated Mozarts "Don Giovanni". - "Pechvogel und Lachtaube", text: Karl Scheidemantel, music: Georg Pittrich. Literature. - Paul Trede: "Karl Scheidemantel", Carl Reißner, Dresden 1911. External links. - Karl Scheidemantel images, library of the Goethe University Frankfurt
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Katia Plaschka [SEP] voice type
Katia Plaschka Katia Plaschka is a German coloratura soprano who performs in opera, especially contemporary opera, and concert performances of oratorios. Career. Katia Plaschka studied voice at the Hochschule für Musik in Frankfurt until 2002 with Gunnel Tasch–Ohlsson. She also studied with Heidrun Kordes. In the field of historically informed performance she has collaborated with Thomas Hengelbrock, Frieder Bernius and Helmuth Rilling. She has participated in the Ohrwurm-Projekt, an educational music project aimed at elementary school children. Career Opera. In 2001
of Freiburg and the Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre, among others. In 2008, he sang the part of Jesus in Hugo Distler's chorale Passion "Choralpassion" op. 7, with the Kurt-Thomas Kammerchor in three concerts in and around Frankfurt to celebrate the centenary of Distler's birth in 1908. In 2011, he performed the bass part in Handel's "Messiah" in St. Martin, Idstein, with Katia Plaschka, Andreas Scholl and Ulrich Cordes. His voice, referring to "The people that
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Katija Dragojevic [SEP] voice type
Katija Dragojevic Katija Dragojevic, born on 14 July 1970, is a Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano who is active at international opera houses such as La Scala, Royal Opera House Covent Garden and La Monnaie. Dragojevic starred in the film "Juan" based on Mozart's "Don Giovanni". Career. Born in Stockholm, the young Dragojevic attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School there and sang in Adolf Fredrik's Girls Choir. She received her professional training at the college of music in Stockholm and at the Guildhall
"Don Giovanni" entitled "Juan". Discography. - Michael Haydn, "Sacred Choral Music", 2000, BISCD859 - Vadstena Academy, "Forty summers of opera", 4 CD:s, 2007, dB Productions #116 Filmography. - "Juan" (2010) External links. - Katija Dragojevic Operabase
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Kelly Kaduce [SEP] voice type
Kelly Kaduce Kelly Kaduce (born 1974) is an American soprano. She was born in Winnebago, Minnesota, United States of America. A graduate of St. Olaf College and Boston University (where she studied under Penelope Bitzas), Kaduce won the 1999 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Career. Since her debut in 2000, she has appeared in national and international opera houses (e.g., New York City Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Theater of St. Louis). Kaduce sang the title role of
the heroine have included Lee Venora, Joy Clements, Maralin Niska, Nancy Shade, Diana Soviero, Karan Armstrong, Kelly Kaduce and Phyllis Treigle (opposite Michael Devlin as Blitch). "Susannah" is one of the most performed American operas, second to "Porgy and Bess", and celebrated its 50th anniversary with a performance on the very stage where it premiered February 24, 1955, in Ruby Diamond Auditorium at Florida State University. At the first performance, Carlisle Floyd was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters
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Kurt Rydl [SEP] voice type
Kurt Rydl Kurt Rydl (born October 8, 1947) is an Austrian operatic bass (basso profondo). Biography. Rydl studied at the Vienna Academy of Music and the Moscow Conservatory. He has won many prizes at several competitions. Rydl is a guest on many major festivals, including in Bayreuth, Schwetzingen, Salzburg, Bregenz, Florence, Verona, Munich and Glyndebourne. His opera repertoire includes more than 80 roles in German, Italian, French, Russian and Czech works, most notably his bass coloratura
Tappy, Anne Howells, Kurt Rydl. DVD: DGG 0440 073 4128 5 - Orff: "Carmina Burana" (Original Source) "♦ "Conductor - Kurt Eichhorn, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Münchner Rundfunkorchester. Singers: Lucia Popp, Hermann Prey, John van Kesteren. DVD: RCA 74321 852859 "(Currently available in PAL format only)" - Puccini: "Madama Butterfly" ♦ (IMSLP). Conductor - Herbert Von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker. Singers: Mirella Freni, Plácido Domingo,
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Layla Claire [SEP] voice type
Layla Claire Layla Claire is a Canadian soprano opera singer. She was born in Penticton, British Columbia. She is a graduate of the Lindemann Young Artist at the Metropolitan Opera, where she made her debut as Tebaldo in "Don Carlos" in 2010. She studied at Université de Montréal and graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music in 2009. She was awarded the Prix des Amis d’Aix-en-Provence for best Mozart performance for her 2012 European debut as Sandrina (La finta giardiniera) and has since made
Jeunes Artistes recital winner - J. Desmarais Foundation Bursaries - Canada Council Grant External links. - Layla Claire official website - Layla Claire biography at IMG Artists - Video clip: Layla Claire Rehearses with James Levine from "James Levine: America's Maestro", PBS, May 2011 - "Levine leads superb young cast in a winning “Bartered Bride” at Juilliard", The Classical Review, George Loomis, February 17, 2011 - "Kalmar, Grant Park forces deliver electrifying account of
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Lubomír Havlák [SEP] voice type
Lubomír Havlák Lubomír Havlák (27 December 1921 – 28 September 2014) was a Czech dramatic tenor born at Fryčovice near Ostrava, former Czechoslovakia. His professional career started at the theatre in Ostrava (Hunter in Rusalka), followed by performances in the Ústí nad Labem opera theater (Turridu in "Cavalleria Rusticana"), Bratislava and Košice (Pedro in "Tiefland"). He was member of The National Theatre in Prague since 1954 till 1990. His most remarkable engagement outside Czechoslovakia was in 1960s in
Berlin Opera House (Florestan). He died in September 2014 at the age of 92. References. - Lubomír Havlák at National Theatre magazine 4/2006-07, p.5 - Lubomír Havlák at "Czech musical vocabulary of people and institutions" - http://www.naxos.com/person/Lubomir_Havlak/5734.htm
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Lucia Elizabeth Vestris [SEP] voice type
Lucia Elizabeth Vestris Lucia Elizabeth Vestris ("née" Elizabetta Lucia Bartolozzi; 3 March 1797 – 8 August 1856) was an English actress and a contralto opera singer, appearing in works by, among others, Mozart and Rossini. While popular in her time, she was more notable as a theatre producer and manager. After accumulating a fortune from her performances, she leased the Olympic Theatre in London and produced a series of burlesques and extravaganzas, especially popular works by James Planché, for which the house became famous.
Madame Vestris Madame Vestris may refer to: - Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (born Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi, 1797–1856), English singer, actress and theatre producer and manager, married to the French dancer, Armand Vestris - Rose Vestris (born Françoise-Rose Gourgaud, 1743-1804), French actress, married to the dancer and later actor Angiolo Vestris
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Luise Willer [SEP] voice type
Luise Willer Luise Willer (1888–1970) was a German operatic contralto. She made her professional opera debut in 1910 as Annius in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "La clemenza di Tito". She spent most of her career performing at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. At the Bayreuth Festival, she portrayed Brängane in "Tristan und Isolde". She created roles in several world premieres during her career, including Barbara in Erich Wolfgang Korngold's "Violanta" (1916), Lukrezia in Hans Pfitzner's "Palestrina" (
Schorlemmer, Eugen Schuhmacher, Josef Sieber, Henry R. Sokal, Luise Ullrich, Gerd Vespermann, Hans Fritz Wilhelm, Richard Wolf and Gertrud Wolle - Heilsbronn, Heilsbronn Abbey, Burial site of some princes of the Hohenzollern family - Icking, Burial site of Gert Fröbe, Wilhelm Rode, Ludwig Stiel and Luise Willer - Ingolstadt, Burial site of Adolf Scherzer - Irschenberg, Burial site of Ludwig Schmid-Wildy - Krailling, Burial site of Gustl Bayrhammer, Hans Fitz and Walter Fitz, Hermann Prey,
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Lynne Dawson [SEP] voice type
Lynne Dawson Lynne Dawson (born 3 June 1956) is an English soprano. She came to great prominence through her performance as a soloist in "Libera me" from Verdi's Requiem with the BBC Singers at Princess Diana's funeral in September 1997. Lynne Dawson has recorded over seventy-five CDs and has a varied concert and operatic repertoire. Biography. Born in York and growing up in Yorkshire, Dawson fully expected to continue the farming tradition of her family, and indeed singing was not her first career
"Messiah" (1993) - "The Queen" (2006) External links. - (archived 24 July 2011) - Artist Page at IMG Artists (archived 17 December 2010) - Lynne Dawson at Hyperion Records - Lynne Dawson Fan Site
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Mabel Garrison [SEP] voice type
Mabel Garrison Mabel Garrison Siemonn (April 24, 1886 - August 20, 1963), was an American coloratura soprano who sang at the Metropolitan Opera from 1914 to 1921. Biography. Garrison was born in Baltimore, Maryland on April 24, 1886. She graduated from Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College) in 1903. She went on to study singing at the Peabody Conservatory. In 1908 she married the professor of harmony, George Siemonn and then studied further with Oscar Saenger and Herbert Witherspoon in New
died on 30 May 1488, leaving his only son and heir Thomas who was over twenty-one years of age. Marriage and issue. He married as his first wife Dousabella Tempest (died before 1500), daughter and heiress of Sir Richard Tempest of Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire and Mabel, daughter of Walter Strickland. They had three sons and a daughter: - George Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Aston (died 28 Aug 1558) married Dorothy Melton (died 21 Sep 1557), daughter of John
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Magda Ianculescu [SEP] voice type
Magda Ianculescu Magda Ianculescu (March 30, 1929 – March 16, 1995) was a Romanian operatic soprano and voice teacher. A leading singer in the Romanian National Opera for many years, she was known for her musicality and vocal technique. Her voice had a wide range and a timbre which critics compared to that of Maria Callas Biography. Magda Ianculescu was born in Iaşi, a city in the Moldavia region of Romania, and was educated at the Oltea Doamna secondary school there before entering the Bucharest Conservatory of
Alma Gluck - Dimitrie Gusti Natives H. - Spiru Haret - Alfred Hefter - Philip Herschkowitz - Alexandru Hrisoverghi Natives I. - Magda Ianculescu - Ilarion Ionescu-Galați - Anghel Iordănescu Natives J. - Hilda Jerea Natives K. - Antioch Kantemir - Mihail Kogălniceanu Natives L. - Samuel Leibowitz - Ovidiu Lipan - Magda Lupescu Natives M. - Mioara Mantale - Constantin Mille - Mărgărita Miller Verghy - Cristian Mungiu - Alina Mungiu-Pippidi - Florica Musicescu
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Marcella Craft [SEP] voice type
Marcella Craft Marcella Craft (August 11, 1874 – December 12, 1959) was an American operatic soprano who performed internationally in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Personal life. Born Marcia Craft in Indianapolis, Indiana, she moved with her family to Riverside, California in 1887. Craft graduated from Riverside High School in 1893. During the graduation ceremony, at Riverside's Loring Opera House, she performed her first public solo. Encouraged by the community, and with contributions from local businessmen,
its type in the United States. A group of singing teachers incorporated it in the state of New York on 27 November 1906 as the National Association of Teachers of Singing. The first annual meeting of the new organization was held on 7 January 1908, at Steinway Hall in New York City. The English music critic and voice teacher Herman Klein (1856–1934) was the first chairman. Founding members included Enrico Caruso, Emma Eames, Geraldine Farrar, Mary Garden, Ernestine Schumann-Heink and Marcella Sembrich.
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Marcella Sembrich [SEP] voice type
Marcella Sembrich Marcella Sembrich (February 15, 1858 – January 11, 1935) was the stage name of the Polish coloratura soprano, Prakseda Marcelina Kochańska. She had an important international singing career, chiefly at the New York Metropolitan Opera and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. Biography. Sembrich was born at Wisniewczyk, in Austrian Galicia, now part of Ukraine. She first studied violin and piano with her father. Later, she entered the Lemberg Conservatory and studied piano with her future husband Wilhelm
its type in the United States. A group of singing teachers incorporated it in the state of New York on 27 November 1906 as the National Association of Teachers of Singing. The first annual meeting of the new organization was held on 7 January 1908, at Steinway Hall in New York City. The English music critic and voice teacher Herman Klein (1856–1934) was the first chairman. Founding members included Enrico Caruso, Emma Eames, Geraldine Farrar, Mary Garden, Ernestine Schumann-Heink and Marcella Sembrich.
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Maria di Gerlando [SEP] voice type
Maria di Gerlando Maria di Gerlando (November 23, 1925 – May 24, 2010) was an American operatic soprano and voice teacher who was a leading performer at the New York City Opera from 1953 to 1969. She was best known for creating the role of Carmela in the 1954 world premiere of Gian Carlo Menotti's "The Saint of Bleecker Street". Life and career. Born in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Gerlando made her professional opera debut in 1950 at the Boston Opera House with the touring San
Seminary of Acireale Seminary of Acireale (Italian: "Seminario Vescovile di Acireale") is a Roman Catholic seminary located in Acireale, Sicily in the Diocese of Acireale for the education and training of young men studying for the priesthood. History. The seminary was founded on 15 December 1881 by the first Bishop of Acireale, Gerlando Maria Genaurdi. The building which houses the seminary was originally St. Martin's college and was acquired by a group of priests for the purpose of establishing a seminary for men from various dioceses
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Marie Powers [SEP] voice type
Marie Powers Marie Powers (1902–1973) was an American contralto who was best known for her performance as Madame Flora in Gian Carlo Menotti’s "The Medium", a role that she played on stage, screen and television. Early life. On June 20, 1902, Powers was born in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. At 17, Powers left home to study singing in Milan, Italy. Education. Powers studied music and language at Cornell University. Powers studied at the Royal Conservatory in Florence,
discovers that Joe has not come in that night. Cast. - Gig Young as Johnny Kelly - Mala Powers as Sally 'Angel Face' Connors - William Talman as Hayes Stewart - Edward Arnold as Penrod Biddel - Chill Wills as Sgt. Joe, the 'Voice of Chicago' - Marie Windsor as Lydia Biddel - Paula Raymond as Kathy Kelly - Otto Hulett as Sgt. John 'Pop' Kelly Sr. - Wally Cassell as Gregg Warren - Ron Hagerthy as
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Marinka Gurewich [SEP] voice type
Marinka Gurewich Marinka Gurewich (1902, Bratislava - 23 December 1990, Manhattan) was an American voice teacher and mezzo-soprano of Jewish Czech descent. She is best remembered for teaching several successful opera singers, including Martina Arroyo, Marcia Baldwin, Grace Bumbry, Joy Clements, Ruth Falcon, Melvyn Poll, Florence Quivar, Diana Soviero, Sharon Sweet, Carol Toscano, Beverly Vaughn, and Mel Weingart among others. Born Marinka Revész in Bratislava, Gurewich trained as a singer and pianist at the Berlin University of
After the workshop ended, he introduced her to voice instructor Marinka Gurewich, who immediately accepted her as a student. When Arroyo did not take her training as seriously as her teacher wanted, Gurewich eventually threatened to end their lessons. Arroyo said of the incident, She further explained that at that point most of the major opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, had never cast a black singer, so in her mind "opera wasn't a real possibility." Gurewich's threat, however, forced her to take
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Mariska Aldrich [SEP] voice type
Mariska Aldrich Mariska Aldrich (née Horvath, March 27, 1881 – September 28, 1965) was an American dramatic soprano singer and actress. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She was a pupil of Alfred Giraudet (1906–1909) and George Henschel. She debuted at the Manhattan Opera House in 1908, as the Page in "Les Huguenots". She sang with the Manhattan Opera House from 1909 to 1913. She was committed to the Metropolitan Opera in 1910–1911, where she performed the roles of Azucena in "
in Manhattan on October 18, 1911 shortly after beginning his third year of teaching in New York. As a singing teacher and writer on singing, Giraudet was greatly influenced by François Delsarte and his theory of voice gymnastics which was an important precursor to the development of modern dance. Giraudet had studied singing with Delsarte at the Conservatoire de Paris and was one of his most distinguished students. His notable pupils included Mariska Aldrich, Lucia Dunham, Charles Rousselière, and Félix Vieuille. References. - Cited sources -
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Mats Lillhannus [SEP] voice type
Mats Lillhannus Mats Lillhannus (born 1972 Korsholm, Finland) is a Finnish tenor singer. He is an ensemble singer specialised in early music. Lillhannus started his musical career as a jazz trumpeter, but his interest in singing and early music was awakened already in the early 1990s. After finishing school he studied musicology at the Åbo Akademi University and completed a master's degree in history of music. Lillhannus studied singing under the auspices of Veikko Kiiver in Stockholm and also took part in several master classes. In 2009–2010,
several music festivals. Mats Lillhannus lives in Turku, Finland. Musical Clips. - Camerata Aboensis: Jesu dulcis memoria - Apollo's Noyse: Wert: Valle che de' lamenti miei External links. - Website of Mats Lillhannus - Mats Lillhannus’ Piae Cantiones Edition - Camerata Aboensis - Key Ensemble
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Mignon Nevada [SEP] voice type
Mignon Nevada Mignon Nevada (14 August 1886 – 25 June 1971) was an English operatic soprano. She was born in Paris, daughter of the American operatic soprano Emma Nevada and her English husband Raymond Palmer. She was named after the title character of the 1866 opera "Mignon", written by her godfather, French composer Ambroise Thomas. Her voice was light and agile, and her mother trained her to be a coloratura soprano, although Sir Thomas Beecham thought this was a mistake, that she should have been a
"Sanctions", featuring Phyllis Dixey. She first broadcast for the BBC in 1938 with Teddy Joyce's Girls' Choir. After two voice teachers whom she did not like, she found Mignon Nevada, which was satisfactory. Between 1937 and 1941, she, at first under the name of Kyra Vronska, toured in such musicals as '’Balalaika'’, '’Show Boat'’ and '’Chu Chin Chow'’. Then she sang Russian gypsy songs in Vic Oliver's show "Variety Bill
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Minnie Nast [SEP] voice type
Minnie Nast Minnie Nast (10 October 1874 – 20 June 1956) was a German soprano. She was born in Karlsruhe and studied at the Karlsruhe Conservatory, making her début at Aachen in 1897. Nast performed in Dresden from 1898–1919 and then taught singing there until the bombing of the city in 1945 during World War II. She also toured in Canada, the United States, Russia, the Netherlands, and England. After the 1907 winter season, a shipwreck cost many of the opera company their lives and made
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Mirella Freni [SEP] voice type
Mirella Freni Mirella Freni (; born Mirella Fregni on 27 February 1935) is an Italian soprano whose repertoire includes Verdi, Puccini, Mozart and Tchaikovsky. Freni was married for many years to the Bulgarian bass Nicolai Ghiaurov, with whom she performed and recorded. Early life and education. Freni was born into a working-class family in Modena. Her mother and tenor Luciano Pavarotti's mother worked together at a cigar factory, and an aunt was the soprano Valentina Bartolomasi. She was a musically gifted child, and
teaching. He taught piano at the Liceo Musicale of Piacenza and singing at the conservatories of Parma and Milan. He then went on to coach vocal technique and interpretation at the opera school of La Scala in Milan. Campogalliani was the voice teacher of Renata Tebaldi, Renata Scotto, Mirella Freni, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Ruggero Raimondi, Luciano Pavarotti, Carlo Bergonzi, Gino Penno, Antonio Carangelo and Giuliano Bernardi. In 1946, to honour his father Francesco, Ettore Campogalliani founded the "Accademia Teatrale Francesco Campogalliani", a
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Monica Yunus [SEP] voice type
Monica Yunus Monica Yunus (born 1979) is an American operatic soprano who has performed with many opera companies and music ensembles. Reviewers from US dailies, "The New York Times", the "Charleston City Paper" and the "Palm Beach Daily News" have described her voice as "especially winning", "utterly captivating" and "a voice destined for super-stardom" respectively. Her voice's performance range lies from a low A (A3) to a high F (F6). She performed
early age, Yunus' grandmother began taking her to sing in the choir at their Russian Orthodox Church, a choir Yunus would sing with throughout her entire childhood. It was while singing in this church choir that Yunus first fell in love with classical music. At the age of eleven, Yunus' mother helped her begin studying voice formally through lessons. Shortly thereafter, Yunus became a member of the Metropolitan Opera's Children's Chorus for a number of years. At 13, Monica was accepted to the prestigious Tanglewood Music
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Naděžda Kniplová [SEP] voice type
Naděžda Kniplová Naděžda Kniplová (née Pokorná) (born 18 April 1932) is a Czech operatic soprano who had an active international career from the 1950s through the 1980s. Kniplová possessed a large voice with a sonorous, metallic, dark timbre that was particularly well suited to the dramatic soprano repertoire. While she was most admired in Czech operas and as Wagnerian heroines, she sang a wide repertoire that also encompassed Italian, Russian, and Hungarian language roles. A fine actress, her performances were praised for their intensity and pathos
also a highly respected voice teacher. He taught at the Prague Conservatory from 1941–1942 and again in 1953. He was on the faculty at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague from 1952–1973. Among his notable pupils were Václav Zítek and Naděžda Kniplová. In 1959 he was made a People's Artist of the USSR. After retiring from the stage in 1972 he lived in retirement in Prague where he died in 1980 at the age of 78.
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Nicola Tacchinardi [SEP] voice type
Nicola Tacchinardi Nicola Tacchinardi (3 September 1772 - 14 March 1859), was an Italian cellist and tenor, and later voice teacher. Tacchinardi was born at Livorno, began his career as a cellist at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence, and later turned to singing, making his debut as a tenor in Livorno in 1804. He quickly appeared throughout Italy and made in 1805, his debut at La Scala in Milan. He sang at the Théâtre-Italien in Paris from 1811 until 1814, to considerable
Tacchinardi Tacchinardi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: - Alessio Tacchinardi (born 1975), Italian footballer and manager - Fanny Tacchinardi Persiani (1812–1867), Italian opera singer - Massimiliano Tacchinardi (born 1971), Italian footballer - Nicola Tacchinardi (1772–1859), Italian opera singer
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Nicolae Bretan [SEP] voice type
Nicolae Bretan Nicolae Bretan (25 March 1887 – 1 December 1968) was a Romanian opera composer, baritone, conductor, and music critic. Bretan was born in Năsăud. He studied in Cluj, Vienna and Budapest before becoming one of the pioneers of Romanian opera - his opera "Luceafărul" (1921) is cited as the first opera in Romanian. Bretan also composed over 200 lieder. In 1944, Bretan wife's family, who were Jewish, were transported to the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz
Golem (Bretan opera) Golem is a one-act opera by Nicolae Bretan to his own libretto, based on the legend of the Golem as expressed in a drama by Illés Kaczér. It was written over a brief period in 1923, and was first performed in Cluj on 23 December 1924. Synopsis. Prague in the 16th century. Rabbi Lőw (based on the historical figure), has created the Golem, a living creature, from clay. The Golem falls in love with the Rabbi's granddaughter
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Nicolae Herlea [SEP] voice type
Nicolae Herlea Nicolae Herlea (; 28 August 1927 – 24 February 2014) was a highly acclaimed Romanian operatic baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, especially the role of Rossini's Figaro, which he sang around 550 times during his career and the title role of Rigoletto Biography. Born in Bucharest, Romania, Herlea studied at the Bucharest Music Conservatory under Aurelius Costescu-Duca, and later at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome under Giorgio Favaretto. In 1951, he won first prizes in international singing contests
retired, he taught master classes at the Bucharest Conservatory. He was the President of the Jury of the Hariclea Darclée International Voice Competition. Family. He married Simona, a gynecologist, in 1969, and they had two sons, Robert Nicolae and Filip Anton. In 1983, Simona defected to Germany. During the last years of his life, Herlea lived in Frankfurt, Germany, with his wife and sons. References. - grandi-tenori.com External links. - Nicolae Herlea Web Site
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Oda Slobodskaya [SEP] voice type
Oda Slobodskaya Oda Slobodskaya (28 November 1888 - 30 July 1970) was a Russian born soprano who became a British citizen. Her biographer Maurice Leonard quotes Slobodskaya as having been born on 28 November 1888 in Vilno (now Vilnius) near the Polish border. She won a scholarship for secondary education but, having completed her schooling, to her displeasure, found herself working with her parents in a secondhand clothes shop. Knowing she had a good voice, in 1907 she applied for an audition at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory
professor in 1881. Pupils. Among her pupils were: - Nadezhda Zabela-Vrubel, - Lydia Lipkowska, - Oda Slobodskaya, - Elena Katulskaya, - Lubov Andreyeva-Delmas, - Ksenia Dorliak (mother of Nina Dorliak), - Aikanush Danielyan, - Elizaveta Petrenko, and others. External links. - Teatralnaya Entsiklopedia: Natalia Alexandrovna Iretskaya
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Patricia Brooks [SEP] voice type
Patricia Brooks Patricia Brooks (November 7, 1937 – January 22, 1993), was a lyric soprano, actress, and opera singer, who performed primarily with the New York City Opera. She was known for her acting ability as much as for her voice. Biography. Brooks was born in Manhattan and attended the High School of Music and Art, studying dance with Martha Graham. Following a knee injury, she turned to theatrical performance, studied singing with Margaret Harshaw and Daniel Ferro, and studied acting
Zelda Fichandler. "An Interview With Zelda Fichandler." Group 3, no. 4 (1979): 236-54. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41717969. 8. Bartow, Arthur. "The Director's Voice : Twenty-One Interviews." New York : Theatre Communications Group. 2012. eBook. 7. Marks, Peter. ZELDA FICHANDLER: [FINAL Edition] The Washington Post; Washington, D.C. [Washington, D.C] 11 Sep 2005: N.07. http://search.proquest.com/docview/409888684 10. Patricia Bauer. Zelda Fichandler. Encyclopædia
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Pavel Ludikar [SEP] voice type
Pavel Ludikar Pavel Ludikar (3 March 1882 – 19 February 1970) was a Czech operatic bass who had a highly successful international singing career from 1904 through 1944. He began his career in his native country and by 1911 had arisen at many of the major opera houses in Europe. From 1913 to 1935 his career was mainly centered in North and South America. The peak of his opera career was reached at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, where he was committed from 1926 to 1932. He returned to Europe
roles in operas by Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Giacomo Puccini. Ludikar began teaching singing in Prague in 1941. In 1947 he joined the faculty at the Vienna Music Academy, where he taught until his death almost three decades later. He also gave annual master classes at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg for many years. His voice is preserved on a number of recordings from the Supraphon label. Early life and education: 1882–1904. Born Pavel Vyskočil in Prague, his father was a conductor at the Prague
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Peter Kajlinger [SEP] voice type
Peter Kajlinger Peter Kajlinger (born 2 December 1964) is a Swedish operatic baritone. Kajlinger grew up in a family of musicians. He made his debut in La Bohème at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm at the age of 11. Career. He entered the College of Opera in Stockholm in 1989 and performed as Moralés ("Carmen") and Leporello ("Don Giovanni") at the Royal Swedish Opera. Upon graduation in 1992, he sang the role of "Falstaff" by Salieri at Drottningholm
2: Claudia Barainsky, Maraile Lichdi, Melinda Liebermann, Stella Kleindienst, Lani Poulson, Roderic Keating, Markus Marquardt, Peter Kajlinger, Urs Winter, Helmut Holzapfel, Mark Munkittrick, Carsten Wittmoser; Chorus and Orchestra of the Staatsoper Stuttgart; Lothar Zagrosek, conductor. Recorded June–July 1999 in the Staatstheater Stuttgart. References. - E. G. ""Al gran sole carico d’amore" di Luigi Nono", in Piero Gelli (editor) "Dizionario dell'opera", Baldini Castoldi Dalai, 2008. (archive
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Piero Cappuccilli [SEP] voice type
Piero Cappuccilli Piero Cappuccilli (November 9, 1926 – July 11, 2005) was an Italian operatic baritone. Best known for his interpretations of Verdi roles, he was widely regarded as one of the finest Italian baritones of the second half of the 20th century. He was enormously admired within the field of opera for his rich and abundant voice, fine vocal technique and exceptional breath control. In the great Italian tradition he fused words and music into elegant phrases. He focused on Italian repertory, particularly the operas of Verdi
Rolando Panerai and Piero Cappuccilli, yet his many recordings reveal a singer and musician of considerable distinction, with a handsome voice, a solid technique, and a fine sense of style. Sereni sang Germont in two famous performances of "La traviata". The first, with Maria Callas and Alfredo Kraus in 1958, became known as the "Lisbon Traviata". The second, from La Scala in 1964, with Anna Moffo and Renato Cioni, became known as the "Karajan Traviata". Mario Sereni retired
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Pierre-Aurèle Asselin [SEP] voice type
Pierre-Aurèle Asselin Pierre-Aurèle Asselin (1881–1964) was a French Canadian furrier and tenor singer. Asselin came from a musical family; he was the brother of mezzo-soprano Marie-Anne Asselin and great uncle of pianist André Asselin. Asselin was born in the town of Sainte-Famille on Île d'Orléans in 1881. He moved with his family to Montreal around 1901, and, in 1903, he married Cora Laviolette in Notre-Dame cathedral. Singing career. Asselin began a career as
Marie-Anne Asselin Marie-Anne Asselin (5 September 1888 – 1971) was a French Canadian mezzo-soprano and voice teacher. She came from a musical family, being the sister of Pierre-Aurèle Asselin. Life. Asselin was born in the town of Sainte-Famille on l'Île d'Orléans in Quebec Around 1900, she moved with her family to Montreal, where she studied music with Miss Lemire and Béatrice Lapalme. Asselin made her singing debut on 25 April 1919 in the role of Jeanne in
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Powell Lloyd [SEP] voice type
Powell Lloyd Harold Powell Lloyd (known as Powell Lloyd) (1900 – 1987) was an English operatic tenor and opera director and producer. Biography. Lloyd studied singing at Morley College and later with Amy Martin and Herbert Oliver. He began his career as an actor at the Old Vic in his early 20s, excelling in the plays of William Shakespeare. During this time he also sang in the opera chorus. In 1923 he began to appear as a soloist with Lilian Baylis's opera company at the Old
The Voice from the Minaret The Voice from the Minaret is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Norma Talmadge, Eugene O'Brien, and Winter Hall. The film is based on the play of the same name by Robert Smythe Hichens (London, Sep 1919). The film is considered lost. Plot. Lady Adrienne Carlyle (Norma Talmadge) leaves Mumbai, where her tyrannical husband, lord Leslie Carlyle, is the governor, heading off to England. On board, Lady Adrienne
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Pretty Yende [SEP] voice type
Pretty Yende Pretty Yende, OIS (born 6 March 1985) is a South African operatic soprano. She has performed leading roles at opera houses internationally, including La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera. Early life and education. Born in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, Yende was inspired to learn opera at age 16 after seeing a British Airways TV advertisement that featured the Flower Duet from "Lakmé". She subsequently enrolled at the South African College of Music, where her teachers included Virginia Davids, and from which she
Yende Yende is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: - Mthokozisi Yende (born 1984), South African footballer - Pretty Yende (born 1985), South African opera singer
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Richard Edgar-Wilson [SEP] voice type
Richard Edgar-Wilson Richard Edgar-Wilson is an English tenor who has had an international career on the concert platform and the opera stage. He is particularly known for his oratorio work, especially as a Bach Evangelist and as an interpreter of the music of Benjamin Britten. Life and career. Richard Wilson (he changed his name on joining Equity to prevent any possible confusion with the well-known Scottish actor) was born in Ipswich, Suffolk. He attended Ipswich School and Christ's College, Cambridge,
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Robin Blaze [SEP] voice type
Robin Blaze Robin Blaze (born 1971 in Manchester) is an English countertenor. Childhood and education. The son of Peter, a professional golfer, and Christine, Robin Blaze, with his brother Mark, grew up in Shadwell, near Leeds, and was educated at Leeds Grammar School, Uppingham School, and Magdalen College, Oxford. Having made his first solo recordings as a treble with Stephen Lomas, Blaze was both a chorister and an academical clerk at Magdalen College where he recorded with the Dufay Consort.
has played them, and Stevie Blaze of Lillian Axe also played Robin guitars during the early part of his career. Robin guitars and basses have featured pickups from their sister company, Rio Grande Pickups since 1994. Notable users. - Stevie Ray Vaughan - Jimmie Vaughan - Tim Kelly - Eric Johnson - Steve Blaze - J. Yuenger External links. - Robin Guitars website - Rio Grande Pickups website (sister company to Robin Guitars
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Ruth Vincent [SEP] voice type
Ruth Vincent Ruth Vincent (22 March 1877 – 4 July 1955) was an English opera singer and actress, best remembered for her performances in soprano roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in the 1890s and her roles in the West End during the first decade of the 20th century, particularly her role as Sophia in "Tom Jones". Vincent joined D'Oyly Carte in 1894 in the chorus at the age of 17. She began to play small roles in 1896, taking on larger roles in
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Sabina Mossolow [SEP] voice type
Sabina Mossolow Sabina Mossolow is a Namibian operatic soprano. Early life. Mossolow was born in Windhoek, Namibia, to Russian-German parentage. Her father was the historian and archivist Nikolai Mossolow. A student of Nellie du Toit, Mossolow completed a Bachelor's degree in music and French, an honours degree in journalism, a higher performer's licentiate in music and an honours and master's degree in music at Stellenbosch University. Her masters thesis looked at the life of her mentor du Toit. For
Nikolai Mossolow Nikolai Mossolow (1 July 1910 – 9 November 1988) was a Russian-born Namibian historian and archivist. Mossolow was born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1910, to Colonel Constantine Mossolow (1866–1924) and former dancer Xenia Vladimirovna Bosse (1886–1972). Mossolow first came to Namibia, then named South West Africa, in 1931 to visit his mother who had emigrated to that country and married a German Karakul farmer shortly after his father's death. He returned to Europe to study History of Art,
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Sebastian Mayer [SEP] voice type
Sebastian Mayer (Friedrich) Sebastian Mayer (actually Meier, 1773 – 9 May 1835) was a bass singer and stage director of the Classical era. Life. Mayer was born at Benediktbeuern. In 1793, he joined the theater company of Emanuel Schikaneder. On 23 December 1797, he became the second husband of Josepha (Weber) Hofer, the sister of Constanze Mozart. Constanze was the widow of Mozart, who had died in 1791. Mayer's best man at this wedding was Emanuel Schikaneder.
Bach as "small" voices, voice types with certain characteristics: he names Peter Kooij and Dorothee Mields as examples of that voice type. By contrast, a number of 21st-century Bach conductors have instead accepted Joshua Rifkin's arguments that most of Johann Sebastian Bach's choral music was performed with only one singer per voice part. Sources. - Malcolm Boyd. "Bach". Oxford University Press, 2006.
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Selma Kurz [SEP] voice type
Selma Kurz Selma Kurz (October 15, 1874 – May 10, 1933) was an Austrian operatic soprano known for her brilliant coloratura technique. Background. Selma Kurz was born in Biala to a very humble Jewish family of eleven children. She grew up in Bielitz. While still a girl, she was taken to a convent to be trained as a seamstress. The nuns quickly discovered the beauty of her voice, however, and she also often sang in the local synagogue. These circumstances led local people to
raise some money so that she could go to Vienna and audition for Professor Gänsbacher, a prominent vocal teacher who did not teach women, but wrote important letters of recommendation. Little Selma was thus enabled to visit the imposing Schloss Totis, the Viennese residence, "en villéggiature", of the famous patron of the arts count Nicholas (Miklós) Esterházy de Galántha, who agreed to pay for her lessons with another prominent vocal pedagogue, Johannes Ress. Once her career was established, Kurz consulted such world-renowned voice
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Seo Jung-hack [SEP] voice type
Seo Jung-hack Seo Jung-hack () is a South Korean baritone singer. Career. Career 1990s and 2000s. South Korean Baritone to Perform with the Metropolitan Opera Company (1997–98). After graduating from Seoul National University, Jung-Hack Seo entered the Curtis Institute of Music. "The New York Times" Dated on April 3, 1996 He debuted with the San Francisco Opera in 1993 where he was the First Asian singer to win the Schwabache Family Award. In 1996
Role: Fiorello (title role) Dated on Dec. 20, 1997 - 1996 Met Competition. - Serch of Jung-Hack Seo News *Online&sp-i=1 - Merola Opera - New York Times Search ”Jung-Hack Seo” External links. - SEO MUSICA UNITA: The Official Web Site Korean & Japanese. - KBS Open concert: - Operalia, The World Opera Competition - The American Russian Youth Orchestra in Concert
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Sesto Bruscantini [SEP] voice type
Sesto Bruscantini Sesto Bruscantini (10 December 1919 – 4 May 2003) was an Italian baritone, one of the greatest buffo singers of the post-war era, especially renowned in Mozart and Rossini. Biography and career. Bruscantini was born in Civitanova Marche, Marche, Italy. After obtaining a law degree, he turned to vocal studies in Rome, with Luigi Ricci at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. He won a vocal contest organized by RAI in 1947 and made his debut at La Scala in Milan
Regazzo holds degrees in singing, piano, choral music, and choral conducting, and has studied voice with Sesto Bruscantini and Regina Resnik. His operatic début (in Rossini's "L'inganno felice") took place in 1994 at the Pesaro Festival. Discography. His discography includes "Le Nozze di Figaro" (with René Jacobs), which won the Grammy Award in the category of Best Opera Recording; two recitals: "Chante Venise" and "Vivaldi: Arie per Basso" (Naïve; with Rinaldo Alessandrini
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Sharon Coste [SEP] voice type
Sharon Coste Sharon Coste (born in Montreal, 13 June 1963) is a French soprano of Canadian origin. Career. The recipient of several prizes and awards, among which at the Geneva, Paris, Toulouse and Bilbao international competitions, the Voix d’Or Prize (France), and the Mozart Prize of the Canadian Opera Company, Sharon Coste has sung on numerous European and North American opera stages including the Opéra National de Paris-Bastille, the Opéra National du Rhin, Florida Grand Opera, the Opéra de
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Sibylla Rubens [SEP] voice type
Sibylla Rubens Sibylla Rubens is a German classical concert soprano. Career. Sibylla Rubens studied voice (concert and opera) at the Staatliche Musikhochschule in Trossingen and at the Hochschule für Musik in Frankfurt and in master classes with Edith Mathis. She performed Fauré's Requiem with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Philippe Herreweghe. Sibylla Rubens has collaborated with Helmuth Rilling and took part in the project of Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir to record the complete vocal works of Johann Sebastian Bach. She has also interpreted
1928–2004), Welsh novelist - Gerardus Rubens Cistercian Abbot - Heinrich Rubens (1865–1922), German physicist - Jeff Rubens (born 1941), American bridge player - Michael Rubens, American comedian and author - Paul Rubens (composer) (fl. c. 1900), co-lyricist of Florodora - Shona Rubens (born 1986), Australia-born Canadian skier - Sibylla Rubens German singer People with the name Given name. - Rubens Barrichello (born 1972), Brazilian Formula One
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Waldemar Kmentt [SEP] voice type
Waldemar Kmentt Waldemar Kmentt (Wien, 2 February 1929 Ibidem, 21 January 2015) was an Austrian operatic tenor, who was particularly associated with the German repertory, both opera and operetta. Born in Vienna, Kmentt studied at the Vienna Music Academy, first the piano, and later voice with Adolf Vogel, Elisabeth Radó and Hans Duhan. In 1950, he sang the tenor-solo part in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony under Karl Böhm. His professional opera debut was in 1951 at the Vienna State Opera, as
(Vox Legends CDX2-5521 [2-CD reissue]) - Paul Kletzki, with Oralia Dominguez and Set Svanholm, Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Orfeo C748071B; live recording from 12 November 1954) - Josef Krips, with Anna Reynolds and Jess Thomas, Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Orfeo C278921B; live recording) - Rafael Kubelik, with Janet Baker and Waldemar Kmentt, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Audite B0000669K1) - Rafael Kubelik, with Hilde Rössel-Majdan and Waldemar Kmentt, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orfeo
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Walter Van Brunt [SEP] voice type
Walter Van Brunt Walter Van Brunt (April 22, 1892 – April 11, 1971) was an American tenor known initially for his recordings on Thomas Alva Edison's Blue Amberol Records and later for his role in a scandal involving a stage name and case of adultery. Biography. Van Brunt began his singing career at age 17 as an imitator of singer Billy Murray. He was soon performing with Ada Jones and John Bieling as well as the American Quartet. He worked in vaudeville and on Broadway, including in
pay alimony, criticized Van Brunt's character. From 1929 to 1933, Murray used Van Brunt on various radio programs. In 1929, Scanlon and Billy Murray provided the voices for the Fleischer short animation film "Finding His Voice", produced by Western Electric. External links. - Discography of Walter Van Brunt on Victor Records from the Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings (EDVR)
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Walther Ludwig [SEP] voice type
Walther Ludwig Walther Ludwig (17 March 1902 – 15 May 1981) was a German operatic lyric tenor, particularly associated with Mozart roles and Schubert lieder. Biography. He was born on 17 March 1902 in Bad Oeynhausen. He first studied medicine in Freiburg before turning to voice studies in Königsberg, where he made his debut in 1928. He then sang in Schwerin, where he created the title role in Paul Graeners's "Friedmann Bach" in 1931. He joined the Städtische Oper Berlin in 1932,
Erich Wenk Erich Wenk (12 August 1923 – 30 March 2012) was a German bass-baritone singer in opera and especially in concert. He was a professor of voice at the . Career. Wenk was born in . In 1957 he performed the by Johannes Brahms on a tour through Germany with Erna Berger, Gertrude Pitzinger and Walther Ludwig. He recorded the part of Don Fernando in Beethoven's "Fidelio" for the NDR, conducted by , with Gladys Kuchta and Julius Patzak in leading roles. In
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Yelena Dudochkin [SEP] voice type
Yelena Dudochkin Yelena Dudochkin is a Ukrainian-American soprano known for her "gorgeous, expressive and rich voice...a true pearl of the opera"(Voice of America) and her "dramatic intelligence" (Boston Globe). Biography. Dudochkin was born in Kiev in 1976, the daughter of an oil and gas engineer and a concert pianist. She immigrated to the United States at the age of 10. As a child, she studied piano which she pursued further at the Juilliard School while also a student at Columbia
the Golden Voices of America International Vocal Competition, performing in the winner's concert at Carnegie Hall. As a singer, Dudochkin has performed in over 40 concerts and 5 operas. Dudochkin's concert performances include performances in Carnegie Hall, Jordan Hall, Alice Tully Hall and Boston's Symphony Hall. Her opera performances include "The Nose", Don Pasquale, Iolanta, Tsar's Bride, Manon, Rigoletto, and The Snow Maiden. Dudochkin's voice has been described as having a "fully bodied, supple voice.
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Alain Vanzo [SEP] voice type
Lublin (Glycère), Alain Vanzo, tenor (Phaon); Frédéric Vassar (Pythéas), Alain Meunier (Alcée); French Radio Chorus and New Philharmonic Orchestra; Sylvain Cambreling, Harmonia Mundi 2453/4 (LPs); 32453/4 (CDs), 1979 - Gounod: "Mireille" – Mirella Freni (Mireille), Alain Vanzo (Vincent), José van Dam (Ourrias), Jane Rhodes (Taven), Gabriel Bacquier (Maître Ramon), Choeur et Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson;
(EMI) 1979. - Massenet: "Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame" – Alain Vanzo (Jean), Jules Bastin (Boniface), Marc Vento (Le Prieur), L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Roger Boutry – 1978 (EMI) - Meyerbeer: Fourteen Mélodies – Alain Vanzo, ténor; Josée Fabre, piano. Coriolan: GPP000016 released 2002. - Offenbach: "La Périchole" – Régine Crespin (La Périchole), Alain Vanzo (Piquillo), Jules Bastin (Don Andrès
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Aldo Protti [SEP] voice type
Aldo Protti Aldo Protti (July 19, 1920 – August 10, 1995) was an Italian baritone opera singer, particularly associated with the Italian repertory. Protti was born in Cremona. He studied in Parma, and made his debut in Pesaro, as Figaro, in 1948. He made his La Scala debut in 1950, as Amonasro, and sang there for many years. He sang widely in Italy and Europe in the standard Italian repertory, earning a reputation for being "one of the most reliable baritone in
Carmela Remigio Carmela Remigio (born 1973) is an Italian operatic soprano. Biography. Carmela Remigio was born in Pescara and began to study violin when she was five years old. She later began vocal training with Aldo Protti at the Accademia Musicale Pescarese. After graduating she continued her vocal training with Leone Magiera. In 1992 she won first prize at the Luciano Pavarotti International Voice Competition in Philadelphia. From 1997 she performed with Luciano Pavarotti in more than 70 concerts around the world. Remigio made her professional debut
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Alfredo Kraus [SEP] voice type
Alfredo Kraus Alfredo Kraus Trujillo (; 24 November 192710 September 1999) was a distinguished Spanish tenor from the Canary islands (known professionally as Alfredo Kraus), particularly known for the artistry he brought to opera's bel canto roles. He was also considered an outstanding interpreter of the title role in Massenet's opera "Werther", and especially of its famous aria, "Pourquoi me réveiller?" Early years. Kraus was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. His father was Austrian and his mother was Canarian
of voice production was passed on to her students, Alfredo Kraus, Renata Scotto, Anna Moffo, Fiorenza Cossotto, Ivo Vinco, Greek soprano Elena Suliotis, Venezuelan coloratura soprano Cecilia Nuñez Albanese, and Francisco Kraus. Francisco’s baritone voice has a wide vocal range, up to a high B with powerful bright, dark, rich notes, placed high in the mask. His career. In December 1960, Francisco made his Debut in the “Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi” in Trieste with the Moussorgsky opera Khovanshchina in
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Andreas Dippel [SEP] voice type
Andreas Dippel Andreas Dippel (30 November 1866 – 12 May 1932) was a German-born operatic tenor and impresario who from 1908 to 1910 was the joint manager (with Giulio Gatti-Casazza) of the New York Metropolitan Opera. Biography. Born Johann Andreas Dippel in Kassel, Germany, he initially trained for a banking career there, but also studied singing. He made his stage debut in 1887 at the Bremen Stadttheater as Lionel in Flotow's opera "Martha" and continued to study singing with Julius
his own opera school at the Ithaca Conservatory of Music in the 1920s, and in his later years, worked in the movie industry as a voice coach and musical advisor. Andreas Dippel died of heart disease at the age of 65 in Hollywood, California on 12 May 1932. Recordings. Andreas Dippel made six cylinders for Edison Records and several unpublished recordings for the Victor Talking Machine Company. He also appears on several Mapleson cylinders, which were recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera. Some of these remastered recordings appear
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Andreas Pruys [SEP] voice type
Andreas Pruys Andreas Pruys (born in Kleve) is a German classical bass singer. Professional career. Andreas Pruys studied singing and church music at the Folkwanghochschule in Essen. He worked as a church musician for several years, also as director of the music school in Emmerich. He has been a member of the choir NDR Chor since 2001. Pruys has performed as a soloist in oratorio concerts, especially singing the words of Jesus in Bach's Passions. In 2007, he sang Bach's Mass in B
staged concerts here with Elizabeth Parcells, Chanticleer and ensemble amarcord, among others. In the church St. Martin an annual choral concert is performed by the combined choirs Chor St. Martin and the chamber choir Martinis, conducted by Franz Fink, such as Bach's "St Matthew Passion" in 1998 with Elisabeth Scholl, Andreas Scholl and Max van Egmond and again in 2009 with Andreas Pruys and Klaus Mertens. The concert of 2011 was Handel's "Messiah", with soloists Katia Plaschka, Andreas Scholl, Ulrich Cordes and Markus
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Angelo Maria Amorevoli [SEP] voice type
Angelo Maria Amorevoli Angelo Maria Amorevoli (Venice, 16 September 1716 - Dresden, 15 November 1798) was a leading Italian tenor in Baroque opera. Biography. Angelo Amorevoli began singing in opera seria when he was just thirteen: in 1729 he sang in revivals of the musical dramas, "Amore e gratitudine", probably by Flavio Carlo Lanciani, and "Ottone in villa" by Antonio Vivaldi. The following year he was on the stage in Rome for Porpora’s operas "Mitridate" and "Siface"
Solimano Solimano is an opera in three acts composed by Johann Adolph Hasse to an Italian-language libretto by Giovanni Ambrogio Migliavacca. Loosely based on an episode in the life of Suleiman the Magnificent, the opera premiered on 5 February 1753 at the Opernhaus am Zwinger in Dresden. The lavish premiere production was designed by Giuseppe Galli Bibiena and featured Angelo Amorevoli in the title role. Background. Hasse was a favorite of Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria and composed multiple operas for her court in Dresden, beginning with "La
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Ann Drummond-Grant [SEP] voice type
Ann Drummond-Grant Ann Drummond-Grant (1905 – 11 September 1959) was a British singer and actress, best known for her performances in contralto roles of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Drummond-Grant began her career as a soprano. She joined D'Oyly Carte in 1933, but was considered by the company's management as too tall to be an ideal performer of the Savoy Operas' young soprano heroines, and left the company in 1938. During World War II she toured
Ida, "The Manchester Guardian" wrote, "Miss Ann Drummond-Grant sang and acted the heroine's part as finely as any of her predecessors that we can remember." The paper also praised her as Patience and Elsie. However, the company was hiring new sopranos, including Helen Roberts, and Drummond-Grant lost roles or had to share them. "The Times" later wrote, "Being strikingly tall and well-built, she was judged to be not quite fitted for the leading soprano parts.
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Anne-Lise Berntsen [SEP] voice type
Anne-Lise Berntsen Anne-Lise Berntsen (28 August 1943 – 3 November 2012) was a Norwegian soprano. The daughter of Harald Berntsen (1901–1974) and Arnhild Rossetnes (1916–1991), she was born in Drammen, and grew up in Eggedal. She studied at the Mozarteum, Salzburg, and undertook further music education in Århus, The Hague and London. Bernsten made her concert debuts in Århus and in London in 1978. Her operatic debut was in Stockholm in 1984. Hans Gefors composed the role of
also attended numerous masterclasses with such as Ileana Cotrubaş, Werner Güra, Jill Feldmann, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Susanna Eken, Håkan Hagegård, Anne-Lise Berntsen and was a student of the class Lied pianist Hartmut Höll. Tvinnereims repertoire ranges widely from lieder to church music and opera. Especially in sacred music, his lyrical voice has been used as the Evangelist and arias for the performances of Bach's "St John Passion", "St Matthew Passion", "St Mark Passion", "Christmas Oratorio",
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Anthony Laciura [SEP] voice type
Anthony Laciura Anthony Laciura (born September 27, 1951) is an American operatic tenor, noted for his abilities as a comprimario, and actor. Born in New Orleans, he studied voice there with Charles Paddock, also the teacher of Ticho Parly. Career. As a boy soprano, Laciura made his operatic debut in a small role in "Louise", in March 1965, at the New Orleans Opera Association, opposite the last performances in this opera of Dorothy Kirsten and Norman Treigle. As an adult
Wanda Brister Wanda Brister (born August 12, 1957) is an American operatic mezzo-soprano and voice teacher. Biography. Born in Houma, Louisiana, she has appeared throughout the Americas, Europe, and South America. She matriculated at Loyola University of the South, studying with Patricia Brooks Etienne (Havranek). It was here she made her unofficial debut in 1978 as Maddalena in act 4 of "Rigoletto", opposite Anthony Laciura as the Duke of Mantua. Two years later, she sang the
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Anton Raaff [SEP] voice type
Anton Raaff Anton Raaff (6 May 1714 – 28 May 1797) was a German tenor from Gelsdorf near Bonn. Career. Raaff studied at the Jesuit school in Bonn where the Elector of Bavaria, Clement Augustus, heard him singing and paid for him to train professionally. Raaff was brought to the capital, Munich, where he was engaged on an annual salary of 2000 thalers. From Munich he was sent to Bologna to study the Italian style so he would be able to perform in the prevailing "opera
The first performance took place at the Hoftheater in Mannheim on 5 January 1777 in a lavish production with sets designed by Lorenzo Quaglio. The performance also included a ballet choreographed by Étienne Lauchery to music by Christian Cannabich. The cast included two of the most famous singers of the day, Anton Raaff as Günther von Schwarzburg and Francesca Lebrun (née Franziska Danzi) as Anna, a role which Holzbauer had composed specifically for her voice. The opera was successfully revived in Mannheim in 1785. Modern revivals of the opera include a
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Antonio Magini-Coletti [SEP] voice type
Antonio Magini-Coletti Antonio Magini-Coletti (17 February 1855 – 21 July 1912) was a leading Italian baritone who had a prolific career in Europe and the United States during the late 19th century and the early part of the 20th century. A versatile artist, he appeared in several opera world premieres but was particularly associated with the works of Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner and the verismo composers. He was also an accomplished exponent of the bel canto repertoire. Biography. Magini-Coletti was born in 1855
Mattia Battistini (born 1856), Mario Ancona (born 1860), Pol Plançon (born 1851), and Antonio Magini-Coletti and Francesco Navarini (both born 1855). Quotations. - "There are no registers in the human singing voice when it is accurately produced. According to natural laws of voice, it is made up of one register that constitutes its entire range" - "Bel-canto is not a school of sensuously pretty voice-production. It has come to be a generally
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Armand Crabbé [SEP] voice type
Armand Crabbé Charles Armand Crabbé (23 April 1883, Brussels – 24 July 1947, Brussels) was a Belgian operatic baritone. He studied at the Brussels Conservatory with Désiré Demest. In 1904 he made his professional opera debut at La Monnaie as the Nightwatchman in Richard Wagner's "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg". He was a leading performer at the Royal Opera House in London from 1906 to 1914 and again in 1937. He performed with the Manhattan Opera House from 1907 to 1910 and with the Chicago Grand Opera Company from
) - Gustave Huberdeau biography from Operissimo.com (In German) External links. - "Artists in the War", "New York Times" article of 19 September 1914 mistakenly reporting Huberdeau's death on the World War I battlefields along with two other French opera singers Léon Rothier and Armand Crabbé. All of them had in fact survived. Rothier died in 1951 and Crabbé in 1947.
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Arthur Fear [SEP] voice type
Arthur Fear Arthur Fear (1902–1984) was a Welsh bass and baritone opera singer. Born in Cwmcelyn, Blaina in 1902, he worked underground in the colliery until receiving a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in 1923, where he studied under Thomas Meux. While a student he attracted attention for his performances in Falstaff and as Hans Sachs in Meistersinger, his first professional role with the British National Opera Company, and one which became his hallmark. After leaving the Royal Academy in 1928, Fear joined the Royal
Zelda Fichandler. "An Interview With Zelda Fichandler." Group 3, no. 4 (1979): 236-54. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41717969. 8. Bartow, Arthur. "The Director's Voice : Twenty-One Interviews." New York : Theatre Communications Group. 2012. eBook. 7. Marks, Peter. ZELDA FICHANDLER: [FINAL Edition] The Washington Post; Washington, D.C. [Washington, D.C] 11 Sep 2005: N.07. http://search.proquest.com/docview/409888684 10. Patricia Bauer. Zelda Fichandler. Encyclopædia
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Badri Maisuradze [SEP] voice type
Badri Maisuradze Badri Maisuradze () (born on November 13, 1966) is a Georgian tenor opera singer, a leading dramatic tenor of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. Born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, he graduated from the Tbilisi State Conservatoire in 1989, after which he became a probationer at the Bolshoi Theatre. In 1990-1993, he was a soloist at Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre. In 1995, he joined the Bolshoi Theatre. From 2016 he is leading Georgian National Opera and Ballet
(Khutsishvili) - Eldar Shengelaia - Dito Tsintsadze - Beso Turazashvili Cultural figures Opera singers. - Paata Burchuladze - Lamara Chkonia - Giorgi Danelia - Tamar Iveri - Makvala Kasrashvili - Nino Machaidze - Badri Maisuradze - Natela Nicoli - Anita Rachvelishvili - Zurab Sotkilava - Nino Surguladze Cultural figures Painters. - Merab Abramishvili - George Abuashvili - Elene Akhvlediani - David Alexidze - Gia Bugadze - Gigo Gabashvili - Lado Gudiashvili - Gia Gugushvili
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Barbara Frittoli [SEP] voice type
Barbara Frittoli Barbara Frittoli (born 19 April 1967) is an Italian operatic soprano who has sung leading roles in opera houses throughout Europe and in the United States. She was born in Milan and graduated from the Milan Conservatory. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1995 as Micaela in "Carmen" and has gone on to sing in over 80 performances there including Donna Elvira in "Don Giovanni", Fiordiligi in "Così fan tutte", Angelica in "Suor Angelica", Desdemona in "Otello", the
Turandot at the Forbidden City Turandot at the Forbidden City was a 1998 live production of Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot" directed by Zhang Yimou. The opera was performed by Giovanna Casolla, Audrey Stottler, and Sharon Sweet alternating as Princess Turandot; Kristján Jóhannsson, Sergej Larin and Lando Bartolini as Calàf; and Barbara Frittoli, Angela-Maria Blasi and Barbara Hendricks as Liù, with Zubin Mehta conducting the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. A film was made of the performance with Casolla, Larin and Frittoli. In the United
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Barry McDaniel [SEP] voice type
Barry McDaniel Barry McDaniel (October 18, 1930 – June 18, 2018) was an American operatic baritone who spent his career almost exclusively in Germany, including 37 years at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He appeared internationally at major opera houses and festivals, and created roles in several new operas, including Henze's "Der junge Lord", Nabokov's "Love's Labour's Lost", and Reimann's "Melusine". He was also a celebrated concert singer and recitalist, focused on German "Lied" and
the celebrated cellist Lynn Harrell, was born. From 1945 to 1956 Harrell taught voice at The Juilliard School and from 1957 to 1960 he taught at Southern Methodist University. In 1954 he succeeded Walter Paepcke as the director of the Aspen Music Festival and School, a position he held until his death in 1960. His pupils included singers William Blankenship, Michael Trimble, and Barry McDaniel. Harrell died in Dallas, aged 50. References. General citations Inline citations
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Berta Foersterová [SEP] voice type
Berta Foersterová Berta Foersterová (née Lautererová, sometimes styled Bertha Laurer or Berta Foersterová-Lautererová) (born Prague, January 11, 1869 - died there April 9, 1936) was a Czech operatic soprano active in Germany. The wife of composer Josef Bohuslav Foerster, she met him while appearing at the Hamburg State Opera. She created the role of Desdemona in the Czech premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's "Otello", and sang Tatiana in the Czech premiere of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin"; she also
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Bruce Boyce [SEP] voice type
Bruce Boyce Bruce Boyce (1910 – 11 May 1996) was a prominent Canadian-born American baritone singer of opera, oratorio and lieder, who made his postwar career in Britain and became a professor at the Royal Academy of Music. Early career. Born John Bruce McClaren in London, Ontario, Bruce Boyce was the son of a Canadian veterinary surgeon. His father was not musical, but his mother sang and gave him early encouragement. At a young age his family moved to Superior, Nebraska, in
of the Boyce Revival". "Musical Times" 144, no. 1884 (Autumn): 54–59. - Bartlett, Ian, and Robert J. Bruce. 2001. "Boyce, William". "The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians", second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers. - Bruce, Robert J. 2005. "Boyce, William (bap. 1711, d. 1779)", "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", Oxford University Press
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Carl Loewe [SEP] voice type
Carl Loewe Johann Carl Gottfried Loewe (; 30 November 1796 – 20 April 1869), usually called Carl Loewe (sometimes seen as Karl Loewe), was a German composer, tenor singer and conductor. In his lifetime, his songs () were well enough known for some to call him the "Schubert of North Germany", and Hugo Wolf came to admire his work. He is less known today, but his ballads and songs, which number over 400, are occasionally performed. Life and career.
modulates within characters. The rhythm of the piano accompaniment also changes within the characters. The first time the Erl-king sings in measure 57, the galloping motive disappears. However, when the Erlking sings again in measure 87, the piano accompaniment plays arpeggios rather than chords. "Erlkönig" has been transcribed for various settings: for solo piano by Franz Liszt; for solo voice and orchestra by Hector Berlioz, Franz Liszt and Max Reger; for solo violin by Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst. Settings to music The Carl Loewe
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Carolyn Long [SEP] voice type
Carolyn Long Carolyn Long (June 13, 1915 - October 3, 1991) was an American operatic soprano and concert singer. She was born as Carolyn Elizabeth Creighton in Cambridge, Maryland. She studied piano as a child, winning a scholarship to study piano at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore in 1932 at the age of 16. Her singing voice soon proved to be a greater gift, however, and she changed to vocal studies two years later. She was said to have made her stage debut in Baltimore while
Carolyn Lawrence Carolyn Lawrence is an American actress and voice actress, who is known for her long-running voice role as Sandy Cheeks on "SpongeBob SquarePants". Life and career. Lawrence left high school to take dance classes in Chicago. Since then, she began her long-running role as Sandy Cheeks on "SpongeBob SquarePants". She was also the voice of Cindy Vortex on "" and the title character, Orel Puppington, on "Moral Orel". Lawrence is the voice of Ashley Graham
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Chad Shelton [SEP] voice type
Chad Shelton Chad Shelton (born 1970 in Orange, Texas) is an American operatic tenor. Particularly associated with the Houston Grand Opera (HGO), Shelton has excelled in performances of contemporary American operas and in the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Giuseppe Verdi. He has appeared in numerous world premieres with the HGO including Laurie in Mark Adamo's "Little Women" (1998), Nico in Adamo's "Lysistrata" (2005), and Ulises in Daniel Catán's "" (2004) among others.
Produced By Bob Thiele) Pharrell Williams, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani – "The Voice Season 7 (December 16th)" - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Produced By Judy Garland) Red Velvet – "Happiness (Promo CDS) (August 3)" - Happiness (August 3) (Single) (Produced By Chad Hugo & Will Simms) Sage The Gemini – "Gas Pedal (MSSL CMMND Remix) (Promo) (Unreleased)" -
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Charlotte Brent [SEP] voice type
Charlotte Brent Charlotte Brent (1735 – 10 April 1802) was a child prodigy and celebrated soprano singer of the 18th century. She was the daughter of Charles Brent (1693–1770), a Handelian counter-tenor, and fencing-master. She was a pupil and mistress of Thomas Arne (the composer of Rule, Britannia!) and later the wife of the violinist Thomas Pinto (whom she married in 1766). She was also the step grandmother of the composer and keyboard virtuoso George Pinto. Brent had
2" World Grand Prix announcers. "Cars 2" World Grand Prix announcers Brent Mustangburger. Brent Mustangburger, a 1965 Ford Mustang in traditional racing blue, is based on ESPN/ABC sportscaster Brent Musburger, who provides the character's voice. He re-appears in the spin-off film "Planes". "Cars 2" World Grand Prix announcers David Hobbscap. David Hobbscap, a British racing green 1963 Jaguar Coombs Lightweight E-Type, is a former champion from 24 Heures du Mans turned television sportscaster. His character is based on the
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David Malis [SEP] voice type
David Malis David Malis (1957) is an American operatic baritone. In 1985 he won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World contest. His roles include Mozart's Papageno.
Candid Camera" (Indianapolis) - Steve Kroft, journalist and correspondent for "60 Minutes" (Kokomo) - Allan Lane, actor, voice of Mr. Ed (Mishawaka) - David Letterman, television personality (Indianapolis) - Shelley Long, actress (Fort Wayne) - Karl Malden, actor (Gary) - Claire Malis, actress (Gary) - Patrick McVey, actor (Fort Wayne) - Julie McWhirter, voice actress (Indianapolis) - Tammy Lynn Michaels,
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Didier Henry [SEP] voice type
Didier Henry Didier Henry (born 24 May 1953) is a French baritone. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris before joining the Opéra National de Lyon. He is well known for his French opera roles, including those by Massenet, Gounod, Debussy, and Ravel. He also starred in a notable recording of Prokofiev's "The Love for Three Oranges" in French, under conductor Kent Nagano. The baritone is regularly invited on international stages, as often for lyrical productions than for concerts or recitals.
Germinal" (1993) - Narrator (voice, uncredited) - "La machine" (1994) - Hugues - "Les Trois Frères" (1995) - Le président du tribunal - "Didier" (1997) - Type aéroport #1 - "Un grand cri d'amour" (1998, directed by Josiane Balasko) - Maillard - "La débandade" (1999) - Claude Langmann - "Va savoir" (2001) - Librarian - "Les Rois mages" (
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Dusolina Giannini [SEP] voice type
Dusolina Giannini Dusolina Giannini (December 19, 1902 – June 29, 1986) was an Italian-American soprano, particularly associated with the Italian repertory. Biography. Born into a musical family in Philadelphia, Giannini was the daughter of Italian tenor Ferruccio Giannini (1868-1948), who came to the United States in 1885, and with whom she first studied, later studying with Marcella Sembrich in New York. She began in concert in 1923, in New York, also appearing in England. She made
by Avery Claflin - 1938: "The Scarlet Letter" by Vittorio Giannini, starring Dusolina Giannini, premiered at the Hamburg State Opera - 1959: "The Scarlet Letter" by Robin Milford - 1961: "The Scarlet Letter" by Walter Kaufmann - 1964-1967: "The Scarlet Letter" by Donald Lybbert (unperformed) - 1965: "The Scarlet Letter" by Fredric Kroll - 1965: "The Scarlet Letter" by Hugh Mullins - 1970: "The Scarlet Letter"
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Edda Moser [SEP] voice type
Edda Moser Edda Moser (born 27 October 1938) is a German operatic soprano. She was particularly well known for her interpretations of music by Mozart. Her 1973 recital LP "" received the Grand Prix du Disque. Career. Moser was born in Berlin, the daughter of the musicologist Hans Joachim Moser. She studied there at the Stern Conservatory with Hermann Weißenborn and Gerty König and made her debut as Kate Pinkerton in "Madama Butterfly" at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in 1962. After singing in the Wurzburg
Live recordings - Handel – "Rinaldo" – Alcina (Met, 1984) - Henze – "Novae de infinito laudes" - Mozart – "Don Giovanni" – Donna Anna (Met, 1971) - Mozart – "Mitridate" – Aspasia - Verdi – "Rigoletto" – Gilda - Wagner – "Die Walküre", first act – Sieglinde Anthologies - "Great Moments of ... Edda Moser" [EMI box set] - "Edda Moser singt Mozart", EMI
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Edith Kertész-Gabry [SEP] voice type
Edith Kertész-Gabry Edith Kertész-Gabry (18 July 1927 – 10 February 2012) was a Hungarian soprano and professor of opera at the Cologne University of Music. Early years and education. Edith Kertész-Gabry, born Edith Gáncz in Budapest, Hungary, studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, and made her debut in 1951 at the Budapest National Opera. That same year, she married the conductor, István Kertész. After the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Kertész-Gabry left Hungary and moved
Kertész Kertész is a Hungarian occupational surname, which means gardener, derived from "kert" ("garden"). Alternative spellings include Kertesz and Kertes. The surname may refer to: - Alice Kertész (born 1935), Hungarian gymnast - Amir Kertes (born 1975), Israeli musician - André Kertész (1894–1985), Hungarian photographer - Daniella Kertesz (born 1989), Israeli actress - Dezsö Kertész (1892–1965), Hungarian actor - Edith Kertész-Gabry (1927–2012),
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Edward Zambara [SEP] voice type
Edward Zambara Edward Zambara (1926, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – August 7, 2007, Boston, Massachusetts, USA) was a Canadian-American bass-baritone singer and leading music educator. Training. He studied opera with Boris Goldovsky and Sarah Caldwell, as well as lieder with Felix Wolfes, Frederic Popper, Jörg Demus, and Eric Werba. Most significantly, Zambara was the pupil of Professor William L. Whitney at the New England Conservatory of Music at which he earned bachelor's and master's
. On his singing teacher's suggestion he decided to pursue his vocal studies in the United States. From 1985 to 1987 he studied with Edward Zambara at the St. Louis Conservatory of Music and from 1987 to 1990 with Mark Elyn at the University of Illinois where he received his Master of Music degree in voice. In 1990 he won the Rose Shenson Scholarship to San Francisco Opera's Merola Opera Program and the University of Illinois Krannert Debut Award. The following year he won the first-prize in Mae M. Whitaker International Competition for
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Elena Cernei [SEP] voice type
Elena Cernei Elena Cernei (1 March 1924 – 27 November 2000) was a Romanian operatic mezzo-soprano, musicologist, and voice teacher. During her 25-year career as an opera singer, she sang in leading opera houses in both Europe and North America. In 1963, she was made "Artistă Emerită" (Honoured Artist) of the Republic of Romania and in 1999 received the degree of "Doctor Honoris Causa" from the National University of Music Bucharest for her contributions to the field of musicology. Biography.
Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie) Digital archives. Accessed 30 September 2009. - Metropolitan Opera, Performance record: Cernei, Elena (Mezzo Soprano), MetOpera Database. Accessed 30 September 2009. External links. - Cernei, Elena on WorldCat
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Erik Ole Bye [SEP] voice type
Erik Ole Bye Erik Ole Bye (20 March 1883 – 17 May 1953) was a Norwegian operatic baritone. He studied singing with Morgenstierne in Oslo, zur Muhlen in London and R. Willani in Paris. He also competed at the Olympics as a rower. Biography. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He made his professional opera debut in 1913 at the National Theatre, Oslo as Don Basilio in Gioachino Rossini's "The Barber of Seville". From 1914-
Erik Bye Erik Erikssønn Bye (March 1, 1926 – October 13, 2004) was a versatile Norwegian journalist, artist, author, film actor, folk singer and radio and television personality. He was one of the 20th century's most well-known and popular radio and television figures in Norway. Born in Brooklyn, New York, to Rønnaug (née Dahl) and opera singer Erik Ole Bye, his family moved home to Norway when he was six years old. After a few years in Ringerike they
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Fabio Armiliato [SEP] voice type
Fabio Armiliato Fabio Armiliato (born 17 August 1956, Genoa) is an Italian tenor. Career. Armiliato has been referred to critically as "the best Chénier of our time" (Landini, "L'Opera"). In 1992 he sang the role of Mario Cavaradossi at the Vlaamse Opera. The conductor was Silvio Varviso. In 1993, he debuted in the Metropolitan Opera House in New York in "Il trovatore", returning later in "Aida" and "Madama Butterfly". He has also performed
conductor Marco Armiliato - Le Mandarin: Puccini's "Turandot" with Cynthia Makris and Jean-François Borras, Opéra de Marseille, conductor Daniel Klajner Roles 2005. - Noé: Benjamin Britten's "Arche de Noé", Opéra de Marseille, conductor Christophe Larrieu - Pristav: Modeste Mussorgski's "Boris Godunov" with Anatoli Kotcherga and Alexander Anisimov, Philip Langridge, Capitole de Toulouse, conductor Bernhard Kontarsky - Un député flamand: Verdi's "Don Carlos", with Ludovic Tézier, Fabio Armiliato,
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Felice Varesi [SEP] voice type
Felice Varesi Felice Varesi (born Calais, 1813 – died Milan, 13 March 1889) was a French-born Italian baritone with an illustrious singing career that began in the 1830s and extended into the 1860s. He is best remembered today for his close association with several famous operas composed by Giuseppe Verdi, whose birth year he shared. Career. Specializing initially in the bel canto operas of Verdi's predecessor Gaetano Donizetti, Varesi began his career in Varese in 1834 and went on to sing in Faenza, Florence
Gilda Varesi, was an actress and playwright. Sources. - Forbes, Elizabeth (1992), 'Varesi, Felice' in "The New Grove Dictionary of Opera", ed. Stanley Sadie (London) . - Harold Rosenthal and John Warrack (1979), 'Varesi, Felice' in "The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera" (second edition; London) .
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Ferruccio Furlanetto [SEP] voice type
Ferruccio Furlanetto Ferruccio Furlanetto (born 16 May 1949 in Sacile, Italy) is an Italian bass. His professional debut was in 1974 in Lonigo, he debuted at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan in 1979, in a production of Verdi's "Macbeth", conducted by Claudio Abbado. He has gone on to sing numerous roles, including both Don Giovanni and Leporello in Mozart's "Don Giovanni", Philip II in Verdi's "Don Carlos", Figaro in Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro",
teaching. He taught piano at the Liceo Musicale of Piacenza and singing at the conservatories of Parma and Milan. He then went on to coach vocal technique and interpretation at the opera school of La Scala in Milan. Campogalliani was the voice teacher of Renata Tebaldi, Renata Scotto, Mirella Freni, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Ruggero Raimondi, Luciano Pavarotti, Carlo Bergonzi, Gino Penno, Antonio Carangelo and Giuliano Bernardi. In 1946, to honour his father Francesco, Ettore Campogalliani founded the "Accademia Teatrale Francesco Campogalliani", a
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Florence Easton [SEP] voice type
Florence Easton Florence Easton (25 October 1882 – 13 August 1955) was a popular English dramatic soprano in the early 20th century. She was one of the most versatile singers of all time. She sang more than 100 parts, covering a wide range of styles and periods, from Mozart, Meyerbeer, Gounod, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, Strauss, Schreker and Krenek. In Wagner she sang virtually every soprano part, large and small from Senta onwards, including the "Götterdämmerung" Brünnhilde. She described herself
Diagnosed as a teenager with pulmonary disease, her doctor suggested she try studying classical singing to strengthen her lungs, as was customary at the time. Following his instructions, she began studying privately with Hollywood-based tenor, Amado Fernandez, during high school. In a fluke of fate, a great voice and singing talent emerged. Her natural potential revealed, she went on to study more seriously with Horatio Cogswell, and later in New York City with Florence Easton. Conner attended Compton High School in Compton, California,
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