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Franca Mattiucci [SEP] voice type
Franca Mattiucci Franca Mattiucci (Rome, 1938) is an Italian operatic mezzo-soprano who had an active international career from 1963-1987. In her native country she made appearances at the Arena di Verona Festival, the Baths of Caracalla, La Fenice, La Scala, the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, the Teatro della Pergola, the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, the Teatro di San Carlo, the Teatro Donizetti, the Teatro Margherita, the Teatro Massimo Bellini, the Teatro Massimo, the Teatro Regio di Parma, and
Vitale, Elena Nicolai, Renato Gavarini, Alfredo Fineschi, Giuliano Ferrein, Albino Gagi – Chorus and Orchestra della Rai di Roma, conducted by Fernando Previtali (Warner Fonit, 1951) - Sung in Italian - Maria Callas, Ebe Stignani, Franco Corelli, Rossi-Lemeni, Sordello – Teatro alla Scala Chorus and Orchestra, Milano, conducted by Antonino Votto (Warner Classics, 1954) - Sung in Italian - Leyla Gencer, Franca Mattiucci, Robleto Merolla, Teatro Massimo di Palermo orchestra and chorus conducted by Fernando
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Franz Vitzthum [SEP] voice type
Franz Vitzthum Franz Vitzthum is a German countertenor, a male classical singer in the alto vocal range, specialising in Baroque music. He was trained as a boy singer with the Regensburger Domspatzen and studied with Kai Wessel at the Musikhochschule Köln. He is a member of the Staatstheater Karlsruhe and the vocal quartet "Stimmwerck". External links. - Official website - Franz Vitzthum maierartists.de - Franz Vitzthum Berlin State Opera - Franz Vitzthum aeolus-music.com - Franz Vitzthum Carus-Verlag
- Nov 1981; CMSgt. George A. Vitzthum, Nov 1981 - Sep 1985; CMSgt. Gordon G. Kniskern, Sep 1985 - 1988; CMSgt. Richard A. Moon, 1988 - Oct 1990; CMSgt. Jayne E. Shorey, Oct 1990 - Aug 1993; CMSgt. Samuel P. Neale, Sep 1993 - Feb 1997; CMSgt. Walter F. Souder, Feb 1997 - Nov 1999; CMSgt. Jenny L. Smith, Nov 1999 - Apr 2000; CMSgt. Arthur H. Hafner III, Apr 2000 - 2003; CMSgt.
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Frederic Austin [SEP] voice type
Frederic Austin Frederic Austin (30 March 187210 April 1952) was an English baritone singer, a musical teacher and composer in the period 1905–30. He is best remembered for his restoration and production of "The Beggar's Opera" by John Gay and Johann Christoph Pepusch, and its sequel, "Polly", in 1920–23. Austin was the older brother of the composer Ernest Austin (1874–1947). The standard melody for the carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" was published by Austin in 1909. His arrangement
List of compositions by Frederic Austin Frederic Austin did not assign opus numbers to any of his music. His published output (apart from "The Beggar's Opera", "Polly" and "Perviligium Veneris") consists mainly of song settings for solo voice or chorus, while most of his major orchestral and other works remain in manuscript (see the 'MS' column). Most of Austin's works can be accurately dated, though some (mostly lacking an extant MS) are undated: see the 'Year
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Friederike Grün [SEP] voice type
Friederike Grün Friederike Grün (14 June 1836 – January 1917) was a German operatic soprano who had an active career during the latter half of the 19th century. Possessing a powerful voice with a wide vocal range, she sang a broad repertoire that encompassed Italian, French, and German opera. High points from her stage repertoire included the title heroine in Vincenzo Bellini's "Norma", Agathe in Carl Maria von Weber's "Der Freischütz", Leonore in "Fidelio", Rachel in Fromental Halévy's "La
Bispham, Italo Campanini, Virgilio Collini, Samuel Silas Curry, Franz Ferenczy, Friederike Grün, Teresa Stolz, Marie van Zandt, Maria Waldmann, Herbert Witherspoon, Tecla Vigna, and Lizzie Graham. His methods were very similar to older Italian methods, and he wrote a number of treatises on the subject. Award. Lamperti was created a Commander of the Crown of Italy for his services to music. Personal life. His son Giovanni Battista Lamperti (1839–1910) was also a well-known voice teacher
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Frédérique Vézina [SEP] voice type
Frédérique Vézina Frédérique Vézina (born ) is a Canadian operatic soprano. Vézina gained recognition when she made her Canadian Opera Company debut in 2002–2003 as Lisa and Mascha in Tchaikovsky's "The Queen of Spades". Critics hailed the arrival of a major presence on the operatic stage. Critic Robert Everett-Green of "The Globe and Mail" praised her "big Act III aria" as "eloquent testimony to the character's own addiction to emotional gambling." She was cast in the Canadian debut of "The Handmaid
Vézina Vézina is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: - Antoine Vézina (21st century), Canadian actor - Frédérique Vézina (21st century), Canadian singer - Georges Vézina (1887–1926), Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender - Joseph Vézina (1849–1924), Canadian conductor - Monique Vézina (born 1935), Canadian politician - Pierre Vézina (1772–1852), Canadian politician See also. - Vezina Trophy, named after Georges Vézina
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Gabriele Schreckenbach [SEP] voice type
Gabriele Schreckenbach Gabriele Schreckenbach (born in Berlin) is a German contralto singer in opera and concert and an academic voice teacher. She recorded Bach cantatas with the Gächinger Kantorei and Helmuth Rilling. She recorded choral works of Mozart, his "Waisenhausmesse" K. 139 and rarely performed pieces, with the RIAS Kammerchor and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marcus Creed. She recorded the part of Ursula in the opera "Feuersnot" of Richard Strauss with Erich Leinsdorf and parts in three operas of Paul Hindemith with Gerd
of soprano and alto. John Eliot Gardiner notes the movement's "madrigalian lightness and delicacy perfectly appropriate to the joyous message of the parable". Recordings. - "Die Bach Kantate Vol. 27", Helmuth Rilling, Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Arleen Augér, Gabriele Schnaut (No.2), Gabriele Schreckenbach, Kurt Equiluz, Niklaus Tüller, Hänssler 1982 - "J. S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk – Sacred Cantatas Vol. 9", Gustav Leonhardt, Knabenchor Hannover, Collegium Vocale Gent,
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Geeta Novotny [SEP] voice type
Geeta Novotny Geeta Novotny (born Geeta Bhatnagar) is an American mezzo-soprano, actor, published writer and columnist. As a classical singer, Novotny has performed principal roles nationally with opera companies and symphony orchestras from the stages of New York City's Carnegie Hall and the American Ballet Theatre at the Metropolitan Opera to the stages of the Los Angeles Opera and the Aspen Music Festival. Novotny has sung lead vocals on film soundtracks and has a career as a principal stage and film actor. She is also a project leader
including teaching stress-reducing, health-promoting meditation to one million at-risk youth and 10,000 veterans with Posttraumatic stress disorder. Early life and education. Novotny is the progeny of a South Asian Indian father and an American-Irish mother who both excelled in careers in the medical field. "Geeta" means "Song" in Hindi. Novotny was born in St. Louis, Missouri and was raised in the rural Western Pennsylvania town of Brookville. Novotny is the middle child of two siblings. Her older sister
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Giacomo Roppa [SEP] voice type
Giacomo Roppa Giacomo Roppa was an Italian operatic tenor who was active career in Italy's most important opera houses from the 1830s through the 1850s. He also made appearances at the Liceu in Spain. He is best remembered for creating the role of Jacopo Foscari in the world premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's "I due Foscari" in 1844. Career. In 1832 Roppa portrayed the role of Guelfo in the world premiere of Giuseppe Fournier-Gorre's "Francesca da Rimini" at the Regio Teatro degli Avvalorati di Livorno
– Kōichi Yamadera, voice actor - July 14 – Keiko Saito, actress - August 16 – Urara Takano, voice actress - September 21 – Yumi Takada, voice actress - October 20 – Michie Tomizawa, voice actress and singer - November 21 – Maria Kawamura, voice actress - December 24 - Eriko Kitagawa, screenwriter and director Deaths. - January 16 – Roppa Furukawa, film actor (b. 1903) - July 23 – Shigeko Higashikuni, previously "Shigeko, Princess Teru"
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Giuseppe Nessi [SEP] voice type
Giuseppe Nessi Giuseppe Nessi (25 September 1887 – 16 December 1961) was an Italian operatic tenor. Life. Nessi was born in Bergamo, near Milan in Italy. He made his debut in Saluzzo in 1916, in the role of Alfredo in "La Traviata". However, on the advice of renowned Italian conductor Tullio Serafin, the majority of his career was focussed on character tenor roles. He was La Scala's leading comprimario tenor between 1921 and 1959, and also performed at the Royal Opera House
Nessi Nessi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: - Antonio Nessi, Italian engraver, painter and photographer - Giuseppe Nessi, Italian opera singer - Lino Nessi, Paraguayan footballer - Marzio Nessi, experimental physicist at CERN See also. - NeSSI (New Sampling/Sensor Initiative), a global and open initiative sponsored by the Center for Process Analysis and Control
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Giuseppe Siboni [SEP] voice type
Giuseppe Siboni Giuseppe Siboni (27 January 1780 – 28 March 1839) was an Italian operatic tenor, opera director, choir conductor, and voice teacher. He began his career in his native country in 1797 and actively performed in major Italian opera houses up through 1818. From 1806 to 1809 he performed successfully in London, and from 1810 to 1814 he was active in Vienna, where he enjoyed the friendship of Ludwig van Beethoven. He played a critical role in Danish musical life from 1819 until his death in 1839.
stonemason Nicholas Hansen (1775–1834) and his second wife Frederikke Christine, née Hess (1775–1850). He was admitted to the Giuseppe Siboni Conservatory when he was 11 years old, but soon had to focus his attention on composition because his beautiful voice began to change. He was encouraged by both J.P.E. Hartmann and Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, to whom he dedicated his first printed work "Six Romances" written in 1835. In 1840 he took part in the Musikforeningen's overture competition in Copenhagen, where Gade won first prize
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Gwynne Howell [SEP] voice type
Gwynne Howell Gwynne Howell (born 13 June 1938) is a Welsh operatic bass, known particularly for his performances of Verdi and Wagner roles. Life and career. Born in Gorseinon, Wales, he studied at the RMCM, where he sang Leporello in concert, and Hunding, Fasolt, and Pogner in staged performances. He joined the Sadler's Wells Theatre in 1968, and the Royal Opera House in 1970. He was also a regular guest at the English National Opera and the Welsh National Opera.
Howell Gwynne Howell Gwynne may refer to: - Howell Arthur Gwynne (1865–1950), British author, editor of the "London Morning Post" 1911–1937 - Howell Gwynne (MP) (1718–1780), British politician, MP for Radnorshire 1755–61, and Old Sarum 176–68
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Gérald Isaac [SEP] voice type
Gérald Isaac Gérald Isaac is a Canadian actor and tenor known for his performances in both operas and musicals. He has performed leading roles with the Canadian Opera Company, the Houston Grand Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the New York City Opera, Opera Atelier, and the San Francisco Opera. He has performed in musicals at the National Arts Centre, the Princess of Wales Theatre, and the Stratford Festival.
a painter of James I's court, painting numerous portraits of the queen Anne of Denmark and Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales. Some of his work is housed in Windsor Castle. Some of his pen drawings are located in the British Museum. See also. - List of British artists External links. - Isaac Oliver online (ArtCyclopedia) - Three Louvre miniatures recently attributed to Isaac Oliver (The Art Tribune - 20 Sep. 2008)
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Helmut Kretschmar [SEP] voice type
Helmut Kretschmar Helmut Kretschmar (born 3 February 1928) is a German classical tenor who spent most of his career performing in concerts and recitals with major orchestras and at important music festivals internationally. Although he focused his career mainly within the concert repertoire, Kretschmar did appear two times on the opera stage, notably singing in the world premiere of Arnold Schoenberg's "Moses und Aron" in 1954. Possessing a rich and warm lyric tenor voice, Kretschmar excelled in the concert repertoire of Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel,
Klesie Kelly Klesie Kelly, or Klesie Kelly-Moog, is an American soprano and voice teacher at the Musikhochschule Köln and for international master classes. Career. Born in Kentucky, Kelly studied voice in Germany with Bettina Björgsten, Helmut Kretschmar and Günther Weißenborn. More active in concert than on the opera stage, she has collaborated with conductors such as Moshe Atzmon, Wolfgang Gönnenwein, Erich Leinsdorf, Bruno Maderna and Hiroshi Wakasugi. In 1971, Kelly appeared at the Mozartsaal of the Konzerthaus in Vienna, singing
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Hildegard Laurich [SEP] voice type
Hildegard Laurich Hildegard Laurich (15 January 1941 – 11 February 2009), was a German classical contralto singer. Professional career. Born in Halle, Laurich studied at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold, in Berlin with Hermann Weissenborn, and in private study with Professor Frederick Husler in Cureglia. She sang mostly in concert, particularly in works of Johann Sebastian Bach. In 1974 she sang the alto part in Bach's "St Matthew Passion" in the Konstantinbasilika of Trier with Gertraud Stoklassa, Kurt Huber, Siegmund
Lorenz and others. Berlin Soloists, Berlin Chamber Orchestra, dir Peter Schreier. Berlin Classics, Catalog: 4910 - Bach: Alto Arias Performers: Helen Watts, Carolyn Watkinson, Hildegard Laurich, Julia Hamari and others. Helmuth Rilling, Stuttgart Bach Collegium. Hänssler Classic, Catalog: 98243 - Bach: Magnificat Performers: Paul Elliott, Carolyn Watkinson, Emma Kirkby, David Thomas and others. Simon Preston, Christopher Hogwood, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Academy of Ancient Music. L'oiseau Lyre, Catalog: 443199
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Inese Galante [SEP] voice type
Inese Galante Inese Galante (born 12 March 1954) is a Latvian soprano opera singer. Galante is known for a great beauty of tone, nuanced pianissimos and sensitive command of dynamics and colour. Her performance of Vavilov's "Ave Maria" (often attributed to Giulio Caccini), from her "Debut" album 1995 started spreading worldwide interest in the piece. Career. Galante was born in Riga to a musical family. She entered the Latvian Academy of Music in Riga in 1977. While still a student
, Janis Sprogis (soloists).LP. Melodiya, Moscow, USSR, C 1028553-4 - 18 Jewish Folk songs arranged by Max Goldin, Inese Galante(voice), Janis Bulavs (violin), Vladimirs Hohlovs (piano), Imants Zemzaris (piano). CD. Campion Records, Wilmslow, England, RRCD 1340 References. - Maya Khalturina."Max Goldin from within – a musician took over a rabbi" (in Russian). "Chas" ("Hour") daily publication, May 10, 2002
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Jacqueline Brumaire [SEP] voice type
Jacqueline Brumaire Jacqueline Brumaire (born Herblay, 5 November 1921, died in Nancy 29 October 2000) was a French operatic soprano and later teacher. Life and career. After training at the Conservatoire de Paris under Madeleine Mathieu, she debuted on 13 October 1946 at the Opéra-Comique as the Countess in "Le nozze di Figaro". She then embarked on a successful career at that opera house, being admired particularly in roles for lyric soprano from French and Italian operas: Mimi in "La bohème"
1970) and "Les Chansons de Sylvain et Sylvette". Nevertheless, he didn't abandon the lyrical repertoire, recording among others the "Coronation Mass" by Mozart, "Les Malheurs d'Orphée" by Darius Milhaud alongside Claudine Collart, , Jacqueline Brumaire, Bernard Demigny and André Vessières. He was also Kapellmeister at Les Invalides church in Paris. External links. - Portrait in "La Gazette du doublage"
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Wynne Evans [SEP] voice type
Wynne Evans Wynne Evans (born 27 January 1972) is a Welsh tenor. Known for his role as the tenor Gio Compario in the Gocompare.com insurance adverts on television in the United Kingdom, he sang the role of Ubaldo Piangi in the 25th anniversary production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall". He also responded to the New Zealand All Blacks' Haka in 2004, singing "Cwm Rhondda". He went on to sing at over 30 Welsh International rugby matches.
divorced after 20 years of marriage. On 1 June 2019, Evans revealed he had paid seven thousand pounds for tickets for the 2019 Champions League Final between Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspur. However, he had subsequently been scammed by the agency selling the tickets and did not receive them. Following this he bought another set of tickets, so he would not disappoint his son, in excess of seven thousand pounds. External links. - Wynne Evans' official website - "Wynne Evans" - Wynne Evans
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Jean Elleviou [SEP] voice type
Jean Elleviou Jean Elleviou (14 June 1769 in Rennes – 5 May 1842 in Paris) was a French operatic tenor, one of the most celebrated French singers of his time. Born Pierre-Jean-Baptiste-François Elleviou, he made his debut at the Comédie-Italienne in Paris in 1790, as a baritone in the role of Alexis in Monsigny's "Le déserteur", and the following year as a tenor in Dalayrac's "Philippe et Georgette". He went on creating some 40 roles
Roze and Adrien Boieldieu and singing with Pierre Garat and Jean Elleviou. She secretly married a young aristocrat, Jules de Rohan-Rochefort, during the Terror who was executed soon after on the scaffold. Her son from this marriage died in infancy in 1797. After surviving the French Revolution, she supported herself by writing books, music and plays. In 1801 she married Claude-Henri de Saint-Simon. After a divorce, she married the Baltic German Baron de Bawr who died in an accident, leaving her again
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Jeanne Gerville-Réache [SEP] voice type
Jeanne Gerville-Réache Jeanne Gerville-Réache (26 March 1882 – 5 January 1915) was a French operatic contralto from the Belle Époque. She possessed a remarkably beautiful voice, an excellent singing technique, and wide vocal range which enabled her to perform several roles traditionally associated with mezzo-sopranos in addition to contralto parts. Her career began successfully in Europe just before the turn of the twentieth century. She later came to the North America in 1907 where she worked as an immensely popular singer until her sudden death in
began a new career in teaching, her students included Lucy Arbell, Emma Calvé, Marie Delna, Jeanne Gerville-Réache, Jane Mérey, and Meyrianne Héglon. Laborde died in Chézy-sur-Marne. She is buried in the Passy Cemetery. The bust of the singer on her tomb was sculpted by Paul Landowski. Awards. Officier of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques References and notes. - Notes - References Sources. - Rosine Laborde on Gallica
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Zdenka Rubinstein [SEP] voice type
Zdenka Rubinstein Zdenka Rubinstein (born Büchler; 19 November 1911 – 31 July 1961) was a Croatian Jewish operatic soprano. Early life, family and death. Rubinstein was born in Zagreb on 19 November 1911. In 1933 she married Bartold Rubinstein at the Osijek Synagogue. Her husband's Orthodox Jewish family believed it unacceptable that their daughter-in-law performed in theatres. In 1934 her daughter Mira Rubinstein was born. In an attempt to save and protect his family from antisemitism and persecution, Bartold Rubinstein converted
- Phil McCall - Patter Nostler - Bill McCue - Karl Maraycher - Jack McKenzie - Joseph Mohr - John Moore - King's Choirmaster - Lynn Redgrave - Narrator - Mary Riggans - Felix Gruber (voice) - Zdenka Sajfertová - Mrs. Gruber Production. The film was produced by Edinburgh Film and Video productions for Channel 4 in association with PBS and Czechoslovak Television. It was filmed in Austria and Slovakia. Release. The film premiered on 25 December 1988 in the United Kingdom and
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Jo Appleby [SEP] voice type
Jo Appleby Jo Appleby (born 7 April 1978) is an English soprano from Thornton, Lancashire. She is a former member of operatic pop group Amici Forever. Life. Appleby was born in Blackpool. She began studying opera, aged nineteen, at the Royal Northern College of Music, where, four years later, she gained an honours degree. She then won a scholarship from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company before embarking on an operatic career. She spent four years performing with the Glyndebourne Festival Opera and Touring
fighter Takimoto) (Nippon TV) - 14 Feb 1996: Furuhata Ninzaburō (the role of clothing official Iwata) (Fuji TV) - 4 Feb 1997: Bayside Shakedown (the role of stalker Noguchi) 5th episode (Fuji TV) - 19 Sep 1997: Shokuinshitsu, final episode (voice role) (TBS TV) - 17 Apr 1998: Kinyou Entertainment Jo-ou Hachi (the role of Saburou Yusa) - 30 Dec 1999: Yonige-ya Honpo (Nippon TV)
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Johan Messchaert [SEP] voice type
Johan Messchaert Johan Messchaert (22 August 18579 September 1922) was a Dutch baritone singer and vocal pedagogue. Messchaert was born as Johannes Martinus Messchaert in Hoorn, Netherlands. He was known for his rendering of the role of Christ in Bach's St Matthew Passion, and he sang the bass role at the 18 May 1902 Düsseldorf performance of Edward Elgar's "The Dream of Gerontius" under the direction of Julius Buths and alongside Muriel Foster. He later founded his own conservatoire in Amsterdam. He died in
to Hoch Conservatory at Frankfurt as professor of singing. Differences with Joachim Raff, the director, led to his resignation the following year and the establishment of his own school, which immediately became world famous. After Raff's death (1882), Stockhausen returned to the conservatory, but continued his own school. Students of Stockhausen included Clarence Whitehill, Karl Perron, Anton Sistermans, Max Friedlaender, Jenny Hahn, Johan Messchaert (also: Johannes Martinus Messchaert), Hermine Spies, Horatio Connell and Hugo Goldschmidt. He wrote
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Zdeněk Otava [SEP] voice type
Zdeněk Otava Zdeněk Otava (11 March 1902 - 4 December 1980) was a Czech operatic baritone who had a length career at the Prague National Theatre that spanned more than four decades. Musicologist Alena Němcová stated that, "Otava's voice had a very wide vocal range and a marked intensity, and while light, was extremely varied in colour, with an even tone, free of vibrato; his diction was absolutely clear." In addition to his opera career, he was also a successful recitalist, particularly known for
. However, some critics commented on a certain lack of steadiness or purity in her singing. Her voice is preserved on a number of recordings made on the Supraphon and Decca labels. Biography. Born in Ostrava to a musical family, Kniplová had her first vocal training from her father before studying under Jarmila Vavrdová at the Prague Conservatory from 1947–1953. She pursued further studies at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague from 1954–1958 where her principal teachers were Zdeněk Otava and K. Ungrová. She made her professional opera debut at
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Johann Michael Vogl [SEP] voice type
Johann Michael Vogl Johann Michael Vogl (August 10, 1768 – November 19, 1840), was an Austrian baritone singer and composer. Though famous in his day, he is remembered mainly for his close professional relationship and friendship with composer Franz Schubert. Vogl was born in Steyr. As a young man he enrolled at the "Gymnasium" at Kremsmünster, where he studied languages, philosophy, and sang in several musical productions by his friend Franz Süßmayr (the same man who completed Mozart's "Requiem")
- D 225, Song "Der Fischer" ['Das Wasser rauscht’, das Wasser schwoll'] for voice and piano (1815, 1st version and modified 2nd version with changes by Johann Michael Vogl) - D 227, Song "Idens Nachtgesang" ['Vernimm es, Nacht'] for voice and piano (1815) - D 228, Song "Von Ida" ['Der Morgen blüht, der Osten glüht'] for voice and piano (1815) - D 235, Song
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Jonas Kaufmann [SEP] voice type
Jonas Kaufmann Jonas Kaufmann (born 10 July 1969) is a German operatic tenor. He is best known for his performances in "spinto" roles such as Don José in "Carmen", Cavaradossi in "Tosca", Maurizio in "Adriana Lecouvreur", and the title role in "Don Carlos". He has also sung leading tenor roles in the operas of Richard Wagner in Germany and abroad, most notably at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He is also an accomplished Lieder singer. In 2014 "
- Esa-Pekka Salonen, with Plácido Domingo and Bo Skovhus, Los Angeles Philharmonic (Sony Classical 60646) - Michael Tilson Thomas, with Stuart Skelton and Thomas Hampson, San Francisco Symphony (SFS Media 1206) Recordings Original score as written by Mahler Versions with one male soloist. - Jonathan Nott, with Jonas Kaufmann, Wiener Philharmoniker (Sony Classical B01MZZXR1G) Recordings Original score as written by Mahler Original version for high and middle voice and piano. - Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Moser (
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Joseph Royer [SEP] voice type
Joseph Royer Joseph Royer (1884, Quebec City – August 10, 1965, Phoenix, Arizona) was a Canadian operatic baritone. Life and career. Born in Quebec City, Royer moved with his family to the United States as a child and spent his youth in Berlin, New Hampshire. After working as a church musician in his home town, he moved to New York City to study singing with Victor Maurel. He made his professional opera debut with the Aborn Opera Company as Atahanael in Massenet's "
Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer (ca. 1705 – 11 January 1755) was a French composer and harpsichordist. Born in Turin, Royer went to Paris in 1725, and in 1734 became "maître de musique des enfants de France", responsible for the musical education of the children of the king, Louis XV. Together with the violinist Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville, Royer directed the "Concert Spirituel", starting in 1748. Royer was at the Paris Opéra during
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José Carreras [SEP] voice type
José Carreras Josep Maria Carreras i Coll (; born 5 December 1946), better known as José Carreras (, ), is a Spanish tenor who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of Verdi and Puccini. Born in Barcelona, he made his debut on the operatic stage at 11 as Trujamán in Manuel de Falla's "El retablo de Maese Pedro" and went on to a career that encompassed over 60 roles, performed in the world's leading opera houses and in numerous recordings. He gained fame
on his life, most notably: - "El Canto del ruiseñor" (1932), directed by Carlos San Martín with José Romeu as Gayarre - "Gayarre" (1959) directed by Domingo Viladomat with Alfredo Kraus as Gayarre. - "Romanza Final" (1986) directed by José María Forqué with José Carreras as Gayarre. All of them contain some fictional or semi-fictional elements, particularly "Romanza Final". Voice. Julián Gayarre wrote in a letter to his friend Julio
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Julia Lezhneva [SEP] voice type
Julia Lezhneva Julia Mikhaylovna Lezhneva (; born 5 December 1989) is a Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist, specialising in soprano and coloratura mezzo-soprano material of the 18th and early 19th century. She studied with Tamara Cherkasova, Irina Zhurina, Elena Obraztsova, Dennis O'Neill and Yvonne Kenny. Early life and education. Julia Lezhneva was born on December 5, 1989 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Sakhalin island), Russia, into a family of geophysicists. In 2004, Lezhneva graduated with distinction from the Gretchaninov Music
te Kanawa, recipient of the evening's Lifetime Achievement award, personally introduced Lezhneva as her protégée. Operatic tenor Dennis O'Neill, director at the Cardiff International Academy of Voice, where Lezhneva has studied since September 2008, said: We at the International Academy of Voice at Cardiff University are delighted that our President Dame Kiri te Kanawa has chosen to present Julia as her protégé. It will launch Julia’s career on a global level and we are proud that our work here is also being recognised as the institution to have contributed to
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Julia Migenes [SEP] voice type
Julia Migenes Julia Migenes (born March 13, 1949) is an American soprano working primarily in musical theatre repertoire. She was born on the Lower East Side of New York to a family of Greek and Irish-Puerto Rican descent. She is sometimes credited as Julia Migenes-Johnson. She graduated from The High School of Music & Art in New York City in 1960. Julia Migenes played Tevye's second daughter, Hodel, in the original Broadway production of the long-running musical "Fiddler on the Roof
- 1970 "Gershwin Alive & Well & Underground" - 1971 "Greta Keller Sings Love Is A Daydream And Other Songs By Yulya" - 1971 " (Re-release of 1967 Kaleidoscopic Vibrations album under a new name) - 1971 "Sabbath for Today" - 1972 "First Moog Quartet--Popcorn" - 1974 "The 5th Cup Featuring Theodore Bikel" - 1980 "Julia Migenes Latin Lady" (producer, conductor, arranger) - 1982 "Julia Migenes-Johnson Sings
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Karl Hill [SEP] voice type
Karl Hill Karl Hill (9 May 1831 – 12 January 1893) was a German baritone opera singer. Life. Hill was born in Idstein im Taunus, near mountains north of Wiesbaden, but he lived and worked for most of his life in Schwerin, where he died. He studied in Frankfurt, and made his debut at Schwerin in 1868 as Jacob in Étienne Méhul's "Joseph". He sang the role of Alberich in the first performance of Richard Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen
piano, Op. 61 (1900) - "Mein Moselland: „Du meine Wiege, o Moselland“" for voice and piano, Op. 62 (1899) - "Herzenstausch: „Du sagst, mein liebes Mütterlein“" for voice and piano (1900) - "6 Gedichte" for voice and piano, Op. 65 (1900) Bibliography. - Karl Schmidt: "Wilhelm Hill, Leben und Werke", Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel, 1910. External links
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Kate Condon [SEP] voice type
Kate Condon Kate Condon (February 4, 1877 – May 27, 1941) was an American contralto who performed in light and grand operas on Broadway and in opera houses over the first two decades of the twentieth century. Early life. Condon was born in 1877 in Bloomington, Illinois, the second youngest of six children raised by William and Bridget Condon. Some records give her birth date as February 4, 1880, but this is unlikely since her brother Thomas was born in October 1879. Condon’s parents
based, wrote "it's testament to Kate Mildenhall’s skill that you become so immersed in the lives of best friends Kate and Harriet you feel the dread, but hope it will not be so. The Sydney Morning Herald review noted "Skylarking seems a rather jaunty title for a story about (unrequited) love and loss, but before we arrive at the unexpectedly tragic swerve in the narrative there's a lot of joy in Kate Mildenhall's debut". Annie Condon from "Readings Monthly" said of the book
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Kate Lindsey [SEP] voice type
Kate Lindsey Kate Lindsey (born 1981 in Richmond, Virginia) is a mezzo-soprano opera singer from the United States. Lindsey holds a Bachelor of Music Degree with Distinction from Indiana University. Her many awards include the 2007 Richard F. Gold Career Grant, the 2007 George London Award in memory of Lloyd Rigler, the 2007 Lincoln Center Martin E. Segal Award, and a 2006 Sullivan Foundation Grant. She was named Seattle Opera's Artist of the Year in 2010. In 2015, Lindsey made her recording debut
of Texas at Austin School of Architecture. Participants: Kate Bedford, Ana Calhoun, Andres Galindo, Sara Hammerschmidt, Lindsey Jones, Katie Mulholland, and Toshiyuki Ogura. - Toohey, Marty. "Dove Springs residents will have a voice in Austin’s new District 2." "Austin American-Statesman". Sunday April 6, 2014.
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Lauren Flanigan [SEP] voice type
Lauren Flanigan Lauren Flanigan (born May 18, 1959) is an American operatic soprano who has had an active international career since the 1980s. She enjoyed a particularly fruitful partnership with the New York City Opera, appearing with the company almost every year since 1990. She has sung more than 100 different opera roles on stage during her career, often appearing in contemporary works or more rarely staged operas. "Opera News" stated that, "Flanigan has enjoyed one of the most distinctive careers of any artist of her generation
premiere was conducted by Joseph Colaneri and directed by Christopher Mattaliano. A strong cast was led by Lauren Flanigan in the title role. The opera was revived to open New York City Opera's 2009 season with Christopher Mattaliano and James Sirlin returning from the artistic team and Lauren Flanigan again singing the role of Esther. Reception. By all counts, the premiere of "Esther" was a great success. Both critical and audience reaction favored the new opera, performed as one of a festival of American operas. "
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Laurens Bogtman [SEP] voice type
Laurens Bogtman Laurens Bogtman (8 February 1900 in Oudkarspel – 1969 in Hilversum, the Netherlands) was a Dutch baritone. Unlike many contemporary singers his career began late, at the age of 30, and he studied singing in Berlin, with Otto Iro in Vienna and with Aaltje Noordewier-Reddingius in Hilversum. Bogtmam debuted in 1932 in a concert with the Kölner Bachverein (Cologne Bach Society). He then had a successful career as an oratorio singer in Germany, Austria and England and travelled further afield.
Aaltje Noordewier–Reddingius Aaltje Noordewier–Reddingius (born Aaltje Reddingius; 1 September 1868, Deurne – 6 April 1949, Hilversum) was a noted Dutch classical soprano who had an active performance career in the concert repertoire from 1888 through the 1930s. She was also a celebrated voice teacher. From 1886–90, she studied at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. In 1893, she married painter . She was a mentor to singers such as Aafje Heynis, Erna Spoorenberg and Laurens Bogtman. Legacy. Main-belt asteroid
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Linda Lister [SEP] voice type
Linda Lister Linda Lister (born June 30, 1969) is an American soprano and teacher of singing. Background. Linda Lister's solo career includes performances with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra (SOČR), the Washington Symphony Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, Piedmont Opera Theatre, Opera Theatre of Rochester, Rochester Oratorio Society, Long Leaf Opera, Greensboro Oratorio Society, Cambridge Opera, Cambridge Gilbert and Sullivan Society, and Maine State Music Theatre. Her favorite roles include Monica in The Medium, Musetta in La Bohème
Johnny Kidd with Chorus and Orchestra) - "You Got What It Takes" b/w "Longin' Lips" (Jan 1960) (His Master's Voice 45-POP 698) - "Shakin' All Over" b/w "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" (Jun 1960) (His Master's Voice 45-POP 753) - "Restless" b/w "Magic of Love" (Sep 1960) (His Master's Voice 45-POP 790) - "Linda Lu" b
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Lorraine Hunt Lieberson [SEP] voice type
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (March 1, 1954 – July 3, 2006) was an American mezzo-soprano. She was noted for her performances of both Baroque era and contemporary works. Her career path to becoming a singer was unconventional – formerly a professional violist, Lieberson did not shift her full-time focus to singing until she was in her thirties. Life. One of four children, Lorraine Hunt's parents were both involved with opera in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her mother,
- Neruda Songs, new album on Nonesuch - 1996 Terry Gross, "Fresh Air" interview, 14 minutes - NPR story on Hunt Lieberson, 2002 - "The New Yorker" Profile, "The Soul Singer: A mezzo with the most potent voice since Callas." January 5, 2004 issue - Lorraine Hunt Lieberson sings Handel arias External links Obituaries and appreciation. - Lloyd Schwartz, "Fresh Air" appreciation, July 7, 2006 - "Radio Open Source" tribute "Lorraine
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Lucia Valentini Terrani [SEP] voice type
Lucia Valentini Terrani Lucia Valentini Terrani (29 August 1946 in Padua – 11 June 1998 in Seattle) was an Italian coloratura mezzo-soprano, particularly associated with Rossini roles. Life and career. Born Lucia Valentini, she studied first at the Padua Music Conservatory, and later at the Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello in Venice. She made her stage debut in Brescia, as Angelina in "La cenerentola", a role with which she would remain closely associated throughout her career. She made her debut at
by Carlo Maria Giulini, 1982), and "Don Carlos" (opposite Plácido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli and Ruggero Raimondi, conducted by Claudio Abbado, 1983–84). A small square close to the Teatro Verdi in Padua, the city of her birth, has been named "Piazzetta Lucia Valentini Terrani" in her honour. Also named for her is a hotel in Padua especially designed for the families of sick people being treated at local hospitals, where they can stay at reduced rates. Sources. - "
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Lucien Fugère [SEP] voice type
Lucien Fugère Lucien Fugère (22 July 1848, Paris – 15 January 1935, Paris) was a French baritone, particularly associated with the French repertory and Mozart roles. He enjoyed an exceptionally long career, singing into his 80s. Life and career. Fugère's father died when he was 6, and at the age of 12 he was apprenticed as a mason, working on repairing statues and gargoyles of Notre Dame with his brothers. He also joined, and got noticed, in the singing societies popular in
when Mary was born, The family moved to Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States when she was nine years old. They then moved to Hartford, Connecticut a few years later, thence Chicago in 1888 when Mary was 14. Biography Early life and rise to stardom in Europe Voice student. She showed promise as a young singer, and studied with Sarah Robinson-Duff in Chicago under the financial support of wealthy patrons David and Florence Mayer. In 1896 she pursued further studies in Paris, chiefly with Trabadelo and Lucien Fugère,
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Marco Arati [SEP] voice type
Marco Arati Marco Arati (181? - 1899) was an Italian operatic bass active during the 1840s through the 1880s. Although he occasionally appeared at other opera houses in Italy, he was primarily committed to the Teatro di San Carlo where he sang roles for more than four decades. Even though he was one of the preeminent singers of his day, there is little known about his life. Biography. The exact place and date of Arati's birth is unknown, although it is likely that he was born
kill Raksha, with a wounded and helpless Rajiv trying his best to protect her in the heavy rain. Finally they reach the terrace, where Rajiv attacks Arati and pushes her off the rooftop, and she falls to her death. The ghost now leaves Arati and the family for the time being. The film ends with Rajiv carrying Arati into the house, with Raksha, Rohan and Ronnie looking on. Cast. - Sudeep as Rajiv (voice dubbed by Rajesh Khattar) - Amruta Khanvilkar as Arati
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Maria Caterina Rosalbina Caradori-Allan [SEP] voice type
Maria Caterina Rosalbina Caradori-Allan Maria Caterina Rosalbina Caradori-Allan (1800–1865) was a French operatic soprano. Life. Caradori-Allan was born at the Casa Palatina, Milan, in 1800. Her father, Baron de Munck, was an Alsatian, who served in the French army, while her mother, whose maiden name was Caradori, was a native of Saint Petersburg. According to the "New American Cyclopedia", and Moore's "Complete Encyclopaedia of Music", her father died when she
noblemen, was associated with the management of the undertaking. The strength of the company was increased by the addition of Maria Caterina Rosalbina Caradori-Allan and Pierre Begrez. The productions of the year were Rossini's "Pietro l'eremita" (i.e. "Mosè in Egitto") and "Otello", Giuseppe Mosca's "I pretendenti delusi", and Giovanni Pacini's "Il barone di Dolsheim", both of which last failed. In spite of this, the season was on the whole successful. In 1823 the management
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Maria Christova [SEP] voice type
Maria Christova Maria Christova is a Russian soprano. She won the Toulouse International Singing Competition in 1961. In 1970, she was a member of the company of the Royal Flemish Opera, performing in Nabucco and The Magic Flute. She has recorded for Nonesuch Records and Terpsichore. Recordings (selection). - "A Heritage of Folk Song from Old Russia" (Nonesuch H-72010, 1966) - "Slavish Recital" (Terpsichore 1982 018) - "Peter Tchaikovsky: Songs" (Terpsichore – 1982
Diana Christova Diana Christova () is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Sofia.
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Maria Frances Parke [SEP] voice type
Maria Frances Parke Maria Frances Parke (26 August 1772 – 31 July 1822) was an English soprano, pianist and composer of keyboard works. Parke was born in London. Her father was the oboist John Parke, while her uncle was the oboist and composer William Thomas Parke. She made her debut as a pianist and singer at the age of nine. At ten she performed a Clementi duet with Maria Hester Park née Reynolds (1760–1813), with whom she is sometimes confused. In 1815 she married
Parke Parke may refer to: People. - Benjamin Parke, 19th-century lawyer, soldier and politician in Indiana - Evan Parke, Jamaican actor - Henry Parke (1790–1835), English architect - Hervey Parke, Parke-Davis partner - James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale, British barrister and judge - John Parke (disambiguation), multiple people - Maria Frances Parke (1772–1822), English composer - Walter Parke (1891–1914), English cricketer and British Army officer
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Maria de Francesca-Cavazza [SEP] voice type
Maria de Francesca-Cavazza Maria de Francesca-Cavazza is a German operatic soprano and voice teacher. Raised in the United States, she is a graduate of the Sherwood Conservatory of Music at the Columbia College Chicago where she was a pupil of Maria Hussa-Greve and Garvin Williamson. In 1961, she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Shortly thereafter, she moved to Germany to pursue further studies at the Hochschule für Musik Köln with Margarete Düren. She made her professional opera debut in 1962 at the Cologne Opera
) - Ann Scott (1959) - Teresa Stratas (1959) National winners 1960s. - Mary Jennings (1960) - Mary MacKenzie (1960) - Spiro Malas (1960) - Lavergne Monette (1960) - Polyna Savridi (1960) - Benita Valente (1960) - Billie Lynn Daniel (1961) - Maria de Francesca-Cavazza (1961) - Edna Garabedian (1961) - Francesca Roberto (1961) - George Shirley (1961)
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Marie Renard [SEP] voice type
Marie Renard Marie Renard (8 January 1864 – 19 October 1939) was an Austrian operatic mezzo-soprano, later soprano Early training and career. Born Marie Pölzl, she first studied voice with Louise Weinlich-Tipka in her native city of Graz and later in Berlin with Rosa de Ruda. She debuted in 1882 in Graz as Azucena in Verdi's "Il trovatore", filling in for another singer, and was engaged there until 1884. The following season (1884–1885) she sang at the German Theatre
Hector Sévin (2 Dec 1912 – 4 May 1916) - (Cardinal) Louis-Joseph Maurin (1 Dec 1916 – 16 Nov 1936) - (Cardinal) Pierre-Marie Gerlier (30 Jul 1937 – 17 Jan 1965) - (Cardinal) Jean-Marie Villot (17 Jan 1965 – 7 Apr 1967) - (Cardinal) Alexandre Renard (28 May 1967 – 29 Oct 1981) - (Cardinal) Albert Decourtray (29 Oct 1981 – 16 Sep 1994) - (
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Marie Te Hapuku [SEP] voice type
Marie Te Hapuku Marie Te Hapuku (formerly Marie-Adele McArthur) is an operatic soprano from Gisborne, New Zealand, and is a direct descendant of the Māori chief, Te Hapuku. Life and career. She made her professional debut with Utah Opera as Hänsel in Engelbert Humperdinck's "Hänsel und Gretel". She went on to sing in the San Francisco Opera's Merola Opera Program and gave notable performances in Western Opera Theater's national touring production of "Die Fledermaus". Te Hapuku has been
Among Vera Rózsa's students were Sarah Walker, Kiri Te Kanawa, Ileana Cotrubaș, Sonia Theodoridou, Agathe Martel, Karita Mattila, Dorothea Röschmann, Tom Krause, Jyrki Niskanen, Martina Bovet, Anne Sofie von Otter, Anne Howells, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, François le Roux, Nora Gubisch, Marie Te Hapuku, Ildikó Komlósi, Louise Werner, and many others. Maria Callas intended to work with Rózsa in order to make a career comeback, but died shortly before she could do so. Participation in her classes and
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Maurizia Barazzoni [SEP] voice type
Maurizia Barazzoni Maurizia Barazzoni is a soprano born in 1955 in Bibbiano, Reggio Emilia, Italy. She graduated from the in with the maximum of the votes. She won the Festival Caccini contest. She has interpreted most of the Italian Baroque composers and among many recordings is the complete madrigals and arias of Giulio Caccini. She is to be heard on the soundtrack of the 1996 film "The Portrait of a Lady". She is the author of "Metodo di Canto Italiano dal 'Recitar cantando' a Rossini
Barazzoni, Italy 2010 Moon, Barazzoni spa, Italy 2006 Butterfly Cooking Pot rang, Barazzoni Spa, Italy 2004 plasma Support and accessories, JVC, Japan 2004 Motus, iGuzzini, Italy Red Dot 2010 Moon, Barazzoni Spa, Italy 2009 Gio, Walter Knoll, Germany 2004 My Lady, Barazzoni Spa, Italy 2002 Ypsilon Chair, Vitra International AG, Germany 2000 Iti, Artemide, Italy Designpreis 2006 My Lady, Barazzoni Spa, Italy Good Design G-
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Muriel Brunskill [SEP] voice type
Muriel Brunskill Muriel Brunskill (18 December 1899 – 18 February 1980) was an English contralto of the mid-twentieth century. Her career included concert, operatic and recital performance from the early 1920s until the 1950s. She worked with many of the leading musicians of her day, including Sir Thomas Beecham, Albert Coates, Felix Weingartner and Sir Henry Wood. Early years. Muriel Brunskill was born in Kendal, Westmorland, England, daughter of Edmund Capstick Brunskill. She studied singing in London and Paris with Blanche
of the Angel in "The Dream of Gerontius" conducted by Malcolm Sargent on 10 May 1941, the last concert given in the Queen's Hall, which was destroyed by a German incendiary bomb that night in an air raid. In 1942, to mark Arthur Sullivan's centenary week, the BBC broadcast "The Golden Legend" from the Royal Albert Hall, conducted by Wood with soloists including Muriel Brunskill. Later years. In 1949 Brunskill made her last operatic appearance, as Ortrud in "Lohengrin" at Covent
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Natale de Carolis [SEP] voice type
Natale de Carolis Natale de Carolis (born 25 July 1957 in Anagni) is an Italian operatic baritone who has had an active career in major opera houses internationally since the early 1980s. He is particularly associated with the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Gioachino Rossini. Born in Anagni, Carolis studied singing with Renato Guelfi and Maria Vittoria. After winning the Toti dal Monte Singing Competition in Treviso, he made his professional opera debut in 1983 as Don Basilio in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" at the Teatro
Malcolm - Anna Caterina Antonacci as Dama - Sergio Fontana as Medico - Gianfranco Casarini as Domestico - Gastone Sarti as Sicario (voice) - Giuseppe Morresi as Araldo - Natale De Carolis as Prima apparizione (voice) - Marco Fanti as Terza apparizione (voice)
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Niels Jacob Hansen [SEP] voice type
Niels Jacob Hansen Niels Jacob Hansen (March 23, 1880 – September 19, 1969) was a Danish tenor, mostly famous for his roles in opera. Career. Niels Hansen studied as an artist but turned to singing and trained with Valdemar Lincke in Copenhagen, who discovered that the young singer held great potential. He made arrangements to train at the Royal Danish Academy of Music from 1906 to 1908. He made his debut in Copenhagen as Rodolfo in a 1909 production of La Boheme at the Danish Royal Theatre
- Poul Hanmann - Christian Hansen - Dagmar Hansen - Frantz Johannes Hansen - Niels Jacob Hansen - Rudolph Hansen - Rasmus Harboe - C.F. Harsdorff - Otto Haslund - Sven Hauptmann - Mathilde Malling Hauschultz - Anker Heegaard - Henry Heerup - Betty Hennings - Henrik Hennings - Christian Severin Henrichsen - Christian Ludvig August Herforth - Johan Daniel Herholdt - Henrik Hertz - Christian Frederik Hetsch - Georg Hilker - N.P. Hillebrandt - Tage Hind
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Philip Skinner [SEP] voice type
Philip Skinner Philip Skinner is an American bass-baritone who has sung leading roles in both North American and European opera houses. A veteran performer at San Francisco Opera, he made his debut there in 1985 and has gone on to sing over 35 roles with the company. In 2007, Skinner created the role of Edgar Ray Killen when San Francisco Opera staged the world premiere of the Philip Glass opera, "Appomattox", and in 2015 he created the role of Casaubon in Allen Shearer's "Middlemarch in Spring.
- 9 Aug – David Scott, James Irwin & Alfred Worden - 16 Aug – George Shultz & Arthur Burns - 23 Aug – Vida Blue - 30 Aug – Richard Nixon - 6 Sep – George Meany - 13 Sep – Edmund Muskie - 20 Sep – B. F. Skinner - 27 Sep – Attica Prison Riots - 4 Oct – Emperor Hirohito - 11 Oct – The New Spy - 18 Oct – John Connally - 25 Oct – Jesus Christ Superstar - 1
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Pollione Ronzi [SEP] voice type
Pollione Ronzi Pollione Ronzi (before 1835 – after 1912) was an Italian operatic tenor, composer, conductor, and voice teacher. He sang roles at many important opera houses in Italy, including La Scala in Milan. In 1867, he was heard at the opera house in Livorno as Egidio in Errico Petrella's "La contessa d'Amalfi". In 1871, he sang the role of Rodrigo in Gioachino Rossini's "Otello" at the Teatro Regio di Torino. In 1874, he became manager and conductor at the
all he sang Pollione in Bellini's "Norma" with Giuseppina Ronzi de Begnis (his future wife) in the title role. In October he made his Venetian debut at the Teatro San Benedetto as Pollione and Roberto Devereux; the primadonna assoluta was Ronzi de Begnis. On 28 March 1840 he made his debut at La Scala in "Marino Faliero". Although his voice was excellent, his acting abilities left something to be desired and generated a few isolated boos. These were magnified by a review and hurt Fraschini so
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Raffaele Scalese [SEP] voice type
Raffaele Scalese Raffaele Scalese (1800–1884) was an Italian operatic bass who specialized in the opera buffa repertoire. He was active in Italy's major opera houses from the mid-1820s up into the 1860s. He also appeared internationally in opera houses in Austria, Portugal, and France. The last years of his career were spent performing in Paris in the late 1860s where he remained after his retirement from the stage. Life and career. Born in Naples, Scalese began performing at major Italian opera houses in the mid-1820s,
Alessandro Speranza Alessandro Speranza (1728 - 17 November 1797) was an Italian composer. His opera "I due Figaro" was very popular during his lifetime and enjoyed revivals in Italy after his death well into the 19th century; including at La Scala in 1840 with Raffaele Scalese in the title role.
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Richard Conrad [SEP] voice type
Richard Conrad Richard Conrad (born 1935) is an American singer whose voice has at times inhabited both the tenor and baritone ranges. He has sung in opera, cabaret and musicals. He is perhaps best known for his 1963 recorded collaboration with Joan Sutherland and Marilyn Horne, conducted by Richard Bonynge, known as "The Age of Bel Canto". Biography. Richard Conrad studied in Boston with Harry Euler Treiber, in Germany with Gisela Rohmert, and had other studies under Felix Wolfes, Aksel Schiøtz and Pierre
in common is far more important that its appearance in the form of a man or woman. Conrad also criticized the Catholic church for not letting priests marry and for treating their nuns poorly. "This is the type of church Christ had in mind?" he asked the "National Catholic Reporter" in 2001. Personal life. Conrad was an imposing man with a powerful voice who was often seen smoking a pipe while working on his cartoons. James Rainey of the "Los Angeles Times" described Conrad as a
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Robyn [SEP] voice type
Robyn Robin Miriam Carlsson (born 12 June 1979), known as Robyn (), is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. She arrived on the music scene with her 1995 debut album, "Robyn Is Here", which produced two US "Billboard" Hot 100 top-10 singles: "Do You Know (What It Takes)" and "Show Me Love". Her second and third albums, "My Truth" (1999) and "Don't Stop the Music" (2002),
b****. I've created Feminism again in Hip-Hop, it's exciting, it's wonderful."Robyn Rihanna Fenty, better known by her stage name Rihanna is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, and actress. Rihanna practices a very different and almost anachronistic type of feminism. Hey gothic and rebellious aesthetics make her a notable artist in the industry. Rihanna is known for her subliminal and symbolic work and lyricism. She uses music videos and her songs to voice issues affecting marginalized groups. Rihanna being unapologetic
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Rosetta Pampanini [SEP] voice type
Rosetta Pampanini Rosetta Pampanini (2 September 1896 – 2 August 1973) was an Italian soprano, particularly associated with Puccini roles, especially Madama Butterfly. Biography. Pampanini was born in Milan. She began singing as a child, and later studied with Emma Malajoli. She made her stage debut in 1920, at the Teatro Nazionale in Rome, as Micaela, and in Turin in 1921, as Siebel. After further studies, she made her debut at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, as Desdemona, in
La bohème" directed by Forzano and conducted by Mascagni. The same company came back in 1931 when Beniamino Gigli and Adelaide Saraceni performed in "La bohème", while Rosetta Pampanini and Angelo Michetti performed "Madama Butterfly". This was the beginning of what was to become a major opera festival. However, in the years before 1949, due to the political and financial climate, there was only one presentation—in 1937—and that was a concert. Returning in 1949 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Puccini's death,
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Ruth Olina Lødemel [SEP] voice type
Ruth Olina Lødemel Ruth Olina Lødemel (born 18 May 1966 in Volda, Norway) is a Norwegian soprano, dancer, actor and composer. Career. After finishing her Examen artium at "Atlanten videregående skole" (1983–86), Lødemel has studied singing and vocal pedagogy. She is a graduate of Norwegian Academy of Music (1986) and Barratt Due Institute of Music (1991), and is in 2013 working on her master's degree in vocals at Høgskulen i Volda. Recently in 2013, Lødemel has
traveled around with the play "Ervingen" in connection with "Språkåret", a musical play where Lødemel performs her own music together with the guitarist Øystein Dahle Egset. Discography. - 2003: "Mellom Tusen Bakkar", album with Lødemes's own melodies to Ivar Aasen lyrics - 2016: "Romsdalseggen, Hyllest Til Romsdal Og Andre Perler" External links. - Ruth Olina Lødemel at Harmonious.ly - «Opnar Språkåret med Ervingen» Article by "Ivar Aasen-tunet", 18 January 2012
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Sean Panikkar [SEP] voice type
Sean Panikkar Sean Panikkar (born September 17, 1981) is an American operatic tenor. He has performed in many leading opera houses both nationally and internationally, including the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Fort Worth Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, and Teatro alla Scala. Early years. Sean Panikkar was born and raised in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, the second son of Sri Lankan immigrants—a mixed Sinhalese and Indian father, and a Tamil mother. Panikkar first began studying voice as a high schooler with Juilliard-
Convention (Revised), 2003 1078. Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, 1958 1079. Seal of Colombo 1080. Seamark Group 1081. Sean Panikkar 1082. Sean Rameswaram 1083. Sean Williams (cricketer) 1084. Season (film) 1085. Sebald de Weert 1086. Sebastian Kunjukunju Bhagavathar 1087. Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club 1088. Second Battle of Elephant Pass 1089. Second Board of Ministers of Ceylon 1090. Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet 1091. Second
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Sigutė Stonytė [SEP] voice type
Sigutė Stonytė Sigutė Stonytė (born 1955) is a Lithuanian soprano and professor at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Biography. Ms. Sigutė Stonytė graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music in 1982 - here she studied singing with Prof. Z. Paulauskas. In 1982-1984 she also studied with vocal teacher Joana Kepenienė. In 1984 the soloist won the International Competition for Singers in Riga and a year later made her debut at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre as Tatyana in P. Tchaikovsky‘s opera “Eugene Onegin”
Stonys Stonys is the masculine form of a Lithuanian family name. Its feminine forms are: Stonienė (married woman or widow) and Stonytė (unmarried woman). The surname may refer to: - Modestas Stonys, Lithuanian footballer - Audrius Stonys, Lithuanian film director - Sigutė Stonytė, Lithuanian opera singer
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Taryn Fiebig [SEP] voice type
Taryn Fiebig Taryn Fiebig (born 1 February 1972) is an Australian opera and musical theatre soprano. Born in Perth, Fiebig initially graduated as a cellist from the School of Music, University of Western Australia, before commencing vocal training, occasionally marrying the two on stage, with her cello accompanying her own singing. Career. She joined Opera Australia in 2005 as a principal soprano. Her roles for that company include Susanna in "The Marriage of Figaro" (televised and recorded), Galatea in "
the 2011 Diane Von Furstenberg "People's Voice Award" Diane Von Furstenberg Temp - sources. - http://www.americanwidowproject.org - http://abcnews.go.com/WN/WoodruffReports/story?id=7159852&page=1 - https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96844953 - http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2010/01/29/in-their-boots/ - http://cbs11tv.com/seenon/American.Widow.Project.2.763522.html - http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4368447 - http://www.military.com/military-report/organization--helps-military-widows?ESRC=miltrep.nl - http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/19/army-widow-helps-heal-the-wound/ - https://web.archive.org/web/20110717174834/http://content.usaa.com/mcontent/static_assets/Media/dotcom_fall_2009.pdf?cacheid=2562377476 - https://web.archive.org/web/20110717175013/https://content.usaa.com/mcontent/static_assets/Media/USAA_Mag_winter_2009.pdf?cacheid=764885672 - http://articles.latimes.com/2008/sep/08/local/me-widow8 - http://www.fayobserver.com/Articles/2009/06/25/912419 - https://web.archive.org/web/20110927145056/http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/x1169223054/Tearful-journey - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/taryn-davis/american-widow-project-6_b_127424.html - https://web.archive.org/web/20110723003325/http://www.afneurope.net/Home/ArticleDisplayDD/tabid/649/aid/7879/Default.aspx - http://www.forthoodsentinel.com/story.php?id=626 - https://web.archive.org/web/20100304064331/http://www.humyo.com/F/9318175-1961825229 - http://jezebel.com/5083060/american-widow-project-helps-military-wives-work-through-grief - http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/11/young-iraq-widows-project-helps-others-grieve?icid=sphere_wpcom_inline - https://web.archive.org/web/20090805232002/http://www.blogtalkradio.com/youserved/2009/07/16/Episode-20 - http://soldiersangelsforum.com/newsletters/1009.pdf - http://www.intheirboots.org/episodes/season-1/we-regret-to-inform-you.html - http://www.womenofworth.com/honorees/Honorees_2010.aspx - https://web.archive.org/web/20110203065844/http://inside.dvf.com/awards/ External links
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Teresa Cornelys [SEP] voice type
Teresa Cornelys Teresa Cornelys (sometimes spelt Theresa; born Anna Maria Teresa Imer, Venice, 1723 – died Fleet Prison, London, 19 August 1797) was an operatic soprano and impresario who hosted fashionable gatherings at Carlisle House in Soho Square. She also had numerous lovers, including Casanova, who was the father of her daughter. Early life and opera career. Her father, Giuseppe Imer, was an opera impresario and her mother, Paolina, an actress. Her sister Marianna was also an opera singer.
1758. An outbuilding on Sutton Street was made into a Catholic chapel for him and his staff. In summer 1759, three special Dutch envoys occupied the house. In April 1760 it was rented for £180 a year to Teresa (or Theresa) Cornelys, an entertainer and courtesan born in either Vienna or Venice and mother of Casanova's daughter, who had used her married name, Pompeati, in her previous stay in London as an opera singer, and now called herself Madame Cornelys from the first name of her
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Ugo Savarese [SEP] voice type
Ugo Savarese Ugo Savarese (2 December 1912, Naples – 19 December 1997, Genoa) was an Italian operatic baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory. Savarese began his vocal studies in 1930 at the "Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella" in Naples with Maestro Conte. He made his stage debut in 1934, at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, singing small roles. He sang his first major role, Silvio, there in 1938, followed by Rigoletto and Germont. Like most singers of his generation
Fedora Barbieri, Gianni Raimondi, Carlo Tagliabue, Giulio Neri - Coro e Orchestra della Rai Torino, Angelo Questa - Warner-Fonit (1955) - Donizetti - "Linda di Chamounix" - Margherita Carosio, Gianni Raimondi, Giuseppe Taddei, Giuseppe Modesti, Rina Corsi, Carlo Badioli - Coro e Orchestra della Rai Milano, Alfredo Simonetto - Walhall Eternity Series (1953) - Bellini - "I puritani" - Anna Moffo, Gianni Raimondi, Ugo Savarese, Raffaele Arié - Coro e Orchestra della Rai Milano,
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Viorica Cortez [SEP] voice type
Viorica Cortez Viorica Cortez (born December 26, 1935 in Iaşi, Romania) is a noted Romanian-born mezzo-soprano, later French by naturalisation. Starting her operatic and concert career in the mid-1960s, she went on to become one of the most prominent female performers of the '70s and '80s. An example of professional longevity, she is present on some of the most prestigious European opera scenes. Early life. With a well-determined Spanish origin, Viorica Cortez is the eldest sister of
by the mezzo soprano Viorica Cortez in singing repertoire. At 18 years old he made his debut as "Beppe" in the opera “I Pagliacci” at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. At the beginning of his career the fact of having easy top notes led him to successfully undertake Rossini's repertoire. However, later on his voice developed an ample tessitura which enabled him to sing roles as a strong lyric tenor. Thus he was the winner of several contests where among those were "Pacific voices
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Vittorio Grigolo [SEP] voice type
Vittorio Grigolo Vittorio Grigolo (correctly Vittorio Grigòlo, born February 19, 1977) is an Italian operatic tenor. Early life. Grigolo was born in Arezzo and raised in Rome. He began singing by the age of four. When he was nine years old he accompanied his mother to have her eyes tested and, hearing someone singing from another room, he spontaneously began his own rendition of "Ave Maria". The singer, the optician's father, was so impressed that he insisted Grigolo have an audition
An American Classic, Tony Bennett (Vocal Mixing) - 2006: Under the Desert Sky, Andrea Bocelli (Producer, Mixing) - 2006: Vittorio, Vittorio Grigolo (Mixing) - 2007: Best of Andrea Bocceli: Vivere, Andrea Bocelli (Producer, Engineer) - 2007: Christmas Wish, Olivia Newton-John (Engineer) - 2007: D'Elles, Celine Dion (Engineer, Mixing) - 2007: Noel, Josh Groban (Engineer, Mixing) - 2007: Taking
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