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Josef Gostic [SEP] voice type | Josef Gostic
Josef Gostic (March 5, 1900 – December 25, 1963) was a Slovene operatic tenor.
Born Josip Gostic in Stara Loka, Slovenia, he studied at the Ljubljana Conservatory, making his debut there in 1929. He became first tenor at the Zagreb Opera in 1937, and began making guest appearances at the opera houses of Vi... | (stage settings and costumes) and Josef Krips presented a new production of the Vienna State Opera at the Theater an der Wien. The cast included Maria Reining, Max Lorenz, Irmgard Seefried, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Alfred Poell, Erich Kunz, Peter Klein, Marjan Rus, , Elisabeth Rutgers and Emmy Loose. This production was ... | 130,700 | zeroshot-train |
Joseph Maas [SEP] voice type | Joseph Maas
Joseph Maas (30 January 1847 in Dartford, England – 16 January 1886 in London) was an English tenor singer.
He became a chorister in Rochester Cathedral. At first studying under J. C. Hopkins and Madame Bodda-Pyne, he went to study in Milan in 1869. In February 1871 he made his first success by taking Sims ... | studied the violin for two years. While at school, she played these various instruments in an amateur orchestra.
She later studied piano and theory under Dr. Louis Maas of Boston. Afterward she studied voice under John Dennis Mehan, theory under A. J. Goodrich and Adolph Weidig, and piano under Leopold Godowsky.
After ... | 130,701 | zeroshot-train |
Joseph Shore [SEP] voice type | Joseph Shore
Joseph Shore (born 16 April 1948) is a retired American operatic baritone and voice teacher. He has excelled particularly in the operas of Giuseppe Verdi.
Early Life and Studies.
Born in Carthage, Missouri, Shore suffered from a congenital heart disease called coarctation of the aorta, and, at the age of 1... | single". Fay was aware that lyrics in such type of music can be the weak point, but deemed Roma's lyrics are "integral and are ideally sculpted to allow Enya's voice to float between the gaps and pauses". Though "Na Laetha Geal M'óige", "On Your Shore", and "Evening Falls..." sound "too hymn-like for their own good", b... | 130,702 | zeroshot-train |
Josepha Weber [SEP] voice type | Josepha Weber
(Maria) Josepha Weber (later Josepha Hofer, Josepha Meier; 1758 – 29 December 1819) was a German soprano of the classical era. She was a sister-in-law of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the first to perform the role of The Queen of the Night in Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" (1791).
Life.
She was born in Z... | , a town near Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, in the south-west of Germany, then Further Austria. Her mother was Cäcilia Weber, née Stamm. Her father, Fridolin Weber, worked as a "double bass player, prompter, and music copyist." Fridolin's half-brother was the father of composer Carl Maria von Weber. Constanze had two o... | 130,703 | zeroshot-train |
José Lemos [SEP] voice type | José Lemos
José Lemos (born 22 November 1974) is a Brazilian countertenor.
Life and career.
José Lemos was born in Bagé, Brazil. He received his B.A. in music from the College of Charleston,completed his master's degree at the New England Conservatory in Boston, and has appeared in opera roles and in concert with compa... | da Silva (15 Mar 1852 – 18 Mar 1858)
- José Manuel de Lemos (27 Sep 1858 – 26 Mar 1870)
- Manuel Correia de Bastos Pina (22 Dec 1871 – 19 Nov 1913)
- Manuel Luís Coelho da Silva (31 Oct 1914 – 1 Mar 1936)
- António Antunes (1 Mar 1936 – 20 Jul 1948)
- Ernesto Sena de Oliveira (29 Oct 1948 – 12 Aug 1967 Retired)
- Franc... | 130,704 | zeroshot-train |
José Oxilia [SEP] voice type | José Oxilia
José Oxilia, also known in Italy as Giuseppe Oxilia (Montevideo, 3 June 1861 - 18 May 1919) was a Uruguayan operatic tenor.
He enjoyed great success in both Uruguay and Italy. | "Don Carlo" with Adalgisa Gabbi, José Oxilia, Giuseppe Kaschmann, and Auguste Boudouresque. In 1889 she joined the opera company that inaugurated the Teatro Argentino de La Plata in Buenos Aires. She sang with the company both in that city and at the Teatro Solis in Montevideo, notably sharing the stage with Mattia Bat... | 130,705 | zeroshot-train |
Joy Clements [SEP] voice type | Joy Clements
Joy Clements (née Joyce Marie Albrecht; April 29, 1932 – October 24, 2005) was an American lyric coloratura soprano who had a substantial opera and concert career from 1956 through the late 1970s. She notably sang regularly with both the New York City Opera and the Metropolitan Opera during the 1960s throu... | , again directed by Fearnley, in another three-week engagement. Atkinson admired the purity of Cook's voice and thought that she portrayed Anna with "a cool dignity that gives a little more stature to the part than it has had before." He noted that Granger brought "a fresh point of view – as well as a full head of hair... | 130,706 | zeroshot-train |
Joyce DiDonato [SEP] voice type | Joyce DiDonato
Joyce DiDonato (née Flaherty; born February 13, 1969) is an American operatic lyric-coloratura mezzo-soprano notable for her interpretations of the works of Handel, Mozart, and Rossini.
She has performed with many of the world's leading opera companies and orchestras, and in 2012 and 2016 won the Grammy ... | Subsequent to his appointment, he founded the Naked Voice Institute, a summer program of Northwestern University that instructs students in his method of pedagogy.
Prominent students Smith has instructed include Christine Brewer, Joyce DiDonato, Rod Gilfry, Brian Mulligan and Eric Owens.
Pedagogy.
Since the early 19th ... | 130,707 | zeroshot-train |
Julia Goss [SEP] voice type | Julia Goss
Julia Goss (born c. 1946), is a Scottish singer and actress best known for her performances in the principal soprano roles of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. She joined that company in 1967, remaining with them until 1979.
Goss then performed in opera with the Old Vic The... | it as "annoyingly smart-alecky". Justin Chang of "Variety "described the character's opening monologue as "clunky". William Goss of Moviefone compared Flynn to "a modern-day Chris Evans/Pine type, and his glib narration – combined with a hasty prologue – almost makes it feel like writer Dan Fogelman is trying too hard ... | 130,708 | zeroshot-train |
Julie-Angélique Scio [SEP] voice type | Julie-Angélique Scio
Julie-Angélique Scio (1768 – 14 July 1807) was a leading French soprano. Born in Lille as Julie-Angélique Legrand, she married the composer Etienne Scio. She made her debut in Paris in 1792. She is most famous for creating roles in operas by Luigi Cherubini staged at the Théâtre Feydeau between 179... | 's first opera, "L'amour filial" (1792), was a success in Paris and was performed throughout Europe: Brussels, Cologne and Rotterdam in 1795, Bern and Moscow in 1809, Berlin and Hamburg (in a German translation) in 1796.
His most famous opera, "Léonore, ou L’amour conjugal", premièred in 1798, with Gaveaux himself in t... | 130,709 | zeroshot-train |
June Anderson [SEP] voice type | June Anderson
June Anderson (born December 30, 1952) is a Grammy Award-winning American dramatic coloratura soprano. Originally known for "bel canto" performances of Rossini, Donizetti, and Vincenzo Bellini, she was the first non-Italian ever to win the prestigious Bellini d'Oro prize.
Subsequently, she has extended he... | Aircraft.
- Type 91 (December 1937 - June 1942)
- Type 92 (December 1937 - June 1942)
- Ki-27 (December 1937 - June 1942)
- Ki-43 I (August 1942 - June 1943)
- Ki-43 II (July 1943 - February 1944)
- Ki-84 (March 1944 - August 1945)
Bases.
- Harbin Manchuria Jun 1932 Jun 1939
- Saienjo Nomonhan May 1939 Sep 1939
- Harbi... | 130,710 | zeroshot-train |
Jyrki Niskanen [SEP] voice type | Jyrki Niskanen
Jyrki Niskanen (born 12 February 1956 in Helsinki) is an operatic tenor from Finland.
Niskanen started his musical career as an entertainment musician, playing piano, keyboard and accordion, accompanying many of the well-known Finnish artists of the 1970s-1980s.
Niskanen studied piano at the Sibelius Aca... | 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, Lou... | 130,711 | zeroshot-train |
Józef Michał Poniatowski [SEP] voice type | Józef Michał Poniatowski
Józef Michał Poniatowski (Rome, July 24, 1814 – London, July 4, 1873) was a Polish "szlachcic", a composer and an operatic tenor. He was the nephew of the Polish general Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski. He was created the 1st "Conte di Monte Rotondo" on November 20, 1847, and the first "Princip... | Mikołaj Abramowicz
- Krzysztof Arciszewski
- Józef Bielak
- Franciszek Ksawery Branicki
- Alojzy Brühl
- August Aleksander Czartoryski
- Ignacy Działyński
- Subchan Ghazi aga
- Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski
- Józef Judycki
- Krzysztof Korycki
- Tadeusz Kościuszko
- Antoni Benedykt Lubomirski
- Jerzy Ignacy Lubomirski
- Mar... | 130,712 | zeroshot-train |
Jörg Dürmüller [SEP] voice type | Jörg Dürmüller
Jörg Dürmüller (born 28 August 1959 in Bern) is a Swiss classical tenor in concert and opera.
Biography.
Dürmüller studied violin and voice at the conservatory of Winterthur and took voice master classes with Edith Mathis, Christa Ludwig and Hermann Prey.
As a concert singer, Dürmüller has appeared as th... | She recorded Bach's "St Matthew Passion" in 1997 with conducting the , Jörg Dürmüller as the Evangelist and Klaus Mertens as the vox Christi (voice of Jesus).
In the field of historically informed performance, she has worked with the choir Junge Kantorei in Eberbach Abbey in works of Handel, "Hercules" in 2006, "Alexan... | 130,713 | zeroshot-train |
Karel Hruška [SEP] voice type | Karel Hruška
Karel Hruška (14 June 1891 – 17 October 1966) was a Czech tenor, radio personality, and actor of the stage and film. He was an unusual singer for his day in that he recorded and performed both classical and popular music. Possessing a great comic talent, he specialized in creating character parts on the op... | Hruška
Hruška (feminine Hrušková) is a Czech and Slovak occupational surname, which means a grower or seller of pears, from "hruška" ("pear"). The name may refer to:
- Aleš Hruška (born 1985), Czech footballer
- David Hruška (born 1977), Czech ice hockey player
- Franz Hruska (1888–1977), German politician
- Jan Hrušk... | 130,714 | zeroshot-train |
Kari Nurmela [SEP] voice type | Kari Nurmela
Kari Nurmela (born Viipuri May 26, 1933; died Helsinki January 21, 1984) was a Finnish dramatic baritone of note.
Born in Viipuri, Finland, Nurmela made his operatic debut as the Conte di Luna, in "Il trovatore", at Helsinki, in 1961. He went on to appear at Prague, Marseille, Nancy, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Mu... | 1:725)
- 2. South Ostrobothnia (1:1,078)
- 3. Kymenlaakso (1:2,513)
- 4. North Ostrobothnia (1:2,523)
- 5. Satakunta (1:2,702)
- 6. Central Finland (1:2,705)
People.
- Holger Nurmela (1920–2005), Swedish ice hockey player
- Kari Nurmela (1930–1984), Finnish opera singer
- Mika Nurmela (born 1971). Finnish footballer
- ... | 130,715 | zeroshot-train |
Karin Branzell [SEP] voice type | Karin Branzell
Karin Branzell (24 September 189115 December 1974) was a Swedish operatic contralto (sometimes described as a mezzo-soprano), who had a prominent career at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, and in Europe. Her very wide range enabled her to sing both contralto roles and the occasional soprano role. She wa... | : "She is a great artist, no question, with an imperturbable steadiness of tone, and a nobility of utterance that invites comparison not so much with her contemporaries as with mid-20th century greats such as Kirsten Flagstad and Karin Branzell...her performance of Unbewegte Laue Luft, marked her out as one of the grea... | 130,716 | zeroshot-train |
Karin Ott [SEP] voice type | Karin Ott
Karin Ott (born 13 December 1945) is a Swiss operatic coloratura soprano.
Born in Wädenswil near Zürich as the daughter of a doctor, as a child she studied piano, violin, then organ, and later attended the International Opera Studio at Zürich. Her first engagement was in Biel, where she sang the soprano roles... | group meeting. He was also unable to travel to Pretoria for the second meeting in November. Karin van Oostrum, another trustee of the Pestalozzi Trust, represented Bouwe at the November meeting. Karin’s impressions of the second meeting were the same as those of the two who had withdrawn during the first meeting. Befor... | 130,717 | zeroshot-train |
Karina Gauvin [SEP] voice type | Karina Gauvin
Karina Gauvin is a Canadian soprano who has made several recordings and is especially recognised for her interpretation of Baroque music. "Opera News" stated that, "Gauvin knows how to rivet an audience in opera and concert. She has been a queen of Baroque opera for years. Her personality is big enough to... | "", Karina Gauvin
- "", Gerald Finley
- "The Voice of Bach", Daniel Taylor
Nominees and winners Nominated albums Francophone Album of the Year.
Winner: "Tous les sens", Ariane Moffatt
Other nominees:
- "L’arbre aux parfums", Caracol
- "Cœur de pirate", Cœur de pirate
- "Tradarnac", Swing
- "Le volume du vent", Karkwa
N... | 130,718 | zeroshot-train |
Karl Erb [SEP] voice type | Karl Erb
Karl Erb (13 July 1877 – 13 July 1958) was a German tenor vocalist who made his career first in opera and then in oratorio and lieder recital. He excelled in all these genres, and before 1920 gave classic performances of key roles in modern works, and created lead roles in those of Hans Pfitzner. He was the fi... | politician
- Jacob Walter Erb (1909–1990), Canadian politician
- James Erb (1926–2014), American composer
- Jeffrey D. Erb (born 1969), American filmmaker
- Joseph L. Erb (born 1974), Native American filmmaker
- Karl Erb (1877–1958), German singer
- Lester Erb (born 1969), American football coach
- Mario Erb (born 1990... | 130,719 | zeroshot-train |
Karla Burns [SEP] voice type | Karla Burns
Karla Burns (born December 24, 1954) is an American operatic mezzo-soprano and actress who has performed nationally and internationally in opera houses, theaters, and on television. She is notably the first black person, African-American or otherwise, to win the Laurence Olivier Award, Britain's most presti... | Hattie in Cole Porter's "Kiss Me, Kate" with the London Sinfonietta on the 1990 EMI Studio recording.
- Songs of New York 1984
- Karla Burns...A Spiritual Mosaic in 1998
- Karla Burns and Earnest Alexander - A Christmas Celebration in 2001
- Burns By Request in 2004
- La Burns ... A Red Hot Momma's Tribute with Mark Fo... | 130,720 | zeroshot-train |
Katia Ricciarelli [SEP] voice type | Katia Ricciarelli
Katia Ricciarelli (; born 16 January, 1946) is an Italian soprano.
Biography.
Born as Catiuscia Maria Stella Ricciarelli at Rovigo, Veneto, to a very poor family; she struggled during her younger years when she studied music.
She studied at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory in Venice, won several vo... | 1981 after a biking accident caused injuries which inhibited his ability to move freely. He began a second career as a voice teacher and he eventually became the head of the vocal department at the Milan Conservatory, a position he held for fifteen years. He later taught at the Accademia Viotti in Vercelli and the Acca... | 130,721 | zeroshot-train |
Khori Dastoor [SEP] voice type | Khori Dastoor
Khori Dastoor is an American operatic soprano and actress. A native of Pasadena, California, she was a resident artist with Opera San José from 2007-2010. Her voice has been recognized for its formidable, silvery upper register and graceful, crisp sound.
After enjoying a vibrant operatic career as a lyric... | and Lucile Packard Foundation, The Getty Foundation, and many others.
On April 7, 2019 general director Larry Hancock announced Khori Dastoor as the incoming general director to take over July 1, 2020.
California Theatre.
The opera company opened its 2004–2005 season in the 1,119 seat California Theatre, a former vaude... | 130,722 | zeroshot-train |
Knut Schoch [SEP] voice type | Knut Schoch
Knut Schoch is a German tenor in opera and concert as a specialist in the field of historically informed performance, and an academic voice teacher.
Career.
Knut Schoch studied voice in Hamburg with Wilfried Jochens and Alan Speer. In 1999, he was awarded at the Concours Musica Antiqua Bruges. In the field ... | ), Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet (Netherlands, 2nd prize 1981), Aldo Abreu (Venezuela, 2nd prize recorder 1984), Robert Barto (USA, 2nd prize lute 1984), Matthias Maute (Germany, 1st prize recorder 1990), Kai Wessel (Germany, 3rd prize voice 1990), Elisabeth Scholl (Germany, 2nd prize voice 1993), Hélène Schmitt (Fr... | 130,723 | zeroshot-train |
Knut Skram [SEP] voice type | Knut Skram
Knut Skram (born 18 December 1937) is a Norwegian baritone. Considered one of the most important Norwegian opera singers of his generation, his career has spanned more than four decades.
Life and career.
Born in the village of Sæbø in western Norway, Skram was one of the six children of Kari Totland and Asbj... | Knutsen, Arvid (10 September 2001). "Anders Jahres kulturpris til Knut Skram". Ballade
- "The Spokesman-Review" (21 January 1963). "Norwegian Singer Wins Second Audition", p. 6
- University of Oslo (Department of Musicology). "Knut Skram (1937)" Norsk Operahistorie.
External links.
- Biography on Simax Records | 130,724 | zeroshot-train |
Krassimira Stoyanova [SEP] voice type | Krassimira Stoyanova
Krassimira Stoyanova () (born in Veliko Tarnovo, 16 August 1962) is a Bulgarian soprano.
She studied violin at the Conservatory and singing and violin at the Plovdiv Music Academy and made her professional debut in 1995 at the Sofia National Opera House, where she debuted a wide range of roles. Si... | Basketball Women's Tournament.
Basketball Women's Tournament Team Roster.
- Nadka Golcheva
- Penka Metodieva
- Petkana Makaveyeva
- Snezhana Mihailova
- Krassima Gyurova
- Krassimira Bogdanova
- Todorka Yordanova
- Diana Dilova
- Margarita Shturkelova
- Mania Stoyanova
- Girgina Skerlatova
- Penka Stoyanova
- Head Coac... | 130,725 | zeroshot-train |
Kristaq Antoniu [SEP] voice type | Kristaq Antoniu
Kristaq Antoniu (25 December 1907 – 17 March 1979), also known as Cristache Antoniu () in Romanian, was a Romanian operetta tenor, baritone, and actor. He was a People's Artist of the People's Republic of Albania.
Life.
Born in Bucharest to an ethnic Albanian family, he lived in Romania, graduating from... | List of Romanian actors
This is a list of Romanian actors, actresses, playwrights, and directors, whether on stage or in film. Most of these people made at least a significant portion of their career in Romanian-language theater, although some are merely of Romanian origin.
A.
- Mircea Albulescu
- Mircea Anca
- Violeta... | 130,726 | zeroshot-train |
Kristoffer Rygg [SEP] voice type | he was vocalist for Borknagar (1995–1997) and Arcturus (1993–2003), both of which comprise many eminent musicians from the early Norwegian black metal scene. Rygg was responsible for introducing Borknagar to the singer who replaced him, ICS Vortex, when he resigned from the band.
Kristoffer Rygg possesses a wide range ... | Mats Engen
- Electric Guitar – Alexander Kloster-Jensen, Trond Mjøen
- Organ, Mellotron, Electric Piano – Daniel O'Sullivan
- Percussion – Anders Møller
- Voice, Guitar – Daniel O'Sullivan (tracks: 7)
- Voice, Effects, Percussion – Kristoffer Rygg
- Other Credits
- Cover – Trine + Kim Design Studio
- Engineer [FOH] – C... | 130,727 | zeroshot-train |
Lalla Miranda [SEP] voice type | Lalla Miranda
Lalla Miranda (1874–1944) was an Australian coloratura soprano who was primarily active in Belgium, France, and Great Britain. Born in Melbourne, she was the daughter of opera singers David Miranda and Annetta Hirst and the older sister of opera singer Beatrice Miranda. After studies in London and Paris, ... | and Maggie Stewart. The theatre was thus in Nellie Stewart's blood, but she was brought up strictly. The family had moved to Melbourne where Nellie went first to the old model school, and afterwards for a time to a boarding-school. She was taught fencing by her father, dancing by Henry Leopold and, later on, singing by... | 130,728 | zeroshot-train |
Lambert Murphy [SEP] voice type | Lambert Murphy
Harry Lambert Murphy (1 April 15, 1885 – July 25, 1954) was an American operatic tenor.
Biography.
He was born as Harry Lambert Murphy in Springfield, Massachusetts on 15 April 1885.
While pursuing an academic course at Harvard University, he studied singing under T. L. Cushman in Boston from 1904 to 190... | Sep Lambert
Septimus Drummond "Sep" Lambert (3 August 1876 in Dublin, Ireland – 21 April 1959 in Dublin) was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played 14 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1896 and 1921, including seven first-class matches.
Lambert was educated at Rathmines School ... | 130,729 | zeroshot-train |
Laura Macrì [SEP] voice type | Laura Macrì
Laura Macrì (born 29 June 1990 in Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy) is an Italian soprano.
Macrì is best known from her work with Italian crossover classical group "Div4s" and Dutch symphonic metal band MaYaN.
Biography.
Macrì studied at the Vincenzo Bellini Music Conservatory in Caltanissetta with Tiziana Aren... | - "Laura Betti con l'orchestra di Piero Umiliani. Quella cosa in Lombardia/Piero/Io son' una (Jolly EPJ 3004, 1960)
- "Laura Betti con l'orchestra di Piero Umiliani. Macrì Teresa detta Pazzia/Valzer della toppa/Cocco di mamma (Jolly EPJ 3005, 1960)
- "Laura Betti con l'orchestra di Piero Umiliani. Venere tascabile/Vera... | 130,730 | zeroshot-train |
Lawrence Winters [SEP] voice type | Lawrence Winters
Lawrence Winters "(né" Lawrence Lafayette Whisonant; 15 November 1915 King's Creek, South Carolina – 24 September 1965 Hamburg, Germany), bass-baritone, was an African-American opera singer who had an active international career from the mid-1940s through the mid-1960s. He was part of the first generat... | and Romonet partner 'to bring first lifecycle TCO analysis to enterprise data center operators'
2013 July - Launches Portal 2.0 - the latest version of its SaaS type product
2013 Sep - Nominated with Ark Datacentres for 'Data Centre Project of the Year' at British Computer Society UK IT Industry Awards
2013 Nov - Anno... | 130,731 | zeroshot-train |
Leo Marian Vodička [SEP] voice type | Leo Marian Vodička
Leo Marian Vodička (born 8 April 1950) is a Czech operatic tenor who has had an active international career since the early 1970s. He has sung on a number of complete opera recordings and appears in several filmed opera performances.
Born in Brno, Vodička studied singing at the Janáček Academy of Mus... | born 1972), Czech basketball player
- Ladislav Vodička (1931–1999), Czech musician
- Leo Marian Vodička (born 1950), Czech singer
- Radka Vodičková (born 1984), Czech athlete | 130,732 | zeroshot-train |
Leon Lishner [SEP] voice type | Leon Lishner
Leon Lishner (4 July 1913 - 21 November 1995) was an American operatic bass-baritone. He was particularly associated with the works of Gian Carlo Menotti, having created parts in the world premieres of four operas by that composer. He performed in many productions with the New York City Opera and the NBC O... | resources of her voice." The forty-five-minute work became an annual tradition, airing live for twelve consecutive Christmases with the same adult cast members—Kuhlmann as the Mother and David Aiken, Leon Lishner and Andrew McKinley as the Three Kings. The role of Amahl, originated by Chet Allen, was played in later br... | 130,733 | zeroshot-train |
Leona Mitchell [SEP] voice type | Leona Mitchell
Leona Mitchell (born October 13, 1949, Enid, Oklahoma) is an American operatic soprano and an Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame inductee. She is also a Grammy Award-winning soprano who sang for 18 seasons as a leading spinto soprano at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
In her home state of Oklahoma, Ms Mitch... | "Mitchell, Leona Pearl", "Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture", Oklahoma Historical Society.
- Shepherd, Kenneth R., "Contemporary Black Biography: Leona Mitchell". The Gale Group, 2006.
External links.
- Metropolitan Opera Archives Database
- Leona Mitchell Southern Heights Heritage Center and Museum. | 130,734 | zeroshot-train |
Leontyne Price [SEP] voice type | Leontyne Price
Mary Violet Leontyne Price (born February 10, 1927) is an American soprano. Born and raised in Laurel, Mississippi, she rose to international acclaim in the 1950s and 1960s, and was the first African American to become a leading performer, or prima donna, at the Metropolitan Opera, and one of the most po... | breathing support/technique. In addition, coordination by the muscle in the vocal folds as it contracts creates the ability to sing in a chest voice (thyroarytenoid muscle), and the head voice (lengthening of the cricothyroid muscle) allows for the creation of the mixed voice.
Examples.
- Franco Corelli – "L'amour... A... | 130,735 | zeroshot-train |
Libuše Márová [SEP] voice type | Libuše Márová
Libuše Márová (born 24 December 1943) is a Czech operatic mezzo-soprano who has been a principal artist at the National Theatre in Prague since 1969. She has sung on a number of recordings in the Supraphon label and currently teaches on the voice faculty at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.
Biogr... | actress
- Libuše Bokrová, Czech actress
- Libuše Čiháková, Czech publicist
- Libuše Domanínská, Czech opera singer
- Libuše Freslová, Czech actress
- Libuše Geprtová, Czech actress
- Libuše Havelková, Czech actress
- Libuše Jarcovjáková, Czech photographer
- Libuše Jiskrová, Czech actress
- Libuše Komancová, Czech actr... | 130,736 | zeroshot-train |
Lisbeth Balslev [SEP] voice type | Lisbeth Balslev
Lisbeth Balslev (born 21 February 1945) is a Danish operatic soprano with an international career, especially in Wagnerian operas.
Balslev was born in Aabenraa and originally trained as a nurse. She then studied singing, first at the Academy of Music and Music Communication in Esbjerg, then at the opera... | , Johanna Meier, Matti Salminen, Hanna Schwarz, Hermann Becht, Label: Deutsche Grammophon/Unitel
- "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" (1984) Centenary Production: Director: Wolfgang Wagner, Conductor: Horst Stein, Soloists: Bernd Weikl, Siegfried Jerusalem, Mari Anne Häggander, Hermann Prey, Label: Deutsche Grammophon/Un... | 130,737 | zeroshot-train |
Lizbeth Webb [SEP] voice type | Lizbeth Webb
Elizabeth Sandra Holton (30 January 1926 – 17 January 2013), better known by her stage name, Lizbeth Webb, was an English soprano and stage actress. Known as "the champagne soprano", she is remembered partly for originating the song "This Is My Lovely Day".
After performing as a dance band vocalist and ent... | Lizbeth Webb and Jerry Wayne. Lizbeth Webb was the only major principal who was British and was chosen to play the part of Sarah Brown by Frank Loesser. The show has had numerous revivals and tours and has become a popular choice for school and community theatre productions.
Productions New York City Center 1955, 1965 ... | 130,738 | zeroshot-train |
Lodovico Graziani [SEP] voice type | Lodovico Graziani
Lodovico Graziani (14 November 1820 – 15 May 1885) was an Italian operatic tenor. According to John Warrack and Ewan West, writing in "The Oxford Dictionary of Opera": "His voice was clear and vibrant, but he lacked dramatic gifts." He is now mainly remembered for having created the role of Alfredo Ge... | San Zenone
- San Agostino
Twin towns.
- Berat, Albania
- Bahía Blanca, Argentina
- Ansbach, Germany, since 2006
- León, Mexico
People.
- Blessed John of Fermo (1259–1322)
- Annibale Caro (1507–1566), poet
- Decio Azzolino (1623–1689), cardinal
- Francesco Graziani (1828–1901), opera singer
- Lodovico Graziani (1820–188... | 130,739 | zeroshot-train |
Lola Beeth [SEP] voice type | Lola Beeth
Lola Beeth (23 November 1861 – 18 March 1940) was an Austrian soprano opera singer, born at Kraków.
Beeth trained as a singer in Vienna, and was based in that city for much of her career. She debuted as "Elsa" in "Lohengrin" at the Metropolitan Opera House, on December 2, 1895. She was a member of the Vienna... | States, but her intended tour was canceled. Beeth died in 1940, aged 79 years, in Berlin.
External links.
- Lola Beeth at Osterreich Kultur retrieved 2/17/2010.
- Lola Beeth photo from Historic Opera website, retrieved on 2/17/2010. | 130,740 | zeroshot-train |
Loren Driscoll [SEP] voice type | Loren Driscoll
Loren Driscoll (April 14, 1928 – April 8, 2008) was an American tenor who had an active international career from the 1950s through the mid-1980s. Driscoll was particularly noted for his performances in contemporary operas and sang in many world premieres.
Biography.
Driscoll was born in Midwest, Wyoming... | English language performances of Stravinsky's "Renard the Fox" and "The Wedding" (the recording of which features Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, Lukas Foss, and Roger Sessions playing the four pianos). Both recordings were conducted by Stravinsky himself.
Driscoll died in Berlin, on April 8, 2008.
Opera roles created.
R... | 130,741 | zeroshot-train |
Louis Guéymard [SEP] voice type | Louis Guéymard
Louis Guéymard (17 August 1822 – July 1880) was a French operatic tenor. Born in Chaponnay, his parents were farmers and he worked on his family's farm until the age of 19. He then received voice training at the Opéra National de Lyon. He made his opera debut there in 1845 and then pursued further voice ... | selected to create the role of Elisabeth de Valois in Verdi's "Don Carlos". The Opéra's director Émile Perrin was having difficulty in casting the role of Eboli. He removed the original singer he had chosen for the part, the contralto Rosine Bloch, in order to spare her voice for the role of Fidès in a revival of Meyer... | 130,742 | zeroshot-train |
Luciano Pavarotti [SEP] voice type | Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti, (; ; 12 October 19356 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time. He made numerous recordings of complete operas and individual arias, gaining worldwide fame f... | - 20 Aug – Judging the Judges: An Outsize Job – and Getting Bigger
- 27 Aug – The Topsy-Turvy Economy: New Ideas to Set It Right
- 3 Sep – Ansel Adams
- 10 Sep – John Connally
- 17 Sep – Cyrus Vance & Fidel Castro
- 24 Sep – Luciano Pavarotti
- 1 Oct – Henry Kissinger
- 8 Oct – José López Portillo
- 15 Oct – John Paul ... | 130,743 | zeroshot-train |
Lucine Amara [SEP] voice type | Lucine Amara
Lucine Amara (born March 1, 1924) is an American soprano who was largely based at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
Biography.
Amara was born Lucine Armaganian in Hartford, Connecticut, of Armenian heritage, before moving to San Francisco where she was raised.
She studied at the San Francisco's Community... | for CBS: "Pagliacci" (as Beppe, opposite Lucine Amara, Richard Tucker and Giuseppe Valdengo (1951), and "Lucia di Lammermoor" (as Lord Arturo Bucklaw, with Lily Pons and Richard Tucker, 1954). Both albums were conducted by Fausto Cleva. In 1998, Video Artists International published a compact disc of excerpts from a 19... | 130,744 | zeroshot-train |
Lucy Crowe [SEP] voice type | Lucy Crowe
Lucy Crowe is a British soprano in opera and concert. She has performed at international opera houses and music festivals such as the Glyndebourne Festival and Rheingau Musik Festival.
Career.
Born in Staffordshire, England, Crowe studied voice at the Royal Academy of Music. Crowe received the Royal Overseas... | reinvent it. McCarthy however praised the imaginative weapon designs, and the performances of Lucy Liu and Crowe. "The Village Voice"s Nick Pinkerton said "the action scenes are often too cluttered for legibility, and, curious to say of a movie made by a musician, the film has broad swaths without tempo", and added tha... | 130,745 | zeroshot-train |
Luigi Agnesi [SEP] voice type | Luigi Agnesi
Luigi Agnesi (17 July 1833 – 2 February 1875) was a Belgian operatic bass-baritone, conductor and composer.
Life and career.
Born Louis Ferdinand Leopold Agniez in Namur, Agnesi graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels in 1853. There he had studied with Charles-Marie-François Bosselet (harmony) an... | - The parish church of St. Martin
- Villa Erba Odescalchi-Scotti (now Town Hall)
- Villa Sonzoni-Mariani-Compostela
- Villa Zari
- Villa Agnesi-Mariani-Radix-Ditches
- Villa Crofs
People.
- Anselm IV (1097), Archbishop of Milan
- Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718), linguist, mathematician and philosopher
- Luigi Maria Monti (... | 130,746 | zeroshot-train |
Luigi Antinori [SEP] voice type | Luigi Antinori
Luigi Antinori (c. 1697 – before 6 March 1734) was an Italian operatic tenor.
Antinori was born at Bologna about 1697. He was one of the best tenor singers of the beginning of the 18th century, with a voice of pure and penetrating quality, and having acquired an excellent method of using it.
He came to L... | Antinori (surname)
Antinori is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Ignacio Antinori (1885–1940), Italian-born American mobster
- Luigi Antinori, 18th century singer
- Orazio Antinori, Italian explorer and zoologist
- Severino Antinori, Italian gynecologist and embryologist
- Vincenzo Antinori... | 130,747 | zeroshot-train |
Luigi Infantino [SEP] voice type | Luigi Infantino
Luigi Infantino (; 24 April 1921 – 22 June 1991) was an Italian operatic tenor, particularly associated with the lyric Italian and French repertories.
Luigi Infantino was born in Racalmuto, and studied at the Parma Conservatory with Italo Brancucci. He made his debut in 1943, at the Teatro Regio in Parm... | he did as part of a series of articles he wrote on Italian culture, film and music for Aftenposten, Norway's largest newspaper. In his home Luigi Infantino told about his visit to Hotel La Torre in Sicily where he sang for a group of Norwegian handicapped children, an experience he never forgot. After this occasion he ... | 130,748 | zeroshot-train |
Luis Mariano [SEP] voice type | Luis Mariano
Luis Mariano Eusebio González García (13 August 1914 – 14 July 1970), also known as Luis Mariano, was a popular tenor of Spanish origin who achieved celebrity in 1946 with « La belle de Cadix » (« The Beautiful Lady of Cadix ») an operetta by Francis Lopez. He appeared in the 1954 film "Adventures of the B... | Luis Mariano Fernández P
Luis Mariano Fernandez Pimentel (born 27 June 1972 in Ronda, Province of Malaga) is a Spanish investigative journalist, writer and researcher of the great enigmas and mysteries of the world. He has a degree in Journalism and Communication from UNUS, Universidad de Baja California, Mexico. He al... | 130,749 | zeroshot-train |
Luisa Tetrazzini [SEP] voice type | Luisa Tetrazzini
Luisa Tetrazzini (29 June 1871 – 28 April 1940) was an Italian coloratura soprano of great international fame. Tetrazzini's voice was remarkable for its phenomenal flexibility, thrust, steadiness and thrilling tone. She enjoyed a highly successful operatic and concert career in Europe and America from ... | " Vol I (Duckworth, London 1977), 159-161 and passim.
External links.
External links Biographical.
- Luisa Tetrazzini - The Coloratura Voice Vocal mastery; talks with master singers and teachers by Harriette Brower (1869–1928) (alt)
- Tetrazzini Modern musicians; a book for players, singers and listeners (1914) by Jame... | 130,750 | zeroshot-train |
Magda Olivero [SEP] voice type | Magda Olivero
Magda Olivero, "née" Maria Maddalena Olivero (25 March 1910 – 8 September 2014), was an Italian operatic soprano. Her career started in 1932 when she was 22, and spanned five decades establishing her "as an important link between the era of the verismo composers and the modern opera stage". She has been r... | technique of voice production, musical and dramatic interpretation, and great singers of the past. Visitors included Magda Olivero, Franco Corelli, Jerome Hines, Alfredo Kraus, Francisco Araiza, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Grace Bumbry Carlo Bergonzi and others. The radio show featured regular "Name the Voice" challenges to ... | 130,751 | zeroshot-train |
Malin Byström [SEP] voice type | Malin Byström
Malin Byström ( born 1973) is a Swedish lyric soprano who has sung leading roles at many of the world's leading opera houses.
Early life and education.
Byström was born in Helsingborg. She studied at the Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg for four years and then trained as a soprano at O... | partner to the formidable Domingo.
Honours and awards.
Byström received a Jenny Lind scholarship in 1997, and a Birgit Nilsson scholarship in 2008. She was awarded the title Hovsångerska, or "Court Singer", by the King of Sweden in 2018.
Personal life.
She is married to the Swedish baritone Markus Schwartz. They live i... | 130,752 | zeroshot-train |
Malin Hartelius [SEP] voice type | Malin Hartelius
Malin Hartelius (born 1 September 1966) is a Swedish soprano who performs regularly with conductors such as Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Ton Koopman, Riccardo Chailly, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Peter Schreier, Herbert Blomstedt, and Frans Brüggen. She has collaborated with orchestras like the Oslo Philharmonic ... | ; Flemish Radio Orchestra. In Flanders' Fields, vol. 33. Phaedra 92033
- The title role in Verdi's "Aida". Züricher Opernhauses. Dir. Ádám Fischer. DVD. BelAir Classics
- "The First Plácido Domingo International Voice Competition - Gala Concert". Dir. Eugene Kohn. Sony classical 01-046691-10
- The Marschallin in Straus... | 130,753 | zeroshot-train |
Malvina Garrigues [SEP] voice type | Malvina Garrigues
Malvina Garrigues, later Malvina Schnorr von Carolsfeld (7 December 18258 February 1904) was a Portuguese operatic soprano who was born in Denmark and made her career in Germany. She and her husband Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld created the title roles in Richard Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" in 1865.... | aged 78, was cremated in Heidelberg, and her ashes are located in Dresden.
She has been the subject of a one-woman stage show, "O, Malvina!", created by Dame Gwyneth Jones, who also played her in the 1983 film "Wagner".
External links.
- Malvina Garrigues at the "bayerisches musiker lexikon online" (German) | 130,754 | zeroshot-train |
Margaret Daum [SEP] voice type | Margaret Daum
Margaret Daum (March 25, 1906 – February 23, 1977) was an American classical soprano.
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Daum studied singing at the Ithaca Conservatory of Music where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1928. In 1935 she appeared in several operettas by Gilbert and Sulliva... | – June 30, 2009)
- Adrie Koster (July 1, 2009–Oct 30, 2011)
- "(interim)" (Oct 31, 2011–Nov 9, 2011)
- Christoph Daum (Nov 9, 2011–May 14, 2012)
- Georges Leekens (May 14, 2012–Nov 5, 2012)
- Juan Carlos Garrido (Nov 15, 2012–Sep 19, 2013)
- Michel Preud'homme (Sep 19, 2013 – June 8, 2017)
- Ivan Leko (June 8, 2017 – | 130,755 | zeroshot-train |
Margaret Jane Wray [SEP] voice type | Margaret Jane Wray
Margaret Jane Wray is an American dramatic soprano known for her interpretations of the works of Richard Wagner.
Wray began her career as a member of the Metropolitan Opera's Young Artist program in the mid to late 1980s. She made her debut with the company in 1987 as Annina in Verdi's "La Traviata".... | - Ann Sheridan
- Jean Simmons
- Ann Sothern
- Barbara Stanwyck
- Margaret Sullavan
- Gloria Swanson
- Blanche Sweet
- Constance Talmadge
- Norma Talmadge
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Shirley Temple
- Gene Tierney
- Claire Trevor
- Lana Turner
- Mae West
- Esther Williams
- Shelley Winters
- Anna May Wong
- Natalie Wood
- Fay W... | 130,756 | zeroshot-train |
Maria Anna Braunhofer [SEP] voice type | Maria Anna Braunhofer
Maria Anna Braunhofer (15 January 1748 – 20 June 1819) was an operatic soprano, who created several roles in operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
She was the daughter of F. J. Braunhofer, organist at Mondsee. She trained as a singer in Venice (1761–64) on the expense of Archbishop Sigismund von Schr... | production of "Die Fledermaus".
Although Sills' voice type was characterized as a "lyric coloratura", she took a number of heavier spinto and dramatic coloratura roles more associated with heavier voices as she grew older, including Bellini's "Norma", Donizetti's "Lucrezia Borgia" (with Susanne Marsee as Orsini) and th... | 130,757 | zeroshot-train |
Maria Cebotari [SEP] voice type | Maria Cebotari
Maria Cebotari (original name: Ciubotaru, 10 February 1910 – 9 June 1949) was a celebrated Bessarabian-born Romanian and Austrian soprano and actress, one of Germany's greatest opera and singing stars in the 1930s and 1940s.
Beniamino Gigli considered Cebotari one of the greatest female voices he ever he... | Arditi, Rachmaninov, Beckmann, Mackeben, Tchaikovsky), Preiser – LV
- Recital – Maria Cebotari singt Arien (Mozart, J. Strauss, Gounod, Puccini and R. Strauss), Preiser – LV
- Maria Cebotari – Arien, Duette, Szenen (Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, Puccini), Preiser
- Recital – Maria Cebotari singt Richard Strauss ("Salome", "Feu... | 130,758 | zeroshot-train |
Maria Galvany [SEP] voice type | Maria Galvany
Maria Galvany or María Galvany (1878? - 2 August 1927) was a Spanish coloratura soprano known for her showy, virtuoso singing technique. Her career, however, ended in obscurity.
Her biography and operatic engagements.
Very little is known about the life of this singer. It is generally accepted that she wa... | .
Sources.
- Nicholas E. Limansky. "Oxford's Opera Quarterly Journal". #20: 505-512. 2004.
- Leo Riemens. "Notes to the Maria Galvany's Lebendige Vergangenheit CD". Historic Recordings, Austro Mechana. 2003.
External links.
- The Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project: Maria Galvany – Maria Galvany's 1910 rendi... | 130,759 | zeroshot-train |
Maria Grazia Schiavo [SEP] voice type | Maria Grazia Schiavo
Maria Grazia Schiavo () is an Italian classical soprano who is particularly known for her performances of music from the baroque period. She has performed with major opera houses in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, and has appeared in concerts throughout Europe.
Life and career.
Born in ... | di Torino.
External links.
- Maria Grazia Schiavo at www.allegorica.it
- Maria Grazia Schiavo Operabase | 130,760 | zeroshot-train |
Maria Zamboni [SEP] voice type | Maria Zamboni
Maria Zamboni (25 July 1895 – 25 March 1976) was an Italian operatic soprano who had a prolific career in Italy and South America between 1921 and 1936. Admired for her vivid character portrayals and expressive singing, Zamboni was a popular and frequent performer at both La Scala and the Teatro Costanzi.... | Giuseppe Zamboni (1776–1846), Roman Catholic priest and physicist
- Joan Zamboni (1933–2017), American ice dancer
- Luigi Zamboni (1767–1837), Italian operatic buffo bass-baritone
- Marco Zamboni (born 1977), Italian soccer player
- Maria Zamboni (1895–1976), Italian singer
- Massimo Zamboni (born 1957), Italian guitar... | 130,761 | zeroshot-train |
Marianna Barbieri-Nini [SEP] voice type | Marianna Barbieri-Nini
Marianna Barbieri-Nini (18 February 1818 in Florence – 27 November 1887 in Florence) was an Italian operatic soprano who had an active career in Italy's major opera houses from 1840 through 1856. She also made appearances at the Liceu in Barcelona, the Teatro Real in Madrid, Her Majesty's Theatre... | from the stage in 1856, Barbieri-Nini worked as a singing teacher in Florence. Her first marriage was to Count Nini of Sienna, and after his death she married the Viennese pianist Leopold Hackensöllner. She died in Florence in 1887 at the age of 69.
Further reading.
Eduardo Rescigno, "Marianna Barbieri Nini", in Italia... | 130,762 | zeroshot-train |
Marianna Bulgarelli [SEP] voice type | Marianna Bulgarelli
Marianna Bulgarelli (c. 1684 – 26 February 1734), also known as Maria Anna Benti, was an Italian soprano of the 18th century.
Bulgarelli was born and died in Rome; hence her nickname, "La Romanina." She is best remembered as an early patron of, and sympathizer with, the youthful Metastasio, whose wo... | was frequently revived over the next few years, including performances in Crema (1726), Breslau (1726), Linz (date unknown), Pesaro (1730), Prague (1731), and Ferrara (1733).
The title role was sung in the premiere by Marianna Bulgarelli, famed for her talent as an actress. Bulgarelli was also the patron and mistress o... | 130,763 | zeroshot-train |
Marianne Mathy [SEP] voice type | Marianne Mathy
Marianne Mathy-Frisdane (23 June 1890 – 18 October 1978) was a coloratura soprano opera singer and distinguished teacher of opera and classical singing.
Born Marianne Helene Sara Kahn in Mannheim, Germany, in 1913 Marianne married Colonel Eric Mathy, an officer of Kaiser Wilhelm II's Imperial German Army... | Mathy
Mathy is a family surname that could refer to:
- Robin Mathy, a professor
- Karl Mathy, a statesman
- Marianne Mathy, an opera singer
- Reinhold Mathy, a German footballer | 130,764 | zeroshot-train |
Marie Cabel [SEP] voice type | Marie Cabel
Marie Cabel (31 January 1827 – 23 May 1885) was a Belgian coloratura soprano. She is probably best remembered for having created the role of Philine in Ambroise Thomas's opera "Mignon".
Biography.
Biography Early life and career.
Born Marie-Josèphe Dreulette in Liège, she was the daughter of a former cavalr... | Diamants de la Couronne". After all it is a mere matter of choice whether Madame Cabel's Caterina or Maria is preferable. Many doubtless think the former, having no other reason than that they like the music of Auber better than the music of Donizetti.
Mad. Marie Cabel was welcomed by an audience of true devotees on We... | 130,765 | zeroshot-train |
Marie Gutheil-Schoder [SEP] voice type | Marie Gutheil-Schoder
Marie Gutheil-Schoder (16 February 1874 – 4 October 1935) was an important German soprano.
Born Marie Schoder in Weimar, she married Gustav Gutheil in 1899, with whom she lived until his death in 1914.
She debuted in the secondary role of the First Lady at the Weimar Court Opera in "The Magic Flut... | history International success.
Within two months of its premiere, the work was translated into Italian and performed at La Scala. The Italian cast, led by conductor Tullio Serafin, included Lucrezia Bori as Octavian, Ines Maria Ferraris as Sophie, and Pavel Ludikar as Baron Ochs. The opera's Austrian premiere was given... | 130,766 | zeroshot-train |
Marion Freschl [SEP] voice type | Marion Freschl
Marion Freschl (née Szekely) (January 16, 1896 - November 23, 1984, New York City) was an American operatic contralto and voice teacher of Hungarian descent. A member of the voice faculties at the Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School, she taught several highly successful singers, including ... | degree in music education. After her college education, she left her job as a third grade teacher to study music in Philadelphia with a prestigious voice instructor, Marion Szekely Freschl. To help Williams pay for her new studies, Tossie P. Whiting, former English teacher of hers at Virginia State College, founded the... | 130,767 | zeroshot-train |
Mark Padmore [SEP] voice type | Mark Padmore
Mark Padmore (born 8 March 1961) is a British tenor appearing in concerts, recitals, and opera.
He was born in London 8 March 1961, and raised in Canterbury, Kent in England. Padmore studied clarinet and piano prior to his gaining a choral scholarship to King's College, Cambridge. He graduated in 1982 with... | - "California Songbook" - settings of poems written by Vikram Seth when he was living on the West Coast of the USA
- "Sometime I Sing" - settings for solo voice and guitar, including: My Lute and I; Dark Night; 3 Night Songs; Autumnal; English Folk Songs; Lights Out. Mark Padmore, Morgan Szymanski piano. Signum Records... | 130,768 | zeroshot-train |
Markus Brutscher [SEP] voice type | Markus Brutscher
Markus Brutscher (born 18 August 1966) is a German tenor in opera and concert. His repertoire includes works from the early Baroque to contemporary, although he has been regarded as a specialist in early music.
Career.
Born in Landsberg am Lech, Upper Bavaria, Brutscher received his first musical train... | palma virtutis received the prestigious Cannes Classical Award, and in 2004, their recording of Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols was named as the Recording of the Month.
Collaborations.
Collaborations Singers.
- Christina Johnston
- Edita Adlerová
- Lívia Ághová
- Gabriela Beňačková
- Lucie Bila
- Markus Brutsch... | 130,769 | zeroshot-train |
Markus Flaig [SEP] voice type | Markus Flaig
Markus Flaig (born 1971) is a German bass-baritone.
Career.
Markus Flaig was born in Horb am Neckar. He studied sacred music and school music, then voice with Beata Heuer-Christen in Freiburg and with Berthold Possemeyer at the Hochschule für Musik Frankfurt. Since 2006 he has worked with Carol Meyer-Bruet... | Mertens, and in 2011 she was the soprano in Handel's "Messiah", with Andreas Scholl, Ulrich Cordes and Markus Flaig. Her voice was described as clear and light, and her "Rejoice greatly" and "I know that my Redeemer liveth" were considered highlights of the performance along with Scholl's "He was despised".
In 2005, Pl... | 130,770 | zeroshot-train |
Markus Marquardt [SEP] voice type | Markus Marquardt
Markus Marquardt (born 1970) is a German bass-baritone.
Born in Düsseldorf, Marquardt studied singing with Werner Lechte at the Robert Schumann Hochschule. He appeared in Wagner's "Parsifal", conducted by Simon Rattle, in Amsterdam and in "Elektra" with Lorin Maazel at the Salzburg Festival. From 1996 ... | : Sophie Koch
- 2002: Klaus Florian Vogt
- 2003: Georg Zeppenfeld
- 2004: Markus Marquardt.
- 2005: Christa Mayer
- 2006: Wookyung Kim.
- 2007: Anke Vondung
- 2008: Christoph Pohl.
- 2009: Markus Butter
- 2010: (no award)
- 2011: Carolina Ullrich
- 2012: Marjorie Owens.
External links.
- Website of the Semperoper Found... | 130,771 | zeroshot-train |
Markus Werba [SEP] voice type | Markus Werba
Markus Werba (born 14 November 1973) is an Austrian baritone opera singer.
Biography.
Born in Carinthia, Austria, Werba began his vocal training aged 16. He studied at the Conservatory of Klagenfurt and University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna with Ralf Doering, Robert Holl and Walter Berry. He has ... | , Trost, Werba) Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Lirico di Cagliari
- MOZART Die Zauberflote. Bernard Richter, Julia Kleiter, Mandy Fredrich, Georg Zeppenfeld, Markus Werba, Elisabeth Schwarz, Concentus Musicus Wien / Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Sony 2 DVD
- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Actors: Michael Volle, Georg Zeppenfel... | 130,772 | zeroshot-train |
Marta Krásová [SEP] voice type | Marta Krásová
Marta Krásová (16 March 1901 – 20 February 1970) was a Czech operatic mezzo-soprano who had an active international career with major opera houses in Europe from 1922 until 1966. Born in Protivín, she died in Vráž, in the Beroun District. | cycle has been recorded numerous times since the introduction of LP records in the late 1940s. Some notable recordings up to and including the first LP release include:
- 1913: George Henschel (voice and piano), "By the Waters of Babylon" (No. 7)
- Unknown date: (baritone) and unknown pianist, the complete cycle
- Unkn... | 130,773 | zeroshot-train |
Martha Angelici [SEP] voice type | Martha Angelici
Martha Angelici (22 May 1907 – 11 September 1973), was a French operatic soprano of Corsican origin, particularly associated with the French lyric repertoire.
Angelici was born in Cargèse. While still very young she moved with her family to Belgium, where she studied voice in Brussels with Alfred Mahy. ... | , Jean Archimbaud, conter-tenor,
Jean Giraudeau, tenor, Louis Noguéra, bass – Henriette Roget, organ – Chorus of the Jeunesses musicales de France, Louis Martini, director.
- 1955 – Bizet – "Les pêcheurs de perles" – Martha Angelici, Henri Legay, Michel Dens, Louis Noguéra – Choeurs et Orchestre de l'Opéra-Comique, An... | 130,774 | zeroshot-train |
Martin Krumbiegel [SEP] voice type | Martin Krumbiegel
Martin Krumbiegel (born 1963) is a German classical tenor, conductor and musicologist. A member of the Thomanerchor as a boy, he is mostly active in oratorios, cantatas and vocal chamber music of the 17th and 18th century.
Career.
Martin Krumbiegel was born in Leipzig, the brother of Sebastian Krumbie... | Accent 2008
- "J. S. Bach: Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält", Georg Christoph Biller, Thomanerchor, Gewandhausorchester, Susanne Krumbiegel, Martin Petzold, Matthias Weichert, Rondeau Production 2008
Sources.
- Wo Gott, der Herr, nicht bei uns hält BWV 178; BC A 112 / Chorale Cantata (8th Sunday after Trinity) Bach ... | 130,775 | zeroshot-train |
Mary Dunleavy [SEP] voice type | Mary Dunleavy
Mary Dunleavy (born 1966) is an American soprano who has performed with major opera companies and orchestras around the world.
Life and career.
Dunleavy grew up in Montvale, New Jersey and graduated from Pascack Hills High School in 1984. Dunleavy attended Northwestern University for her undergraduate deg... | The 1978 inaugural performance of "La Traviata" included opera stars Delores Ziegler and Knoxville native Mary Costa, who garnered fame for creating the voice of Princess Aurora in the 1959 Disney film "Sleeping Beauty". Among the many distinguished artists who have performed with the company, notable appearances inclu... | 130,776 | zeroshot-train |
Mary O'Hara [SEP] voice type | Mary O'Hara
Mary O'Hara (born 12 May 1935) is an Irish soprano and harpist from County Sligo. She gained attention on both sides of the Atlantic in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Her recordings of that period influenced a generation of Irish female singers who credit O'Hara with influencing their style, among them Car... | singer, writer
- Navraj Singh Goraya - rapper, songwriter
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- Patricia O'Callaghan - singer
- Nivek Ogre – industrial rock singer
- Oh Susanna – alternative country singer
- Maggie Blue O'Hara – singer, actress, voice artist
- Mary Margaret O'Hara – pop/rock singer-songwriter
- Jenny Omnichord – indie pop singer-songw... | 130,777 | zeroshot-train |
Mary Rawcliffe [SEP] voice type | Mary Rawcliffe
Mary Rawcliffe is an American soprano. In 1987 she appeared with the Los Angeles Master Chorale at the Beethoven Festival, alongside Michael Zearott and Thomas Wilcox. The following year, in February 1988 she performed with instrumentalist Stuart Fox at the Fine Arts Recital Hall in Orange Coast College,... | of Warwick's earlier rent evasion. Buckingham's influential voice was chief among those demanding a military response to Warwick and March; the Duke may also have misinterpreted the Yorkists' requests to negotiate as a sign of weakness, seeing the coming battle as an opportunity to settle scores with Warwick. But Bucki... | 130,778 | zeroshot-train |
Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones [SEP] voice type | Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones
Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones, known as Sissieretta Jones, (January 5, 1868 or 1869 – June 24, 1933) was an American soprano. She sometimes was called "The Black Patti" in reference to Italian opera singer Adelina Patti. Jones' repertoire included grand opera, light opera, and popula... | a chorus of 40 trained singers. She remained the star of the Famous Troubadours for around two decades while they established their popularity in the principal cities of the United States and Canada, Jones retired from performing in 1915. In 2013 she was inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame.
Early life and... | 130,779 | zeroshot-train |
Maurizio Bensaude [SEP] voice type | Maurizio Bensaude
Maurício (Moisés) Bensaúde (also known professionally as Maurizio Bensaude) (13 February 1863, in Ponta Delgada – 22 December 1912, in Lisbon), was a Portuguese operatic baritone. He arrived in Lisbon in 1884, where he received vocal training for a short time, and then made his debut in the same year ... | Arnauth
- Mickael Carreira
- Manuela Azevedo
- Maurizio Bensaude
- Manuela Bravo
- Maria João
- Madalena Iglésias
- Miguel Guedes
- Miguel Gameiro
- Malvina Garrigues
- Mazgani
- Milú
- Mimicat
- Mísia
- Maria Guinot
- Mafalda Veiga
- Monica Sintra
- Maximiano de Sousa (Max)
- Maria Severa-Onofriana
- Maria Teresa de N... | 130,780 | zeroshot-train |
Max van Egmond [SEP] voice type | Max van Egmond
Max van Egmond (born 1 February 1936 in Semarang) is a Dutch bass and baritone singer. He has focused on oratorio and Lied and is known for singing works of Johann Sebastian Bach. He was one of the pioneers of historically informed performance of Baroque and Renaissance music.
Career.
Max van Egmond stud... | Bert van t'Hoff
Bert van t'Hoff is a Dutch tenor who specializes in Baroque music in historically informed performance.
He performed in 1965 the tenor arias in an early recording of Nikolaus Harnoncourt of Bach's "St John Passion", with Kurt Equiluz as the Evangelist and Max van Egmond as the vox Christi (voice of Chri... | 130,781 | zeroshot-train |
Melanie Kurt [SEP] voice type | Melanie Kurt
Melanie Kurt (January 8, 1880 in Vienna – March 11, 1941 in New York City) was an Austrian opera singer (soprano).
Life and career.
She was born on January 8, 1880 in Vienna.
Melanie Kurt first studied to become a pianist in her native City of Vienna before starting to take singing lessons. Later she went ... | , Greece (Helena Paparizou), Romania (Sandra N.), Belgium (State Of Mind, the finalists on the TV show The Voice) and South Africa (Heuning). her0ism also has co-writing partners including Alex Geringas, Andreas Carlsson, Andreas Oberg, André "GC" Fennell, Carah Faye, CJ Baran, Damon Sharpe, Drew Ryan Scott, Erika Nuri... | 130,782 | zeroshot-train |
Miah Persson [SEP] voice type | Miah Persson
Miah Persson (born 27 May 1969 in Örnsköldsvik) is a Swedish soprano, active internationally and in recordings.
Career.
Miah Persson grew up in Hudiksvall, singing in choirs and taking part in amateur drama productions. After studying social sciences and law at university in Stockholm, she undertook musica... | Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring. Gustavo Gimeno , Orchestre Philharmonique Luxembourg. PENTATONE PTC 5186650 (2018).
- Mahler - Symphony No. 4. Gustavo Gimeno, Miah Persson, Orchestre Philharmonique Luxembourg. PENTATONE PTC 5186651 (2018).
- Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé. Gustavo Gimeno, Orchestre Philharmonique Luxembourg... | 130,783 | zeroshot-train |
Michael Fabiano [SEP] voice type | Michael Fabiano
Michael Fabiano (born 8 May 1984) is an American operatic tenor. Born in Montclair, New Jersey, he has performed in leading opera houses throughout the world, including the San Francisco Opera, Metropolitan Opera, Paris Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Canadian Opera Company, Teatro Real, and The Royal Opera a... | opposite Michael Fabiano.
Gheorghiu performed her first Met "Tosca" in the Luc Bondy production in the 2015/16 season with great reviews: "the famous "Vissi d'arte" was easily the most poignant moment of the night from every angle...At the climax of the aria, her voice soared through the theater in painful anguish and ... | 130,784 | zeroshot-train |
Michael Pospíšil [SEP] voice type | Michael Pospíšil
Michael Pospíšil (born 1962) is a classical bass, specialising in historically informed performance. He is the founder and leader of the ensemble Ritornello which performs music of the 16th and 17th centuries for voices and a great variety of instruments.
Pospíšil studied voice at the Prague Conservato... | /w "Let's Talk About Us" (Mar 1961) (His Master's Voice 45-POP 853)
- "Please Don't Bring Me Down" b/w "So What" (Sep 1961) (His Master's Voice 45-POP 919)
- "Hurry On Back to Love" b/w "I Want That" (Jan 1962) (His Master's Voice 45-POP 978) (both sides credited to Johnny Kidd with The Michael Sammes Singers and Orche... | 130,785 | zeroshot-train |
Michael Schopper [SEP] voice type | Michael Schopper
Michael Schopper (born 28 May 1942) is a German bass-baritone in opera and concert, and an academic teacher.
Michael Schopper was educated with the Regensburger Domspatzen and studied on a scholarship of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes church music and voice at the Hochschule für Musik und The... | in 1990.
Schopper is a professor of voice at the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich and at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main.
External links.
- Michael Schopper AllMusic
- Michael Schopper Opera Mauritius
- "Liturgical drama in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion" by Uri Golomb
- St. Matthew ... | 130,786 | zeroshot-train |
Michel Dens [SEP] voice type | Michel Dens
Michel Dens (22 June 1911 in Roubaix – 19 December 2000 in Paris) was a French baritone, particularly associated with the French repertory, both opera and operetta.
Born Maurice Marcel, the son of a journalist, he studied at the Academy of Music in Roubaix. He made his debut at the Opéra de Lille, as Wagner... | 1958, Pathé (with Michel Dens, (Pippo), Duvaleix, (Laurent XVII), Claude Devos, (Fritellini))
- "Monsieur Beaucaire" (André Messager) 1958, Gaieté Lyrique (with Martha Angelici, Michel Dens)
- "Rip" (Robert Planquette) 1958, Pathé (with Michel Dens, (Rip), Claude Devos, (Jack) Julien Giovanetti, (Derrick))
- "Les mousq... | 130,787 | zeroshot-train |
Michel Laplénie [SEP] voice type | Michel Laplénie
Michel Laplénie (born 1943) is a French tenor, and conductor of the baroque choral (founded 1986) and other ensembles. He was one of the founding members of both Ensemble Clément Janequin and Les Arts Florissants.
External links.
- Miche Laplénie on France Musique
- Michel Laplénie, directeur musical de... | Antoine Sicot
Antoine Sicot is a contemporary French soloist singer specialising in the baroque repertoire for bass voice.
Biography.
Born in Saint-Ouen-de-Sécherouvre in Orne, Sicot worked a lot during the 1980s with the Baroque music ensemble Les Arts Florissants, spearhead of the "baroqueux" movement directed by Wil... | 130,788 | zeroshot-train |
Michel Sénéchal [SEP] voice type | Michel Sénéchal
Michel Sénéchal (11 February 1927 – 1 April 2018) was a French tenor, particularly associated with French and Italian character roles in a repertory ranging from Baroque to contemporary works.
Life and career.
Michel Sénéchal was born in Paris and sang as a child in a church choir in Taverny. He made hi... | - 1973: "Princesse Czardas" by Emmerich Kálmán (as Boni) with Willy Clément, Agnès Léger, Magda Bocher conducted by Gerhard Becker, Vogue LP – CMS 2936 30
- 1977: "Faust et Hélène" by Lili Boulanger, with Lyne Dourian conducted by Igor Markevitch, Concert Hall
- 1978: "Orphée aux enfers" by Offenbach. Michel Plasson co... | 130,789 | zeroshot-train |
Michèle Crider [SEP] voice type | Michèle Crider
Michèle Crider (born 1959, Quincy, IL) is an American lirico spinto operatic soprano. She has appeared in many of the great opera house in the world including the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, San Francisco Opera, Los Angeles Opera, and the state operas of Vienna, ... | "Carmen" and "L'Elisir d'Amore".
The company celebrated its 20th season with a May 2010 production of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly", featuring Quincy native and international opera singer Michèle Crider as Cio-Cio San.
Collaborations.
The company collaborated with the Quincy Symphony Orchestra in producing "Hansel and G... | 130,790 | zeroshot-train |
Mikhail Ivanovich Mikhaylov [SEP] voice type | Mikhail Ivanovich Mikhaylov
Mikhail Ivanovich Mikhaylov () (27 October 1858 – 6 October 1929) was a well-known Russian opera singer (tenor). He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory. At first, he sang in Kiev and Tiflis, and, between 1884 and 1896, on the Imperial operatic stage in Saint Petersburg.
He possessed a son... | (c. 1612), held victory over the Polish army in 1612, voivode in Mtsensk, Mikhaylov, Tara (2nd branch)
- Prince Mikhail Nikitich Shakhovskoy (c. 1606–1663), voivode of Orlov and Tara (2nd branch)
- Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Shakhovskoy, judge in Moscow and Vladimir (3rd branch)
- Prince Aleksey Ivanovich Shakhovskoy (... | 130,791 | zeroshot-train |
Mildred Miller [SEP] voice type | Mildred Miller
Mildred Miller (born December 16, 1924) is an American classical mezzo-soprano who had a major career performing in operas, concerts, and recitals during the mid twentieth century. She was notably a principal artist at the Metropolitan Opera from 1951 through 1974. In 1978 she founded the Opera Theater o... | Salieri's "Prima la Musica, e Poi le Parole", performed in Pittsburgh's own version of the Petit Trianon Palace.
Jonathan Eaton, PFO's current General and Artistic director, joined the company in 1999. An internationally renowned stage director, Eaton continues Pittsburgh Festival Opera's mission.
The Mildred Miller In... | 130,792 | zeroshot-train |
Mimi Coertse [SEP] voice type | Mimi Coertse
Mimi Coertse (born 12 June 1932) is a South African soprano.
Early life.
Coertse, born in Durban, matriculated at the Helpmekaar Girls High School in Johannesburg. She began vocal studies in South Africa in 1949. Her first vocal coach in Johannesburg was Aimee Parkerson.
Her debut performance in South Afri... | July–30 September: special exhibition in Staatsoper museum Vienna: "Mimi Coertse, a Viennese woman from South Africa"
Literature.
- Helmuth Furch, 'Die Wiener Jahre von Kammersängerin Mimi Coertse,' ('The Viennese years of Kammersängerin Mimi Coertse'), "Bulletin of Museums- und Kulturverein Kaisersteinbruch" No. 41, 2... | 130,793 | zeroshot-train |
Monte Pederson [SEP] voice type | Monte Pederson
Monte Pederson (21 August 1958, Sunnyside, WA – 6 November 2001, Kreuth, Germany) was an American operatic bass-baritone. He sang in leading roles with important opera houses internationally, including La Scala, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Metropolitan Opera, the San Francis... | Recordings.
- In 1997 the German record label Capriccio released the world premiere recording: a live recording made on 18 & 25 October 1996 during the initial run of performances at the Hamburg State Opera. Gerd Albrecht conducted the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg. The principal roles were sung by James O'N... | 130,794 | zeroshot-train |
Myra Merritt [SEP] voice type | Myra Merritt
Myra Merritt is an American operatic soprano, who was born in Washington, DC. She earned a Bachelor of Music from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, and a Master of Music from the Catholic University of America.
She made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in 1982, as the Shepherd in "Tannhäuser", conduc... | - Myra Hindley (1942–2002), a British perpetrator of the Moors murders
- Myra Keaton (1877–1955)
- Myra Kinch (1904–1981)
- Myra Knox (1853–1915)
- Myra Kraft
- Myra Kukiiyaut (1929–2006), Inuit artist
- Myra Landau (born 1926)
- Myra Maimoh (born 1982)
- Myra Ndjoku Manianga
- Myra Melford (born 1957)
- Myra Merritt
-... | 130,795 | zeroshot-train |
Nada Tončić [SEP] voice type | Nada Tončić
Nada Tončić (July 30, 1909 – March 29, 1998) was a Croatian soprano opera singer.
Tončić was born in Syrmian city of Zemun (then in Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary, now in Belgrade Region, Serbia). She studied singing at the Zagreb Academy of Music. Her career began in 1933 ... | .
"Gamaka" or 'Alankara' thus means a "Swara" goes from its own (identifiable) "Shruti" to the other, making use of (unidentified connecting) 'Nadas' in-between.
In any Gamaka (Music), Alankara, or 'Inflexion', 'Ornamentation' etc., one can not have a 3rd type of note, other than a 'Shruti' and a 'Nada'. The threshold ... | 130,796 | zeroshot-train |
Nedda Casei [SEP] voice type | Nedda Casei
Nedda Casei (born September 9, 1932) is an operatic mezzo-soprano.
Career.
Early in her career Nedda Casei was selected by Leopold Stokowski to sing the role of Jocasta, in Igor Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex. She made her operatic debut at the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels in 1960 and also debuted at La ... | work on tax reform, health insurance and copyright laws for performing artists. She was president of The American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA), a post she held for 10 years. Nedda Casei is an active teacher of voice, having been Visiting Professor of Voice and Opera Staging at the Aichi Prefectural University of Fin... | 130,797 | zeroshot-train |
Nelly Miricioiu [SEP] voice type | Nelly Miricioiu
Nelly Miricioiu (born 31 March 1952) is a Romanian-British operatic soprano singing a large repertoire ranging from bel canto to verismo.
Biography.
Born in Adjud, Romania, Miricioiu started singing at 5 and was hailed as a child prodigy. At 9 she started studying piano and at 14 she won her first singi... | and also affected his voice. After three years of rehabilitation, surgery, and physiotherapy, he began a new career as a voice teacher. He initially taught at in his private studio in Skaneateles and at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. He continues to teach at his private studio and at Colgate University.
Recordings.... | 130,798 | zeroshot-train |
Neva Pilgrim [SEP] voice type | Neva Pilgrim
Neva Pilgrim (born in Minnesota, United States) is an American soprano known for her work in the performance of contemporary classical music.
She grew up on a farm in Cottonwood County in southwestern Minnesota, near Bingham Lake, between Mountain Lake and Windom. She graduated magna cum laude from Hamline... | from Colgate University site
- Interview with Neva Pilgrim by Bruce Duffie, August 22, 2003
External links Audio.
- Neva Pilgrim interview by Philip Blackburn, from Innova site (MP3) | 130,799 | zeroshot-train |
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