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Mihály Székely [SEP] voice type
Mihály Székely Mihály Székely (May 8, 1901 in Jászberény – March 22, 1963) was a Hungarian bass singer famous for Mozartian roles. His name in Hungarian form is "Székely Mihály", his original family name was "Spagatner". He debuted as Ferrando ("Il trovatore") in 1920 at the Budapest Opera, where he remained a principa...
3. - Két évig a püspöki tisztség betöltetlen maradt, mivel a háború miatt püspökválasztó zsinatot nem lehetett tartani. - Koncz Boldizsár 1663–1684 - Szentiványi Márkos Dániel 1684-1689 - Bedő Pál 1689–1690 - Nagy Mihály 1691–1692 - Almási Gergely Mihály 1692–1724 - Pálfi Zsigmond 1724–1737 - Mihály Lombard de Szentábr...
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Nadja Michael [SEP] voice type
Nadja Michael Nadja Michael (born 1969) is a German opera singer with an active international career singing leading soprano roles. Her mother's great-aunt was the soprano Erna Sack. She was born near Leipzig in Wurzen, then East Germany, and studied in Stuttgart and at the Jacobs School of Music (Indiana University). ...
Nadeshda Brennicke Nadeshda Brennicke (born 21 April 1973 in Freiburg im Breisgau; also known as "Nadja Therésa Brennicke") is a German actress, singer and author. Biography. Brennicke is the adoptive daughter of TV and voice-over actor Michael Brennicke and her mother is an art dealer. She spent her childhood in Münch...
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Natalie Bodanya [SEP] voice type
Natalie Bodanya Natalie Bodanya (August 23, 1908 – March 4, 2007) was an American operatic soprano who had an active international career from the late 1920s through the 1940s. She notably sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from 1937 through 1942 and was a performer with the New York City Opera during the ...
" (1954) and "The Wayward Saint" (1955). In 1957 he conducted the national road company performances of Lerner and Loewe's "My Fair Lady". After retiring from conducting, Levin joined the music faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music. He also taught as a voice teacher in Philadelphia throughout his career. Among his n...
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Neil Howlett [SEP] voice type
Neil Howlett Neil Howlett (born 24 July 1934) is a retired English operatic baritone who has sung leading roles in major opera houses and festivals in the UK and abroad, including the Royal Opera House, Teatro Colón, and the English National Opera, where he was the Principal Baritone for seventeen years. Described by J...
, Odile Pieti (Minka), Christiane Stutzman (Alexina), Neil Howlett (Laski), Michel Trempont (Fritelli); BBC Northern Singers and the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra; Manuel Rosenthal (conductor). BBC broadcast, 1975. - Britten: "Gloriana" – Sarah Walker (Queen Elizabeth I), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Earl of Essex), Jean R...
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Nell Rankin [SEP] voice type
Nell Rankin Nell Rankin (January 3, 1924 – January 13, 2005) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano. Though a successful opera singer internationally, she spent most of her career at the Metropolitan Opera, where she worked from 1951 to 1976. She was particularly admired for her portrayals of Amneris in Verdi's "Aida" ...
Nell Rankin, Bill Schuman and William Stone, have had highly successful careers. Admission into AVA's four-year program is highly competitive, with approximately 28 singers enrolled in any given year. Today, AVA is the only tuition-free institution dedicated exclusively to the study of voice. Helen Corning Warden serve...
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Nellie Briercliffe [SEP] voice type
Nellie Briercliffe Nellie Briercliffe (24 April 1889 – 12 December 1966) was an English singer and actress best known for her performances in the mezzo-soprano roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. After playing in the provinces early in her career, Briercliffe joined the D'Oyly Carte, touring ...
on the West End in musicals and comic plays, with a three-year hiatus from 1924 to 1927, until she finally retired in 1931. She recorded seven of her D'Oyly Carte roles. Life and career. Briercliffe was born in 1889 in Bolton, the daughter of Robert Briercliffe, a solicitor, and his wife Rachael (née Ashton). She had a...
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Nicholas Isherwood [SEP] voice type
Nicholas Isherwood Nicholas Isherwood is US-born bass singer, who specialises in contemporary and baroque music. Notable roles include "Lucifer" in the world premieres of Stockhausen’s "Montag", "Dienstag", and "Freitag" from "Licht" at La Scala and the Leipzig Opera, and in "Donnerstag aus Licht" at Covent Garden. Lif...
1. "The Owl" – 6:53 2. "Torments" – 10:52 3. "Tracks" – 7:30 4. "Dome" – 16:29 5. "The New Moon" – 11:15 Personnel. - Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone - Steve Potts – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone - Hans Kennel – trumpet - Glenn Ferris – trombone - Irene Aebi – voice - Nicholas Isherwood – voice - Bobby Few – piano -...
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Nicola Moscona [SEP] voice type
Nicola Moscona Nicola Moscona (September 23, 1907 - September 17, 1975) was a Greek-born operatic bass. Born in Athens, he made his stage debut in "Il barbiere di Siviglia" at the Greek National Opera in 1931, and went on to sing leading basso cantante roles both in Europe (including the Teatro alla Scala) and the Unit...
theaters, we well as in Lisbon, Madrid and London. She was equally comfortable in dramatic or lyrical roles, mezzo-soprano or contralto, thanks to the exceptional extension of her voice. Her stage presence was characterized by a passionate and dramatic temperament. In 1909, she founded a singing academy in Buenos Aires...
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Noémi Rime [SEP] voice type
Noémi Rime Noémi Rime is a French soprano. She regularly appears in opera productions by William Christie's Les Arts Florissants ensemble. Her roles have included Cleone in "Médée", Dido in "Dido and Aeneas", and Fatime in "Les Indes galantes". She currently teaches on the faculty of the Conservatoire à rayonnement rég...
chart of the Chinese language - Rime riche, a form of rhyme using identical sounds Literature. - "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", a 1798 poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge - "Le Rime", a collection of lyrical poems by Dante Alighieri - "The Rime of King William", a poetic eulogy of William the Conqueror written in Old E...
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Ola Isene [SEP] voice type
Ola Isene Ola Isene (2 June 1898 – 6 May 1973) was a Norwegian opera singer (baritone) and actor. Isene was born in Rødenes and studied at the Musikkonservatoriet in Kristiania. He made his professional debut at the Mayol-teatret in 1923. His operatic roles were varied, among them Beckmesser in "Die Meistersinger von N...
(born 1980), British boxer, former cruiserweight champion - Ola Aina (born 1996), English footballer - Ola Englund (born 1981), Swedish guitarist for Feared, The Haunted and formerly of Six Feet Under (band) - Ola Gjeilo (born 1978), Norwegian composer and pianist - Ola Håkansson (born 1945), Swedish singer, composer a...
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Orlandus Wilson [SEP] voice type
Orlandus Wilson Orlandus Wilson (1917 – December 30, 1998) was one of the longest standing members of the Golden Gate Quartet and the group's bass singer. Wilson was born in Chesapeake, Virginia. He died in Paris. External links. - http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news/blackhistory.apx.-content-articles-RTD-special-0617.h...
music written by Alan Wilder 1. "Black Box, Part 1" (Words: Buhle) 2. "Want" (Words: Nicole Blackman) 3. "Jezebel" (Words: Traditional/Orlandus Wilson) 4. "Breath Control" (Words: Nicole Blackman) 5. "Last Call for Liquid Courage" (Words: Samantha Coerbell) 6. "Strange Hours" (Words: Diamanda Galás) 7. "Vertigen" (Word...
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Otakar Kraus [SEP] voice type
Otakar Kraus Otakar Kraus (10 December 1909 — 28 July 1980) was a Czech (later British), operatic baritone and teacher. He was born in Prague and studied there with Konrad Wallerstein and in Milan with Fernando Carpi. He himself was the teacher of a number of important British basses, including Robert Lloyd, Willard Wh...
Midsummer Music at Spencers festival in Essex. On 18 April 2010, Fame and his sons Tristan Powell (guitar) and James Powell (drums) performed at the Live Room at Twickenham Stadium for the tenth birthday celebrations of The Eel Pie Club. Part of the proceeds from the concert benefitted the Otakar Kraus Trust, which pro...
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Pablo Elvira [SEP] voice type
Pablo Elvira Pablo Elvira (September 24, 1937 – February 5, 2000) was a Puerto Rican baritone. Elvira was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and began his musical career playing jazz trumpet there, with his uncle, Rafael Elvira, in his orchestra, he continued in his father's band and later started his own band who played a...
2005) - "Lucy Rose: Busy Like You Can't Believe", Katy Kelly (Delacorte, Sep 12, 2006) - "Small Beauties: The Journey of Darcy Heart O'Hara", Elvira Woodruff (Knopf Books for Young Readers, Sep 12, 2006) - "Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem", Mac Barnett (Hyperion, Jun 23, 2009) - "Guess Again!", Mac Barnett (S...
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Pierre-Émile Engel [SEP] voice type
Pierre-Émile Engel François Pierre Émile Engel (Paris 15 February 1847 – Paris 10th arrondissement 18 July 1927) was a French operatic tenor active on the stages of Brussels, Paris, Monte-Carlo and other European cities where he sang leading roles in several world premieres. Life and career. Engel was born in Paris and...
b. 1896 - d. 1978?) - 24 Dec 1941 - 25 Dec 1941 Amiral Émile Muselier (b. 1888 - d. 1965), Commander of Free French forces) - 25 Dec 1941 - 25 Feb 1943 Alain Savary (b. 1918 - d. 1988) - 25 Feb 1943 - 10 Feb 1946 Pierre Marie Jacques François Garrouste - 10 Feb 1946 - 20 Sep 1946 Marc Tchernonog (interim) - 20 Sep 1946...
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Rachel Nicholls [SEP] voice type
Rachel Nicholls Rachel Nicholls is an English soprano in opera and concert. Career. Born in Bedford, England, Nicholls studied French at the University of York, and from 1998 voice at the Royal College of Music with Kathleen Livingstone. In 2001, she won second prize at the Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Competition. She fi...
1973) - Mike Ockrent (Mar 1973 – Sep 1975) - Chris Parr (Sep 1975 – Mar 1981) - Peter Lichtenfels (Apr 1981 – Aug 1985) - Jenny Killick (Sep 1985 – Dec 1988) - Iain Brown (Jan 1989 – Aug 1996) - Philip Howard (Sep 1996 – Dec 2007) - Dominic Hill (Jan 2008– Oct 2011) - Orla O'Loughlin (Jan 2012 – Dec 2018) - Gareth Nich...
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Renato Capecchi [SEP] voice type
Renato Capecchi Renato Capecchi (born Cairo, November 6, 1923; died Milan, June 30, 1998) was an Italian baritone, actor, and opera director. He sang in the Italian premiere of Shostakovich's "The Nose" and Prokofiev's "War and Peace", and in the world premieres of Gian Francesco Malipiero's "La donna è mobile", Giorgi...
passed, Tedesco showed a natural talent in singing. He performed as a tenor at the Rome Opera House a few times and has acted and sung in several plays and made collaborations with Mario Zafred, Tito Gobbi, Renato Capecchi and Carlo Maria Giulini. Tedesco also performed at the Carignano Theatre in Turin and La Fenice i...
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Reno Andreini [SEP] voice type
Reno Andreini Reno Andreini (also spelled Remo) (c. 1875-1880 in Florence – after 1924) was an Italian operatic tenor who had an active international career from 1902–1924. A specialist in the Italian repertoire, he was frequently heard in the bel canto operas of Bellini, Donizetti, and Rossini, and in the verismo oper...
" – Giuseppe Danise, Ayres Borghi-Zerni, Carlo Broccardi, Ernesto Badini, Olga Simzis; Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan - 1917 Leoncavallo: "Pagliacci" – Luigi Bolis, Anita Conti, Giuseppe Montanelli; Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan - 1917 Puccini: "La bohème" – Gemma Bosini, Reno Andreini, Ernesto Badin...
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Richard Charke [SEP] voice type
Richard Charke Richard Charke (c. 1709 – c. 1738) was an English violinist, composer, operatic baritone, and playwright. Charke was born in London. He initially worked as a dancing-master before being appointed by Colley Cibber as leader of the orchestra at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1729. Soon thereafter, he beg...
was manager, and in 1729, when she was sixteen, she was courted by the composer and violinist Richard Charke, and the two were married on 4 February 1730, only six months after. A short-lived marriage since she believed Mr. Charke only wanted to reap the rewards of being "Mr Colley Cibber's son-in-law", due to a disast...
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Richard Mayr [SEP] voice type
Richard Mayr Richard Mayr (18 November 1877, in Henndorf – 1 December 1935, in Vienna) was an Austrian operatic bass-baritone who was particularly admired for his performances in works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. He notably created the role of Barak, the Dyer in the world premiere of...
French and English abstracts]. PDF fulltext - Mayr, Gerald (2009): "Paleogene Fossil Birds". Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg & New York. - Mlíkovský, Jirí (2002): "Cenozoic Birds of the World, Part 1: Europe". Ninox Press, Prague. - NASA Earth Observatory (NEO) (2008): Panama: Isthmus that Changed the World. Version of 200...
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Rita Orlandi-Malaspina [SEP] voice type
Rita Orlandi-Malaspina Rita Orlandi-Malaspina (28 December 1937 – 8 April 2017) was an Italian operatic soprano who had a major international career from the 1960s through the 1980s. She drew particular acclaim for her portrayals of Verdi heroines. She also had a successful career as a concert soprano, particularly in ...
currently playing for Racing Métro - Nazzareno Orlandi (1861–1952), Italian-Argentine painter - Nevio Orlandi (b. 1954), Italian football manager - Pellegrino Antonio Orlandi (1660–1727), Italian writer and art historian - Rita Orlandi-Malaspina (b. 1937), Italian opera singer - Stefano Orlandi (1681–1760), Italian pai...
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Robert Breault [SEP] voice type
Robert Breault Robert Breault (born 1963) is an American operatic tenor. Born in Michigan, he holds a B.M. degree (magna cum laude) from St. Norbert College (1985) from which he received a distinguished alumni award in 1997. In addition, he holds a M.M. (1987), and a D.M.A. (1991) from the University of Michigan where ...
- "Lucky in Love" from The Voice of the Philippines (Sep 23, 2013) Discography Compilations. - "The Voice of the Philippines the Final 16" (Jan 1, 2013) - Skyfall - "The Voice of the Philippines the Final 4" (Oct 14, 2013) - Lucky in Love - "The Crossover Cafe II" - Which Way, Robert Frost? Discography Studio albums. -...
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Robert Merrill [SEP] voice type
Robert Merrill Robert Merrill (June 4, 1917 – October 23, 2004) was an American operatic baritone and actor, who was also active in the musical theatre circuit. He received the National Medal of Arts in 1993. Early life. Merrill was born Moishe Miller, later known as Morris Miller, in the Williamsburg section of Brookl...
The Voice of Merrill The Voice of Merrill (also known as Murder Will Out) is a 1952 British mystery film directed by John Gilling and starring Valerie Hobson and James Robertson Justice. "The Voice of Merrill" was made by Tempean Films, the company owned by the film's producers Monty Berman and Robert S. Baker, which b...
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Salvatore Fisichella [SEP] voice type
Salvatore Fisichella Salvatore Fisichella (born May 15, 1943 in Catania, Sicily) is an Italian operatic tenor known for his roles in bel canto operas, especially those of Rossini, Donizetti and Bellini. He has been recognized for the ease and vocal brilliance of his singing, and for having sung more of the leading role...
, as Riccardo in "I puritani", opposite Edita Gruberova and Salvatore Fisichella. He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera, in 1982, as Renato in "Un ballo in maschera", considered one of his best roles. He also appeared at the San Francisco Opera and the Dallas Opera. Zancanaro sang almost every major baritone role...
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Sarah Edith Wynne [SEP] voice type
Sarah Edith Wynne Sarah Edith Wynne (Eos Cymru) (11 March 1842 – 24 January 1897) was a Welsh operatic soprano and concert singer. She was born in Holywell, Flintshire, and studied singing with Scarisbrick in Liverpool and Pinsuti at the Royal Academy of Music, where she was Westmorland Scholar from 1863 to 1864. She s...
the growth of male voice choirs during the industrial period, Wales also experienced an increase in the popularity of brass bands. The bands were popular among the working classes, and were adopted by paternalistic employers who saw brass bands as a constructive activity for their work forces. Solo artists of note duri...
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Sherrill Milnes [SEP] voice type
Sherrill Milnes Sherrill Milnes (born January 10, 1935) is an American dramatic baritone most famous for his Verdi roles. From 1965 until 1997 he was associated with the Metropolitan Opera. His voice is a high dramatic baritone, combining good legato with an incisive rhythmic style. By 1965 he had made his debut at the...
Christopher Cano recorded a live recital album, "Unaffected: Live from The Savannah Voice Festival" which is available from Amazon, iTunes and other music streaming and distribution sites. The Festival presented composer Carlisle Floyd with the VOICExperience Foundation's third annual Sherrill Milnes VOICE Award as par...
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Sona Aslanova [SEP] voice type
Sona Aslanova Sona Aslanova (4 October 1924 – 9 March 2011) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani soprano, Meritorious Artist of Azerbaijan Republic known for her historic performances of Azerbaijani, Russian, and an international classical and folk vocal music repertoire. Biography. Sona Aslanova studied and then taught operat...
"Expectation" by Franghiz Ali-Zadeh - "Isgandar and the Shepherd" by Soltan Hajibeyov (children's opera) - "Seven Beauties" by Eldar Mansurov (rock-opera) Notable performers. Notable performers Individuals. Notable performers Individuals Female. - Dinara Aliyeva - Sona Aslanova - Fidan Gasimova - Khuraman Gasimova - Gu...
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Sophie Diez [SEP] voice type
Sophie Diez Sophie Diez or Dietz ("née" Hartmann) (1 September 1820 – 3 May 1887) was a German soprano who sang leading roles with the Munich Hofoper (now known as the Bavarian State Opera) in a career spanning 40 years. She is most remembered today for having created the role of Magdalena in Wagner's "Die Meistersinge...
's "Zar und Zimmermann" in July 1841—she as Marie and he as the Marquis de Chateauneuf. Sophie Diez died in Munich in 1887 at the age of 66 and was buried in the Alter Südfriedhof cemetery. Her husband died five years later. Richard Strauss dedicated several of his early songs to her, including his 1879 "Für Musik", a ...
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Stefania Woytowicz [SEP] voice type
Stefania Woytowicz Stefania Woytowicz (8 October 1922, Orynyn, Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion – 31 August 2005, Warsaw) was a Polish concert soprano.
- Leyla Gencer with Nikita Magaloff - Stefania Toczyska with Janusz Olejniczak - Teresa Żylis-Gara with Halina Czerny-Stefańska - Eugenia Zareska with Giorgio Favaretto - Stefania Woytowicz and Andrzej Bachleda with Wanda Klimowicz - Françoise Ogéas with Eva Osinska - Maria Kurenko with Robert Hufstader - Urszula Kryge...
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Suzanne Adams [SEP] voice type
Suzanne Adams Suzanne Adams (28 November 1872 – 5 February 1953) was an American lyric coloratura soprano. Known for her agile and pure voice, Adams first became well known in France before establishing herself as one of the Metropolitan Opera's leading sopranos at the beginning of the twentieth century. Biography. Ada...
Other uses. - "Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy" - SEP law, a Chilean law - SEP-IRA, a type of retirement pension account used in the United States - Sęp, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, a village in Poland - September, the ninth month on the Julian and Gregorian calendars - Septentrional or Sep., an adjective referring...
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Tamer Peker [SEP] voice type
Tamer Peker Tamer Peker (born 1970 in Istanbul) is a Turkish operatic baritone. He started as a violinist at the music department of Gazi University in Turkey in 1990. Later he studied singing under Ihsan Ekber and Yalcin Davra. He passed the exam at Antalya State Opera and Ballet and started his career as opera singer...
Peker Peker may refer to: Given name. - Peker Açıkalın (born 1963), Turkish actor Surname. - Ahmet Peker (born 1989), Turkish wrestler - Hakan Peker (born 1961), Turkish dancer, songwriter, singer and music composer - Kaya Peker (born 1980), Turkish professional basketball player - Recep Peker (1889–1950), Turkish prim...
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Tatiana Troyanos [SEP] voice type
Tatiana Troyanos Tatiana Troyanos (September 12, 1938 – August 21, 1993) was an American mezzo-soprano of Greek and German descent, remembered as "one of the defining singers of her generation" ("Boston Globe"). Her voice, "a paradoxical voice — larger than life yet intensely human, brilliant yet warm, lyric yet dramat...
"Once I started performing, I got quite acquainted with the art of Tatiana Troyanos, another artist from whom I learned 100% commitment." Early in her career, Graham sang Annio to Troyanos' Sesto in "La clemenza di Tito." Preparing Sesto herself years later, "I went back to my "Clemenza" score and opened it up, and the...
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Tiffany Claus [SEP] voice type
Tiffany Claus Tiffany Claus is an American actress, model, classically trained mezzo-soprano vocalist, and professional oil painter. She is best known for her resemblance to actress Angelina Jolie. Claus is a professional Jolie impersonator, body double and stand-in. She is of German and Russian heritage. She studied f...
complete the puzzle, the voice of Buddy Rubino will make a Santa Claus type laugh and will encourage the player with a comment such as: "Squares man! They're just squares!" or "Shapes are hard!" and Buddy will then say "Life lost" and one of the four squares on the top screen will disappear. After every stage is comple...
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Valeriano Pellegrini [SEP] voice type
Valeriano Pellegrini Valeriano Pellegrini (c. 1663 – 18 January 1746) was an Italian soprano castrato singer of the 18th century. He is largely remembered today for his association with the composer George Frideric Handel, whom he sang for in Italy and then later followed to London. He sang the role of Nero in Handel's...
the Old Spring Garden in the April 1712, and during his time in London performed several roles in operas by Handel; among them Mirtillo in "Il pastor fido" (22 November 1712), the title role in "Teseo" (10 January 1713), and Lepidus in "Silla" (2 June 1713). Having lost his voice in 1728, he retired from singing and be...
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Victoria Bezetti [SEP] voice type
Victoria Bezetti Victoria Bezetti (born 11 March 1937) is a Romanian classical soprano who had an active performance career from the 1960s through the 1990s. Her real name is Victoria Frincu. Bezetti studied singing with Viorel Ban at the Conservatory of Bucharest. She made her stage debut in 1964 at the Theater of Gal...
- Mircea Baniciu - Victoria Bezetti - Dan Bittman - Florin Bogardo - Anda-Louise Bogza - Dan Bordeianu - Horia Brenciu - Nicolae Bretan - Costel Busuioc C. - Maria Cebotari - Elena Cernei - Sabina Cojocar - Sorin Coliban - Connect-R - Corina - Viorica Cortez - Ileana Cotrubaş D. - Ion Dacian - Elena Dan - Hariclea Darc...
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Vilém Přibyl [SEP] voice type
Vilém Přibyl Vilém Přibyl (born Náchod, 10 April 1925 – died Brno, 21 July 1990) was a Czech operatic tenor. he made his professional debut at the age of 34 in Ústí nad Labem, in 1958. Life and career. After serving during World War II, Přibyl trained as an electrical technician. In 1952 he took private singing lessons...
) by Smetana, "The Greek Passion" (Manolios) by Martinů. For his performance as "a lively and mellifluous" Jiří in "The Jacobin", "Opera" commended his "ageless" voice. He died of a stroke. References. - Opera plus – Vilém Přibyl - Divadlo.cz
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Věra Soukupová [SEP] voice type
Věra Soukupová Věra Soukupová (born 12 April 1932) is a Czech mezzo-soprano. Born in Prague, Soukupová studied singing at the Prague Conservatory and privately with Luis Kadeřábek and A. Mustanová-Linková. She won several competitions, including the international singing competition in Prague (1954), the international...
husband in 1975, with the Leipzig radio choir and orchestra, Renate Frank-Reinecke, Věra Soukupová, and Siegfried Vogel. Recordings. Casapietra recorded the role of Fiordiligi in "Così fan tutte" in 1971, with Suitner conducting the Staatskapelle Berlin, alongside Annelies Burmeister as Dorabella, Sylvia Geszty as Desp...
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Werner Krenn [SEP] voice type
Werner Krenn Werner Krenn (born 21 September 1943 in Vienna) is an Austrian tenor. Krenn received his first musical training as a member of the boys' choir Wiener Sängerknaben. He later studied bassoon and was principal bassoonist of the Wiener Symphoniker from 1962 to 1966. His singing talents were recognized, embarke...
a regular performer with the Vienna State Opera in the 1970s. Krenn performed in Salzburg in Beethoven’s "Missa Solemnis", conducted by Herbert von Karajan. "The Musical Times" said of him in 1971, "Werner Krenn's voice is sweet and true and earnest". He has performed with the Scottish Opera and the BBC International C...
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William Matteuzzi [SEP] voice type
William Matteuzzi William Matteuzzi (born 12 December 1957 in Bologna, Italy) is an Italian operatic tenor renowned for his impressive vocal range and prominent upper register, reaching a high F (above the tenor high C) in full voice, which enabled him to participate in the recent revival of the tenore contraltino repe...
Primo Dolce Affano / Bruce Ford, Elizabeth Vidal, Laura Claycomb, Manuela Custer, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Servile, Alastair Miles, piano – David Harper / Opera Rara ORR230 CD, 2005 - Vocal Teamwork / Annick Massis, Bruce Ford, Majella Cullagh, Alastair Miles, Jennifer Larmore, Mirco Palazzi, Laura Claycomb, Peter Gl...
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Wojtek Drabowicz [SEP] voice type
Wojtek Drabowicz Wojtek Drabowicz (also Wojciech Drabowicz) (24 March 1966 – 27 March 2007) was a Polish operatic baritone who was a leading performer at the Polish National Opera from 1989 through 2007. He also was active as a guest performer at major opera houses and concert stages throughout Europe. Biography. Born ...
Skalpel (nu jazz) Opera. - Irene Abendroth (1871–1932) - Piotr Beczała (1966–) - Ewa Biegas (1977–) - Grażyna Brodzińska (1951–) - Anna Cymmerman - Wojtek Drabowicz (1966–2007) - Ján Koehler (–1895) - Adolf Kozieradski (1835–1901) - Mariusz Kwiecień (1972–) - Bernard Ładysz (1922–) - Maria Mitrosz (1970–) - Aleksander ...
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Wolfgang Schöne [SEP] voice type
Wolfgang Schöne Wolfgang Schöne (born 9 February 1940) is a German bass-baritone in opera and concert. Career. Schöne was born in Bad Gandersheim. He began his studies of voice at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover with Naan Põld in 1964 and moved with him to the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg in 1...
- Aage Haugland - Klingsor - Karin Krick - Parsifal 2 - David Luther - Young Parsifal - David Meyer - 3rd Squire - Yvonne Minton - Kundry (voice) - Bruno Romani-Versteeg - 3rd Knight of the Grail - Judith Schmidt - 4th Squire - Wolfgang Schöne - Amfortas (voice) - Amelie Syberberg - Bearer of the Grail - Urban von Kleb...
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Yvonne Brothier [SEP] voice type
Yvonne Brothier Yvonne Brothier (born 6 June 1889 in Saint-Julien-l'Ars, Vienne, died in Paris, 22 January 1967) was a soprano operatic singer who worked principally at the Opéra-Comique, Paris. After singing in Brussels in 1914, she made her début at the Opéra-comique on 13 February 1916 in "Lakmé" by Delibes. She wen...
), Melisande ("Pelléas et Mélisande"), Mireille, Rosenn ("Le roi d'Ys"), Minka ("Le roi malgré lui") and Zaire ("Les Indes galantes"). On 26 November 1921, Yvonne Brothier sang the la Marseillaise and airs from "Mireille" and "The Barber of Seville" over the radio from the Sainte-Assise transmitter. Her voice reached t...
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Zhang Liping [SEP] voice type
Zhang Liping Zhang Liping (; born 1965) is a Chinese-Canadian soprano, who has sung leading roles in the opera houses of both Europe and North America. She is particularly known for her portrayal of Madama Butterfly. Background. Zhang Liping was born in Wuhan, Hubei (about 650 miles south-west of Beijing) and is the da...
her Act 1 narration and emotional depth in her Act 3 farewell Recordings. Liping Zhang's debut disc was released by EMI Classics. The recording features arias by Verdi, Puccini, Bellini, and Donizetti. Sources. - Los Angeles Opera, Artist biography: Liping Zhang - Ng, David, A thoroughly cosmopolitan 'Butterfly': Pers...
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Ángela Peralta [SEP] voice type
Ángela Peralta Ángela Peralta (6 July 1845 – Mexico City – 30 August 1883, Mazatlán) (baptised María de los Ángeles Manuela Tranquilina Cirila Efrena Peralta Castera) was an operatic soprano of international fame and a leading figure in the operatic life of 19th-century Mexico. Called the "Mexican Nightingale" in Europ...
", Avalon Travel, 2007. p. 44. . External links. - History of the Teatro Ángela Peralta in Mazatlán and a biography of Peralta on the official web site of the Instituto Municipal de Cultura, Turismo y Artes de Mazatlán (in Spanish and English). - Obituary: Senora Angela Peralta, "New York Times", 9 September 1883, p. 7...
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Adelina Stehle [SEP] voice type
Adelina Stehle Adelina Stehle (born Graz, 30 June 1860 – died Milan, 24 December 1945) was an Austrian-born operatic soprano, associated almost entirely with the Italian repertory. She studied singing in Milan and debuted as Amina in 1881 in Broni in Lombardy. Her career eventually brought her to La Scala in 1890 where...
, Milan, 1895) Recordings. Stehle made a number of recordings for the Fonotipia Company in 1905 but only two recordings were published (both concerted pieces), which according to J. B. Steane "reveal little about her voice and art". References. - Steane, J B (1992), 'Stehle, Adelina' in "The New Grove Dictionary of Ope...
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Adriana Maliponte [SEP] voice type
Adriana Maliponte Adriana Maliponte (born Brescia, 26 December 1938) is an Italian operatic soprano. Born Adriana Macchiaioli, she moved with her family to France at the age of 14. She studied first at the Mulhouse Conservatory and later in Como with Carmen Melis and made her stage debut at the Teatro Nuovo in Milan in...
Rosalind Elias, Edith Evans, Jean Fenn, Giulio Fioravanti, Nicolai Gedda, Leyla Gencer, Bonaldo Giaiotti, Tito Gobbi, Thomas Hayward, Jerome Hines, Laurel Hurley, Raoul Jobin, Robert Kerns, Dorothy Kirsten, Flaviano Labò, Albert Lance, Brenda Lewis, Thomas LoMonaco, Chester Ludgin, Cornell MacNeil, Jean Madeira, Elaine...
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Alan Crofoot [SEP] voice type
Alan Crofoot Alan Crofoot (June 2, 1929 – March 5, 1979) was a Canadian operatic Heldentenor, character tenor specialist, and actor. He is best remembered as the host of "Mr. Piper", a 1960s children's television series that aired on the CBC in Canada. Career. Crofoot was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He attended t...
- Colonel P.N. Chernyshev - (11 Nov 1941 – 5 Jan 1942) - Colonel I.F. Seregin - (28 Feb 1942 – 25 Aug 1942) - Lieutenant Colonel P.D. Strebkov - (26 Aug 1942 – 20 Sep 1942) - General-Major M.N. Ovchinnich - (21 Sep 1942 – 20 Nov 1943) - General-Major M. Absalyamov - 21 Nov 1943 – 25 Aug 1944) - Colonel P.V. Poluveshkin...
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Ali McGregor [SEP] voice type
Ali McGregor Ali McGregor is an Australian soprano opera singer, actress and cabaret performer. She has performed in operas in the United Kingdom, in Australia and in New Zealand. Her cabaret performances have been seen at festivals in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia. Career. McGregor, who was born in Melbour...
below: - Nabi Bakhsh Khan Baloch (N. A. Baloch) - Ayesha Jalal - Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi - Khursheed Kamal Aziz (K. K. Aziz) External links. - https://search.socialhistory.org/Search/Results?type=AllFields&filter=format%3AArchives&lookfor=Dr.+Mubarak+Ali+&submit=Go, Mubarak Ali papers on socialhistory.org website, Retr...
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Alice Coote [SEP] voice type
Alice Coote Alice Coote (born 10 May 1968) is a British lyric mezzo-soprano. Coote was born in Frodsham, Cheshire, the daughter of the painter Mark Coote. She was educated at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London (though she did not complete her course), the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester (wh...
piano); EMI Classics 7243 5 85559 2 9 - 2010: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" (Mahler) – Alice Coote, Natalie Dessay; Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and Orfeón Donostiarra – Paavo Järvi; Virgin Classics 50999 694586 0 6 - 2013: "Das Lied von der Erde" (Mahler) – Alice Coote, Burkhard Fritz (tenor); Netherlands Philha...
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Allan James Foley [SEP] voice type
Allan James Foley Allan James Foley (Signor Foli) (7 August 183710 October 1899), distinguished 19th century Irish bass opera singer, was born at Cahir, Tipperary. In accordance with the prevailing preference for Italian artists, he changed the spelling (but not the pronunciation) of his name and was always known as 'S...
Voice foley Voice foley is the non-talking "foley" or sound effects, that a voice actor makes to enhance a performance. Such sounds include grunts, groans, breaths, wheezing, humming and many more. The term is most used in reference to anime, but can refer to any type of production. See also. - Michael Winslow - Foley ...
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André Turp [SEP] voice type
André Turp André Turp (December 21, 1925, Montreal – February 25, 1991, Montreal) was a Canadian tenor, particularly associated with the French and Italian repertories. Life and career. André Turp took private voice lessons with Édouard Woolley and Frank H. Rowe, before entering the Montreal Music Conservatory, where h...
Boccanegra" and "Don Carlos", which have been recently released by Opera Rara. Turp retired from the stage in 1983. He taught at the Montreal Music Conservatory from 1979 until 1989, and served on juries for international competitions in Toulouse and Verviers. Sources. - "The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada", Gilles P...
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Anja Silja [SEP] voice type
Anja Silja Anja Silja Regina Langwagen (, born April 17, 1940 in Berlin) is a German soprano who is known for her great abilities as a singing-actress and for the vastness of her repertoire. Biography. Silja began her operatic career at a very early age, with her grandfather, Egon Friedrich Maria Anders van Rijn, as he...
Ernst Kozub Ernst Kozub (January 24, 1924 – December 27, 1971) was a German tenor and opera singer. Kozub was born in Duisburg, Germany. Though his early death prevented him from fully realising his promise, he stands out as one of the notable heldentenor voices of the 1960s. He is best known for his Wagnerian roles, i...
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Anna Bishop [SEP] voice type
Anna Bishop Anna Bishop (9 January 181018 March 1884) was an English operatic soprano. She sang in many countries on every continent, and was the most widely travelled singer of the 19th century. She was married to the composer Henry Bishop but abandoned him for the French harpist, composer and entrepreneur Nicolas-Cha...
Jan van Virneburg (died 23 June 1371) was a bishop of Münster from 1363 to 1364, and bishop of Utrecht from 1364 to 1371. Son of Robert III of Virneburg County of Virneburg Counts of Manderscheid and Virneburg. - Francis, Count of Manderscheid and Virneburg (b. 1514 – d. 1548) - Joachim, Count of Manderscheid and Virne...
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Anna Nechaeva [SEP] voice type
Anna Nechaeva Anna Vladimirovna Nechaeva (; born in 1976) is Russian soprano singer who was born in Saratov and used attend its Conservatory in 1996. Later she was offered to perform the role of "Tatiana" in "Eugene Onegin" at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory and by 2003 became a soloist at the Saint Petersburg Opera ...
: "" as Anna Akhmatova in 1910 / Anna Kaminskaya - 2010: "The Reverse Movement" as episode - 2010: " " as Nadezhda (TV series) - 2011: "Object 11" as Elena Nechaeva (TV series) - 2011: "Elena" as episode - 2012: "Alien Face" as Virginia - 2013: "Everything Will Be Fine" as Nadya - 2014: "Beach" as Angela (TV series) - ...
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Anna Tomowa-Sintow [SEP] voice type
Anna Tomowa-Sintow Anna Tomowa-Sintow (, by official transliteration "Anna Tomova-Sintova", born September 22, 1941, in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian soprano who has sung to great acclaim in all the major opera houses around the world in a repertoire that includes Mozart, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, Wagner, and S...
in 1980, both as Donna Anna; and her La Scala debut in 1982, as Elsa in "Lohengrin". Her recording of "Ariadne auf Naxos" with James Levine and the Vienna Philharmonic won the 1988 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording. External links. - Anna Tomowa-Sintow: Primadonna with Heart - Her page on the Stars of Bulgarian Ope...
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Anna de Belocca [SEP] voice type
Anna de Belocca Anna de Belocca (née de Bellokh) (4 January 1854 – unknown) was a Russian-born operatic contralto. Biography. She was born in St.Petersburg, where her father was an Imperial Russian Councilor of State. After studying in St. Petersburg with Henriette Nissen-Saloman and in Paris with Nicolas Lablache and ...
Walter - Peter Weissbr Ted - Peter Evangelistabr Frank - Michael Burkettbr Anna Swallow - Celia De Burghbr Potch - Edwin Hodgemanbr Rudy Swallow - Patrick Frostbr Mrs. Mac - Celine O'Learybr Aunt Caroline - Jenny Kent Episodes. Episodes Season 1 (UK, 1990–91). 1. The Old World (1-Sep-1990) 2. A Horse Like Beauty (also ...
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Annelies Kupper [SEP] voice type
Annelies Kupper Annelies Kupper (21 July 1906 - 8 December 1987), was a German operatic soprano, particularly associated with Mozart and the German repertory. Kupper was born at Glatz (now Kłodzko) in Lower Silesia. She studied in Breslau and was a music teacher there before making her operatic debut in 1935. She then ...
returned as Elsa in 1960. She created Danae in Richard Strauss's "Die Liebe der Danae" at the Salzburg festival, in 1952. Kupper was especially admired as Countess Almaviva, in addition to Wagner and Strauss roles, she also gained considerable acclaim as Aida and Desdemona. A sensitive and warm-voiced singer, she retir...
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Annette Daniels [SEP] voice type
Annette Daniels Annette Daniels (September 10, 1961 – April 1, 2004) was an American mezzo-soprano opera singer. Career. Daniels appeared with a variety of opera companies in the United States including Houston, Washington, D.C., Dallas, San Diego, Cincinnati, and Portland. She also performed numerous oratorios as well...
and released on an audio CD. Personal life. Daniels was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas. She graduated from Wichita State University with a B.A. in Voice Performance and French and a Masters of Fine Arts from The University of Michigan in 1985. Daniels died of cancer at age 42 in Houston in 2004. External links. - M...
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Anthony Kearns [SEP] voice type
Anthony Kearns Anthony Kearns (born 17 August 1971, Kiltealy, County Wexford, Ireland) is an internationally acclaimed tenor, record producer, and a member of The Irish Tenors. Early life. Anthony Kearns is one of six children in a musical family; as a result, his interest in music came at a very early age. Kearns bega...
to America's men and women in uniform, their families, and all those who have given their lives for our country. The event was broadcast live to 10 million viewers nationwide from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Sun., 25 May 2014. Before the concert, Jerry Colbert, executive producer and founder of Capital Concert...
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Anton Schott [SEP] voice type
Anton Schott Anton Schott (born Schloss Staufeneck, Bavaria, June 24, 1846 - died Stuttgart, January 6, 1913) was a German dramatic tenor. He was an army officer before turning to a musical career. In 1871 he began his studies with Agnes Schebest-Strauss, and by the end of the year had already appeared at the Munich Op...
he had previously given a blood transfusion to Gordon K. Trueblood. Plastic Man managed to defeat Dollmaker at Madame DeLute's high society party. Fictional character biography Anton Schott. Anton Schott was the son of Winslow Schott, A.K.A. Toyman, and born on Christmas day. His father saw little interest in his son, ...
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Antonio Montagnana [SEP] voice type
Antonio Montagnana Antonio Montagnana (fl. 1730–50, born in Venice) was an Italian bass of the 18th-century who is best remembered for his association with the composer George Frideric Handel, whose operas Montagnana sang in. Montagnana's first known appearance is in 1730 at Rome, and 1731 he sang at Turin in operatic ...
Antonio Leonviola Antonio Leonviola, sometimes Leon Viola (1913–1995), was an Italian screenwriter and film director and co-founder of the "Libera Università del Cinema di Roma". Life and career. Leonviola was born in 1913 in Montagnana as Antonio Leone Viola. In 1934, he won a gold medal at the Venice Film Festival fo...
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Antonio Poli [SEP] voice type
Antonio Poli Antonio Poli is an Italian operatic tenor. He debuted at The Royal Opera as Cassio in "Otello" in 2012, and also sung Don Ottavio in "Don Giovanni" in 2013.
Appointed, Bishop of Caserta) - Guilio Capece Scondito (26 Jan 1735 – 30 Oct 1762 Died) - Giovanni Battista Pignatelli (24 Jan 1763 – 24 Jul 1778 Resigned) - Salvatore Vecchioni, C.O. (14 Dec 1778 – 28 Oct 1818 Died) - Arcangelo Gabriele Cela (17 Dec 1819 Confirmed – 25 Sep 1822 Died) - Giuseppe Saverio Poli (20 Dec 18...
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Astra Desmond [SEP] voice type
Astra Desmond Astra Desmond CBE (10 April 1893 – 16 August 1973) was a British contralto of the early and middle twentieth century. Biography. Biography Early years. Astra Desmond was born Gwendoline Mary Thomson (she would later modify the spelling of her first name to Gwendolyn), in Torquay, England, the daughter of ...
1990 – BSkyB announces former BSB customers will receive Sky equipment (for Astra system) free of charge, Marcopolo satellite transmissions to cease - 1992 – July – BSB satellite Marcopolo II sold to Telenor - 1993 – December – BSB satellite Marcopolo I sold to NSAB Further reading. - "From Satellite to Single Market":...
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Audrey Mildmay [SEP] voice type
Audrey Mildmay Audrey Mildmay (19 December 1900 – 31 May 1953) was an English and Canadian soprano and co-founder, with her husband, John Christie, of Glyndebourne Festival Opera. The "Canadian Encyclopedia" describes her voice "as a light lyric soprano employed with much charm." Early life and career. Grace Audrey Lou...
John Brownlee (Don Giovanni), Salvatore Baccaloni (Leporello), Ina Souez (Donna Anna), Koloman von Pataky (Don Ottavio), Luise Helletsgruber (Donna Elvira), Audrey Mildmay (Zerlina), Roy Henderson (Masetto), David Franklin (Commendatore). Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra, conductor Fritz Busch. First complete studio rec...
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Aureliano Pertile [SEP] voice type
Aureliano Pertile Aureliano Pertile (9 November 1885, Montagnana - 11 January 1952, Milan) was an Italian lyric-dramatic tenor. Many critics consider him one of the most exciting operatic artists of the inter-war period, and one of the most important tenors of the 20th century. Life and career. Pertile was born in Mont...
Gaetano Bavagnoli Gaetano Bavagnoli (1879–1933) was an Italian conductor who was particularly known for his work within the field of opera. He was mainly active within Italy's major opera houses during the first third of the 20th century; although he did conduct at important international stages like the Metropolitan O...
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Bethany Beardslee [SEP] voice type
Bethany Beardslee Bethany Beardslee (born December 25, 1925) is an American soprano particularly noted for her collaborations with major 20th-century composers, such as Igor Stravinsky, Milton Babbitt, Pierre Boulez, George Perle, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and her performances of great contemporary classical music by Ar...
, 1961, p. 66 - private Beardslee-Winham archive External links. - Interview with Bethany Beardslee by Bruce Duffie, June 18, 1995
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Betsy Norden [SEP] voice type
Betsy Norden Betsy Norden (born October 17, 1945) is an American soprano who appeared with the Metropolitan Opera over 500 times. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, she studied at Boston University, and began her career in musical comedy. Norden joined the Met chorus in 1969, and sang her first solo role there on January 27, 19...
of radio broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera, including bootleg recordings. Video recordings. Unlike the studio recordings, Moldoveanu’s videography is more consistent: - Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo - Cast: Vasile Moldoveanu (Don Carlo); Renata Scotto (Elisabeth of Valois); Tatiana Troyanos (Princess of Eboli); Sherri...
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Bobby Womack [SEP] voice type
mentor and helped them go on tour. They went on national tours with The Staple Singers. Even though Curtis often sang lead, Bobby was allowed to sing alongside him showcasing his gruff baritone vocals in contrast to his older brother's smoother tenor. During performances, Bobby would sometimes imitate the role of a pre...
African American R&B singer-songwriter - October 20 – Dionne Quan, voice actress - October 26 – CM Punk (Phil Brooks), martial artist - November 3 – Tim McIlrath, Singer of Rise Against - November 14 - Bobby Allen, ice hockey player - Xavier Nady, baseball player and coach - Chris Shar, rock drummer - November 15 – Flo...
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Bruno Prevedi [SEP] voice type
Bruno Prevedi Bruno Prevedi (December 21, 1928 – January 12, 1988) was an Italian tenor, particularly associated with the Italian repertory. Life and career. Prevedi was born at Revere, now in Borgo Mantovano, province of Mantua. He studied in Mantua with Alberto Sorenisa, and in Milan with Vladimiro Badiali. He made h...
1907–1998) Italian industrial designer - Bruno Neri (1910–1944) Italian footballer and partisan - Bruno Nolasco (born 1986), Brazilian water polo player - Bruno Rezende (born 1986), Brazilian volleyball player - Bruno Prevedi (1928–1988) Italian opera singer - Bruno Renan Trombelli, Brazilian footballer playing for FC ...
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Carlo Colombara [SEP] voice type
Carlo Colombara Carlo Colombara (born 1964 in Bologna, Italy) is an Italian operatic bass. He has sung leading roles in many major opera houses including Teatro alla Scala (Milan, Italy); the Vienna State Opera (Vienna, Austria); the Real Teatro di San Carlo (Naples, Italy); the Arena di Verona (Verona, Italy); the Roy...
Teatro di San Carlo; Director Paolo Carignani; with Renato Bruson (RAI Video 1996) - Giuseppe Verdi; "Nabucco" at the Arena di Verona; Director D. Oren; with Maria Guleghina, Leo Nucci, F. Sartori (Decca Records 2007) External links. - Official web site - Biography in Arena Verona website - Carlo Colombara interview in...
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Carlos Alexander [SEP] voice type
Carlos Alexander Carlos Alexander (October 15, 1915 – September 4, 1991) was a dramatic baritone and stage director of opera, best known as a singing-actor in German repertoire. Biography. Born in Utica, New York, he debuted as a singer in Scranton, Pennsylvania, as the Conte di Luna in "Il trovatore", in 1940. As dire...
F. Pinkerton in "Madama Butterfly", Rodolfo in "La bohème", and the title roles in "Don Carlos" and "Faust". Early life and career. Alexander was born and raised in Meridian, Mississippi. He attended the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, earning a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. Many years...
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Carlotta Patti [SEP] voice type
Carlotta Patti Carlotta Patti (c. 1840 – 27 June 1889) was a nineteenth-century operatic soprano and sister to famed soprano Adelina Patti. Various sources list her birth year as 1835, 1840, and 1842. Born into a musical family, Patti studied the piano in her youth before following her younger sister's inclination towa...
Stigelli, and then reappeared for Stigelli's Farewell on January 11 singing "Stradella" in full and Act 4 of "La Juive." Formes made a great impression with the "Star-spangled banner", 'with a flag of the Union in one hand, and with a voice and air that thrilled with lofty patriotism, and found an echo in every heart p...
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Catherine Bott [SEP] voice type
Catherine Bott Catherine Bott (born 11 September 1952) is a British soprano and a Baroque specialist. She has also pursued a broadcasting career. Following her studies at The King's High School For Girls, and Guildhall School of Music and Drama, with Arthur Reckless, she began her career as a member of the English Baro...
Catherine Bott (footballer) Catherine Joan Bott (born 22 April 1995), usually known as CJ Bott, has represented New Zealand in association football at international level. She plays her club football with Vittsjo GIK and was previously with FF USV Jena. Bott was a member of the New Zealand U-17 side at the 2012 Women's...
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Christophoros Stamboglis [SEP] voice type
Christophoros Stamboglis Christophoros Stamboglis () is a Greek operatic bass. Stamboglis was born in Athens. With The Royal Opera, he has sung Ramfis in "Aida", Count Rodolfo in "La sonnambula" and Doctor Grenvil in "La traviata". For the 2013/14 season, he will be singing Bartolo in "Le nozze di Figaro".
" performed by Christophoros Stamboglis, George Petrou and Armonia Atenea (Athens Camerata) in the CD Georg Friedrich Haendel, "Alessando Severo" / Niccolo Manzaro, "Don Crepuscolo" (MDG, LC06768, 2011) - Niccolo Calichiopulo Manzaro - Fedele Fenaroli, "Partimenti for String Instruments" performed by Ionian String Quar...
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Claudia Lindsey [SEP] voice type
Claudia Lindsey Claudia Lindsey (born 1936 or 1937) is an American operatic soprano. Born in Harlem, she is a graduate of Brandeis University and studied singing in New York City with Anna Hamlin and Otto Guth. In 1965 she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and a grant from the John Hay Whitney Found...
when driving the Simpsons ("Wé-Wé" by Angélique Kidjo) was a popular song in Africa. In order to make it sound accurate, Hank Azaria, who portrays Kitenge in the episode, was taught to sing the song phonetically by a professor in Swahili in the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Joan Bushwell, the "Jane Goodall...
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Cornelis Bronsgeest [SEP] voice type
Cornelis Bronsgeest Cornelis Bronsgeest (24 July 1878 in Leiden - 22 September 1957 in Berlin) was a Dutch bass-baritone who made his career in Germany. Born to a bourgeoisie catholic family from Leiden cultivating arts and after discovering his musical talent, Bronsgeest decided to give up career as an architect and b...
German physician and surgeon and major contributor to the history of Orthopaedics science and the sister of two famous German neuropsychiatrists, Otto Kant (Contributor to the Vienna Circle, Zur Biologie der Ethik, 1932 ) and Fritz Kant who have emigrated to the US in 1933. Their two children, Dietrich-Cornelis Bronsge...
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Célestine Galli-Marié [SEP] voice type
Célestine Galli-Marié Célestine Galli-Marié (15 March 1837 – 22 September 1905) was a French mezzo-soprano who is most famous for creating the title role in the opera "Carmen". Career. She was born Marie-Célestine Laurence Marié de l'Isle in Paris. She was taught singing by her father, Mécène Marié de l'Isle, who also ...
ca. 1723–1804), Italian opera singer - Filippo Galli (bass) (1783–1853), Italian opera singer - Célestine Galli-Marié (1840–1905), French singer - Ruggero Galli, Italian opera singer active in the 19th and 20th century - Amelita Galli-Curci (1882–1963), Italian opera singer - Ida Galli (born 1942), Italian film actress...
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César Vezzani [SEP] voice type
César Vezzani César Vezzani (8 August 1888 – 11 November 1951) was a French/Corsican operatic tenor who became a leading exponent of French "grand opera" through several decades. (Some sources give his date of birth as 1886.) Career. César Vezzani was born in Bastia in Corsica; his father died shortly before his birth....
- Carlo Andrea, count Pozzo di Borgo (Imperial Russian diplomat) - Carlo Bonaparte (father of Napoléon Bonaparte) - Caroline Bonaparte (sister of Napoléon Bonaparte) - César Campinchi (lawyer and French politician) - César Vezzani (opera singer) - Charles Pasqua (French politician, former Minister of Internal Affairs) ...
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Dano Raffanti [SEP] voice type
Dano Raffanti Dano Raffanti (born April 5, 1948) is an Italian tenor, particularly associated with the Italian baroque and bel canto repertory. Life and career. Born in Lucca, Raffanti trained in Milan with Celletti, and made his debut at La Scala in 1976, in Bussotti's "Nottetempo". The following year, he appeared at ...
having one of the most attractive voices and being one of the most stylish singers of his generation in Italian baroque and bel canto operas. He is married to soprano Maria Rosa Nazario. References. - Notes - Sources - Elizabeth Forbes, "Raffanti, Dano", in Stanley Sadie (ed.), "The New Grove Dictionary of Opera", Grov...
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Derek Lee Ragin [SEP] voice type
Derek Lee Ragin Derek Lee Ragin (born June 17, 1958) is an American countertenor. Early life. Derek Ragin was born in West Point, New York and grew up in Newark, New Jersey. He began his formal voice training with the Newark Boys Chorus, and studied as a piano and music education major at the Oberlin Conservatory of Mu...
- THE LUTE PLAYER and other songs (Centaur Records, 2012), music by Peter Croton, with Theresia Bothe – vocals, and others - Remembrance of Things Past - lute songs & solos by John Dowland & Peter Croton (Guild, 2010), with Theresia Bothe – voice, and special guest Derek Lee Ragin - voice - Love Songs from Five Centuri...
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Dianne van Giersbergen [SEP] voice type
Dianne van Giersbergen Dianne van Giersbergen (born 3 June 1985 in Liempde) is a Dutch spinto soprano singer-songwriter and vocal coach. She is the founder and frontwoman of Dutch progressive metal band Ex Libris, and she was the vocalist of German symphonic metal band Xandria from 25 October 2013, to 13 September 2017...
to classical Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi as it is based on the aria "Morrò, ma prima in grazia" from his opera "Un Ballo in Maschera". This is the only EP Dianne van Giersbergen made with Xandria. Personnel. Personnel Xandria. - Dianne van Giersbergen – vocals - Marco Heubaum – guitar, vocals, keyboards - Philip Re...
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Dodi Protero [SEP] voice type
Dodi Protero Dodi Protero (March 13, 1931 – April 22, 2007) was a Canadian operatic soprano who had a prolific international career from 1955 through 1980. A singer with a great deal of technical finesse, she excelled in the coloratura soprano and soubrette repertoires. She later had a successful second career as a voi...
Scenic Design, Best Original Score and Best Music Direction. The Broadway production was revived shortly after the original production closed. The revival opened in 1965 and was directed by Peter Coe. It ran at the Martin Beck Theatre for 64 performances, featuring Victor Stiles as Oliver, Robin Ramsay as Fagin, Maura ...
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Dušica Bijelić [SEP] voice type
Dušica Bijelić Dušica Bijelić is a Serbian soprano. Bijelić studied piano and singing from the age of 8, and began hosting a children’s programme on Serbian national TV at the age of 12. She subsequently studied singing at the University of Fine Arts in Belgrade, and continued her studies at the University of Music and...
Bijelić Bijelić is a Serbo-Croatian surname, derived from the word "bijelo" meaning "white" (Ijekavian form). It may refer to: - Jovan Bijelić - Severin Bijelić - Martin Bijelić See also. - Belić, surname - Bjelić, surname - Bilić (surname) - Bijelići, toponym
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Eike Wilm Schulte [SEP] voice type
Eike Wilm Schulte Eike Wilm Schulte (born 13 October 1939) is a German operatic baritone. A member of the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden,from 1988 the Bayerische Staatsoper, he made an international career, singing more than 100 parts at major opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera, and at festivals including ...
website - Eike Wilm Schulte operabase.com - Eike Wilm Schulte medici.tv - Daniel Honsack: Der Bariton Eike Wilm Schulte über das Singen Wiesbaden Kultur 26 March 2008 - Singing LOHENGRIN on YouTube - "Ode to Joy" on YouTube - Trying to sing a serenade, and encountering difficulties (YouTube)
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Elinor Ross [SEP] voice type
Elinor Ross Elinor Ross (August 1, 1926) is an American opera singer, a dramatic soprano particularly associated with the Italian repertory. Born in Tampa, Florida, she studied at Syracuse University, and later came to New York to study with William Herman, Stanley Sontag and Leo Resnick. She made her debut with the Ly...
American University. 20 Oct. 2008. . - Kowner, Rotem. Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War. Lantham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, 2006. - Meernik, James. The Myth of the Diversionary Use of Force by American presidents. Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 49, No. 3 (Sep., 1996), pp. 573–590 Sage Publications, Inc...
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Elisabeth Höngen [SEP] voice type
Elisabeth Höngen Elisabeth Höngen (7 December 1906 – 7 August 1997) was a German operatic mezzo-soprano and singing-actress. She was particularly associated with Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss roles, and with Verdi's Lady Macbeth. From 1947 onward she was one of the Vienna State Opera's most prominent artists for n...
, Erna Berger (1956), Heinrich Rehfuss (1955) and Elisabeth Schumann (1958), and important individual songs by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, and Elisabeth Höngen. Gerald Moore was a distinguished accompanist in Wolf song recordings. Fischer-Dieskau recorded a large collection of Mörike songs with Moore in...
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Elizabeth Connell [SEP] voice type
Elizabeth Connell Frances Elizabeth Connell (22 October 194618 February 2012) was a South African-born operatic mezzo-soprano, and later soprano, whose career took place mainly in the United Kingdom and Australia. Connell was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa in 1946, to an English Catholic father from Yorkshire and...
As of 2018, the president of the Type Directors Club is Paul Carlos. Elizabeth Carey Smith is vice president, and Christopher Sergio is secretary and treasurer. Doug Clouse is chairman of the board, Carol Wahler is executive director. Past presidents include: Frank Powers, Milton Zudeck, Alfred Dickman, Joseph Weiler, ...
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Emma Carelli [SEP] voice type
Emma Carelli Emma Carelli (12 May 1877 in Naples – 17 August 1928 near Rome) was an Italian operatic soprano who was particularly associated with the dramatic soprano roles of the verisimo repertoire and the works of Richard Wagner. After a singing career which lasted almost two decades, she managed the Teatro Costanzi...
during that time was in the title role of Mascagni's "Iris". In 1926, Carelli and Walter Mocchi sold the Costanzi to the Rome City Council and withdrew from most of their other business interests in South America. Carelli died two years later in a car accident. A few years after her death, Mocchi married Bidu Sayão, wh...
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Enzo Sordello [SEP] voice type
Enzo Sordello Enzo Sordello (20 April 1927 - 15 April 2008) was an Italian operatic baritone. Biography. Enzo Sordello born in Pievebovigliana, he went on to study at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Turin and privately with Carlo Tagliabue. In 1952, he won the International Competition organized by the Teatro alla ...
the American Opera Society in New York with Joan Sutherland, Enzo Sordello, Marilyn Horne and Richard Cassilly under Nicola Rescigno, and in the same year at La Scala with Sutherland and Raina Kabaivanska and with Antonino Votto conducting. La Fenice presented the work again in January 1964 with Leyla Gencer. The 1960s...
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Eugene Conley [SEP] voice type
Eugene Conley Eugene Conley (March 12, 1908 – December 18, 1981) was a celebrated American operatic tenor. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, Conley studied under Ettore Verna, and made his official debut as the Duke of Mantua in "Rigoletto", at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1940. In 1945, he first appeared with the New Y...
him play his clarinet and gave Rick Bogart advice about playing the clarinet. He attended Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music's High School Preparatory School, studying classical piano and clarinet. He went on to graduate from North Texas State University with his Bachelor of Music with a concentration in piano, c...
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Fanny Holland [SEP] voice type
Fanny Holland Fanny Holland (14 September 1847 – 18 June 1931) was an English singer and comic actress primarily known as the creator of principal soprano roles in numerous German Reed Entertainments. Life and career. Holland was born in London and trained at the Royal Academy of Music. She was the daughter of John Hol...
1st Viscount Portman and had issue. - Lady Louisa Lascelles (10 Sep 1812–10 Mar 1886), married Lord George Henry Cavendish, younger brother of William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, and had issue. His wife is mentioned in Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen, in a letter from Mary Crawford to Fanny Price while Fanny is s...
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Ferdinand Frantz [SEP] voice type
Ferdinand Frantz Ferdinand Frantz (February 8, 1906, Kassel – May 26, 1959, Munich), was a German operatic bass-baritone. He was well known in his time for his performances in the operas of Richard Wagner. Fond of music as a boy, he joined a choral society in Kassel and at 16 was chosen to take a small solo part. Four ...
Frantz (surname) Frantz is a German surname, and may refer to: - Adrienne Frantz (born 1978), American actress - Alison Frantz (1903–1995), American archaeologist - Art Frantz (1921-2008), American baseball umpire - Chris Frantz (born 1951), American musician - Dan Frantz (born 1977), American footballer - Ferdinand Fr...
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François Wartel [SEP] voice type
François Wartel Pierre-François Wartel, (born Versailles, 3 April 1806; died Paris 3 August 1882) was a French tenor and music educator. His wife was Thérèse Wartel, a talented pianist, and their son Émile was a bass who sang and created several operatic roles between 1857 and 1870 at the Théâtre Lyrique and later foun...
Émile Wartel Louis Émile Wartel (31 March 1834, Paris – 5 May 1907, Paris) was an opera singer and teacher active in Paris. He was the son of the musicians François Wartel and Thérèse Wartel. Life and career. Wartel was an established singer at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris from 1858 until 1868, creating many baritone r...
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Gabriele Fontana [SEP] voice type
Gabriele Fontana Gabriele Fontana (b. 1958 Innsbruck, Austria) is an Austrian operatic soprano. Biography. Fontana made her professional opera debut in 1980 as Pamina in "Die Zauberflöte" with Oper Frankfurt. She joined the Hamburg State Opera in 1982 where she sang Pamina, Konstanze in "Die Entführung aus dem Serail",...
- "Sweet Johnny" (Fontana, May 1998, UK No. 60) - "Let's Get Together (In Our Minds)" (Fontana, Aug 1998, UK No. 43) - "Spanish Dance Troupe" (Mantra, Sep 1999, UK No. 47) - "Poodle Rockin'" (Mantra, Feb 2000, UK No. 52) - "Stood On Gold" (Mantra, Sep 2001, UK No. 65)
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Ghena Dimitrova [SEP] voice type
Ghena Dimitrova Ghena Dimitrova (, 6 May 1941 – 11 June 2005) was a Bulgarian operatic soprano. Her voice was known for its power and extension used in operatic roles such as Turandot in a career spanning four decades. Early career. Ghena Dimitrova was born in the Bulgarian village of Beglezh, some 25 km from Pleven, i...
Antarctic Survey). The feature is named after the Bulgarian opera singer Ghena Dimitrova (1941-2005). Location. Dimitrova Peak is located at , which is 5.7 km east of Mount Pontida, 7.62 km south-southeast of Mount Newman and 21 km northeast of Mount Holt. British mapping in 1971. Maps. - British Antarctic Territory. S...
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Giulio Fioravanti [SEP] voice type
Giulio Fioravanti Giulio Fioravanti (17 October 1923, Ascoli Piceno – 3 May 1999, Milan) was an Italian operatic baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory. He studied first jurisprudence and work one year as a jurist in his native city before turning to music studies at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia...
's sabre - Gustavo Marzi - Vincenzo Pinton - Giulio Gaudini - Men's team sabre - Giulio Gaudini, Gustavo Marzi, Aldo Masciotta, Vincenzo Pinton, Aldo Montano, Athos Tanzini Gymnastics. 16 gymnasts, 8 men and 8 women, represented Italy in 1936. - Men's team - Egidio Armelloni - Oreste Capuzzo - Danilo Fioravanti - Savin...
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Gun-Brit Barkmin [SEP] voice type
Gun-Brit Barkmin Gun-Brit Barkmin is a German opera singer and concert soloist in the vocal range soprano who has garnered generally positive reviews for her performances in leading roles in operas by Janáček, Britten, Berg, Wagner and Richard Strauss, although (writing in "The New Yorker") Alex Ross felt that she "sho...
Schröder (Audite 21437) - Video performance: Alban Berg: Wozzeck; Christian Gerhaher, Gun-Brit Barkmin, Brandon Jovanovich, Mauro Peter, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Lars Woldt, Pavel Daniluk, Cheyne Davidson, Martin Zysset, Irène Friedli, Philharmonia Zürich, Chor der Oper Zürich, Fabio Luisi, Stage Director: Andreas...
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Guo Lanying [SEP] voice type
Guo Lanying Guo Lanying (郭兰英; born December 1929 in Pingyao, Shanxi) is a noted Chinese operatic soprano best known for singing patriotic songs such as "My Motherland" (1956) and "Nanniwan" (1943). She was born into a poor family in Pingyao, central Shanxi, and began studying "Shanxi bangzi", a form of local opera, at ...
she appeared in the film "The East Is Red. Along with the singer Wang Kun, she was a member of the first generation of Chinese performing artists to train overseas. She visited the Soviet Union, Romania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Italy, Japan, and other nations. Guo retired in 1982, continuing to teach at the...
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Gustav Walter [SEP] voice type
Gustav Walter Gustav Walter (11 February 1834, Bílina, Bohemia – 31 January 1910, Vienna) was a Bohemian operatic tenor who sang leading roles for more than 30 years at the Vienna Staatsoper in Austria. He was a highly regarded interpreter of the vocal music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the lighter tenor roles compos...
: - Alvar Aalto - Jacob Bakema - Paul Baumgarten - Luciano Baldessari - Le Corbusier - Werner Düttmann - Wils Ebert - Egon Eiermann - Walter Gropius - Arne Jacobsen - Fritz Jaenicke and Sten Samuelson - Gustav Hassenpflug - Günter Hönow - Ludwig Lemmer - Wassili Luckhardt - Oscar Niemeyer - Godber Nissen - Sep Ruf - Ot...
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Güneş Gürle [SEP] voice type
Güneş Gürle Güneş Gürle (born July 7, 1975 in Izmir, Turkey) is a Turkish opera singer, bass-baritone. Career. Made his operatic debut at the State Opera Istanbul in the 2002-03 season as Don Giovanni in Mozart's masterpiece. Which led his career to Mozart roles such as Giovanni, Leporello, Figaro, Bartolo, Don Alfonso...
Güneş Güneş () is a Turkish word meaning the Sun, it is used as a given name and surname, it may refer to: People. People Given name. - Güneş Gürle (born 1975), Turkish opera singer - Güneş Taner (born 1949), Turkish politician and former government minister People Surname. - Ali Güneş (born 1978), Turkish footballer -...
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Heddle Nash [SEP] voice type
Heddle Nash William Heddle Nash (14 June 189414 August 1961) was an English lyric tenor who appeared in opera and oratorio in the middle decades of the twentieth century. He also made numerous recordings that are still available on CD reissues. Nash's voice was of the light tenor class known as "tenore di grazia". The ...
Naxos Records 8.110863. - Mozart's "Così fan tutte", with Ina Souez (Fiordiligi), Luise Helletsgruber (Dorabella), Irene Eisinger (Despina), Heddle Nash (Ferrando), Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender (Guglielmo), John Brownlee (Alfonso). Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra, conductor Fritz Busch. First complete studio recording of ...
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