Kirsten Blaise, soprano
Singers: 2008-2009 Season
Soprano Kirsten Blaise is rapidly emerging as one of the most promising young sopranos performing today. She made her professional debut in 1996 in Handel's Israel in Egypt with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and since then has appeared with Opera Theatre of St. Louis, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Stamford Symphony, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Dallas Bach Society, Carmel Bach Festival, Concert Royal in New York, the Handel Festspiele in Karlsruhe, Germany and Le Parlement de Musique in France. She sang in Stravinsky's Biblical Pieces for De Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam and the role of the British Dancig Girl in John Adams' The Death of Klinghoffer with the BBC Symphony conducted by Leonard Slatkin, in the Penny Woolcock film production, the Rotterdam Philharmonic and the Brooklyn Philharmonic. She is current fest with the Badisches Stat\atstheater in Karlsruhe and recording Handel oratorios under Helmith Rilling for Haensler Classics..
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Ellen Hargis, soprano"A national musical treasure"
ContinuoSoprano Ellen Hargis has built a remarkable career specializing in 17th- and 18th-century music, ranging from ballads to opera and oratorio.She appears regularly with The King's Noyse, Theatre of Voices, and in recital with lutenist Paul O'Dette, and has also performed with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Portland Baroque Orchestra, the Seattle Baroque Orchestra, , the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and many of the world's leading festivals: Adelaide Festival, the Berkeley Festival, the Utrecht Festival in Holland and the Boston Early Music Festival.
"Blessed with a sonorous, pearly
instrument."
Los Angeles Times
Mezzo-soprano Juliana Gondek is internationally renowned for her performances in opera and concert, lauded for her interpretations of Mozart, Baroque, bel canto, and contemporary repertoire. She has performed with many of the major conductors of the world including Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, James Levine, Carlos Kleiber, and Robert Shaw, in leading roles at the Metropolitan Opera, Netherlands Opera, Scottish Opera, San Francisco, Houston, New York City, Dallas, Seattle, Miami, St. Louis, Utah, and Baltimore Operas. She has sung at the Salzburg Festival, Edinburgh Festival, Avignon Festival, Göttingen and Halle Handel Festivals, Antibe's Bel Canto Festival, Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart, Marlboro, Caramoor, Newport, and the Bard Festivals.
Feb. 16 - Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music, Napa, CA
Audio selections from recordings
Christina Wilcox, mezzo-soprano"Eloquent, caressing warmth and beautiful legato, particularly in the
deeply moving 'Lacrymosa die illa'."
Washington PostMezzo soprano Christina Wilcox, has earned a remarkable reputation for her "warm, noble and thrilling" voice. Equally at home in opera and on the concert stage, she is perhaps best known for her work with symphony orchestras. She has performed with many of the leading orchestras of the United States including The New York Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Houston Symphony and the Buffalo Philharmonic. She has appeared with the Florida Orchestra, Tulsa Philharmonic, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Kansas City Symphony, Wichita Symphony and the Los Angeles Mozart Orchestra and has sung under such esteemed conductors as Erich Leinsdorf, Zdenek Macal, Gerard Schwarz, Richard Bradshaw, JoAnn Falletta, David Lockington, Jahja Ling, Zuohuang Chen and Norman Scribner.
Feb. 16 - Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music, Napa, CA
John Aler, tenorJohn Aler is one of the most acclaimed lyric tenors on the international stage. In opera he has performed with most of the major companies and opera houses in Europe including the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Vienna, Bayerische Staatsoper, Salzburg Festival, Hamburg, Geneva, Madrid, Lyon and Brussels as well as the New York City Opera, St Louis, Santa Fe, Washington DC and Baltimore in the USA.
A consummate soloist, he performs regularly with such orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra and Philadelphia Orchestra and the Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles Symphonies. In Europe, he has sung with the Berlin Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus, l'Orchestre National de France, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta among others, with such conductors as Daniel Barenboim, James Conlon, John Eliot Gardiner, Kurt Masur, Zubin Mehta, Roger Norrington, Seiji Ozawa, Simon Rattle, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Leonard Slatkin, Kent Nagano and David Zinman. He is featured on three Grammy Award-winning recordings and can be heard on more than 60 recordings on the DGG, Decca, EMI/Angel. Telarc, Teldec and a host of other labels. A recitalist of note, he has several recordings of chansons, Lieder and song including a solo album, "Songs We Forgot to Remember" on Delos.
Feb.16 - Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music, Napa, CA
April 3-4 - Britten War Requiem, Munich Philharmonic
May 16-24 - Cincinnati May Festival, james Conlon, conductor
"Duykers adds another triumphant portrayal after the tenor's acclaimed
work in The Ghosts of Versailles." Chicago Daily HeraldA frequent performer on the major opera stages of the world, John Duykers has become known as one of the leading interpreters of contemporary opera and the big character roles. He has appeared at Covent Garden, Netherlands Opera, Geneva, Frankfurt, the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, Canadian Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera and New York City Opera. In fall 1996 he made his debut at the Chatelet in Paris. In 1997 he was Dr. Lobo Guerrero in the premiere of Myron Fink's The Conquistador with San Diego Opera. Among his recent performances was his first Mime in Siegfried with the Opera de Marseilles and the role of Fattie in Mahagonny with the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
François Le Roux, baritoneBaritone François Le Roux is renowned throughout the world in a wide range of repertoire, and notably French chanson and opera. Once know as "the greatest Pelléas of his generation" he is now a remarkable Golaud in this same opera, most recently appearing in this role in the Russian premire of Debussy's opera. He is also closley associated with the great Mozart baritone roles as well as both contemporary and baroque opera. He has sung regularly at Paris Opera and has appeared on many of the great operatic stages of the world. Mr. Le Roux is know for his difinitive interpretations of French song.
March 5, 7, 9, 11, 12 - Ravel L'Enfant et les sortilèges, Teatro San Carlo, Naples
March 19 - Winterreise - Arles, France
April; 4 - Dvorak Biblical Songs - Besançon, France
April 27 - Messiaen Centenaryt - Neuwiller-lés-Saverne, France
May 27 - Recital, Baldwin-Wallace art Song festival, Berea, OH
June 5 - Mahler Das Lied von der Erde - Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Baritone Christòpheren Nomura has emerged at the forefront of the new generation of American singers. Since making his New York City debut in 1992, he has performed throughout the world, recently hailed as one of classical music's "rising stars" by the Wall Street Journal (January 1, 2000). Mr. Nomura has earned a place of prominence on the operatic, concert and recital stages. He is known for his commitment to song recital and chamber music as well as for his interpretations of the music of Mozart, Bach, Handel and contemporary music. He has appeared with many prominent North American orchestras, including the Boston Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra. Among his many distinctions are a Gammy nomination, a Fulbright Grant and winning the 1992 Young Concert Artists International Auditions.
March 1 - Recital , San Francisco Boys Chours Gala
March 4-10 - Tucson Winter Festival, Tucson, AZ
March 15 - Bach St. Matthew Passion, Stratmore Hall, Bethesda, MD
March 20, 22 - John Adams' The Wound Dresser, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
March 30-31 - Bach St. Matthew Passion - Music of the Baroque, Chicago
April 19 - Britten War Requiem, Duke Chapel Choir, Durham, NC
April 26 - Mahler, Lieder Eines Fahrendes Gsellen, Peoria Symphony, IL
May 2-10 - Bach Festival of Bethlehem, PA
May 18 - John Adams' El Niño, Choral Arts Society of Washington, DC
Critical acclaim / Opera Repertoire / Orchestra Repertoire
Streaming Video: Schumann Dichterliebe, Trinity Concerts, New York City
Sanford Sylvan, baritone (photo: Susan Wilson)"All that Sanford Sylvan sang had a rapture, a feeling for the beauty of words and
music that is rare among singers." Washington PostFrom Schubert's Die Schöne Müllerin to the operas of John Adams, the American baritone Sanford Sylvan displays a remarkable range of vocal expression and communicative power. Deeply committed to the art of the vocal recital, Mr. Sylvan and his long-time collaborator, pianist David Breitman, have performed extensively throughout the United States and Europe, most recently in Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall.
A Grammy and Emmy Award winner, Mr. Sylvan has also received three Grammy nominations for Best Classical Vocal Performance for his recordings with David Breitman, on Nonesuch. In Spring 2000 he gave the premiere of a new work by Jorge Martin, The Glass Hammer, which will be recorded for fall release.
March 30-31 - Bach St. Matthew Passion - Music of the Baroque, Chicago
April 5 - haydn Mass in Time of War, St. Lawrence Choir, Montreal
May 14, 17, 20, 23, 25 - John Adams' Flowering Tree, Chicago Opera Theatre
Press Comments / Opera Repertoire / Orchestra Repertoire
David Breitman bio
Personal Representation:
Life is triply generous when one is as beautiful as Mary Costa and then is able to possess a ravishing instrument and have enough kilowatts of warmth and energy to light the way on or off the stage. She remains as unique as only an American diva can be. She began her career on television and as the voice of Sleeping Beauty in the classic Disney film. She went on to become a legend in the operatic world, starring at the Metropolitan, San Francisco Opera, Covent Garden and the Bolshoi. At the same time she had major successes in light opera, made several Hollywood films and guest appearances on all of the great television variety specials and set out season after season for the kind of concert and opera tours that the great stars made years ago.
In1999 Miss Costa
received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Licia Albanese Puccini Foundation . In November 1999, she received the Disney Legends Award - her handprints are now a permanent part of Disney Legends Plaza at the entrance to the Disney Studios. She received the Metropolitan Opera Guild recognition for distinguished Verdi performances of the 20th century in 2001. In April 2003, Mary Costa was appointed by President Bush to the National Council on the Arts, which advises the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts.
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