Showing 349 results in the category Mezzo soprano and alto.
"Susan Graham was a joy to watch and to hear: she delivered her lines with boldness, majesty and precision, highlighting both the most delicate and the most tyrannical aspects of the Persian king. Her performance was practically flawless: hearing her delivering such complex ornamentation for over three hours made her seem super-human."
Marina Romani, Musicalcriticism.com
Susan Moore is a character contralto who is renowned for her energetic and emotionally honest performance style as well as her rich contralto voice.
Although predominantly a performer, she is also much in demand as an arts education specialist, script writer and director.
39 Johnston Terrace, London, NW2 6QJ, United Kingdom
Rolex-Prize-winning Canadian mezzo-soprano particularly esteemed for her Mahler interpretations. Has twice recorded Das Lied von der Erde, and Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen. Full range of mezzo and alto literature including Bach Passions, Mendelssohn Elijah, Elgar Sea Pictures and Dream of Gerontius. Guest soloist with Cleveland and Minnesota Orchestras, Houston, Boston, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec Symphonies, recitalist at Lincoln Center (New York), the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC); sang Wagner's Erda at Pacific Opera Victoria, Britten's Albert Herring at Pacific Opera Victoria.
18 Allison Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10306 USA, United States
English Soprano Susanna Fairbairn’s current and future engagements include GISMONDA Ottone and ELEONORA Il furioso dall’isola di San Domingo covers English Touring Opera, and SOLOIST Elijah York Minster and Sea Symphony Albert Hall, Nottingham. Recent roles include JUNO La Calisto Hampstead Garden Opera, DONNA ELVIRA Don Giovanni Co-Opera Co. and Opera Vera, and PAPAGENA Magic Flute Opera in Oborne.
Foresters Hall, 25-27 Westow Street, LONDON, SE19 3RY, United Kingdom
"Mentzer was a charismatic Dido, unspooling Purcell's long, slow melodies in a mezzo voice subtly textured with smoke and golden fire."
Chicago Sun-Times
Tanja Ariane Baumgartner made her debut at Covent Garden in the summer of 2013, singing Clairon in Strauss`Cappriccio, which was followed by Judith in Bartok`s Bluebeard's Castle at the Edinburgh Festival. She made her debut at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in May 2014, with Brangaene, and, during the 2014/15 season, will appear at the Hamburg State Opera and Konzertverein in Vienna for the first time.
Praised for her rich voice, expansive range and appealing stage presence, Irish-born mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught has been called “a true rising star” by the press. Her international stature has continued to grow since she stepped in on five-days’ notice to sing the role of Romeo in Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi at the Bayerische Staatsoper in 2011, her performance winning worldwide acclaim. In the seasons since, she has sung a world premiere, made numerous role debuts, and successfully toured North America twice.
American mezzo-soprano Tichina Vaughn began her operatic career as a member of the Young Artist Development Program at the Metropolitan Opera after completing her studies at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She made her debut on the MET stage in Porgy and Bess and her European debut at the Stuttgart State Theater as Dame Quickly in Falstaff and as Venus in Tannhäuser. From 1998 till 2006 Tichina Vaughn was a celebrated member of the ensemble at the Stuttgart State Theater where the Cultural Ministry Baden-Württemberg awarded her the title of Kammersängerin.
Ashtree Cottage, 21 Sunningwell Village, Abingdon, Oxon, OX13 6RD
Born in Yerevan into a family of musicians, Varduhi Abrahamyan earned her diplomas in Song and the Operatic Arts at the city’s conservatoire before moving to France where she won the Marseille Conservatoire Prize. From there, she was engaged by Marc Minkowski to perform Manuel de Falla’s El amor brujo at the Théâtre du Châtelet, and then to sing the roles of Polinesso (Ariodante) at Geneva’s Grand-Théâtre, Pauline (The Queen of Spades) at the Capitole in Toulouse, Maddalena (Rigoletto) at the Paris Opera, the Nancy Opera and the Théâtre de Caen.
