Claron McFadden
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Claron McFadden | |
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Background information | |
Born | New York City, New York |
Genres | Opera Contemporary classical music |
Occupation(s) | Opera singer |
Instrument(s) | soprano, coloratura |
Claron McFadden (born 1961) is an American soprano. McFadden studied voice at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, finishing her degree in 1984.[1]
She gained international fame when making her Glyndebourne Festival Opera debut in the title role of the opera Lulu, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.[2]
As well as singing many of the major oratorio works, McFadden became particularly world-famous for her interpretation of modern and contemporary music.
McFadden is currently based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.[1]
Opera performances
- Les Arts Florissants (William Christie)[3]
- De Nederlandse Opera[4]
- Salzburg Festival[5]
- Opéra-Comique
- Bregenzer Festspiele
- Aix-en-Provence Festival[6]
- La Monnaie (Brussels)[7]
- Royal Opera
- Théâtre de la Croix Rousse and Théâtre de la Renaissance, Lyon
Awards
On 23 August 2007 McFadden was awarded the Amsterdam Prize for the Arts (Amsterdam Funding for the Arts, The Netherlands) by Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen.[2]
World creations
- The Woman Who Walked into Doors (2004), Kris Defoort
- VSPRS (2005), Alain Platel
- Orrori dell’Amore (1996), The Accacha Chronicles (2005), Love Is the Only Master I’ll Serve (2006), Nicholas Lens
- Inside Covers (3 tracks), The Home Made Orchestra (2004)
- The Letters of Calamity Jane to her Daughter Ben Johnston (2018)
- The Collected Works of Billy the Kid Gavin Bryars (2018)
References
- ^ a b "Claron McFadden | Opera Soprano | English National Opera". Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Claron McFadden 2015 Jury BBC Cardiff singer of the world". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Claron McFadden". Amsterdam University of the Arts. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Claron McFadden". Nationale Opera & Ballet. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Salzburg celebrates the brilliance of Birtwistle". the Guardian. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ Tossah, Sylvie (3 January 2022). "ORCHESTRE DES JEUNES DE LA MÉDITERRANÉE". Festival International d'Art Lyrique d'Aix-en-Provence. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ Annuaire du spectacle 2003-2004 (éd, 2005) (in French). Editions Lansman. ISBN 978-2-87282-519-6.
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- American operatic sopranos
- Singers from Amsterdam
- Eastman School of Music alumni
- Singers from New York City
- American expatriates in the Netherlands
- 20th-century American women opera singers
- 21st-century American women opera singers