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'''Nicole Chevalier''' is an American operatic soprano, who has appeared internationally, mostly at opera houses in Europe. She is a member of the [[Komische Oper Berlin]]. She has appeared in the title roles such as Carlisle Floyd's ''[[Susannah]]'', Donizetti's ''[[Maria Stuarda]]'' and ''[[Lucia di Lammermoor]]'', Verdi's ''[[La traviata|La Traviata]]'', and Aribert Reimann's ''[[Medea (Reimann)|Medea]]''. In 2016, she was awarded the national theatre prize [[Der Faust (award)|Der Faust]] for all four female characters in Offenbach's ''[[Les Contes d'Hoffmann]]''.
'''Nicole Chevalier''' is an American operatic soprano, who debuted at the renowned Salzburg Festival in the summer of 2019. She was a member of the [[Komische Oper Berlin]], and has been a freelance artist since 2017. Her repertoire includes bel canto as well as Mozart heroines such as Verdi's ''[[La traviata|La Traviata]]'', Donizetti's ''[[Maria Stuarda]]'' and ''[[Lucia di Lammermoor]]'', Mozart's Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Elettra in Idomeneo, and stretches till Aribert Reimann's ''[[Medea (Reimann)|Medea]]''. In 2016, she was awarded the German National Theatre prize [[Der Faust (award)|Der Faust]] for all four female characters in Offenbach's ''[[Les Contes d'Hoffmann]]''.


== Career ==
== Career ==
Born in [[Chicago]], Illinois, Chevalier studied at the [[Northwestern University]]<ref name="KOB" /> and at the [[Indiana University]], music and voice with [[Virginia Zeani]], and also acting and literature.<ref name="Hannover" /> During that time, she appeared in university productions, in roles such as Lauretta in Puccini's ''[[Gianni Schicchi]]'', the First Niece in Britten's ''[[Peter Grimes]]'', and Rosalinde in ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' by Johann Strauss. She graduated with a diploma in 1998, and continued her voice studies at the [[Juillard School]] with Trish McCaffrey. She performed the title role in Carlisle Floyd's ''[[Susannah]]''. She took master classes with [[Martina Arroyo]], Joan Dornemann, [[Renata Scotto]] and [[Giorgio Tozzi]], spending the 2000/01 season in Italy, including the festivals ''La Piccola Scala'' in [[Milan]] and the International Opera Festival in Rome.<ref name="Hannover" />
Born in [[Chicago]], Illinois, Chevalier studied at the [[Northwestern University]]<ref name="KOB" /> and at the [[Indiana University Bloomington]], music and voice with [[Virginia Zeani]], and also acting and literature.<ref name="Hannover" /> During that time, she appeared in university productions, in roles such as Lauretta in Puccini's ''[[Gianni Schicchi]]'', the First Niece in Britten's ''[[Peter Grimes]]'', and Rosalinde in ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' by Johann Strauss. She graduated with a diploma in 1998, and continued her voice studies at the [[Juilliard School]] with Trish McCaffrey. She performed the title role in Carlisle Floyd's ''[[Susannah]]''. She took master classes with [[Martina Arroyo]], Joan Dornemann, [[Renata Scotto]] and [[Giorgio Tozzi]], spending the 2000/01 season in Italy, including the festivals ''La Piccola Scala'' in [[Milan]] and the International Opera Festival in Rome.<ref name="Hannover" />


Chevalier was a member of the [[Theater Freiburg]] from 2003 to 2007.<ref name="Hannover" /><ref name="Gülker" /> Her roles there included Iphise in Jean-Philippe Rameau's ''[[Dardanus (opera)|Dardanus]]'', Ilia in Mozart's ''[[Idomeneo]]'', the Countess in his ''[[The Marriage of Figaro|Le nozze di Figaro]]'', Fiordiligi in his ''[[Così fan tutte]]'', staged by [[Max Färberböck]], Adina in Donizetti's ''[[L'elisir d'amore]]'' and the title role in his ''[[Maria Stuarda]]''. In contemporary music, she collaborated with André Richard of the [[Südwestrundfunk|SWR]]'s Experimentalstudio für elektronische Musik (Experimental studio for electronic music) and with [[Jean-Baptiste Barrière]] of [[IRCAM]] in Paris, appearing as Clémence in Kaija Saariaho's opera ''[[L'Amour de loin]]''.<ref name="Hannover" />
Chevalier was a member of the [[Theater Freiburg]] from 2003 to 2007.<ref name="Hannover" /><ref name="Gülker" /> Her roles there included Iphise in Jean-Philippe Rameau's ''[[Dardanus (opera)|Dardanus]]'', Ilia in Mozart's ''[[Idomeneo]]'', the Countess in his ''[[The Marriage of Figaro|Le nozze di Figaro]]'', Fiordiligi in his ''[[Così fan tutte]]'', staged by [[Max Färberböck]], Adina in Donizetti's ''[[L'elisir d'amore]]'' and the title role in his ''[[Maria Stuarda]]''. In contemporary music, she collaborated with [[André Richard]] of the [[Südwestrundfunk|SWR]]'s Experimentalstudio für elektronische Musik (Experimental studio for electronic music) and with [[Jean-Baptiste Barrière]] of [[IRCAM]] in Paris, appearing as Clémence in Kaija Saariaho's opera ''[[L'Amour de loin]]''.<ref name="Hannover" />


She was a member of the [[Staatstheater Kassel]] from 2007 to 2009. Her roles there included Alice Ford in Verdi's ''[[Falstaff (opera)|Falstaff]]'', Donna Elvira in Mozart's ''[[Don Giovanni]]'', Iole in Handel's oratorio ''[[Hercules (Handel)|Herkules]]'', Blanche in Poulenc's [[Dialogues of the Carmelites|Gespräche der Karmelitinnen]], Angèle Didier in Franz Lehár's ''[[Der Graf von Luxemburg]]'', and in the title role of Donizetti's ''[[Lucia di Lammermoor]]''. She often sang in concert, including a recording of Verdi's ''[[Requiem (Verdi)|Messa da Requiem]]''.<ref name="Hannover" />
She was a member of the [[Staatstheater Kassel]] from 2007 to 2009. Her roles there included Alice Ford in Verdi's ''[[Falstaff (opera)|Falstaff]]'', Donna Elvira in Mozart's ''[[Don Giovanni]]'', Iole in Handel's oratorio ''[[Hercules (Handel)|Herkules]]'', Blanche in Poulenc's ''[[Dialogues of the Carmelites|Gespräche der Karmelitinnen]]'', Angèle Didier in Franz Lehár's ''[[Der Graf von Luxemburg]]'', and in the title role of Donizetti's ''[[Lucia di Lammermoor]]''. She often sang in concert, including a recording of Verdi's ''[[Requiem (Verdi)|Messa da Requiem]]''.<ref name="Hannover" />


She was a member of the [[Staatsoper Hannover]] from 2009 to 2012, where she appeared as Micaëla in Bizet's ''[[Carmen]]'', as the First Lady in Mozart's ''[[The Magic Flute|Die Zauberflöte]]'', as Marie in Donizetti's ''[[Die Regimentstochter]]'', and again as his Lucia. In the 2011/12 season, she performed Violetta in Verdi's ''[[La traviata|La Traviata]]'' for the first time. Her performance, staged by Benedikt von Peters, won her a nomination for the German theatre prize [[Der Faust (award)|Der Faust]].<ref name="Hannover" />
She was a member of the [[Staatsoper Hannover]] from 2009 to 2012, where she appeared as Micaëla in Bizet's ''[[Carmen]]'', as the First Lady in Mozart's ''[[The Magic Flute|Die Zauberflöte]]'', as Marie in Donizetti's ''[[Die Regimentstochter]]'', and again as his Lucia. In the 2011/12 season, she performed Violetta in Verdi's ''[[La traviata|La Traviata]]'' for the first time. Her performance, staged by {{interlanguage link|Benedikt von Peter|de}}, won her a nomination for the German theatre prize [[Der Faust (award)|Der Faust]].<ref name="Hannover" />


Chevalier has been a member of the [[Komische Oper Berlin]] from 2012 where she performed roles such as Pamina in Mozart's ''[[The Magic Flute|Die Zauberflöte]]'' and Rosina in Rossini's ''[[Il barbiere di Siviglia|Der Barbier von Sevilla]]''. In 2016, she performed all female heroines (Stella/Olympia/Antonia/Giulietta) in Offenbach's ''[[Les Contes d'Hoffmann]]'', staged by [[Barrie Kosky]].<ref name="Hoffmann" /> In 2017, she appeared in the title role of Aribert Reimann's ''[[Medea (Reimann)|Medea]]''.<ref name="KOB" />
Chevalier was a member of the [[Komische Oper Berlin]] from 2012 to 2017 where she performed roles such as the title role in Handel's Semele, Bernstein's Cunegonde (Candide), Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Tytania (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus). In 2016, she performed all female heroines (Stella/Olympia/Antonia/Giulietta) in Offenbach's ''[[Les Contes d'Hoffmann]]'', staged by [[Barrie Kosky]].<ref name="Hoffmann" /> In 2017, she appeared in the title role of Aribert Reimann's ''[[Medea (Reimann)|Medea]]''.<ref name="KOB" />


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
Chevalier was awarded the theatre prize [[Der Faust (award)|Der Faust]] 2016 in the category "Sängerdarstellerin/Sängerdarsteller Musiktheater" (singing actor in musical theatre) for the roles in Offenbach's ''Les Contes d'Hoffmann''.<ref name="Faust" /><ref name="Gülker" />
Chevalier was awarded the theatre prize [[Der Faust (award)|Der Faust]] 2016 in the category "Sängerdarstellerin/Sängerdarsteller Musiktheater" (singing actor in musical theatre) for the roles in Offenbach's ''Les Contes d'Hoffmann''.<ref name="Gülker" /><ref name="Faust" />


== References ==
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Nicole Chevalier
Interior of Komische Oper Berlin, where the soprano has worked from 2012
Born
Chicago
Education
OccupationOperatic soprano
Organizations
AwardsDer Faust

Nicole Chevalier is an American operatic soprano, who debuted at the renowned Salzburg Festival in the summer of 2019. She was a member of the Komische Oper Berlin, and has been a freelance artist since 2017. Her repertoire includes bel canto as well as Mozart heroines such as Verdi's La Traviata, Donizetti's Maria Stuarda and Lucia di Lammermoor, Mozart's Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Elettra in Idomeneo, and stretches till Aribert Reimann's Medea. In 2016, she was awarded the German National Theatre prize Der Faust for all four female characters in Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann.

Career[edit]

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Chevalier studied at the Northwestern University[1] and at the Indiana University Bloomington, music and voice with Virginia Zeani, and also acting and literature.[2] During that time, she appeared in university productions, in roles such as Lauretta in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi, the First Niece in Britten's Peter Grimes, and Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss. She graduated with a diploma in 1998, and continued her voice studies at the Juilliard School with Trish McCaffrey. She performed the title role in Carlisle Floyd's Susannah. She took master classes with Martina Arroyo, Joan Dornemann, Renata Scotto and Giorgio Tozzi, spending the 2000/01 season in Italy, including the festivals La Piccola Scala in Milan and the International Opera Festival in Rome.[2]

Chevalier was a member of the Theater Freiburg from 2003 to 2007.[2][3] Her roles there included Iphise in Jean-Philippe Rameau's Dardanus, Ilia in Mozart's Idomeneo, the Countess in his Le nozze di Figaro, Fiordiligi in his Così fan tutte, staged by Max Färberböck, Adina in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore and the title role in his Maria Stuarda. In contemporary music, she collaborated with André Richard of the SWR's Experimentalstudio für elektronische Musik (Experimental studio for electronic music) and with Jean-Baptiste Barrière of IRCAM in Paris, appearing as Clémence in Kaija Saariaho's opera L'Amour de loin.[2]

She was a member of the Staatstheater Kassel from 2007 to 2009. Her roles there included Alice Ford in Verdi's Falstaff, Donna Elvira in Mozart's Don Giovanni, Iole in Handel's oratorio Herkules, Blanche in Poulenc's Gespräche der Karmelitinnen, Angèle Didier in Franz Lehár's Der Graf von Luxemburg, and in the title role of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. She often sang in concert, including a recording of Verdi's Messa da Requiem.[2]

She was a member of the Staatsoper Hannover from 2009 to 2012, where she appeared as Micaëla in Bizet's Carmen, as the First Lady in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, as Marie in Donizetti's Die Regimentstochter, and again as his Lucia. In the 2011/12 season, she performed Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata for the first time. Her performance, staged by Benedikt von Peter [de], won her a nomination for the German theatre prize Der Faust.[2]

Chevalier was a member of the Komische Oper Berlin from 2012 to 2017 where she performed roles such as the title role in Handel's Semele, Bernstein's Cunegonde (Candide), Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Tytania (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus). In 2016, she performed all female heroines (Stella/Olympia/Antonia/Giulietta) in Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann, staged by Barrie Kosky.[4] In 2017, she appeared in the title role of Aribert Reimann's Medea.[1]

Awards[edit]

Chevalier was awarded the theatre prize Der Faust 2016 in the category "Sängerdarstellerin/Sängerdarsteller Musiktheater" (singing actor in musical theatre) for the roles in Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann.[3][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Nicole Chevalier / Sängerin - Sopran". Komische Oper Berlin (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Nicole Chevalier". Staatsoper Hannover (in German). Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b Gülker, Klaus (7 November 2016). "Die Verleihung des deutschen Theaterpreises in Freiburg / Der Faust". SWR2 (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Mit Faust-Theaterpreis-Gewinnerin Nicole Chevalier / Wieder da: Jacques Offenbachs / Les Contes d'Hoffmann / in der Inszenierung von Barrie Kosky" (PDF). Komische Oper Berlin (in German). 18 January 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Nicole Chevalier / Sängerin - Sopran". Der Faust (award) (in German). 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

External links[edit]

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