Anna Alàs Jové
Anna Alàs i Jové (* 1980 in Terrassa , Catalonia) is a Spanish opera singer ( mezzo-soprano ).
Life
Anna Alàs Jové was born in Terrassa ( Catalonia ), where she received her first singing lessons from Alícia Prieto and later continued with Julia Conwell (Vienna). During her studies at the Academy of Music in Catalonia (ESMuC) with Enedina Lloris and Mireia Pintó, she received a scholarship at the Karlsruhe University of Music as part of an Erasmus program (2005/2006) . There she was a member of the opera school and the song class of the song duo Mitsuko Shirai / Hartmut Höll . After completing her vocal studies, she was engaged at the International Opera Studio of the State Theater in Nuremberg . She later completed her master's degree in song and oratorio at the Hanns Eisler University of Music in Berlin with Anneliese Fried and Wolfram Rieger .
Due to her interest in new music, she has already appeared in many world premieres. During her work as a soloist, she has acquired a broad oratorio repertoire that ranges from the baroque to the modern. Her engagements have taken her to many important opera and concert halls in Europe. She also took part in radio and television recordings for Bavarian Radio , Deutschlandradio Kultur , WDR 3 and others.
Awards
- 2005 1st prize at the Joan Massià singing competition (Barcelona)
- 2005 Humboldt Foundation scholarship holder (Bonn)
- 2007 DAAD scholarship holder - La Caixa (Barcelona)
- 2009 finalist at the Richard Strauss Singing Competition (Munich)
- 2010 2nd prize at the PA Cesti singing competition for baroque opera (Innsbruck)
- 2010 2nd prize at the International Competition for Lied Art (Stuttgart) alongside the pianist Alexander Fleischer
- 2010 scholarship holder of the Caja Madrid (Madrid)
Discography
- Albums
- 2017: Manuel Blancafort. Complete Songs Vol 1. Barcelona. Naxos Records - Spanish classics.
- 2016: Joaquim Serra. "Tempesta esvaïda". Barcelona. Ficta Edicions.
- 2015: Enric Morera. "La Viola d'Or". Barcelona. Discmedi.
- 2014: Enric Morera "La Santa Espina". Barcelona. Discmedi.
Web links
- Anna Alàs i Jové at Operabase (engagements and dates)
- Profile of the artist on the website of the Festival de Músiques de Torroella de Montgrí ( Memento of October 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- International Song Art Competition
- Winner of the PA Cesti singing competition for baroque opera ( Memento from October 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- DAAD-La Caixa scholarship holders ( Memento from October 21, 2014 in the web archive archive.today )
- Website Anna Alàs Jové
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alàs Jové, Anna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alàs i Jové, Anna (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish opera singer (mezzo-soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Terrassa , Catalonia |