Anna Reynolds

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Anna Reynolds (born June 5, 1930 in Canterbury , Kent ; † February 24, 2014 in Peesten , Markt Kasendorf , Bavaria ) was a British opera and concert singer with an alto voice .

Life

Anna Reynolds first studied piano playing at the Royal Academy of Music in London . This was followed by vocal studies in Italy. Her first professional appearances were in Italy as a soloist in operas and concerts . She sang in Rome , Milan , Venice and Trieste , among others .

She made several guest appearances at the Glyndebourne Festival . From 1962–1963 she sang Geneviève in Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy . In 1965 she sang then there also the Annina in Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss . Further appearances in Glyndebourne followed in the years 1968-1970.

In the 1966/1967 season Anna Reynolds became a member of the Covent Garden Opera in London. There she sang the role of Adelaide in Arabella as the first role . In 1968 Herbert von Karajan engaged Anna Reynolds for his operas at the Salzburg Easter Festival , which were dedicated to the works of Richard Wagner . In the same year she made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in Das Rheingold .

Her career reached its artistic peak in 1970 with her commitment to the Bayreuth Festival . There she sang Fricka in Der Ring des Nibelungen from 1970–1975 , as well as Waltraute and the 2nd Norn in Götterdämmerung . She also sang Magdalene in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in Bayreuth from 1973 to 1975 .

Under Karl Richter , she recorded Georg Friedrich Handel's oratorio Der Messias in 1973 with Helen Donath , Stuart Burrows and Donald McIntyre as well as the John Alldis Choir under John Alldis and the London Philharmonic Orchestra .

Anna Reynolds was also a valued concert singer around the world, especially as an interpreter of the works of Gustav Mahler . She also worked as a singing teacher. Reynolds was married to the American hero tenor Jean Cox .

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  1. ↑ Music lexicons such as the following indicate 1936 as the year of birth: Karl J. Kutsch, Leo Riemens: Großes Sängerlexikon , Volume 3: Moffo-Seidel. Third, expanded edition. KG Saur, Munich 1999. The correct date of birth has been corrected here according to Anna Reynolds' birth certificate.
  2. ↑ Alto Anna Reynolds died at the age of 83 Pizzicato.com. Article dated February 28, 2014. Accessed March 1, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Reynolds, Anna
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English opera singer (alto)
DATE OF BIRTH June 5, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Canterbury , Kent , United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH February 24, 2014
Place of death Peesten , Kasendorf Market, Bavaria