Barbara Haveman

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Barbara Haveman (* 1968 in Groningen ) is a Dutch opera singer ( soprano ).

Life

Barbara Haveman studied singing at the Maastricht Conservatory . She completed her studies there in 1994. She completed her training at the Accademia Chigiana with Carlo Bergonzi and Renata Scotto and with Catherine Green in New York, who is still her singing teacher today.

In 1995 she made her stage debut in the role of Salud in Manuel de Falla's La vida breve at the Oldenburg State Theater . She then sang leading roles at several houses in Italy and often at the Opéra du Rhin in Strasbourg, including Donna Elvira in Mozart's Don Giovanni and Amelia in Verdi's La traviata and Masked Ball . She received very positive reviews for her embodiment of Blanche in André Previn's opera A Streetcar Named Desire at the European premiere in Strasbourg in 2001.

An international career followed with guest appearances in Nancy, Toulouse, Montpellier, Nice, Monte Carlo, Liège, Antwerp / Gent, at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden , at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, ​​at the Budapest State Opera and the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv , at the Bregenz Festival , at the Volksoper Vienna , the Hamburg State Opera , the Essen Opera , the Frankfurt Opera , the Cologne Opera and the Deutsche Oper am Rhein (Düsseldorf / Duisburg) followed. In her home country she sang at the De Nederlandse Opera and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam . In 2003 she made her debut as Salomé (in Massenet's Hérodiade ) at the Vienna State Opera , in 2005 she sang the title role in Puccini's Manon Lescaut , and in the following years also Amelia in the Masked Ball and the title role in Puccini's Tosca .

In addition to her operatic career, she pursues a lively concert activity with oratorios and orchestral concerts and recitals.

Opera roles

Competitions

Sound carrier

CDs:

DVDs:

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ Information according to DNB, uncertain
personal data
SURNAME Haveman, Barbara
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch opera singer (soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Groningen