Brian Asawa
Brian Asawa (born October 1, 1966 in Fullerton near Los Angeles , California - † April 18, 2016 in Mission Hills , San Fernando Valley , California) was an American opera singer ( countertenor ).
Life
The Japanese singer's international career began in 1991 when he won a singing competition from the Metropolitan Opera New York and the San Francisco Opera . With the latter he made his debut in the same year in Hans Werner Henze's The betrayed sea . In 1992 roles in Puccini's Tosca and Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream followed . In 1992 he made his Met debut in Mozart's Ascanio in Alba . In 1994 he won the by Plácido Domingo launched Operalia contest. In the following years roles in opera houses around the world followed. He appeared in Handel's Serse , Tolomeo and Giulio Cesare , Britten's Death in Venice , Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea , Strauss' Die Fledermaus and Handel's Tolomeo .
Asawa was a nephew of the sculptor Ruth Asawa .
Web links
- Literature by and about Brian Asawa in the catalog of the German National Library
- Brian Asawa in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Brian Asawa homepage
Individual evidence
- ↑ Slippedisc: Terrible news: Wonderful countertenor dies, aged 49. In: Slipped Disc. Retrieved April 18, 2016 .
- ↑ Operalia: Winner 1994 . Retrieved May 24, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Asawa, Brian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American opera singer (countertenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fullerton near Los Angeles , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 2016 |
| Place of death | Mission Hills , San Fernando Valley , California |