Catherine Gayer
Catherine Gayer (born February 11, 1937 in Los Angeles ) is an American opera singer ( soprano ) and vocal teacher .
Life
In Los Angeles she studied singing , violin and musicology . In the 1950s she came to Germany and studied at the University of the Arts in Berlin. In 1960 she took over the main role in the world premiere of Luigi Nono's Intolleranza and has since been a member of the ensemble of the Deutsche Oper Berlin , which she only left in 2002. Worldwide appearances followed in the entire classical repertoire and in various roles of contemporary opera, such as B. in Hans Werner Henze's Elegy for Young Lovers or Marie in Bernd Alois Zimmermann's Soldiers (Director: Hans Neuenfels ). Numerous composers wrote especially for the Berliner Kammersängerin , such as B. Aribert Reimann the role of Melusine. Catherine Gayer developed a particular interest in the top forms of popular music and jazz . Therefore, she not only promoted young singers from the classical field, but also taught singing as a lecturer in the musical field at the Folkwang University in Essen , for example . In 2017 she took part in a production of Mauricio Kagel's State Theater .
Gayer was married to the political scientist Abraham Ashkenasi and has two sons with him, the graduate physicist David and the composer and actor Danny Ashkenasi .
theatre
- 1991: Peter Turrini : The Minor Performer (singer) - Director: Carl-Hermann Risse ( Deutsches Theater Berlin )
Audio book
- Robert Gillner (Ed.): Shakespeare for Lovers . Speaker: Catherine Gayer, David Knutson u. a. Monarda Publishing House, Halle 2012, 2 CD, 92 minutes.
Web links
- Catherine Gayer at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Short biography with photo
Individual evidence
- ^ Farewell to the stage for Catherine Gayer. In: Neue Musikzeitung from July 5, 2002, accessed on August 7, 2018.
- ↑ https://www.morgenpost.de/printarchiv/kultur/article102922103/Man-sicht-sich-Catherine-Gayer-verlaesst-Berlin.html
- ^ Staatstheater on the Opera Lab Berlin website, accessed on August 7, 2018.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gayer, Catherine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American opera singer (soprano) and vocal teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |