Deborah Voigt

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Deborah Joy Voigt (born August 4, 1960 ) is an American opera singer (soprano).

Life

Voigt was born into a religious family belonging to the Southern Baptist Convention and grew up in Wheeling , Illinois ; when she was 14, the family moved to Orange County , California. Voigt sang in gospel choirs at an early age and won various singing competitions. She only became seriously interested in singing when she was specifically encouraged by her singing teacher, the music professor Jane Paul , and sent to high-ranking singing competitions.

In 1988 she made her singing debut at Carnegie Hall . She sang on all the major opera stages and is considered one of the best dramatic sopranos of her time. She sang numerous roles at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, including Brünnhilde in Wagner's Ring des Nibelungen . In 2003 she was seen as Isolde in a new production of Tristan and Isolde at the Vienna State Opera . She also frequently moderates the live cinema broadcasts from the Met.

In 2004, she underwent gastric surgery to make her stomach smaller after she was removed from the cast by the Royal Opera House , where she was supposed to sing "Ariadne auf Naxos", due to her bulky body. In 2013 she was recognized at the Grammy Awards .

Deborah Voigt lives in Florida.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Charlotte Higgins, San Francisco: The hardest times are over. In: FAZ.net . October 14, 2006, accessed December 13, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Voigt, Deborah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Voigt, Deborah Joy (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American opera singer (soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH 4th August 1960