Gillian Crichton

Gillian Crichton [ ˈkɹaɪtn̩ ] (born in Berlin ) is a German song, concert, oratorio, opera and operetta singer ( mezzo-soprano ).

Life

Gillian Crichton first studied musicology and violin in Belgium . She began her vocal studies at the University of Cardiff , which she continued at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Nicholas Powell, Iris Dell'Acqua and Ann Murray . She took part in master classes by René Jacobs , Marjana Lipovšek , Diane Forlano and Sena Jurinac .

This was followed by engagements at the State Theater in Mainz , at the State Theater Schwerin and at the Theater Basel . In 2002 she sang Juditha in the rarely performed opera Juditha triumphans by Antonio Vivaldi at the Rheinsberg Castle Festival . Gillian Crichton was a member of the ensemble at Theater Ulm from 2004 to 2010 .

Your repertoire includes a .: Prince Orlofsky ( Die Fledermaus ), whom she also sang in London, Idamante ( Idomeneo ), Lola ( Cavalleria rusticana ), Zerlina ( Don Giovanni ), Maddalena ( Rigoletto ), Ottavia ( The Coronation of Poppea ), Adelaide ( The Bird dealer ), Zaida ( The Turk in Italy ), Ruggiero ( Alcina ), Alisa ( Lucia di Lammermoor ), Dorabella ( Così fan tutte ), Rosina ( The Barber of Seville ), Nancy ( Martha ), Olga ( Eugene Onegin ), Venus ( Tannhauser ).

Gillian Crichton has an extensive concert repertoire. She has given numerous recitals so far, including a. in Brussels, Stuttgart, Berlin, Potsdam, London, Aldeburgh , Ambronnay, Ulm, where she works by Franz Schubert , Robert Schumann , Gustav Mahler , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Johann Sebastian Bach , Johannes Brahms , Manuel de Falla , Benjamin Britten , Ludwig van Beethoven , Aaron Copland , Samuel Barber , Gabriel Fauré a . a. sang.

Her appearances at the 5th Herbert von Karajan Memorial Concert , 2005 in Ulm, and at the gala concert 50 Years Bach Colleguium , December 2007 in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin, deserve a mention .

Web links

• Homepage of Gillian Crichton
• Artist site at the Ulm Theater