Janet Perry
Janet Perry (born December 27, 1947 in Minneapolis ) is an American opera singer.
Career
Janet Perry had her first stage appearance in 1959 at the age of eleven in The Wizard of Oz , later she studied singing at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia . Her operatic debut took place in 1969 at the Landestheater Linz as Zerlina in Mozart's Don Giovanni . This was followed by appearances in European opera houses under the conductors Herbert von Karajan , Carlos Kleiber , Karl Böhm , Riccardo Muti , Daniel Barenboim , Nikolaus Harnoncourt , Mstislaw Rostropowitsch , Rafael Kubelík , James Levine and Wolfgang Sawallisch .
In 1973/74 she worked on the television adaptation of the operettas Schwarzwaldmädel and Zigeunerliebe .
Discography (selection)
- Smetana: The Bartered Bride (as Esmaralda) (Stratas, Kollo; Krombholc, 1975) Eurodisc
- Verdi: Falstaff (as Nannetta) (Kabaivanska, Ludwig, Araiza, Taddei; Karajan, 1980) Philips
- Mozart: The Magic Flute (as Papagena) (Mathis, Ott, Araiza, van Dam; Karajan, 1980) Deutsche Grammophon
- Mozart: Thamos, King in Egypt (Harnoncourt, 1980) Teldec
- Mozart: Great Mass in C minor (Hendricks, Schreier, Luxon; Karajan, 1982) Deutsche Grammophon
- R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (as Sophie) (Tomowa-Sintow, Baltsa, Moll; Karajan, 1982) Deutsche Grammophon
- Beethoven: Ninth Symphony (Baltsa, Cole, van Dam; Karajan, 1983) Deutsche Grammophon
- Bruckner: Te Deum (Karajan, 1984) Deutsche Grammophon
- Mercadante: Il bravo (Aprea, 1990) Nuova Era
Videography (selection)
- Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (as Barbarina) (Freni, Te Kanawa, Ewing, Prey, Fischer-Dieskau; Böhm, Ponnelle, 1976) Deutsche Grammophon
- Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (as Melanto) (Hollweg, Schmidt, Araiza, Estes; Harnoncourt, Ponnelle, 1979) Deutsche Grammophon
- Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea (as Drusilla) (Yakar, Schmidt, Esswood, Tappy, Araiza, Salminen; Harnoncourt, Ponnelle, 1980) Deutsche Grammophon
- Verdi: Falstaff (Kabaivanska, Ludwig, Araiza, Taddei; Karajan, Karajan, 1982) Sony
- Bach: Coffee Cantate (Schreier, Holl; Harnoncourt, 1984) Deutsche Grammophon
- R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Tomowa-Sintow, Baltsa, Moll; Karajan, Karajan, 1984) Sony
- J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus (as Adele) (Coburn, Faßbaender, Hopferwieser, Wächter; C. Kleiber, Schenk, 1987) Deutsche Grammophon
Web links
- Literature by and about Janet Perry in the catalog of the German National Library
- Janet Perry in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Perry, Janet |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American opera singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1947 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Minneapolis |