Jeanne Piland
Jeanne Piland (born December 3, 1945 in Raleigh , North Carolina ) is an American opera singer ( mezzo-soprano ).
Life
Piland began vocal training at the age of 14. She studied with Geraldine Cate at St. Mary's College, University of North Carolina, then with Gladys White and Carolyn Grant.
After first appearances in smaller venues, Piland made her debut at the New York City Opera , where she also appeared on the occasion of Plácido Domingo's conducting debut . Then she first sang the youthful trouser roles in her field, Cherubino, Nicklausse and Siebel, as well as Lola in “ Cavalleria rusticana ”.
At her long-standing parent company, the Deutsche Oper am Rhein (in Düsseldorf and Duisburg ), she engaged Grischa Barfuss for the first time in 1976 for Silla in Hans Pfitzner's “ Palestrina ”.
She then specialized in the great Strauss roles (Octavian, composer) and Mozart roles (Dorabella, Sesto and Idamante).
She had engagements and further successes in Hamburg, Munich, Berlin, Semperoper Dresden (on the 75th anniversary of the premiere in 1986 in the role of Octavian as “best Strauss interpreter”), Vienna, Zurich, Milan, Monte Carlo, Nice, Amsterdam and at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London. This was followed by guest appearances in their American homeland (Houston, Los Angeles, Washington DC and Miami). She can also be heard at major festivals (including the Salzburg Festival , Aix-en-Provence ).
As a concert singer, Piland developed a diverse repertoire, including Hector Berlioz 's “Les Nuits d'Eté”, Maurice Ravel's “Schéhérazade”, the songs of Richard Strauss and Gustav Mahler . In addition, she gave numerous recitals with Charles Spencer .
Jeanne Piland is a professor at the Robert Schumann University in Düsseldorf.
Honors
- Kammersängerin (2003) - Laudation: Christof Loy
Roles (selection)
- Giorgio Battistelli : "Fashion" (Maria Maria), world premiere in 2008
- Vincenzo Bellini : " Norma " (Adalgisa)
- Hector Berlioz : " Les Troyens " (Didon)
- Georges Bizet : " Carmen ", Vancouver 1991
- Claude Debussy : " Pelléas et Mélisande " (Mélisande), D: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
- Gaetano Donizetti : " Roberto Devereux " (Sara)
- Antonín Dvořák : " Rusalka " (Strange Princess)
- Karl Goldmark : " The Queen of Sheba " (Queen), Düsseldorf
- Charles Gounod : " Faust " (Marguerite)
- Theo Loevendie : "Esmée" (Esmée), first performed in 1994
- Pietro Mascagni : " Cavalleria rusticana " (Santuzza)
- Jules Massenet : " Werther " (Charlotte)
- Mozart : “ Le nozze di Figaro ” (Cherubino), director: Giorgio Strehler , conductor: Riccardo Muti
- Jacques Offenbach : " Les Contes d'Hoffmann " (Giulietta)
- Hans Pfitzner : "Palestrina" (Silla), Düsseldorf
- Manfred Trojahn : “What you want” (Olivia), world premiere Bavarian State Opera Munich
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky : "Johanna von Orleans", D: Harry Kupfer , D: Gerd Albrecht , Munich
- Gioachino Rossini : " La donna del lago " (Elena)
- Richard Strauss : " Der Rosenkavalier " (Octavian, Marschallin), " Ariadne auf Naxos " (composer)
- Ambroise Thomas : "Hamlet" (Gertrude)
- Giuseppe Verdi : " Don Carlos " (Eboli)
- Richard Wagner : " Die Walküre " (Sieglinde), " Parsifal " (Kundry), " Tannhäuser " (Venus), "Die Walküre" (Fricka), D: Claus Guth , D: Simone Young
Discography
- WA Mozart: " La finta giardiniera " (Ramiro)
- Hector Berlioz: " La damnation de Faust " (Marguerite)
- Jules Massenet: " Thérèse " (Thérèse)
Web links
- Jeanne Piland in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Jeanne Piland at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Jeanne Piland homepage
- Lars Wallerang: Jeanne Piland - a diva you can touch - parting at the Rhine Opera turned into a spectacular evening
- Jeanne Piland in Duisburg
Individual evidence
- ^ Jeanne Piland in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Piland, Jeanne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American opera singer (mezzo-soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 3, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Raleigh , North Carolina |