Lynne Dawson

Lynne Dawson (born June 3, 1956 in York ) is an English opera singer ( soprano ).

Life

Before Lynne Dawson became a professional singer, she studied languages ​​and worked as a French translator. Still tutored by Peter Pears , the soprano sang mainly early music during her studies and quickly came into contact with John Eliot Gardiner , Roger Norrington and Christopher Hogwood , with whom she not only gave concerts, but also made numerous CD recordings and the like. a. by Georg Friedrich Handel , Claudio Monteverdi , Henry Purcell and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , a total of almost 80 recordings with her have been made. Dawson is constantly expanding her repertoire, so she sang numerous Mozart roles, such as the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro , Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail , the title role in Zaide or Pamina in the Magic Flute . At the Staatsoper Unter den Linden she appeared in What next by Elliott Carter and she sang the Libera me from Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem at the funeral service for Princess Diana Spencer . In the last few years, Lynne Dawson has become more and more interested in the interpretation of classical, romantic and high romantic songs. She also teaches in Barcelona and has been leading the vocal class at the Royal Northern College of Music since September 2010 . Lynne Dawson lives near York with her two children.

Web links

• Lynne Dawson website ( July 24, 2011 memento on the Internet Archive )
• Works by and about Lynne Dawson in the catalog of the German National Library