Megan Marie Hart

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Megan Marie Hart (2008)

Megan Marie Hart (* 1983 in Santa Monica ) is an American opera singer in the vocal category Lyric Soprano .

Life

Megan Marie Hart was born in Santa Monica, California and grew up in Eugene , Oregon . She had her first singing lessons at the age of 17. Her participation in the youth program of the Oregon Bach Festival under the direction of Helmuth Rilling brought her to the decision to make singing her profession. From 2001 Hart studied with the tenor, vocal teacher and musicologist Richard Miller at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin (Ohio) . In the summer of 2003, Hart took part in the summer academy of the Mozarteum Salzburg under Miller . Hart was also a participant in the Elysium Summer Academy in Bernried in the summer of 2003 and in the summer of 2004. In 2005 she obtained her Bachelor of Music in Oberlin and had her first meeting with Marilyn Horne , in whose master class she took part. In the following year she obtained the title Master of Music . In 2006, Hart attended the Manhattan School of Music in New York , where she studied with mezzo-soprano Mignon Dunn . In the same year Hart met her future teacher Marilyn Horne again. In 2007 Hart graduated from the Manahttan School of Music with the Professional Studies Certificate .

From 2007 to 2010 Hart was in the Seattle Opera Young Artist Program, led by Jane Eaglen . In summer 2010, studied hard at the Music Academy of the West again won with Marilyn Horne and there with the pianist Sun Ha Yoon competition Marilyn Horne Song Competition . Marilyn Horne has been Hart's teacher ever since.

Act

Opera

Hart's operatic repertoire includes baroque roles such as Handel's Alcina and Almirena from Rinaldo , female leading roles in Mozart operas such as the Contessa di Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro , Donna Anna in Don Giovanni and Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte . She also embodies modern roles such as Lady Billows in Britten's Albert Herring , the woman in Poulenc's La voix humaine and Blanche in Dialogues des Carmélites . She appears in lirico-spinto roles such as Verdi's Aida , Luisa Miller and Gilda in Rigoletto , Puccini's Tosca and Mimì in La bohème and Chrysothemis in Elektra by Richard Strauss.

In 2010, an Alcina production by the early music ensemble Bourbon Baroque, with Megan Marie Hart in the title role, was staged for a television recording that has since been broadcast repeatedly.

In the 2014/15 season, Hart joined the ensemble of the Landestheater Detmold . There she could be seen again in an all-female production in the role of woman in La voix humaine , staged by Karin Kotzbauer, under the musical direction of Sachie Mallet, in stage and costume design by Tatiana Tarwitz and with dramaturge Elisabeth Wirtz.

In 2018 Hart appeared for the first time as Tosca. The production was well received by critics and audiences alike. Two Detmold theater awards went to the production, to the best production for director Ernö Weil and to Hart for the role of Floria Tosca.

Hart received her second theater ring in the 2019 award of the Detmold Theater Prize, which was purely an audience award without a preselection jury. Another theater ring went to Caroline Lusken from the ballet ensemble, who danced as the character La Morte created by director Christian von Götz at Hart's side in Luisa Miller . Hart also made her debut as Aida in 2019 .

concert

Hart's early concert appearances in Europe took place in 2003 in Salzburg and in 2004 in Bernried . In 2008 Hart performed arias by Handel with the early music ensemble Bourbon Baroque. A recording of Lascia ch'io pianga shows Hart with the dancer Caroline Copeland. In the same year she appeared for the first time as a professional singer in a television show, as soprano soloist in Beethoven's 9th Symphony with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Gerard Schwarz in a concert for the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu . With the same orchestra, under the baton of Marvin Hamlisch , she sang the premiere of his song Chanukah Lights, written for the occasion, in the holiday concert Holiday Pops .

In 2009 she sang art songs in Yiddish with Music of Remembrance by composer Lazar Weiner , a survivor of the Holocaust . With the same ensemble she sang the soprano solo in Shostakovich's Aus der Juden Volkspoesie op. 79 in 2010. In the same year she performed excerpts from his Prima Donna in a concert with the Oregon Symphony Orchestra and Rufus Wainwright under Carlos Kalmar .

In January 2012 Hart made her Carnegie Hall debut with art songs by Franz Liszt , in a recital with pianist Sun Ha Yoon. In March of the same year she returned there to sing in the concert of the winners of the competition of the Liederkranz Society of the City of New York , in which she won first place in the art song category. In summer 2012 Hart sang in concerts with the conductor Eve Queler , with whom she had previously worked in Oberlin on a production of Le nozze di Figaro .

In 2013 and 2015 Hart sang arias in concerts with orchestras in Germany, the Instrumentalverein Darmstadt under Bart Berzonsky and the Philharmonie Südwestfalen under the direction of Markus Huber . In 2016 she sang the soprano solo in Mendelssohn's oratorio Elias . In autumn 2017, Hart sang with mezzo-soprano Janina Hollich under the direction of Lutz Rademacher in Gustav Mahler's Resurrection Symphony . The monumental work was performed for the first time in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region at Rademacher's instigation .

Awards

  • Marilyn Horne Song Competition 2010, Grand Prize Winner
  • Liederkranz of the City of New York Competition 2012, first place, category art song
  • Theaterring Detmold 2018, best singer
  • Theaterring Detmold 2019, audience award most popular ensemble member music theater

Web links

Commons : Megan Marie Hart  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Detlef Obens: Megan Marie Hart in the opera magazine portrait. In: The Opera Magazine. October 5, 2019, archived from the original on October 9, 2019 ; accessed on October 9, 2019 (German).
  2. ↑ Barbara Luetgebrune: New at the Landestheater: Soprano Megan Marie Hart. In: Lippische Landes-Zeitung. August 8, 2018, archived from the original on November 6, 2017 ; accessed on June 21, 2019 (German).
  3. ^ A b International Summer Academy of the Mozarteum University: Class Richard Miller, singing. In: Mozarteum workshop concert 2003. August 21, 2003, p. 3,6 , accessed on June 22, 2019 (German).
  4. ^ A b Michael Lahr: Final concert of the 10th International Summer Academy for young singers. In: Elysium Festival Bernried. June 5, 2004, p. 8 , accessed on June 22, 2019 (German).
  5. ↑ Megan Marie Hart - soprano | Education. In: operamusica.com. June 21, 2019, archived from the original on November 6, 2017 ; Retrieved June 21, 2019 (American English).
  6. ↑ a b Center Stage: Megan Marie Hart. In: Classical Singer. June 1, 2009, archived from the original on May 8, 2019 ; Retrieved June 21, 2019 (American English).
  7. ↑ Jane Eaglen. November 14, 2012, archived from the original on October 21, 2014 ; Retrieved June 21, 2019 (American English).
  8. ↑ Megan Hart | Seattle Opera - 50th Anniversary. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018 ; Retrieved June 21, 2019 (American English).
  9. ^ A b Tim Dougherty: Music Academy Announces Winners of Marilyn Horne Song Competition. In: noozhawk.com. October 27, 2010, archived from the original on December 12, 2018 ; Retrieved December 12, 2018 (American English).
  10. ↑ Oberlin Conservatory Magazine :: 2006. In: www2.oberlin.edu. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017 ; accessed on June 21, 2019 .
  11. ^ Seattle Opera: A chat With Megan Hart. In: Seattle Opera Blog. March 31, 2010, archived from the original on November 21, 2012 ; Retrieved June 21, 2019 (American English).
  12. ↑ a b Bourbon Baroque: Alcina. In: KET. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014 ; Retrieved December 4, 2018 (American English).
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  14. ↑ Michael Sakir: Figaro brilliantly performed. In: The Oberlin Review. March 18, 2005, pp. 10.13 , archived from the original on December 15, 2018 ; Retrieved June 21, 2019 (American English).
  15. ↑ Mark Swed: Opera review: 'Don Giovanni' among the revelers in Santa Barbara. In: LA Times Blogs - Culture Monster. August 7, 2010, archived from the original on November 27, 2016 ; Retrieved June 21, 2019 (American English).
  16. ↑ Arlo McKinnon, "In Review: Don Giovanni, Bronx Opera, 4/13/11", Opera News , vol. 76, No. 2, August 2011 Arlo McKinnon: In Review: Don Giovanni, Bronx Opera, 4/13 / 11. In: Opera News. August 2011, accessed June 21, 2019 .
  17. ↑ 2014: Don Giovanni. In: zomeropera.be. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019 ; Retrieved June 21, 2019 (Flemish).
  18. ↑ Hermann Knaup: Parable about the seducibility. In: Westfalen-Blatt. June 15, 2018, archived from the original on 20180615 ; accessed on June 21, 2019 (German).
  19. ^ Oberlin Conservatory Magazine: Of Note: Nights at the Opera. In: Oberlin Conservatory Magazine. Archived from the original on January 3, 2006 ; accessed on June 21, 2019 .
  20. ^ Oberlin Opera Theater, "La voix humaine", Master's Recital Program , Oberlin, April 23, 2006 "La voix humaine" Megan Hart, Oberlin College 2006-04-23. In: archive.org. Retrieved June 21, 2019 .
  21. ↑ a b Ilse Franz-Nevermann: Landestheater shows "La voix humaine" as a mono opera. In: Lippische Landeszeitung | Culture. June 3, 2016, archived from the original on November 26, 2018 ; accessed on June 21, 2019 (German).
  22. ^ Sophia Yan: Opera 'Dialogues of the Carmelites' Hits High Notes. In: The Oberlin Review. November 18, 2005, pp. 11.15 , archived from the original on June 21, 2019 ; accessed on June 21, 2019 .
  23. ↑ Jürgen Gahre, Detmold Tosca , Das Opernglas, June 2018, p. 51,52 Jürgen Gahre: Detmold Tosca. In: The opera glasses. June 2018, p. 51,52 , accessed on June 21, 2019 : "Singer Megan Marie Hart, a student of Marilyn Horne, designed the title role with an impressive stage presence"
  24. ↑ These are the nominated candidates from the Music Theater / Theater Prize category 2018. In: Lippische Landes-Zeitung. June 15, 2018, archived from the original on June 15, 2018 ; accessed on December 9, 2018 (German).
  25. ↑ a b Barbara Luetgebrune: Four new theater ring winners and a farewell from Detmold / Detmold. In: Lippische Landes-Zeitung. June 15, 2018, archived from the original on June 15, 2018 ; accessed on June 21, 2019 (German).
  26. ↑ a b Sven Koch: Theater Prize: Five Rings for the audience's favorites. In: Lippische Landes-Zeitung. June 23, 2019, archived from the original on June 23, 2019 ; accessed on June 23, 2019 (German).
  27. ↑ Detlef Obens: Landestheater Detmold "LUISA MILLER" - Getting under your skin. In: The Opera Magazine. April 6, 2019, archived from the original on April 8, 2019 ; accessed on June 23, 2019 (German).
  28. ↑ Detlef Obens: Landestheater Detmold: "Aida" - dreams in the museum. In: The Opera Magazine. September 19, 2019, archived from the original on February 8, 2020 ; accessed on February 8, 2020 (German): "Megan Marie Hart made her debut as AIDA yesterday evening."
  29. ↑ Baroque soiree includes dancer. In: The Courier-Journal. September 19, 2008, p. W19 , accessed June 21, 2019 (American English).
  30. ^ "Lascia ch'io pianga" - Rinaldo (Georg Friedrich Handel). In: Opera Musica. March 11, 2017, Retrieved June 28, 2019 (American English).
  31. ↑ Melinda Bargreen: Seattle Symphony Orchestra in search of tenors and basses for "Ode to Joy" Seeds of Compassion concert. In: The Seattle Times. April 9, 2008, archived from the original on November 29, 2018 ; Retrieved June 21, 2019 (American English).
  32. ↑ Tom Keogh: Concert review: Marvin Hamlisch brings warmth - and snow! - to Benaroya. In: Seattle Times. December 5, 2008, archived from the original on December 9, 2018 ; Retrieved June 21, 2019 (American English).
  33. ^ Fall Concert: Cantillations. In: musicofremembrance.org. November 9, 2009, archived from the original on March 17, 2014 ; Retrieved June 21, 2019 (American English).
  34. ^ The Dybbuk Comes Dancing Into MOR's Fall Concert. In: musicofremembrance.org. September 22, 2010, archived from the original on March 18, 2014 ; Retrieved June 21, 2019 (American English).
  35. ^ Jenny Harada: Genre-hopping musician kicks of Portland art fest. In: The Bulletin: Go! Magazine. August 27, 2010, p. 21 , accessed June 21, 2019 (American English).
  36. ^ The Song Continues ... Duo Recital. In: carnegiehall.org. January 16, 2012, archived from the original on January 16, 2012 ; accessed on October 23, 2017 .
  37. ↑ Oussama Zahr: Opera Watch. In: Opera News. April 2012, archived from the original on 20120421 ; Retrieved June 21, 2019 (American English).
  38. ↑ a b The Liederkranz Foundation, Inc .: 52nd Annual Awards Concert. (PDF) In: liederkranzny.org. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018 ; Retrieved June 21, 2019 (American English).
  39. ^ The 18th Annual Bel Canto Opera Brings Big City Voices to the Hilltowns. In: The White Church of Blandford. July 24, 2012, archived from the original on December 13, 2018 ; Retrieved June 21, 2019 (American English).
  40. ↑ Meche Kroop: Eve Queler & Seven Emerging Artists. June 4, 2004, archived from the original on December 13, 2018 ; Retrieved June 21, 2019 (American English).
  41. ^ Eve Queler conducts Mozart's classic comedy Le nozze di Figaro. In: oberlin.edu. March 9, 2005, archived from the original on October 18, 2005 ; Retrieved June 21, 2019 (American English).
  42. ↑ On the beautiful blue Danube. In: Opera Musica. Archived from the original on December 13, 2018 ; Retrieved June 21, 2019 (American English).
  43. ↑ Festive Opera Gala. In: Opera Musica. Archived from the original on December 13, 2018 ; Retrieved June 21, 2019 (American English).
  44. ↑ bc: Overwhelmingly dramatic. In: Lippe Aktuell. November 26, 2016, archived from the original on December 10, 2018 ; accessed on June 21, 2019 (German).
  45. ↑ Sven Koch: This musical mammoth work is to be presented to the region for the first time. In: Lippische Landes-Zeitung. September 26, 2017, archived from the original on September 26, 2017 ; accessed on June 20, 2019 (German).
  46. ↑ Thomas Krüger, Bombastisch, gigantisch phenomenal , Lippische Landes-Zeitung, October 31, 2017, p. 33
personal data
SURNAME Hart, Megan Marie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hard, Megan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American opera singer
DATE OF BIRTH 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Santa Monica