Susan Graham
Susan Graham (born on 23. July 1960 in Roswell , New Mexico is) an American opera singer ( mezzo-soprano ).
Life
Graham grew up in Texas and graduated from Texas Tech University and the Manhattan School of Music . She studied piano for 13 years. She won the National Council Auditions of the Metropolitan Opera and the Schwabacher Award of the San Francisco Opera .
In 1993 the artist made her debut in L'Orfeo and Falstaff at the Salzburg Festival , where she also played Annio , Cherubino , Cecilio , Iphigénie en Tauride and the composer until 2001 . In 1994 she took over the title role in Massenet's Chérubin at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden . and subsequently appeared in numerous important opera houses, such as the Scala and the Met , in Paris , Seattle , Houston , Chicago , Santa Fe , but also in Glyndebourne .
Susan Graham has sung major roles in several world premieres by contemporary composers, including John Harbison's The Great Gatsby (Jordan Baker), Jake Heggies Dead Man Walking (Sister Helen Prejean) and Tobias Pickers An American Tragedy (Sondra Finchley).
The artist is also recognized as an interpreter of French songs and has worked for a number of American contemporary composers, such as Ned Rorem and Lowell Liebermann . In April 2003 she made her debut with a recital in Carnegie Hall , a live recording of this concert was also released on CD.
Graham sang at George W. Bush's second inauguration ceremony in January 2005 and at Senator Edward Kennedy's funeral in August 2009 (here Schubert's Ave Maria ). She also serves as the United States delegate to UNESCO .
Web links
- Susan Graham
- Susan Graham at Operabase (engagements and dates)
- Article on Susan Graham in The New York Times
- Bruce Duffie: Interview with Susan Graham , February 23, 1998
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Kettle: America's most wanted. In: The Guardian. December 10, 2004.
- ^ A b Hugh Canning: Everything but the girl. In: The Times. March 11, 2007.
- ^ Anthony Tommasini: Dreiser's Chilling Tale of Ambition and Its Price. In: New York Times. December 5, 2005.
- ↑ Allan Kozinn : Taking a two-Century Voyage Through the Music of France. In: New York Times. January 31, 2007.
- ^ Anthony Tommasini: A Singer at Ease in Opera and in Song Repertory. In: New York Times. April 19, 2000.
- ↑ Allan Kozinn: A Brisk Tour, Concluding With a Boa. In: New York Times. April 18, 2003.
- ↑ US National Commission for UNESCO: Susan Graham
- ↑ Mrs. Bush's Remarks to UNESCO Plenary Session in Paris at georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Graham, Susan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American opera singer (mezzo-soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Roswell , New Mexico |