Hometown: Westbury, New York Current City: Westbury, New York Education: State University of New York at Fredonia, Bachelor of Music in Music Education Select Roles: Tatyana (cover) and Maiden in Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky); Contessa Almaviva, scenes from Le nozze di Figaro; Anna, Nabucco; Mrs. Ford, scenes from The Merry Wives of Windsor; Second Lady, scenes from Die Zaborflote; Rosalinde, scenes from Die Fledermaus. Awards/Honors: SUNY Fredonia Concerto Competition Finalist- 2016; NATS Finger Lakes Region, Second Year Women Winner- 2015. Hometown: Atlanta, GA Current City: Evanston, IL Education: Northwestern University, pursuing a BM in Vocal Performance and a BA in German Studies Select Roles: Monsieur Triquet, Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky); Monostatos, Die Zauberflöte; Chancellor, Princess and the Pea (Ernst Toch) Awards/Honors: Bel Canto Competition Finalist Winner (Age 17-19 division, 2016) Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Current City: Evanston, IL Education: Northwestern University, pursuing a BM in Vocal Performance Select Roles: Maiden, Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky); The Sandman in Hansel and Gretel (upcoming), Beth in The Tender Land, Chorus in Don Giovanni and in Riders of the Sea, The First Spirit in The Magic Flute, Featured Soprano Soloist in Letters Made with Gold by Shawn Jaeger Awards/Honors: SongFest 2017 Schubert Fellow Award, The American Prize 2016 Friedrich and Virginia Schorr Memorial Award, Finalist in Classical Singer’s High School Division Classical Vocal Competition 2016 Hometown: Muscatine, Iowa Current City: Evanston, Illinois Education: Northwestern University, Pursuing a B.M. in Voice and Opera Select Roles: Monsieur Triquet, Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky); Ensemble, Don Giovanni (Mozart); Ensemble, Theodora (Handel) Hometown: Trappe, Maryland Education: Peabody Preparatory, Annapolis, Maryland, pursuing voice studies; Boston University, Tanglewood Institutue Young Artistis Vocal Program Select Roles: Maiden, Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky); Chava (Fiddler on the Roof); Miss Hannigan (Annie):, Dorabella (Cosi Fan Tutte) Awards/Honors: 1st - Peabody Voice Honors Competition (2016); 1st place MD/DC Regional NATS Classical music (2018); All National Honors Ensemble (2017); Honors Performance Ensemble (2018); Semi-Finalist in National Voice Competition New York Lyric Opera (2017) Hometown: Kobrin, Belarus Current City: Spokane, WA Education: Eastern Washington University, Pursuing a B. M. in Vocal Performance Select Roles: Maiden, Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky); Rusalka, Rusalka (Dvorak); Fiordiligi, Cosi fan Tutte; Juliette, Romeo and Juliette (Gounod); Laurie Moss, The Tenderland; Norina, Don Pasquale Awards/Honors: Musicfest Silver Medal in Duet Competition 2017 Synopsis
Eugene Onegin inherits his uncle’s country estate and moves from St. Petersburg to the village. There he meets Tatyana, an impressionable young girl who instantly falls in love and expresses her feelings in a letter to him. Poor timing leads to Tatyana’s heartbreak. Bored with country life, Onegin finds himself in a misunderstanding with his best friend Lensky, which leads to a duel, and Lensky is killed. Distraught by unintended tragedy, Onegin leaves the village. Some years later, Onegin returns to St. Petersburg and discovers that Tatyana is now in high society and married. Onegin falls hopelessly in love with her, but Tatyana underscores the missed opportunity and remains true to her marriage vows. Opera Roles Tatyana - Soprano Olga - Contralto or Mezzo Soprano Larina - Mezzo Soprano Filipyevna - Mezzo Soprano Lensky - Tenor Onegin - Baritone Gremin - Bass Zaretsky - Bass Triquet - Tenor Composer Daron Hagen to give a talk on Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin" | Russian Opera Workshop 20141/29/2014
Daron Hagen is one of America's most versatile, prolific, and respected composers. All eight of his major operas are currently in production or revival somewhere in the U.S., Europe, or Asia. His orchestral, chamber, and song catalogues are frequently programmed internationally. Mr. Hagen's activities include stage direction, conducting; and engagements as a collaborative pianist, artistic director, writer, and librettist. He has collaborated with distinguished musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, JoAnn Falletta, Gary Graffman, Nathan Gunn, Jaime Laredo, David Alan Miller, Sharon Robinson, Gerard Schwarz, Leonard Slatkin, and Robert Spano, among others. His work has been widely commissioned and performed by most of North America's major musical institutions, and numerous institutions abroad, including the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, National Symphony, Seattle Symphony, American Composers Orchestra, Curtis Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, the Orchestra of the Swan (UK), Seattle Opera, Opera Theater of Ireland, as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Louvre, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (Beijing), and Royal Albert Hall. Mr. Hagen has served frequently as conductor and collaborative pianist for recordings of his works. His music can be heard on the Albany, Arsis, Bridge, Clarion, GPR, Klavier, Naxos, and New World/CRI labels, among others. In 2012, he was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship. He has also received the Kennedy Center Friedheim Prize, two Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Fellowships, ASCAP and BMI prizes, and the Seattle Opera Chairman's Award. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Curtis Institute of Music and of the Juilliard School, he has taught at Bard College, the Curtis Institute of Music, and the Princeton Atelier, and fulfilled numerous composer-in-residencies around the U.S. He is a Lifetime Member of the Corporation of Yaddo, former President of the Lotte Lehmann Foundation, and a Trustee of the Douglas Moore Fund for American Opera. A complete list of Mr. Hagen's over 250 published art songs, song cycles, and choral works, eight operas, four symphonies, twelve concerti, and over forty chamber works may be found, along with information about upcoming performances and premieres, at his website: www.daronhagen.com. Donald St. Pierre returns to Russian Opera Workshop 2014. In previous summer programs Don helped prepare Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, Iolanta and Pique Dame, and Rachmaninoff's Aleko and Francesca da Rimini. Donald St. Pierre was associated with the Skylight Opera Theatre as music director from 1978 to 1990. He conducted more than fifty productions there, from Monteverdi's Il Coronazione di Poppea to Stephen Oliver's Mario and the Magician (American premiere). He was keyboard player of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra until 1978. In 1986 he served as chorus master at the Vienna State Opera for Leonard Bernstein's Quiet Place (recorded by DGG and conducted by the composer). As a recital accompanist, Mr. St. Pierre has appeared at such venues as New York's Lincoln Center, London's Wigmore Hall and Almeida Theatre, and Paris's Théâtre du Châtelet, as well as at the Tanglewood, Santa Fe Chamber Music, Bowdoin, Bard, and Grand Teton music festivals. He is one of the contributing composers to the AIDS Quilt Songbook, published by Boosey & Hawkes and recorded on the Harmonia Mundi label. Mr. St. Pierre serves on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music. Some years back, I met Galina Vishnevskaya when she was a visiting artist at the Curtis Institute of Music. We were preparing opera students for a concert performance of Eugene Onegin. Galina was a great Russian artist. In this recording she sings Joan of Arc aria from Maid of Orleans by Tchaikovsky. This is exceptional, a must share. Enjoy. - Ghena |
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