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Ana James (born 1976)
[1] is a New Zealand-born operatic
soprano who has appeared with
The Royal Opera , the
Glyndebourne touring ensemble , and
Opera Holland Park as well as with opera companies in France and New Zealand.
Life and career
James was born in
Dunedin , New Zealand and trained at the
Manhattan School of Music and the
Royal College of Music 's Benjamin Britten International Opera School. In 2004 she was the inaugural recipient of the
Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation Award, which supports young operatic artists at the start of their careers. From 2005 to 2007 she was a member of the Jette Parker Young Artists programme at the Royal Opera House.
[2]
[3]
While a member of the Jette Parker programme, her appearances with the Royal Opera included Barbarina in
David McVicar 's production of
The Marriage of Figaro and Serpina in
La serva padrona .
[4]
[5] Her performance in The Marriage of Figaro at the Royal Opera House is preserved in the 2006 live recording released on DVD by Opus Arte.
[6] After leaving the programme, her performances with other opera companies have included Pamina in
The Magic Flute with the Glyndebourne touring company (2008),
[7] Gretel in
Hansel and Gretel with
New Zealand Opera (2008),
[1] Donna Anna in
Don Giovanni with Opera Holland Park (2010),
[8] and Miss Wordsworth in
Albert Herring at the
Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse (2013).
[9] In 2013 she also sang Konstanze in a concert version of
Die Entführung aus dem Serail in the
Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro with the
Brazilian Symphony Orchestra under Alejo Pérez.
[10]
Ana James sang Ygraine in a 2007 recording of
Ariane et Barbe-bleue with the
BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by
Leon Botstein .
[11] In a 2012 live recording of
I quatro rusteghi she sang Felice with the
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by
Vasily Petrenko .
[12]
[13] In the 2013 live recording of
Parsifal at
the Proms , she sang a flower maiden with the
Hallé Orchestra conducted by
Mark Elder .
[14]
Discography
2006: The Marriage of Figaro , Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House conducted by
Antonio Pappano (Opus Arte, OABD7033D)
[6]
2007: Ariane et Barbe-bleue , BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leon Botstein.(Telarc, CD80680)
[11]
2013: Parsifal , Hallé Orchestra conducted by Mark Elder. (Hallé, CDHLD7539)
[14]
2018: I quatro rusteghi , Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko. (Rubicon, RCD1024)
[12]
References
^
a
b Cook Marjorie (23 July 2008).
"Hansel and Gretel no grim tale at all" .
Otago Daily Times . Retrieved 4 December 2019.
^ The Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation.
"Ana James" . Retrieved 4 December 2019.
^
Royal Opera House .
"Ana James" . Retrieved 4 December 2019.
^ Picard, Anna (5 February 2006).
"Review: Le nozze de Figaro , Royal Opera House, London" .
The Independent . Retrieved 4 December 2019.
^ Hall, George (2 November 2006).
"La serva padrona review at Linbury Studio Theatre London" .
The Stage . Retrieved 4 December 2019.
^
a
b Steane, John (August 2008).
"Review: Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro " .
Gramophone Magazine . Retrieved 4 December 2019.
^ Hall, George (18 October 2008).
"Review: The Magic Flute " .
The Guardian . Retrieved 4 December 2019.
^ Picard, Anna (4 July 2010).
"Review: Don Giovanni , Holland Park" .
The Independent . Retrieved 4 December 2019.
^ Pénavayre, Robert (25 January 2013).
"Albert Herring totalement enthousiasmant" . Classic Toulouse . Retrieved 4 December 2019 (in French) .
^ Gonçalves, Fabiano (21 May 2013).
"Salve Mozart!" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 December 2019 .
^
a
b Tuttle, Raymond (2007).
"Classical Net Review - Dukas - Ariane et Barbe-Bleue" . classical.net . Retrieved 5 December 2019 .
^
a
b Lessner, Joanne Sydney (October 2018).
"Wolf-Ferrari: I Quattro Rusteghi" . Opera News . Vol. 83, no. 4. Retrieved 5 December 2019 .
^ Ashley, Tim (2 April 2012).
"Review: I Quattro Rusteghi " .
The Guardian . Retrieved 4 December 2019.
^
a
b Reed, Peter (November 2017).
"Mark Elder conducts Wagner's Parsifal with Lars Cleveman, Katarina Dalayman & John Tomlinson [Hallé]" . classicalsource.com . Retrieved 5 December 2019 .
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