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Wilhelmenia Fernandez (gelegentlich auch Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, * 1949 in Philadelphia) ist eine US-amerikanische Opernsängerin (Sopran).
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| dbo:abstract | Wilhelmenia Fernandez (gelegentlich auch Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, * 1949 in Philadelphia) ist eine US-amerikanische Opernsängerin (Sopran). (de) Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez es una soprano norteamericana nacida en Filadelfia en 1949. Estudió en la Academy of Vocal Arts de Filadelfia y en Juilliard School de Nueva York debutando como Bess en Porgy and Bess de Gershwin en la Houston Grand Opera. Ganó popularidad por el rol de la diva Cynthia Hawkins (personaje inspirado en las divas afroamericanas Jessye Norman y Shirley Verrett) en la película Diva de 1981, del director Jean-Jacques Beineix, donde interpretaba el aria Ebben? Ne andró lontana de La Wally y Aida. Debutó en París como Musetta en la filmación de La bohème de Puccini junto a Plácido Domingo y Kiri Te Kanawa y posteriormente en la New York City Opera en el mismo papel. Ha actuado en teatros regionales de Francia, en Ginebra, Berlín y Barcelona. Sus más notables contribuciones son en el campo del musical, ha interpretado Carmen Jones en Londres ganando el Premio Laurence Olivier en 1992 y como Aida, the musical en Luxor, Egipto. (es) Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, née le 5 janvier 1949 à Philadelphie (Pennsylvanie - États-Unis), est une chanteuse lyrique américaine. (fr) Wilhelmenia Fernandez, sometimes billed as Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, is an American soprano. She was born in Philadelphia in 1949. She appeared in the 1981 film Diva by French director Jean-Jacques Beineix. Fernandez's early training was at the Philadelphia Academy of Vocal Arts, followed by a scholarship at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. Her operatic debut was as Bess in Porgy and Bess, for Houston Grand Opera, a production which toured both the U.S. and Europe. She made her début in Paris as Musetta in La bohème (with Plácido Domingo and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa), and at the New York City Opera in the same role in 1982. Since then she has sung in operas and recitals in cities all over the world. Her more notable roles have been the title roles in Carmen, Carmen Jones (for which she received the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1992 as Best Actress in a Musical), and Aïda (a role she has performed in Luxor and at the Egyptian pyramids). She has made recordings of George Gershwin songs and of Negro spirituals. She has not appeared in a feature film since Diva, according to the IMDb database, though she performed on the soundtrack of Someone to Watch Over Me and as herself on television. (en) Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez (Filadelfia, gennaio 1949) è un'attrice e soprano statunitense. Ha studiato canto lirico alla Academy of Vocal Arts e alla Juilliard School, prima di debuttare nel ruolo della protagonista di Porgy and Bess alla Houston Grand Opera, una produzione che è andata in tournée sia negli Stati Uniti che in Europa. Nel 1977 è Bess diretta da John DeMain con al San Francisco Opera. Ha debuttato a Parigi nel ruolo di Musetta in La bohème e con lo stesso ruolo ha fatto il suo debutto alla New York City Opera accanto a Plácido Domingo e Kiri Te Kanawa. Nel 1992 ha vinto il Laurence Olivier Award alla migliore attrice in un musical per la sua performance in Carmen Jones. (it) |
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| rdfs:comment | Wilhelmenia Fernandez (gelegentlich auch Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, * 1949 in Philadelphia) ist eine US-amerikanische Opernsängerin (Sopran). (de) Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, née le 5 janvier 1949 à Philadelphie (Pennsylvanie - États-Unis), est une chanteuse lyrique américaine. (fr) Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez es una soprano norteamericana nacida en Filadelfia en 1949. Estudió en la Academy of Vocal Arts de Filadelfia y en Juilliard School de Nueva York debutando como Bess en Porgy and Bess de Gershwin en la Houston Grand Opera. Ganó popularidad por el rol de la diva Cynthia Hawkins (personaje inspirado en las divas afroamericanas Jessye Norman y Shirley Verrett) en la película Diva de 1981, del director Jean-Jacques Beineix, donde interpretaba el aria Ebben? Ne andró lontana de La Wally y Aida. (es) Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez (Filadelfia, gennaio 1949) è un'attrice e soprano statunitense. Ha studiato canto lirico alla Academy of Vocal Arts e alla Juilliard School, prima di debuttare nel ruolo della protagonista di Porgy and Bess alla Houston Grand Opera, una produzione che è andata in tournée sia negli Stati Uniti che in Europa. Nel 1977 è Bess diretta da John DeMain con al San Francisco Opera. (it) Wilhelmenia Fernandez, sometimes billed as Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, is an American soprano. She was born in Philadelphia in 1949. She appeared in the 1981 film Diva by French director Jean-Jacques Beineix. Fernandez's early training was at the Philadelphia Academy of Vocal Arts, followed by a scholarship at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. Her operatic debut was as Bess in Porgy and Bess, for Houston Grand Opera, a production which toured both the U.S. and Europe. She has made recordings of George Gershwin songs and of Negro spirituals. (en) |
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