EDUCATION
Oberlin Conservatory, Oberlin, Ohio
B.M. in singing, 1981
Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
B.A. in French literature (with honors; thesis on Restif de la
Bretonne), 1981
Ecole des Hautes Etudes, Paris, France (in a joint program with the Ecole Normale Supérieure, IRCAM and the CNRS)
Diplome d'Etudes Approfondies (equivalent of an M.A.) in Music and Musicology of the 20th Century
(thesis on the vibrato in contemporary vocal music and its history; thesis director: Hugues Dufourt, CNRS), 1994
VOICE TEACHERS
Richard Miller, Oberlin, Ohio
Roberto Benaglio, Milano, Italy
Sara Sforni Corti, Milano, Italy
David Mason, London, England
Schuyler Hamilton, Paris, France
ADDITIONAL STUDY
coaching, Nicola Rossi Lemeni, 1981
coaching, Bonaldo Giaiotti, 1986
coaching, Nigel Rogers, 1987
"auditeur libre" in William Christie's baroque singing class, Paris Conservatoire, 1989
The Actors Centre, London, 1986-1988
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
Watson Fellowship to study the Italian school of singing, 1981
Haskell Fellowship to study baroque singing, 1984
Winner, "Giovani del Carlo Felice", Genova Opera Singing Contest
2 commissions from the French government for original compositions
French government grants for VOXNOVA, 1994-2001
Commission for original composition for 2005 from Maubeuge
AGENT
Georgina Derbez, Mexico City, Mexico
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT, LECTURES, MASTER CLASSES
Teacher of secondary applied voice students, Oberlin Conservatory, 1979-81
Master Classes, Salzburg Mozarteum, 1989
Master Classes, Iannis Xenakis Summer Courses, Paris, France, 1991
Professor, Abbaye de Royaumont, 1992
Master Classes, Ars Musica, Brussels, 1992
Guest Artist, Darmstadt Ferienkurse, 1991, 1993, 1995
Workshops on 20th century vocal music, Reims and vicinity, 1994-98
Master Classes, Reims Conservatory, 1996
Professor, IRCAM Summer Academy, Paris, 1996
Workshop on singing, high security prison, Chateauroux
Master Classes on the vocal music of Olivier Messiaen, Paris Conservatoire (CNSMP), 1998
Lecture on the vocal vibrato, Hopital Foch, Paris, 1998
Master Classes on baroque singing, Cal State L.A., 1990
Lecture on contemporary singing and my music, Leipzig University, 1999
Professor, Stockhausen-Kurse, Kürten, Germany, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003
Lecture, Les Ateliers UPIC, 1994
Master Class, Stanford University, May, 2002
Master Classes and lectures, UCSB, University of Washington, Cal State SF, May, 2003
Professor, Cologne Conservatory Summer Courses, Montepulciano, 2002
Concert/Workshop on John Cage for 2000 high school students, Dijon, 2003
Lecture on "Transference in the Voice Studio" for IRCAM seminar on pyschoanalysis and music, 2003
Master Class, Calarts, 2004
Master Classes, ARIAM, Paris, Spring, 2004 (4 weekends on contemporary singing techniques)
Workshop on singing with Ecole Normale students, high security prison, June, 2004
Master class, "masters de pont levoy", France, summer, 2004
Workshop with students from the Ecole Normale de Musique, High Security Prison, Paris, 2004
4 weekend course on New Vocal Techniques, ARIAM Ile de France, Paris
Lecture on the relationship between composers and performers, Jürgen Mähder’s doctoral seminar, Freie Universität, Berlin
Master Classes on Voice and Movement with director Alain Louafi, ARIAM Ile de France, 2005
Master Class, Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory, Milano, 2005
Master Class, Institute of the Living Voice, Berlin, 2005
Master Classes, Troyes Conservatory, 2005
Master Class, Mexico City University, 2005
Lectures and Master Classes, International Conference on Music Theater, Normal University of Taiwan, 2005
Master Class on Voice and Movement CCMIX, Paris, 2006
Master Classes, Gallarate (Milano), October, 2006
Visiting Assistant Professor of Singing, State University of New York, 1999-2000
Visiting Professor of Music Theater, Montbéliard Conservatory, 2001
Visiting Assistant Professor of Singing, University of Notre Dame, 2001-2002
Professor of Singing, Ecole Normale de Musique, Paris, 2002-2004
Professor of Singing, SMU in Paris, 2004-
Director, Cathy Berberian Center for Vocal Research, CCMIX, Paris, 2006-
Visting Professor of Singing and Music Theater (sabattical replacement for Jacqueline Bobak), Calarts, Spring, 2007
EXPERIENCE AS A STAGE DIRECTOR
Bruno Maderna, Satyricon, S.M.I.O. festival, Orléans, 1990 (Aldo Brizzi, conductor)
Luciano Berio, A-ronne, Alicante, Reims, Paris, Royaumont, Perpignan, Togamura, 1992-1998 (VOXNOVA)
Karlheinz Stockhausen, Am Himmel wandre ich...Indianerlieder (with Isabelle Soccoja), Paris, Utrecht, Amsterdam,
Torino, Steierischer Herbst, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Reims, 1994-98 (VOXNOVA)
Hans Werner Henze, El Cimarron, Fontenay, 1996 (3 dancers, 3 actors, P.Y. Artaud, G. Sylvestre, C. Rivet)
Adriano Banchieri, La Pazzia Senile, VOXNOVA
As artistic director of VOXNOVA (ensemble for contemporary vocal
music and its roots, from one to six voices), responsible for the musical
preparation, staging, costumes, lighting and fund raising for all productions
John Cage, Song Books, 2002-2003 (Théatre de Bourgogne in Dijon, Théatre Sylvia Monfort in Paris)
Mauricio Kagel, Phonophonie, 2006 (Musiques en Scène-Lyon, Teatro Regio-Torino, Teatro Fondamenta Nuova-Venice, June in Buffalo,
Stuttgart Opera-World Music Days), Mexico City
Indian Songs (Zender, Native Americans, Stockhausen) : Bari-Teatro Petruzzelli, Paris-Tepfer Loft (with Sabine Neumann) , Mexico : Centro Cultural (UNAM)
SOME SIGNIFICANT CONCERT APPEARANCES
Concerts with Karlheinz Stockhausen in Rio, Salzburg, Frankfurt, Paris, Lisbon, Cologne, Moscow, Florence...
(also with the Hessischer Rundfunk and Gürzenich orchestras)
Stravinsky, "Renard", Genova Opera and tour (R. Abbado)
Monteverdi, "Motets", San Maurizio, Milano (R. Gini, L. Ghielmi)
Colonna, "Motets", San Petronio (J. Feldman, G. Türk, F. Biondi...)
Various baroque works, Bologna, Ferrara (S. Vartolo)
Handel, "Theodora", England (P. McCreesh)
Shostakovich, "14th Symphony", Queen Elisabeth Hall (London Sinfonietta)
Schönberg, "Serenade", Germany (Ensemble Modern)
Schönberg, "Serenade", Radio France (Mefano, 2e2m)
Tarnopolsky, Moscow, Frankfurt (Ensemble Modern)
Varèse, "Ecuatorial", Frankfurt (Ensemble Modern, Eötvös)
Xenakis, "Akanthos", Paris (Xenakis, De Chambard,L'Itinéraire)
Stravinsky, "Pulcinella", Lisbon, Seville (Gulbenkian Orchestra)
Stravinsky, "Renard", Salzburg Festival (Ensemble Modern, Zender)
Kagel, "Fürst Igor, Stravinsky", Almeida Festival (Kagel, Wood)
Kagel, "Liturgien", Théatre des Champs Elysées (Orchestre d'Ile de France, Kagel)
Stravinsky, "Renard", Théatre du Châtelet (Ensemble Intercontemporain, Robertson)
Varèse, "Ecuatorial", Piccolo Teatro, Milano (La Scala season, Ensemble Varèse, Rophé)
Mefano, "Dragonbass", Radio France, Musée des Arts et Traditions Populaires, Perpignan Festival (solo and with P.S. Meugé, sax)
Varèse, « Ecuatorial », Alte Oper, Frankfurt (Ensemble Modern, Eötvös)
Mason, IRCAM (Ensemble Intercontemporain, Rophé)
Schönberg, "Serenade", Radio France (2e2m, Mefano)
Manoury, "Aleph", Radio France (Orchestre Philharmonique, Robertson)
Scelsi, "Yamaon", MUSICA festival, Strasbourg (Brizzi, Musica Insieme), world premiere
Scelsi, "Yamaon", WDR, Cologne (Klangforum Wien)
Scelsi, "Yamaon", St. John Smith's Square (Bernas, Music Projects)
Carter, "Syringa", Aldeborough Festival (Carter, Music Projects, Bernas)
Crumb, "Songs, Drones and Refrains of Death", Vienna Konzerthaus (New Art, Kent)
Solo recitals, Nuova Consonanza, Rome; Teatro Central, Seville
Stravinsky, "Le Rossignol", RAI, Rome (G. Ferro)
Carter, "Syringa", Houston (De Mesnil Collection)
Carter, "Syringa", Royaumont (Carter, Nagy, Contrechamp)
Carter, "Syringa", Geneva (Carter, Contrechamp)
Handel, "La Resurrezione", L.A. (Maldonado)
Lacy, "Clangs", WDR, Cologne (double sextet, including Steve Lacy)
Lacy, "The Pine Trio", New York, Banff, Vancouver (Lacy, Irene Aebi)
Recital tour, La Villette Jazz festival and France: Satie/Lacy (Lacy, Jay Gottlieb)
Recital tour, Strasbourg, MUSICA, WDR Cologne and France: T.J. Anderson, Ives, Lacy, Gershwin, Negro Spirituals (Eric Watson, piano)
Xenakis, "Pour Maurice" (C. Helffer), "Kassandra" (R. Auzet), Paris and tour
Jolas, "Sigrancia Ballade", Sudwestfunk Orchester (M. Stern)
Lacy, various works, Biennale di Venezia
Vlad, "L'Arte della Variazione", Orchestra di Santa Cecilia-for Italian radio and television (Martin)
Crumb, "Songs, Drones and Refrains of Death", WDR (Kent, New Art)
Crumb, "Songs, Drones and Refrains of Death", Konzerthaus, Vienna and Bregenz Festival (Kent, New Art)
Bussotti, «Lingue Ignote», Rome, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Berlin
Bussotti, «Questo Fauno », Musée D’Orsay, Paris
Baroque Monody Recital, Radovlica Festival, Slovenia (with Luciano Contini, lute)
French Baroque Recital, Radovlica Festival, Slovenia (Boulin, Morabito)
Lefebvre, « Lucifer » (world premiere), EXPO 2000 (Hannover), World Music Days (Luxembourg)
Baboni Schillingi, « Syntax Error », Cemat, Rome
Kurtag, Hölderlin Lieder and « Gestalt und Geist », Musik Fabrik (Nagy), Gütersloh
Voxnova: Théatre Sylvia Monfort
Two Chamber Music concerts, Salle Cortot, Paris, Radio France (Gallois, Alternance, works by Kurtág, Stockhausen,
w.p. by M. André, Ph. Schoeller)
Hommage to Xenakis, two concerts at Radio France (F. Xenakis, Auzet, CCMIX)
Bussotti, 7 Fogli, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Cologne (Bussotti, Platz, Ensemble Köln)
Bourges Festival, Scelsi/Stockhausen electroacoustic recital
Todi Festival, "El Cimarrón", Henze
Stockhausen, "Freitag aus Licht", Kürten
Stockhausen, "Lucifers Zorn" (world premiere), Kürten
U.S. Tours, Boston Camerata, 2001-
George Crumb, "Songs, Drones and Refrains of Death" (with the composer) and recital of Debussy and Ives songs, Montepulciano, 2002
Xenakis, "Kassandra", Berliner Konzerthaus, 2002
Henze, "El Cimarron" with composer at Ultima Festival, Norway, 2002
Monody Recitalwith Maria Cleary, harp, Il Gonfalone, Rome, 2002
Monody Recital with Scott Pauley, theorbo, Notre Dame, 2002
Xenakis, "Oresteia", Normandy, 2002
Boston Camerata, Renaissance Christmas tour, 2002
Boston Camerata, American Vocalist, Sylvanès, France
Solo recital tour: L.A. (Monday Evening Concerts), Seattle, Santa Barbara, May 2003
Ben Tal, Rimbaud songs, Brooklyn College, 2003
Livorsi, Os, Musica Viva, Helsinki, 2003
Martinu, Gilgemesh, La Fenice, Venice (Rozhdestvensky, La Fenice Orchestra), 2003
Baboni Schillingi, world premiere, Tempo Reale, Florence, 2003
Scelsi/Xenakis recital with Laszlo Hudaszek, Saarbrücken Gallery, April 2003
"American Vocalist", Boston Camerata, Sylvanès, France, August, 2003
"Capricorn" by Karlheinz Stockhausen (with composer), Kürten, August, 2003
World Premiere of "Düfte, Zeichen" by Karlheinz Stockhausen, Salzburg Festival, 2003 and reprise, Musica Strasbourg, September, 2003
Boston Camerata "Medieval Christmas", December 2003
Recital, Innsbruck, November 2003
Baboni Schillingi, World Premiere, Paris, November 2003
Fabio Nieder, world premiere, Amsterdam, Den Haag (Nieder, Nieuw Ensemble), February 2004
Paul Mefano, Douce Saveur, Versailles, February 2004
Crumb, Songs, Drones and Refrains of Death, and Unto the Hills (world premiere of male voice version), Vienna Konzerthaus, March, 2004
(with the composer, New Art, Kent)
East Meets West solo recital, GMEM, Marseille, May, 2004
“Diphonic Duo” (Sainkho Namtchilak), Grenoble, 2004
Monteverdi Vespers (Pearlman, Boston Baroque) : Jordan Hall (Boston), Disney Hall (Los Angeles), Tanglewood, Ravinia : summer, 2004
Mozart Vespers and Weber Mass, Abbey of Sylvanès and tour (Piquemal), August, 2004
Hans Werner Henze, “El Cimarrón” Paris, Oslo, Stockholm, Rome, Mantova, Cremona, Avellino 2004-2005
Boston Camerata, American Vocalist, Rouen, 2004
Nieder, world premiere, Nieuw Ensemble, Holland tour (Nieder, Hannigan)
Recital and trio (David Moss, Andrew Watts), Märzmusik, Berlin, 2005
Robert HP Platz, World Premiere (Royer, Hudaczek), Eclat Festival Stuttgart, 2005
Marc André, world premiere, Ensemble Alternance, Paris, 2005
Boston Camerata/Tero Saarinen dance company: Borrowed Light (early American religious music): Le Havre, London (QEH),
Civitanova, Carpi, Cesena, Stockholm, Berlin, Helsinki, Hamburg, 2004-2006
Recital Tour, “From Caccini to Led Zeppelin” (Magnus Andersson), Sweden and Nashville, 2005
Recital Tour: “Hommage to Steve Lacy” (Chris Culpo): Paris, Gent, Mexico City (Festival de Centro Histórico), 2005
Bach Concert, Orchestre Français des Flutes, Paris, 2005 (Bilger)
Stockhausen, “Capricorn”; Scelsi, “Canti del Capricorno”, Troyes, 2005
Scelsi, “Wo Ma”, “Maknongan”, Scelsi Festival, Rome, 2005
Monteverdi Concert, La Venexiana, Lyon Early Music Festival, 2005
“East Meets West” solo recital, Mexico City (Festival de Centro Histórico), 2005
Kagel, “Fürst Igor, Stravinsky”, Paris (Roullier, 2e2m)
3 Music Theater Evenings, Musica y Escena, Mexico City, September, 2006
SOME SIGNIFICANT OPERATIC ROLES
Händel, "La Resurrezione", Lucifer (Maldonado, L.A. Baroque Orchestra)
Händel, "Agrippina", Claudio (McGegan, Capella Savaria): Halle, Göttingen
Wagner, "Meistersinger", Hans Foltz (Mehta, Hampe): Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Strauß, "Ariadne auf Naxos", Truffaldino (Alden): Long Beach Opera
Mozart, "Die Zauberflöte", Sprecher (Petitgirard): Salle Pleyel
Monteverdi, "Il Ballo delle Ingrate", Plutone (Monot, Rialland): Anger Opera
Rossi, "Orfeo", Satiro (Christie, Darmond):Montpellier Opera, Châtelet, Vienna Konzerthaus, Queen Elisabeth Hall
Marais, "Alcione", Pan/Le Grand Prêtre/Neptune (Christie): Châtelet, Montpellier Opera, Bologna, Concertgebouw
Dusapin, "Roméo et Juliette", Romeo (Diederich/Pfaff, Guinand): Montpellier Opera, Huddersfield Festival, Avignon Festival,
Geneva, MUSICA, Alte Oper Frankfurt....WORLD PREMIERE
Britten, "The Prodigal Son", Father (R. Abbado, Sciaccaluga): Genova Opera, tour
Rihm, "Jakob Lenz", Oberlin (Bernas, Audi): Almeida Festival
Messiaen, "Saint François d'Assise", Frère Léon (Messiaen, Nagano): Royal Festival Hall, Lyon Opera
Stockhausen, "Donnerstag aus Licht", Lucifer (Stockhausen, Eötvös, Bogdanov): Covent Garden
Stockhausen, "Montag aus Licht", Lucifer (Stockhausen, Eötvös, Bogdanov): La Scala and tour, WORLD PREMIERE
Stockhausen, "Dienstag aus Licht", Lucifer (Stockhausen, Wand): Leipzig Opera and tour, WORLD PREMIERE
Stockhausen, "Freitag aus Licht", Loudon (Stockhausen, Wand): Leipzig Opera and tour, WORLD PREMIERE
Hosokawa, "Vision of Lear", King Lear (Hosokawa, Octors, Suzuki): Shizuoka, Munich Biennale, WORLD PREMIERE
Amand, "Fundevogel", Fundevogel (Kent, Gruber), Voralberg, WORLD PREMIERE
Kagel, "Phonophonie" (Kagel, Barbalich): Venice, Padova, Paris
Xenakis, "Faust", Mephisto (Xenakis, Auzet): MUSICA, Paris, Huddersfield and tour, WORLD PREMIERE
Sbordoni, "Sehnsucht", Der Harfner, Frankfurt, Teatro Olimpico (Rome), WORLD PREMIERE
Ullmann, "Der Kaiser von Atlantis", Der Tod (Mefano, Noyel), Pompidou Centre, Versailles Opera, tour
Ullmann, "Der Kaiser von Atlantis", Der Tod (Bach Akademie): Stuttgart
Golove, "Red Harvest", Op (Vallade, Stroesser): Aix Festival
Henze, "El Cimarron", Teatro Regio, Torino, Fontenay, L'Aquila, Todi
Bussotti: World Premiere, « L’Infinito », Zagreb Biennale (Bussotti, Bernasconi, Ictus)
Bussotti, "Tieste" (world premiere), Teatro dell'Opera, Rome (Tamayo, Bussotti),
Van Brabant, "Monologue Héroique", Nietsche, Théatre Gérard Philippe (duo with Joelle Léandre)
Pape, "Les Cenci", Don Camillo, Maison de la Poésie, Paris (Artaud, Auzet, Dumont, Bilger), Act I
Bussotti, “Lingue Ignote”, Zagreb Biennale (Bussotti, Tomacich), 2003
Music Theater by Pape, Cocco and Kagel, Rome
Kagel, "The Tribunal", Mozart Enigmas (music by Nieder, Cardi, D’Amico, Oliveiro (Dini Ciacci, Barbalich, Pocket Opera),
J.C. Malgoire Festival, Tourcoing
Monteverdi, "Il Ritorno di Ulisse in Patria", Antinoo (Pearlman, Boston Baroque), October 2002
Delmas, "La Madame au Collant Rouge", bass, Théatre du Merlan, Marseille, Théatre du Meylan, Grenoble, 2003
Mefano, "Micromégas", role of Micromégas, Montepellier (cancelled due to strikes), Champigny, 2003-2004
Porpora, "Il Gedeone", L.A., January 2004 (Haselboeck, Musica Angelica)
Holst, "Savitri", Death, Huntington Gallery, Pasadena (Van der Schmidt, S outhwest Chamber Orchestra), August, 2004
Zender, “Don Quixote”, Komische Oper, Berlin, 2004
Pape, “Les Cenci,” Don Camillo, Paris (Neue Vokalsolisten, Artaud, Auzet, Schick), 2005, Acts I and II (new version)
Sani, world premiere, Zagreb Biennale (Fabbriciani, Clementi, Vidolin), 2005
Zender, “Chief Joseph”, General Howard, Staatsoper Berlin (Zender, Musbach), 2005
S. Wagner, “Der Kobold”, Graf (Nürnberger Synfoniker), Fürth, Bayreuth, 2005
Various, “7 Attempted Escapes from Silence”, Berlin Staatsoper, 2005
3 World Premieres and Kagel “Phonophonie”, Lyon, Venice, Torino (Teatro Regio), June in Buffalo, World Music Days, Mexico City
(Bassanese, Isherwood)
Indian Songs (Zender, Native Americans, Stockhausen-with Sabine Neumann, mezzo, my staging), Paris, Bari (Teatro Petruzzelli),
Mexico City, 2006
“Borrowed Light”, Berlin Haus der Festspiele, Hamburg Kamnagel (Saarinen, The Boston Camerata), August, 2006
One Man Show (world premieres by Cocco and Nicolau), Goethe Institut, Rome, Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, October 2006
Le Songe de Lucifer
