BIOGRAPHY / CV

 

 

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