BIOGRAPHY / CV

 

 

 

NICHOLAS ISHERWOOD

 

Bass Baritone
Born in Chicago, December 1st, 1959
Citizen of the United States and France
Address: 353 Mary Lane, Eugene, Oregon 97405 USA
Telephone: (1)541.9545494
nicholasisherwood@hotmail.com
http://www.nicholasisherwood.com
languages: fluent English, French, Italian and German; functional Spanish

 

 

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 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 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 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

 

 

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

 

Lecture, University of California at Santa Barbara, April 2007

 

Master Class, Morelia (Mexico), May 2007

 

Master Classes, CENART, Mexico City, June, 2007

 

Master Classes and Panel Discussions on the music of Bach, University of Toronto, October 2007

 

Week of master classes and workshops, Cal State L.A., November 2007

 

Master Classes and lectures, Wellington, New Zealand, March, 2008

 

Stockhausenkurse, Kürten, Germany, July 2008

 

Masterclass on singing, Cortanze, Italy, July 2009

 

Stockhausenkurse, Kürten, Germany, July, 2009

 

Master Class on Baroque Singing, New Zealand School of Music, September, 2009

 

 

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-

 

Visting Professor of Singing and Music Theater Calarts, Spring, 2007

 

Currently Assistant Professor of Voice and Opera, University of Oregon

 

 

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)

 

Adriano Banchieri, La Pazzia Senile, Calarts, Spring 2007

 

Henry Purcell, Dido and Aeneas, Winter Term, 2009, UO Opera

 

Karlheinz Stockhausen, Indian Songs, Macerata Festival (November, 2008)

 

Mauricio Kagel, Phonophonie, Radio France, June 27, 2009

 

 

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

 

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

 

Crumb, “Unto the Hills”, 2e2m, December 2006 (Paris)

 

Recitals, Stanford, Mills College, February, 2007

 

Gubaidulina, Johannespassion, (Rilling, S¸dwestfunk), Dresden, Stuttgart

 

James Newton, Credo, Southwest Chamber Orchestra (Van der Schmidt), Zipper Hall, Pasadena, February 2007

 

Recital, Morelia (Mexico), June 2007

 

Felder, Reynolds, June in Buffalo, June 2007

 

Hommage to Morton Feldman (solo recital), Aqui Terme, September 2007

 

Bach, Johannespassion, University of Toronto (Rilling), October 2007

 

Holst, Savitri, University of Toronto (Rao), October 2007

 

Felder, world premiere, SUNY at Buffalo, November 2007

 

Kennedy, world premiere, Cal State L.A., November 2007

 

Duo with Sylvano Bussotti, piano, Stockholm, February 2008

 

Tour of Australia and New Zealand with the Boston Camerata: February, March 2008

 

Schubert, “Gesang der Geister Uber den Wasser”, Berlin Konzerthaus, September 2008

 

Satie recitals (Aloupi), Tinos, Myknonos (August, 2008), Athens (September, 2008)

 

WP Sani, Voices Beyond the Edge, Villa Borghese, Rome, September 2008

 

Oldam/Auinger, Requiem for Fossil Fuels, VOXNOVA, Berlin, July 2008

 

Stockhausen, Capricorn, Stockhausenkurse, July 2008

 

Scelsi, Yamaon, Wo Ma, Ravenna Festival, July 2008

 

Stockhausen, Capricorn, Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi, Milano, July 2008

 

Recording, WP, Annette van der Goerne, Berlin, July 2008

 

Recording, Felder, Sa=arah, Buffalo, October 2008

 

4 WP and Stokchausen, Capricorn (Athens, Paris, Buffalo, Seville), Fall 2008

 

Rihm, Hölderlin Gesänge, Schönberg, Ode to Napoleon, Bologna, Teatro Comunale, Reggio Emilia, Teatro Valli (Fontana Mix)

 

Stockhausen, Indianerlieder (Sabine Neumann), Macerata Festival, November 2008

 

Stockhausen, WP, Havona, Salle Messiaen, Radio France, January, 2009

 

Recording, Alvin Curran Hörspiel, Rome, June, 2009

 

Stockhausen, HAVONA, Kürten, July, 2009

 

Stockhausen, HAVONA, Wellington, Hamilton, Christchurch, New Zealand, September, 2009

 

Salvatore Sciarrino, Quaderno di Strada (Stroma, McHeith), Wellington, New Zealand, September, 2009

 

George Crumb, “Songs, Dances and Refrains of Death” (Lalicata, Fontamix), Reggio Emilia (Teatro Cavallerizza) and Bologna (Teatro Comunale), November, 2009

 

Kagel: Fürst Igor, Stravinsky (Nagy), Bratislava Festival, November, 2009

 

 

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

 

Henze, "El Cimarron", Konzerthaus, December 2006

 

Bass, Silvano, Sylvano, Santa Cecilia, Rome, July 2007

 

Sani, Il Tempo Sospeso del Volo, ìGiovanni Falconeî, Reggio Emilia, Teatro dellíOpera, October, 2007

 

Bussotti, Silvano, Sylvano and Pièces de Chair II, Berlin Konzerthaus, March 2008

 

Krenek, “Joe”, Dark Waters (Aster, Engel), Berlin Konzerthaus, September 2008

 

Title Role, Luca Lombardi, “Il Re Nudo”, Teatro dell’Opera, Rome, March 2009 (Mazzola, Bertmann)

 

“Astradamors,” György Ligeti, “Le Grand Macabre”, Teatro dell’Opera, Rome, June 2009 (Pesko, La Fura dels Baus)

 

“Death” Viktor Ullmann, “Der Kaiser von Atlantis, Berlin, Konzerthaus, September/October, 2009

 

“Bartolo”, Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (Bisantz, Bowie), Eugene Opera, Eugene, Oregon (December/January 2009-2010)

 

“Joe”, Krenek, “Dark Waters” (Aster, Engel), Berlin Konzerthaus, February, 2010

 

“Hotel Manager” Thomas Adès, “Powder Her Face,” (Walsh, Pizzi) Teatro Rossini, Lugo (April, 2010), Teatro Comunale, Bologna (November 2010)

 

 

DVD RECORDINGS

 

Nicola Sani, Il Tempo Sospeso di Volo (Sugiyama, Ripa di Meana)

 

Siegfried Wagner, Der Kobold (Pachl), Marco Polo (Naxos)

 

David Felder, “Chashmal”

 

Alvin Curran, World Premiere (with Theo Eshetu)

 

 

CD RECORDINGS

 

Georg Friedrich Händel, Agrippina, "Claudio", conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Harmonia Mundi 907063.65

 

Pietro Cesti, Cantatas, with Guido Morini, harpsichord and Luciano Contini, lutes

Accord/Musidisc 200602

 

 

Luigi Rossi, Orfeo, ìSatiroî, conductor: William Christie

Harmonia Mundi HMC 901358.60

 

Giovanni Paolo Colonna, Salmi da Vespro, conductor: Sergio Vartolo

Tactus TC 63030701/2

 

Noëls français 1200-1600, conductor: Joel Cohen

Erato 2292-45420-2

 

Arnold Schönberg, Serenade, conductor: Paul Mefano

2e2m 1011

 

Edgar Varèse, Ecuatorial, conductor: Kent Nagano

Erato 0630-14332-2

 

Pascal Dusapin, RomÈo et Juliette, ìRomÈoî, conductor: Luca Pfaff

Accord/Musidisc

 

Karlheinz Stockhausen, Montag aus Licht, ìLuciferî, producer: Karlheinz Stockhausen

Stockhausen Verlag 36 A-E

 

Marcela Rodriguez, La Sunamita, ìDon Fernandoî, conductor: Aldo Brizzi

MacTrax

 

Karlheinz Stockhausen, Examen, with Marcus Stockhausen, trumpet

Stockhausen Verlag 43 A-B

 

Giacinto Scelsi, Maknongan and Wo Ma, producer: Jˆelle LÈandre

hat ART 6124

 

Karlheinz Stockhausen, Dienstag aus Licht, ìLuciferî, producer: Karlheinz Stockhausen

Stockhausen Verlag 40 A-B

 

Giuseppe Giuliano, Fragment Urfaust, with Pierre-Yves Artaud, flute

PAN 3035

 

Steve Lacy, Clangs, conductor: Steve Lacy

hat ART 6116

 

Charles Ives, Songs, with Eric Watson, piano

Accord/Musidisc 201812

 

Gerard Pape, Monologue

Mode Records 67

 

Luca Francesconi, La Ballata del Rovescio del Mondo (with Luisa Castellani, soprano)

BMG/Ricordi 74321 405902

 

Karlheinz Stockhausen, Freitag aus Licht, ìLoudonî, producer: Karlheinz Stockhausen

Stockhausen Verlag

 

Paul Mefano, Dragonbass

2e2m 1012

 

Nicola Cisternino: Xˆˆmij

Mode Records

 

Diego Minciacchi: Der Dom (with Barry Webb, trombone, Stefano Scodanibbio, double bass)

Col Legno

 

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Lucifers Zorn

Stockhausen Verlag

 

Gerard Pape: The Cenci

Edition Modern

 

Alain Bancquarat: Icare, Meurtre

Mode Records

 

Philippe Schoeller: Omaggio (with Pascal Gallois, bassoon)

Stradivarius

 

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Freitag aus Licht

Stockhausen Verlag

 

Mauricio Kagel: Phonophonie (composer supervised, first recording)

Mode Records

 

Karlheinz Stockhausen, D¸fte Zeichen

Stockhausen Verlag

 

Karlheinz Stockhausen, Capricorn

Stockhausen Verlag

 

George Crumb, Songs, Drones and Refrains of Death (New Art, Kent)

Naxos

 

Gerard Pape, Weaveworld Prologue, (Versailles)

Mode Records

 

Paul Mefano, MicromÈgas, title role (Roullier, 2e2m)

Maguelone

 

Hans Werner Henze, El CimarrÛn (Andersson, Caroli, Rossi)

Stradivarius

 

Siegfried Wagner, Der Kobold, ìGrafî (Strobel, N¸rnberger Synfoniker)

Marco Polo

 

Cacciopo, The Advance of the Fungi

Mode Records Paris

 

Giacinto Scelsi, Wo Ma, Complete Scelsi volume 2

Stradivarius

 

Sofia Gubaidulina, Evangelist, Johannespassion (Rilling, Bachakademie, Südwestfunk)

 

Iannis Xenakis, Kassandra (Auzet)

Mode Records Paris

 

Karlheinz Stockhausen, Havona

Stockhausen Verlag

 

To be released:

 

 

Claude Lefèbvre, Lucifer (Orchestre de Luxembourg)

 

Léo Kupper, Lumière Sans Ombre

 

Boston Camerata, Camerata Christmas, 2008

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

 

Articles:

 

Scelsi, "Bisanzio, gli Alchimisti" in I Suoni, Le Onde (Rome: Scelsi Foundation, number 125, October 5, 2001)

 

The Vocal Vibrato: "New Directions"(due for publication in The Journal of Singing: January 2009 edition)

 

 

Books:

 

Techniques of Singing, Bärenreiter Verlag (accepted for publication in English, French and German), publication foreseen in 2010

 

Interview in Michel Rigoniís book Le Songe de Lucifer

 

 

 

REFERENCES

 

George Crumb, composer, emeritus professor of composition, University of Pennsylvania

240 Kirklane

Media, Pennsylvania

610.5652438

 

Elliott Carter, composer

31 West 12th St.

New York, NY 10011-8545

212.9291618

 

Joel Cohen, artistic director

The Boston Camerata

140 Claredon Street

Boston, Mass. 02216

978.3888265

 

Helmuth Rilling

Internationale Bach-Akademie Stuttgart

Johann Sebastian Bach-Platz

70178 Stuttgart

Tel: 0711/2027800

Fax: 0711/61921-23

 

David Felder, Birge Carey Professor of Music, SUNY at Buffalo

100 Center Ridge Road

East Aurora, New York 14052

716.6555324

 

Marc Verzatt, opera department, Yale University

(formerly director of opera, Notre Dame)

219.2776083

203.3232507

 

M. Henri Heugel, director

Ecole Normale de Musique

114bis Blvd Malesherbes

75017 Paris France

(+33) 147638572

 

Mr. Hans Tutschku

Gardner Cowles Professor of Music

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA 02138

 

Jacqui Bobak

Associate Dean

Coordinator, Voice Program Calarts

24700 McBean Parkway

Valencia, CA 91355-2397

661.2222725