Layla Claire
Layla Claire | |
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 Claire outside the Metropolitan Opera, May 2015. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Penticton, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Opera singer (soprano) |
| Website | laylaclaire |
Layla Claire is a Canadian soprano opera singer. She was born in Penticton, British Columbia. She is a graduate of the Lindemann Young Artist at the Metropolitan Opera, where she made her debut as Tebaldo in Don Carlos in 2010.[1][2] She studied at Université de Montréal and graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music in 2009.[3]
Operatic Repertoire
Layla Claire's repertoire includes: [4]
- Countess, The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart)
- Pamina, Die Zauberflöte (Mozart)
- Sandrina, La finta giardiniera(Mozart)
- Fiordiligi, Così fan tutte (Mozart)
- Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni (Mozart)
- Helena, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Britten)
- Governess, The Turn of the Screw (Britten)
- Blanche, Dialogues of the Carmelites (Poulenc)
- Anne Trulove, The Rake's Progress (Stravinksy)
- Tusnelda, Arminio (Handel)
Awards
- 2010 The Hildegard Behrens Foundation Award.
- 2008 Mozart Prize at the Wilhelm Stenhammar International Music Competition
- 2008 Queen Elisabeth Competition Laureate[5]
- 2007 Britten-Pears Young Artist
- CBC Radio-Canada Jeunes Artistes recital winner
- J. Desmarais Foundation Bursaries
- Canada Council Grant[6]
References
- ^ McFarlane, Matthew (May 4, 2011) "From Costco to the Met: Meet Layla Claire". CBC Radio 2
- ^ Metropolitan Opera (2010/2011 Season) Artist biography: Layla Claire
- ^ Curtis Institute of Music (April 2010). "Press release: Soprano Layla Claire Replaces Michael Schade on the Alumni Recital Series"
- ^ Claire, Layla. "Calendar". OperaBase Website. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium Laureat: Layla Claire
- ^ Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Artist biography: Layla Claire
External links
- Layla Claire official website
- Layla Claire biography at IMG Artists
- Video clip: Layla Claire Rehearses with James Levine from James Levine: America's Maestro, PBS, May 2011
- "Levine leads superb young cast in a winning “Bartered Bride” at Juilliard", The Classical Review, George Loomis, February 17, 2011
- "Kalmar, Grant Park forces deliver electrifying account of Dvorak Requiem", Chicago Classical Review, Lawrence A. Johnson, August 14, 2010
- "The Bartered Bride, New York", Opera Today, John Yohalem, 22 February 2011
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