Hila Plitmann

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Hila Plitmann

Hila Plitmann (born in Jerusalem 1973) is an operatic soprano specializing in the performance of new works. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, composer Eric Whitacre, and their son.

Career

Plitmann's professional career began in 1998, when she premiered Pulitzer Prize winner David Del Tredici's The Spider and the Fly with The New York Philharmonic under the baton of Maestro Kurt Masur. She has since become one of the world's top headliners for premiering new works,

Comments made by her husband Eric Whitacre, collaborator Per Lichtman and Hila Plitmann herself suggest that Hila Plitmann has cultivated talent as a composer and lyricist in her own right and may be working on a commercial release.

Performances

Notable performances as a featured soloist include appearances with the following groups:

• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
• Brooklyn Philharmonic
• Buffalo Philharmonic
• Chicago Symphony
• Israel Philharmonic
• Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Minnesota Orchestra
• National Symphony Orchestra
• New Israeli Opera
• New World Symphony Orchestra
• New York Philharmonic
• Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
• University of Texas Wind Ensemble

Her theatrical acting debut was in the role of Sharon in the Fountain Theater’s production of Master Class by Terrence McNally.

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Plitmann as Exstasis in Eric Whitacre's Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings

Other Notable performances include the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize winning composer David Del Tredici’s Paul Revere’s Ride with the Atlanta Symphony under Robert Spano; and the world premiere of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Wing on Wing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Disney Hall; the premiere of Eric Whitacre and David Noroña's groundbreaking Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings in Los Angeles; John Corigliano's Mr. Tambourine Man with the Brooklyn Philharmonic; the world premiere of Andrea Clearfield's The Long Bright with Orchestra 2001; the premiere of a new song cycle written for her by Pulitzer prize winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis; the Naxos world premiere recording of John Corigliano’s Mr. Tambourine Man with the Buffalo Philharmonic, JoAnn Falletta, conductor; and David Del Tredici’s Final Alice with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Leonard Slatkin.

In 2009, Plitmann sang the role of Mrs Clayton in the Opera Santa Barbara production of Stephen Schwartz's opera Séance on a Wet Afternoon.

Awards

In February 2009, Hila was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance She has won a Grammy for her 2009 performance of "Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan".

Education

• Juilliard School of Music: Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees with high honors
• Black Belt in Taekwondo.

Recordings

• Ms. Inez Sez, virtuosic song cycle by David Del Tredici, CRI label
• Lament for the Death of a Bullfighter, song cycle by David Del Tredici (featuring the composer at the piano) Music & Arts label
• Paul Revere’s Ride by David Del Tredici with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano conducting, Telarc label
• Emily Dickinson Songs by Bob Beaser with the American Academy, Rome label
• Hans Zimmer's soundtrack to the Hollywood film, The Da Vinci Code Decca label
• Vintage Alice/Dracula by David Del Tredici with the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, INNOVA label (2008)
• Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan – Hila Plitmann (JoAnn Falletta; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)

External links

• Hila Plitmann at IMG Artists
• Hila Plitmann at IMDb
• "A Heavenly Voice Keeps 'Da Vinci' Humming", Steve Inskeep on NPR about The Da Vinci Code