Dolora Zajick
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| Born | March 24, 1952, Salem, Oregon | |
| Genre(s) | Opera, Classical Music | |
| Occupation(s) | mezzo-soprano opera singer | |
| Instrument(s) | Voice | |
| Website | [Website] | |
Dolora Zajick, born 24 March 1952 in Salem, Oregon, is an American mezzo-soprano who specialises in the Verdian repertoire.
Oregon born but Nevada raised, Zajick studied voice with Ted Puffer. She graduated from the University of Nevada with a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in music before going to New York for further music studies at the Manhattan School of Music. After winning the Bronze Medal at the 7th International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and being accepted in the San Francisco Opera's Merola Program, she debuted with the San Francisco Opera as Azucena in Il Trovatore which launched her to international stardom.
In addition to the role of Azucena, Zajick is well-known for her interpretations of Amneris and Eboli (in Verdi's Aida and Don Carlo respectively). Zajick has also performed in other Verdi roles, including Ulrica in Un Ballo in Maschera and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (opera). She has also appeared as the Princess in Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur, Marfa in Moussorgsky's Khovanshchina, Jezibaba in Dvorak's Rusalka, Santuzza in Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, Adalgisa in Bellini's Norma.
Since her debut in San Francisco, she has sung with such companies as the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, La Scala, and Covent Garden. She has appeared with some of the foremost conductors of her era including James Conlon, Daniele Gatti, Valery Gergiev, James Levine, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, and Michael Tilson Thomas.
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