Claron McFadden

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Claron McFadden
Claron McFadden as Luna in Nicholas Lens' Love Is the Only Master I’ll Serve, 2006
Background information
Born	New York City, New York
Genre(s)	Opera Contemporary classical music
Occupation(s)	Opera Singer
Instrument(s)	soprano coloratura

Claron McFadden ia an American soprano. McFadden studied voice at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.

She gained international fame when making her Glyndebourne Festival Opera debut in the title role of the opera Lulu, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.

As well as singing many of the major oratorio works, McFadden became particularly world famous for her interpretation of modern and contemporary music. McFadden is currently based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

[edit] Opera performances

• Les Arts Florissants (William Christie)
• De Nederlandse Opera
• Salzburg Festival
• Opéra-Comique
• Bregenzer Festspiele
• Aix-en-Provence Festival
• La Monnaie (Brussels)
• Royal Opera

[edit] Awards

Awarded by Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen on 23 August 2007 with the Amsterdam Prize for the Arts (Amsterdam Funding for the Arts, The Netherlands).

[edit] World creations

• The Woman Who Walked into Doors (2004) Kris Defoort
• VSPRS, (2005) Alain Platel
• Orrori dell’Amore (1996), The Accacha Chronicles (2005), Love Is the Only Master I’ll Serve (2006), Nicholas Lens
• Inside Covers, (3 tracks) The Home Made Orchestra (2004)