Hila Plitmann

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Hila Plitmann
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.

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[edit] 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,[citation needed] and has been awarded the Sony ES Prize for outstanding contribution to the vocal arts.

[edit] Performances

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

Her theatrical acting debut was in the role of Sharon in the Fountain Theater’s production of MASTER CLASS by Terrence McNally.
Recent 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 Lost Angeles Philharmonic at Disney Hall.

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

Upcoming performances include 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.

[edit] Education

[edit] 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 blockbuster, The DaVinci Code Decca label
  • Vintage Alice/Dracula by David Del Tredici with the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, INNOVA label (2008)

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