Roberta Alexander
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Roberta Alexander (born 3 March 1949, in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an American operatic soprano. Her mother was a singer, and her father was a choral conductor. She grew up in Yellow Springs, Ohio, after her family moved there when she was age 2. She studied music at Central State University and at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.[1][2]
Alexander moved to the Netherlands at age 23.[2] She made her debut at the Netherlands Opera in 1975.[3] She was an apprentice singer with Santa Fe Opera, and made her feature role debut with Santa Fe Opera in 1981.[4] Her Metropolitan Opera debut was in 1983.[5] She has recorded for the Dutch label Etcetera Records, in addition to selected recordings for such labels as Philips.
Alexander has been married twice. Her first marriage was to Edo de Waart in the early 1970s, and ended in divorce. She married her second husband, Siebe Riedstra, in 1975.[2]
Selected discography
- Bach: St John Passion, Peter Schreier
- Gluck: Paride ed Elena, Michael Schneider (conductor)
- Goldschmidt: Beatrice Cenci; Lothar Zagrosek, conductor (Sony Classical)
- Handel: Theodora – Roberta Alexander, Jochen Kowalski, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
- Handel: Samson – Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Roberta Alexander, Jochen Kowalski, Christoph Pregardien, Alastair Miles, Maria Venuti, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
- Janáček: Jenůfa, Andrew Davis (Glyndebourne DVD)
- Mahler: Symphony No. 4; Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam; Bernard Haitink, conductor (Philips 412 119-2)
- Mozart: Don Giovanni, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Recitals
- Roberta Alexander sings Samuel Barber – Vanessa, Andromache
- Roberta Alexander – Broadway Songs, David Triestram
- Roberta Alexander – Songs my Mother taught me, Brain Masuda 2 CDs
- Leonard Bernstein: Songs, Roberta Alexander, Tan Crone
- Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: The Divan of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207, Roberta Alexander, Dick Hoogeveen
- Giacomo Puccini: Songs, Roberta Alexander, Tan Crone, Raphael String Quartet
- Richard Strauss: Lieder, Roberta Alexander, Tan Crone
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Lieder, Roberta Alexander, Glen Wilson
- Charles Ives: Songs, Roberta Alexander, Tan Crone
References
- ↑ John Henken (1988-04-03). "A Pair of Firsts for Roberta Alexander". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ineke Jungschleger (1997-10-03). "De Nederlandse badkamer is mij een raadsel Roberta Alexander, diva tussen twee continenten". De Volksrant. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music, p. 13, Michael Kennedy, Joyce Bourne – 2004 "Alexander, Roberta (b Lynchburg, Va., 1949). Amer. soprano. Eur. début Netherlands Opera 1975. CG début 1980; NY Met début 1983; Salzburg Fest. 1986 ..."
- ↑ Donal Henehan (1981-08-03). "Santa Fe Troupe Gives Strauss's Daphne". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ Bernard Holland (1983-11-05). "Mozart's Don Giovanni In An Old Met Production". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-04-04.