Luana DeVol
Luana DeVol(born November 30, 1942, inSan Mateo,California) is an Americanoperaticsopranowho made herMetropolitan Operadebut as Ortrud in April 2006 in Wagner'sLohengrin.The production was broadcast internationally on April 29, 2006.[1][2]She was named "Singer of the Year" in 1997 and 2000 by the German opera magazineOpernwelt.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]DeVol graduated fromCapuchino High SchoolinSan Bruno, California,where she grew up, and attended theCollege of San Mateoin San Mateo. She had a featured role in a production ofPatienceby Gilbert and Sullivan, the very first performances by theSan Mateo Community Theatre,in the summer of 1963.[4][verification needed]
Career
[edit]Since the mid-1980s, DeVol has sung primarily in Europe and has enjoyed success in the German repertoire.[1]She was a featured soloist with theMasterworks Choralein San Mateo under the direction of Galen Marshall, and sang in a great variety of choral works, especially byLudwig van BeethovenandJohannes Brahms.DeVol appeared with theSan Francisco Symphony[5]and theSan Francisco Opera.[6]She moved to Germany in 1984 to further pursue her career, giving numerous operatic performances there.[7]
DeVol has been featured on recordings released by the Bayer Music Group.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Luana DeVol, Soprano".The Metropolitan Opera Guild. Archived fromthe originalon 29 December 2005.Retrieved1 October2009.
- ^"75TH Anniversary Season of Live Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts to begin on Saturday, December 17th, with Verdi'sRigoletto".The Metropolitan Opera Guild, Inc. 3 October 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 18 January 2006.Retrieved30 September2009.
- ^"Wer sind die besten Sänger unserer Zeit?",Opernwelt(9 April 2010)(in German)
- ^Eyewitness account by Robert E. Nylund
- ^"Soprano returns to the scene of the crime – DeVol back at S.F. Opera after 20 years"by Joshua Kosman,San Francisco Chronicle(September 3, 2003)
- ^Performance detailsforThe Mother of Us Allin September 2003
- ^Luana De Vol website
- ^Portrait,Vol. 2 (Beethoven, Weber, Marschner, Wagner)
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
| Other | |
