Derek Lee Ragin
Derek Lee Ragin (born June 17, 1958) is an American countertenor.[1]
Early life
Derek Ragin was born in
Career
Ragin gained fame by winning the 1983 Purcell-Britten Prize for Concert Singers in England, the Prix Spécial du Jury du Grand Prix Lyrique de Monte Carlo in 1988, and First Prize at the 35th ARD International Music Competition in Munich in 1986.[3]
He had made his
In 1991, he released a disc of spirituals entitled Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit (recorded with Moses Hogan and his New World Ensemble).
His recording of
For the soundtrack of the 1994 film Farinelli, his voice was electronically blended with that of soprano Ewa Malas-Godlewska to recreate the famous castrato's voice.[5] He also recorded extensively for the Telarc, Philips, EMI, Erato and Capriccio labels, including Italian lute songs, G.F. Handel cantatas.
Shortly after his Salzburg performance of Orfeo ed Euridice, he sang the role of Orfeo on the Philips recording of the opera with
References
- ^ allmusic
- ^ Waleson,Heidi (2006) Everything Old is New Again: Historical Performance at Oberlin (continued) Oberline magazine
- ^ a b "Derek Lee Ragin (Countertenor)". Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- Opera, June 1991, p727.
- ^ Gabrielli, Betty (Summer, 1996) A Friendly Conspiracy Oberline Alumni magazine
External links
- Official website archived on September 12, 2017
- Derek Lee Ragin sings "A dispetto d'un volto ingrato," from Handel's Tamerlano on YouTube
- Excerpt from Farinelli on YouTube
- Colbert Artists Management Inc.
- Interview with Derek Lee Ragin, February, 1995
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