Faith Esham
Faith Esham (born August 6, 1948) is an American soprano and college professor of voice.
Life and career
Faith Lou Esham was born in
Columbia Union College in Maryland. She completed study for a master's degree in clinical psychology at Eastern Kentucky University before transferring to the Juilliard School where she received her master's degree in music in 1978.[1] Her voice teacher at Juilliard was Beverley Peck Johnson.[2]
Esham has sung many roles in opera houses in the United States and Europe.New Israeli Opera and Mélisande in Geneva. She appeared as Susanna and Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro at Glyndebourne.[4]
In 2000 she joined the faculty of Westminster Choir College of Rider University, where she is an adjunct assistant professor of voice.[5]
Selected discography
- Best Opera Recording)
- The Marriage of Figaro – Cherubino (EMI)
- The Songs of Charles W. Griffes (Musical Heritage Society)
Television
- Pagliacci – Nedda (1981)
- Gianni Schicchi – Lauretta (1981)
- Live from Lincoln Center
- New York City Opera: The Magic Flute – Pamina (1987)
- New York City Opera: Rigoletto – Gilda (1988)
Film
- 1985 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording
Awards
- Walter W. Naumburg Award
- Concours international de chant de Paris
References
- ^ Blau, Eleanor (August 22, 1987). "Faith Esham, Soprano, Communicates by Song". The New York Times
- ^ Anthony Tommasini (January 22, 2001). "Beverley Peck Johnson, 96, Voice Teacher". The New York Times.
- ^ "Opera News web site, multiple references". Opera News. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ISBN 067161732X.
- ^ "Faith Esham", Rider University
External links
- Faith Esham at IMDb
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