Gwendolyn Killebrew
Gwendolyn Killebrew | |
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Born | August 26, 1941 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | Düsseldorf, Germany | December 24, 2021 (aged 80)
Education | Juilliard School |
Occupations |
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Organization | Deutsche Oper am Rhein |
Title | Kammersängerin |
Awards | Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions |
Website | www |
Gwendolyn Killebrew (August 26, 1941
Early life and education
Killebrew was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 26, 1941. She studied piano and horn[4] at Temple University in Philadelphia,[5] receiving a bachelor's degree in music education in 1963,[6] and worked as a music teacher and music therapist.[4] She studied voice at the Juilliard School in New York with Hans Heinz and Christopher West.[1]
Career
In 1965 Killebrew participated in the
Killebrew was a member of the
From 1978, Killebrew appeared at the Bayreuth Festival, performing roles in the Jahrhundertring, the centenary performance of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen staged by Patrice Chéreau. She appeared as Schwertleite in Die Walküre and as Waltraute in Götterdämmerung, also in the version filmed in 1980.[14] She appeared as Fricka in the Ring cycle at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo in 1979.[1]
Killebrew was also active in concert and as a recitalist.
She died in Düsseldorf on December 24, 2021.[15]
Recordings
Killebrew recorded in 1970 the title role of Handel's Tamerlano in Copenhagen, with conductor John Moriarty. A reviewer of a reissue noted in 2003:
As Tamerlano, Killebrew has a strong and resonant voice; it rings at the top and has a defined chest voice adding powerful presence to her characterisation – her aria Vuo dar pace in Act I Scene II announces singing of real presence.[17]
In 1976, she took part in a live recording of Dvořák's
In 1986, she recorded Mahler's
Explanatory notes
References
- ^ ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5.
- OCLC 13184437.
- ISBN 978-0-02-865525-3.
- ^ a b c d e Goertz, Wolfram (December 29, 2021). "Nachruf auf Gwendolyn Killebrew : Karajan entdeckte sie in New York". Rheinische Post (in German). Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Abschied von Gwendolyn Killebrew". Fono Forum (in German). December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- OCLC 7306029.
- ^ a b "Performances with Killebrew, Gwendolyn [Mezzo Soprano]". Metropolitan Opera archives. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "Die Walküre {400} Metropolitan Opera House: November 21, 1967". Metropolitan Opera archives. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "Die Walküre {406} Matinee Broadcast ed. Metropolitan Opera House: February 24, 1968., Broadcast". Metropolitan Opera archives. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- SONY. Archived from the originalon April 7, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ Menzel, Gerhard (June 25, 2003). "Il ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria". Online Musik Magazin (in German). Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ Klein, Susanne; Menzel, Gerhard (March 14, 2004). "L'incoronazione di Poppea". Online Musik Magazin (in German). Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ a b "Altistin Gwendolyn Killebrew gestorben". Musik Heute (in German). December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "Gwendolyn Killebrew" (in German). Bayreuth Festival. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Abschied von Gwendolyn Killebrew". Deutsche Oper am Rhein (in German). Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Prom 23 / Arnold Schoenberg Gurrelieder". BBC. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ Woolf, Jonathan (April 2003). "George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) / Tamerlano". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "Gwendolyn Killebrew" (in German). muziekweb.nl. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-81-088305-5.
- ISBN 0-313-29771-1.
External links
- Official website
- Gwendolyn Killebrew at AllMusic
- Gwendolyn Killebrew discography at Discogs
- Gwendolyn Killebrew at IMDb