Isabel Bayrakdarian
Isabel Bayrakdarian | |
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Born | Zahlé, Lebanon | February 1, 1974
Occupation | Opera singer |
Years active | 2000–present |
Website | www |
Isabel Bayrakdarian (Armenian: Իզապէլ Պայրագտարեան; born February 1, 1974) is a Lebanese-born Canadian operatic soprano of Armenian descent who now resides and works in the United States.[1]
Early life
Born in
Career
Bayrakdarian is noted as much for her stage presence as for her musicality,
Her roles have included Euridice in Orfeo ed Euridice, Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare, Romilda in Serse,[7] Emilia in Flavio, Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro,[8] Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Pamina in The Magic Flute, Rosina in The Barber of Seville, Marzelline in Fidelio, Adina in L'elisir d'amore, Norina in Don Pasquale, Leila in Bizet's The Pearl Fishers, Teresa in Benvenuto Cellini, Mélisande in Pelléas et Mélisande, the Vixen in The Cunning Little Vixen, Blanche in Dialogues of the Carmelites, and Catherine in William Bolcom's A View from the Bridge.[9]
Her concert schedule includes appearances with the Chicago, Montreal, Toronto, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco symphony orchestras, Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra, singing under the baton of such conductors as Seiji Ozawa, James Conlon, David Zinman, Michael Tilson Thomas, Christoph von Dohnányi, Christoph Eschenbach, Colin Davis, Andrew Davis, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Mariss Jansons, Leonard Slatkin, James Levine, Peter Oundjian and Richard Bradshaw.
Bayrakdarian is the subject of a film entitled A Long Journey Home
She now serves as Assistant Professor of Voice at the University of California, Santa Barbara.[2]
Prizes
In addition to her first prize at the Operalia Competition and four consecutive
Recordings
Her first recording, titled Joyous Light was released in March 2002 and rose to No. 1 in the Canadian classical charts. Soon afterwards, her vocals were featured in Atom Egoyan's film Ararat, and in the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in the track "Evenstar".
Since then she has won four consecutive
Her dance music single "Angelicus" with the Vancouver electronica group Delerium made it to the top of Billboard Dance music charts in March 2007 and was nominated for a Grammy Award.[18]
Popular and crossover
- Millennium Gala (2001, CBC Records)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers soundtrack (2002)
- Ararat soundtrack (2002)
- Guest on Delerium: Nuages du Monde (2006, Nettwerk)
Armenian
- Joyous Light, Armenian sacred songs, by Gregory of Nareg (951–1003), Komidas Vartabed, with the Elmer Iseler Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Raffi Armenian(CBC Records, 2002).
- Tango Notturno, tangos by Arno Babajanian (sung in Armenian), Fareed el-Atrache (sung in Arabic), Unto Mononen (sung in Finnish), Carlos Gardel and Aníbal Troilo (sung in Spanish), Kurt Weill (sung in French), Hans-Otto Borgmann (sung in German) (CBC Records, 2007).[19]
- Gomidas Songs, by Komitas Vardapet, with Chamber Players of the Armenian Philharmonic conducted by Eduard Topchjan (Nonesuch, 2008). [20]
- Lullaby, by Parsegh Ganatchian, on Armenian Chamber Music with Amici Chamber Ensemble (Atma Classique, 2010).
- Mother of Light, Armenian hymns and chants in praise of Mary, with Ani Aznavoorian (cello) and Coro Vox Aeterna conducted by Anna Hamre (Delos, 2016)
Classical
- Azulão, songs by Manuel de Falla, Enrique Granados, Carlos Guastavino, Xavier Montsalvatge, Fernando Obradors, Jaime Ovalle (CBC Records, 2003)
- Mahler: Symphony No. 2, with Lorraine Hunt Lieberson and the San Francisco Symphony & Chorus conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas (San Francisco Symphony, 2004)
- Cleopatra, by Handel, Mattheson and Hasse, with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (CBC Records, 2004)
- Pauline Viardot: Lieder Chansons Canzoni Mazurkas (Analekta, 2004)
- Mozart: Arie e Duetti, with Russell Braun, Michael Schade and the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, conducted by Richard Bradshaw (CBC Records, 2006)
- Passing By – Songs by Jake Heggie, with Zheng Cao, Susan Graham, Paul Groves, Joyce DiDonato, Keith Phares, Frederica von Stade, Dawn Harms (violin), CarlaMaria Rodrigues (viola), Emil Miland (cello) and Jake Heggie (piano) (Avie, 2010)
- Troubadour and the Nightingale, by Ravel, Sayat-Nova, Kradjian with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra conducted by Anne Manson (MCO Records, 2014)
- Ottorino Respighi: Il Tramonto, with Orchestre symphonique de Laval conducted by Alain Trudel (Atma Classique, 2015)
- The Other Cleopatra – Queen of Armenia, by Hasse, Vivaldi and Gluck with the Kaunas City Symphony conducted by Constantine Orbelian (Delos, 2020)
Filmography
- Opera Night at Cologne (2005)
- Handel: Serse (2005)
- A Long Journey Home (2005)
- Mozart: Don Giovanni. Live from Salzburg (2006)
- Great Performances at the Met: The Magic Flute (2007)
- Opera Under the Stars. Live in Ottawa at LeBreton Flats Park with the Canadian Opera Company (2007)
- The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
References
- ^ Gregorian, Alin (2020-04-09). "Isabel Bayrakdarian Is Experiencing a Renaissance". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ a b "Isabel Bayrakdarian". University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Music. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ "Alumni Roster". musicacademy.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Masterseries 2017-2018 – Community Arts Music Association of Santa Barbara". Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ Eatock, Colin (May 6, 2008). "Has child, will travel – a lot". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ "Operalia winners". Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "DVD Review: Serse". ClassicsToday. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ Knelman, Martin (2007-10-09). "We're hoping Isabel Bayrakdarian will come home". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ A View from the Bridge, details, USOpera.com
- ^ "Telefilm Documentaries". Retrieved 2008-08-26.[dead link]
- ^ "Roy Thomson Hall Events". Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ "www.genocidestudies.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
- ^ "News Releases 2005". Canada Council for the Arts. Archived from the original on 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ The Holy Sea of Cilicia Bestows the "Sourp Mesrob Mashdots" Medal to Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved October 07, 2011.
- ^ www.այբուբեն.com (2017-06-13). "Minister of Diaspora Decorates Isabel Bayrakdarian with "Komitas Medal"". Aypoupen all in one Armenian website. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ LLC, Helix Consulting. "Հայաստանի Նախագահի հրամանագրերը - Փաստաթղթեր - Հայաստանի Նախագահ [պաշտոնական կայք]". www.president.am. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ "CARAS Scores A Hit With 2004 Juno Awards" Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. Soul Shine. 2004-04-05
- ^ Robbins, Li (2007-12-10). "Isabel Bayrakdarian's big week". CBC. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ Tango Notturno (CBC Records, 2007) Full texts and translations in booklet
- ^ "Gomidas Songs". Retrieved 2008-08-26.