John Aler
John Aler | |
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| Born | October 4, 1949 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | December 10, 2022 (aged 73) |
John Aler (October 4, 1949 – December 10, 2022).
Biography
Early life and education
John Aler was born in
Catholic University where he studied voice with Rilla Mervine and Raymond McGuire and graduated with a B.A. in music and an M.M. in Vocal Performance. He went on to attend the Juilliard School in New York from 1972 to 1976 where he studied with Oren Brown. During that time he also attended the Berkshire Music Center in Tanglewood for several summers where he studied with Marlena Malas.[2]
Career
In 1977, he made his operatic debut as Ernesto in Donizetti's Le Pré aux clercs for BBC Radio 3 in 1987.[4]
His other appearances included leading roles at the
Newport Music Festival and the Grant Park Music Festival.[7]
In 2000 and 2001, he portrayed Beadle Bamford opposite George Hearn, Patti LuPone, Timothy Nolen, Davis Gaines and Neil Patrick Harris in a concert tour of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.[8]
Aler sang as a soloist with many orchestras, including the
Leipzig Gewandhaus, the Orchestre National de France, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and the London Sinfonietta.[10]
Aler worked as an associate professor of music and the director of Mason Opera with George Mason University.[11]
Awards
- 1986 Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performancefor "Berlioz: Requiem"
- 1986 Grammy Award, Best Classical Album for "Berlioz: Requiem"
- 1994 Grammy Award, Best Opera Recordingfor "Handel: Semele"
- 1994 Grammy Award, Best Classical Albumfor "Bartók: The Wooden Prince & Cantata Profana"
References
- ^ "John Aler". Classical Music Daily. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ a b "John Aler (Tenor) - Short Biography". www.bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- Milken Archive of American Jewish Music
- ^ Jacobs A. On Radio - review. Opera, November 1987, 1338.
- ^ Video recordings of productions with John Aler at the Salzburg Festival in the Online Archive of the Österreichischen Mediathek (registration required). Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ "JOHN ALER, biography, discography". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
- ^ "John Aler, tenor".
- ^ PBS Sweeney Todd
- ^ Frank Villella (2022-12-12). "Remembering John Aler". Chicago Symphony Orchestra Experience CSO Blog. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ "Artist Page - John Aler". www.hyperion-records.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ "John Aler – GMU Music". music.gmu.edu. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
External links
- Interview with John Aler by Bruce Duffie, January 13, 1992
- John Aler discography at Discogs
- John Aler at IMDb
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