Richard Cowan (bass-baritone)
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| Born | December 24, 1957 Indiana University School of Music |
Richard Cowan (December 24, 1957 – November 16, 2015) was an American operatic bass-baritone. A national finalist in the 1985 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and winner of the Grand Prize in the 1987 Concours International de Chant de Paris, Cowan sang leading roles in the opera houses of Europe and North America and was the artistic director of the Lyrique en Mer opera festival in Belle Île, which he founded in 1998.
Early life and education
Cowan was born in Euclid, Ohio, and attended Euclid High School. He earned a degree in opera and composition from the Indiana University School of Music in 1981.
Career
Cowan apprenticed first with
His European debut came in 1985 when on the invitation of
Cowan was the artistic director of Lyrique en Mer, Festival de
Personal life
Cowan died after a long illness on November 16, 2015, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[10][11]
Recordings
- La Bohème (1988) – Chœur de Radio France and Maîtrise de Radio France; Orchestre national de France; James Conlon, conductor. Label: Erato
- Sony Classical
Filmography
- Schaunard in La Bohème (1988 feature film of the opera, directed by Luigi Comencini)[12]
- Sharpless in Madame Butterfly (1995 feature film of the opera, directed by Frédéric Mitterrand)[13]
- Dr. Clovis Vincent in Ravel's Brain (2001 television documentary on Maurice Ravel, directed by Larry Weinstein)[14]
References
- ^ a b Delacoma, Wynne (4 December 1988). "Deep-voiced Richard Cowan gets down to business". Chicago Sun-Times. 9 January 2013.
- ^ Lyric Opera of Chicago Archives. Richard Cowan. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ San Francisco Opera Archives. Richard Cowan. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ a b Metropolitan Opera Archives. Cowan, Richard (Bass-baritone). Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ Central Opera Service Bulletin (Spring/Summer 1987). "Winners", Vol. 27, No. 4, p. 59
- New York Times. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ Perdoux, Martin (18 October 2001). "Opera in the Raw". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ Le Télégramme (22 August 2013). "Lyrique en mer. Richard Cowan, la cheville ouvrière". Retrieved 9 January 2013 (in French).
- ^ Carnegie Mellon University (28 August 2008). "Carnegie Mellon's College of Fine Arts Appoints New Faculty Members for 2008–2009 Academic Year".
- ^ "Nécrologie. Richard Cowan, du Lyrique en mer". Le Télégramme. November 21, 2015.
- ^ Sad news: Death of enterprising baritone and festival director, aged 57
- ISBN 8877424230(in Italian)
- ^ Weiskind, Ron (3 January 1997). "Butterfly has wings". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ Telefilm Canada. Ravel's Brain. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
External links
- Official website: Lyrique-en-mer, Festival de Belle-Île (in French and English)
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