Monk was born in Mission, British Columbia, and grew up in Burnaby, British Columbia, where both of his parents were involved in a musical chorus where Monk was first exposed to opera. In 1957 he and his family moved to Calgary. He started voice training with Elgar Higgin and he participated in summer programs at the Banff School of Fine Arts.[1]
Careeredit
He was also a member of the Calgary Theatre Singers and played roles in productions of Carousel, Oklahoma!, Annie Get and Guys and Dolls. His first principal role was with the San Francisco Opera in 1966. In the USA his voice became famous when he attended Boris Goldovsky's summer workshops in 1963, 1964, 1966.[1]
In 1970s he performed at the Festival Canada for several years.
Having played various roles in different countries, he worked as visiting professor at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY in 1997. After that he opened a private singing studio and teaching masterclasses.[1]
Awardsedit
Outstanding Young Artist of the Year, Musical America (1971)
^ abc"Allan Monk | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
^via The Canadian Press, "Fortuitous timings helped singer", Leader-Post, June 12, 1984. Retrieved October 22, 2011. "He moved to Teaneck, N.J., in 1976 so that he could commute to the Met where he has sung such roles as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly and Schaunard in Franco Zeffirelli's 1981 production of La Boheme."
allan, monk, allan, james, monk, born, august, 1942, canadian, baritone, singer, appeared, 1982, film, adaptation, traviata, allan, james, monkborn, 1942, august, 1942, mission, british, columbia, canadanationalitycanadianoccupationbaritone, singer, contents, . Allan James Monk OC born August 19 1942 is a Canadian baritone singer He appeared in the 1982 film adaptation of La Traviata Allan James MonkBorn 1942 08 19 August 19 1942 age 81 Mission British Columbia CanadaNationalityCanadianOccupationbaritone singer Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Awards 4 Selected recordings 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editMonk was born in Mission British Columbia and grew up in Burnaby British Columbia where both of his parents were involved in a musical chorus where Monk was first exposed to opera In 1957 he and his family moved to Calgary He started voice training with Elgar Higgin and he participated in summer programs at the Banff School of Fine Arts 1 Career editHe was also a member of the Calgary Theatre Singers and played roles in productions of Carousel Oklahoma Annie Get and Guys and Dolls His first principal role was with the San Francisco Opera in 1966 In the USA his voice became famous when he attended Boris Goldovsky s summer workshops in 1963 1964 1966 1 He moved to Teaneck New Jersey in the mid 1970s to be able to perform with the Metropolitan Opera 2 He had his breakthrough in 1973 with Lucia di Lammermoor Das Rheingold L Africaine The Visit of the Old Lady In 1970s he performed at the Festival Canada for several years Having played various roles in different countries he worked as visiting professor at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester NY in 1997 After that he opened a private singing studio and teaching masterclasses 1 Awards editOutstanding Young Artist of the Year Musical America 1971 Artist of the Year Canadian Music Council 1983 Officer Order of Canada 1985 Golden Jubilee Medal The Governor General of Canada 2012 Selected recordings editBerlioz Les Troyens Placido Domingo Allan Monk Chorebe John Cheek Paul Plishka Douglas Ahlstedt Philip Creech Claudia Catania Jessye Norman Tatiana Troyanos Jocelyne Taillon Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus James Levine DVD Deutsche Grammophon Cat 00440 073 4310 CD Laser Disc Pioneer Artists Cat PA 85 137 1983 References edit a b c Allan Monk The Canadian Encyclopedia www thecanadianencyclopedia ca Retrieved February 6 2020 via The Canadian Press Fortuitous timings helped singer Leader Post June 12 1984 Retrieved October 22 2011 He moved to Teaneck N J in 1976 so that he could commute to the Met where he has sung such roles as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly and Schaunard in Franco Zeffirelli s 1981 production of La Boheme External links editThe Canadian Encyclopedia Allan Monk Allan Monk at IMDb nbsp This article about a Canadian opera singer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Allan Monk amp oldid 1188699602, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
