Born in Newark, Ohio,[1] Daniels studied music at the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music; among her roles there was Diana in the American premiere of Francesco Cavalli's La Calisto in April 1972, to the Giove of Tom Fox.[2] Her professional debut came the following year with West Palm Beach Opera, where she sang Susanna in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. From 1974 until 1976 she was on the roster of the Tyrolean State Theatre,[3] singing such roles with the company as Fiordiligi in Mozart's Così fan tutte and the title role of Verdi's La traviata.[1] From 1976 to 1978 she was a member of the Staatstheater Kassel,[3] where her repertory grew to incorporate such roles as Liù in Puccini's Turandot, the title role in Massenet's Manon, and Zdenka in Arabella by Richard Strauss; she also participated in performances of Unter dem Milchwald by Walter Steffens.[1] In 1978 she moved to the Cologne Opera, where she would remain until 1982;[3] her roles there included the title role in Flotow's Martha, Micaëla in Bizet's Carmen, Musetta in Puccini's La bohème, and Alice Ford in Verdi's Falstaff. It was during this time that she made debuts at the Royal Opera House (1978, as Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss) and San Francisco Opera (1980, as Zdenka). Her Metropolitan Opera debut, as Musetta, followed in 1983;[1] she would go on to perform at the Metropolitan 119 times.[4]
In earlier years, Daniels possessed a lyric voice, and her repertory encompassed such parts as Adèle in Rossini's Le comte Ory, the title roles in Handel's Agrippina and Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Mimì in La bohème, the title role in Smetana's The Bartered Bride, and Marguerite in Gounod's Faust. Later in her career her voice became more powerful and dramatic; in 1991 she performed Minnie in Puccini's La fanciulla del West at the Metropolitan Opera, a role which has come to be seen as her finest portrayal, and she added the title roles in Puccini's Tosca and Manon Lescaut, and the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss to her repertoire. She continued her career into the 1990s with roles such as Nedda in Leoncavallo's I pagliacci and Senta in Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer.[1] She has also worked as a voice teacher, living in Innsbruck.[5]
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January 01, 1970
barbara, daniels, soprano, barbara, daniels, born, 1946, american, operatic, soprano, barbara, danielsborn, 1946, 1946, newark, ohio, educationuniversity, cincinnati, college, conservatory, musicoccupationoperatic, sopranoorganizationsstaatstheater, kassel, co. Barbara Daniels born May 7 1946 is an American operatic soprano Barbara DanielsBorn 1946 05 07 May 7 1946 age 77 Newark Ohio U S EducationUniversity of Cincinnati College Conservatory of MusicOccupationOperatic sopranoOrganizationsStaatstheater Kassel Cologne Opera Metropolitan Opera Born in Newark Ohio 1 Daniels studied music at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music among her roles there was Diana in the American premiere of Francesco Cavalli s La Calisto in April 1972 to the Giove of Tom Fox 2 Her professional debut came the following year with West Palm Beach Opera where she sang Susanna in Mozart s The Marriage of Figaro From 1974 until 1976 she was on the roster of the Tyrolean State Theatre 3 singing such roles with the company as Fiordiligi in Mozart s Cosi fan tutte and the title role of Verdi s La traviata 1 From 1976 to 1978 she was a member of the Staatstheater Kassel 3 where her repertory grew to incorporate such roles as Liu in Puccini s Turandot the title role in Massenet s Manon and Zdenka in Arabella by Richard Strauss she also participated in performances of Unter dem Milchwald by Walter Steffens 1 In 1978 she moved to the Cologne Opera where she would remain until 1982 3 her roles there included the title role in Flotow s Martha Micaela in Bizet s Carmen Musetta in Puccini s La boheme and Alice Ford in Verdi s Falstaff It was during this time that she made debuts at the Royal Opera House 1978 as Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss and San Francisco Opera 1980 as Zdenka Her Metropolitan Opera debut as Musetta followed in 1983 1 she would go on to perform at the Metropolitan 119 times 4 In earlier years Daniels possessed a lyric voice and her repertory encompassed such parts as Adele in Rossini s Le comte Ory the title roles in Handel s Agrippina and Puccini s Madama Butterfly Mimi in La boheme the title role in Smetana s The Bartered Bride and Marguerite in Gounod s Faust Later in her career her voice became more powerful and dramatic in 1991 she performed Minnie in Puccini s La fanciulla del West at the Metropolitan Opera a role which has come to be seen as her finest portrayal and she added the title roles in Puccini s Tosca and Manon Lescaut and the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss to her repertoire She continued her career into the 1990s with roles such as Nedda in Leoncavallo s I pagliacci and Senta in Wagner s Der fliegende Hollander 1 She has also worked as a voice teacher living in Innsbruck 5 References edit a b c d e The Grove Dictionary of American Music OUP USA January 2013 ISBN 978 0 19 531428 1 Janelle Gelfand July 13 2014 The love of La Calisto The Cincinnati Enquirer a b c Daniels Barbara Encyclopedia com www encyclopedia com Retrieved Aug 29 2021 BiblioTech PRO V3 2a archives metoperafamily org Retrieved Aug 29 2021 Reunion Barbara Daniels www operanews com Retrieved Aug 29 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barbara Daniels soprano amp oldid 1084032424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
