Barbara Hendricks (born November 20, 1948) is an American operaticsoprano and concert singer. Hendricks has lived in Europe since 1977, and in Switzerland in Basel since 1985. She is a citizen of Sweden following her marriage to a Swedish citizen.[1]
Hendricks also performs jazz music and made her jazz debut at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1994. Since that time, she has performed at major jazz festivals around the world. Hendricks is also known for her love of chamber music and has organized a number of chamber music festivals.
Since 2000, Hendricks has been a member of the Council of the Foundation for the Refugee Education Trust (RET). The RET is dedicated to post-primary education of refugee youth all over the world.
In 1991 and 1993 Hendricks gave two concerts in the war-torn formerly Yugoslavian cities of Dubrovnik and Sarajevo. She performed in Sarajevo with the Sarajevo Opera Chorus and jazz musician Sinan Alimanović. In 1998 she founded the Barbara Hendricks Foundation for Peace and Reconciliation, which seeks to facilitate reconciliation where conflicts have already occurred.
In 1986, Hendricks was made a Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres; in 1992 she was awarded the rank of Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur.[1] In 2000, she was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts. In 2001, Hendricks received the Lions Clubs International Award for the work of her foundation. In 2015, Hendricks received the honorary degree Doctor of Fine Arts from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.[1]
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^ abc. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
^ abOlson, Elizabeth (March 24, 1998). "Arts Abroad; Living 'Normally,' for Opera, Refugees and 2 Children". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
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This article is about the opera singer For the German politician see Barbara Hendricks politician Barbara Hendricks born November 20 1948 is an American operatic soprano and concert singer Hendricks has lived in Europe since 1977 and in Switzerland in Basel since 1985 She is a citizen of Sweden following her marriage to a Swedish citizen 1 Barbara HendricksHendricks at The Hague Jazz festival 2008Born 1948 11 20 November 20 1948 age 75 Stephens Arkansas U S Alma materUniversity of Nebraska Lincoln Juilliard School of MusicAwardsCommandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Chevalier of the Legion d honneur Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts Lions Clubs International Award Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Musical career 3 Humanitarian work 4 Awards 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editHendricks was born in Stephens Arkansas Growing up she sang and took voice lessons and was often asked to sing solos 2 She graduated from the University of Nebraska Lincoln with a bachelor s degree in mathematics and chemistry at the age of 20 She attended the Aspen Music Festival and School 2 and then attended Juilliard School of Music in New York where she studied with mezzo soprano Jennie Tourel and participated in master classes led by soprano Maria Callas She graduated with a bachelor s degree in music Musical career editIn 1974 Hendricks made her professional operatic debut in Europe at the Glyndebourne Festival and in America at the San Francisco Opera During her career she has appeared at major opera houses throughout the world including the Opera National de Paris the Metropolitan Opera the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and La Scala In 1998 she sang Liu in the historical performance of Turandot at the Forbidden City in Beijing Hendricks has performed more than twenty roles twelve of which she has recorded Hendricks has appeared on film as Mimi in La boheme 3 and in 1995 she sang the role of Anne Truelove in the Swedish film Rucklarens vag an adaptation of Stravinsky s opera The Rake s Progress 4 In 2007 she appeared in the film Disengagement by Amos Gitai and starring Juliette Binoche 5 She also recorded Mahler s Das Lied von der Erde which is the main theme for the film Hendricks also performs jazz music and made her jazz debut at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1994 Since that time she has performed at major jazz festivals around the world Hendricks is also known for her love of chamber music and has organized a number of chamber music festivals In 2004 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris she created the role of Angel in the world premiere of Peter Eotvos opera Angels in America after the play by Tony Kushner In January 2006 she left EMI and created the new label Arte Verum for which she records exclusively In 2018 Hendricks sang La Marseillaise with the Choir of the French Army at the interment ceremony of Simone Veil in the Pantheon Humanitarian work edit nbsp Jose van Dam and Barbara Hendricks Brussels 2006Since 2000 Hendricks has been a member of the Council of the Foundation for the Refugee Education Trust RET The RET is dedicated to post primary education of refugee youth all over the world In 1991 and 1993 Hendricks gave two concerts in the war torn formerly Yugoslavian cities of Dubrovnik and Sarajevo She performed in Sarajevo with the Sarajevo Opera Chorus and jazz musician Sinan Alimanovic In 1998 she founded the Barbara Hendricks Foundation for Peace and Reconciliation which seeks to facilitate reconciliation where conflicts have already occurred In 2001 she performed at the Nobel Prize ceremony in Oslo at the invitation of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kofi Annan In May 2002 she performed at the East Timor Independence Day Ceremony Awards editIn 1986 Hendricks was made a Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1992 she was awarded the rank of Chevalier of the Legion d honneur 1 In 2000 she was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts In 2001 Hendricks received the Lions Clubs International Award for the work of her foundation In 2015 Hendricks received the honorary degree Doctor of Fine Arts from the University of Nebraska Lincoln 1 References editNotes a b c Biography Archived from the original on 2012 03 05 Retrieved 2010 04 23 a b Olson Elizabeth March 24 1998 Arts Abroad Living Normally for Opera Refugees and 2 Children The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 La boheme 1988 at IMDb Rucklarens vag at IMDb Disengagement at IMDb Sources Adapted from the article Barbara Hendricks from Wikinfo licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barbara Hendricks Official website AllMusic biography Interview Barbara Hendricks at IMDb Interview with Studs Terkel April 3 1978 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barbara Hendricks amp oldid 1153275111, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
