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Vivica Genaux
Vivica Genaux
	Vivica Genaux in 2010. Behind her is Fabio Biondi
Born	July 10, 1969 (age 55); Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Occupation	Opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Years active	1994–present
Website	vivicagenaux.com

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Vivica Genaux (pronounced [vi.vi.ka ʒe.no]; born July 10, 1969) is an American coloratura mezzo-soprano. She was born in Fairbanks, Alaska. She has sung in major operas such as The Barber of Seville at the Metropolitan Opera, L'italiana in Algeri at Opéra National de Paris, and La Cenerentola with Dallas Opera and the Bavarian State Opera.

Education

Vivica Genaux was born on July 10, 1969, in Fairbanks. Her father was a biochemistry professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and her Mexico-born mother was a language teacher.^[1] She began her vocal studies as a young girl with American dramatic soprano Dorothy Dow. She then studied with the late Nicola Rossi-Lemeni and Virginia Zeani at Indiana University Bloomington and for many years with Claudia Pinza Bozzolla (daughter of bass Ezio Pinza) in Pittsburgh.

Singing career

Genaux began her professional career specializing in charming portrayals of Rossini comic heroines (Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Isabella in L'italiana in Algeri, Angelina in La Cenerentola). She has performed these roles more than two hundred times with many of the major U.S. opera companies (including the Metropolitan, San Francisco, Dallas, Seattle, San Diego, Pittsburgh, and Minnesota Operas), as well as in Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Amsterdam, Dresden, Munich, Montreal, Tel Aviv, Verona, Santiago and Perth.

Her official debut took place in Florence in October 1994 as Isabella in L'italiana in Algeri.

Her role as the hero in Handel's Arminio was her first baroque role, and she continues to expand her repertoire, which currently includes 28 roles, 20 of which are pants roles and some of which were originally written for the castrato voice.

Highlights

Prior career highlights have included: Brussels (La Monnaie) and Paris (Champs-Elysées) for Hasse's Marc'Antonio e Cleopatra, led by long-time mentor, conductor René Jacobs; the recently rediscovered Alessandro Scarlatti oratorio La Santissima Trinità in Paris, Palermo and Lyon, which marked her first collaboration with Fabio Biondi and his Europa Galante; Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice at the Los Angeles Opera; a Weill Hall recital at New York's Carnegie Hall;^[2] Rosinas at the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, Vienna State Opera and the Metropolitan Opera; the Opéra National de Paris (Barbiere and Alcina); a concert at the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin with René Jacobs and the Akademie für Alte Musik performing music from their "Arias for Farinelli" CD; Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Paris and Hong Kong with Kurt Masur and the Orchestre National de France; Rinaldo in Montpellier and Innsbruck; Minnesota Opera for Lucrezia Borgia, I Capuleti e i Montecchi and Semiramide; Urbain in Les Huguenots for the opening of the new opera house in Bilbao; Hassem in Donizetti's Alahor in Granata in Seville; Selimo in Hasse's Solimano at the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin; Juno/Ino in Handel's Semele at New York City Opera; and seven appearances at the Caramoor Festival.

Personal life

Vivica is a distant relative of Belgian football player Régis Genaux. Her interest in European Baroque music led her to settle in Venice.^[2]^[3] She is the subject of 2004 documentary A Voice Out of the Cold.^[4]^[5]

Recordings

L'Atenaide (Teodosio) – Vivaldi

with Modo Antiquo & Federico Sardelli, conductor
NAÏVE OP30438 3 CD
U.S. Release August 22, 2007

Handel & Hasse Arias & Cantatas (solo)

with Les Violins du Roy, Bernard Labadie, Conductor
VIRGIN CLASSICS (1 CD) 7243 5 45737 2 9
U.S. Release September 2006

Bajazet (Irene) – Vivaldi

Grammy Nominated
with Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi, Conductor
VIRGIN VERITAS 45676-2
U.S. Release May 2005

La Santissima Trinità (Teologia) – Scarlatti

with Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi, Conductor
VIRGIN VERITAS 5456662 (1 CD)
Released May 2004

Bel Canto Arias (solo) – Donizetti/Rossini

with Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, John Nelson, Conductor
VIRGIN CLASSICS 7243 5 45615 2 8
Released September 2003

Rinaldo (Title Role) – Handel

René Jacobs, Conductor
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901796.98
Released May 2003

Arias for Farinelli (solo) – Various Artists

Grammy Nominated
with Akademie für Alte Musik, René Jacobs, Conductor
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901778
Released 2002

Arminio (Title Role) – Handel

with Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis, Conductor
VIRGIN Veritas 5 45461 2
Released August 2001

An Evening of Arias and Songs (solo) – Various Artists

EPCASO 93515 04012
Released June 1999

Alahor in Granata - Donizetti

with Orquestra Ciudad de Granada, Josep Pons, Conductor
Almaviva ASIN B00003Z9UQ
Released Dec 2006

References

^ Nockin, Maria (May 28, 2018). "Maria Nockin Talks to American mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux About Her Life and Career". Music & Vision. Retrieved June 13, 2004.
^ ^a ^b "Vivica Genaux, Venice Baroque Orchestra at Carnegie Hall". The Berkshire Review for the Arts. 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
^ Tommasini, Anthony (December 19, 1997). "Opera Review; The Met, Sold Out for One Debut, Hears Another". The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
^ "A Voice Out of the Cold: Vivica Genaux (2004)". IMDb. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
^ "Documentary A Voice Out of the Cold". medici.tv. Retrieved September 8, 2018.

External links

Official website
Fanfare Webzine The Original Vivica Genaux site
Extensive interview with Vivica Genaux on Opera Lively^[usurped]

[1] Nockin, Maria (May 28, 2018). "Maria Nockin Talks to American mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux About Her Life and Career". Music & Vision. Retrieved June 13, 2004.

[berkshire-2] "Vivica Genaux, Venice Baroque Orchestra at Carnegie Hall". The Berkshire Review for the Arts. 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2009.

[3] Tommasini, Anthony (December 19, 1997). "Opera Review; The Met, Sold Out for One Debut, Hears Another". The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2012.

[4] "A Voice Out of the Cold: Vivica Genaux (2004)". IMDb. Retrieved September 8, 2018.

[5] "Documentary A Voice Out of the Cold". medici.tv. Retrieved September 8, 2018.

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+{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}}
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-'''Vivica Genaux''' ({{IPA-fr|vi.vi.ka ʒe.no|pron}}; born July 10, 1969) is an American [[coloratura mezzo-soprano]]. She was born in [[Fairbanks, Alaska]]. She has sung in major [[operas]] such as ''[[The Barber of Seville]]'' at the [[Metropolitan Opera]], ''[[L'italiana in Algeri]]'' at [[Opéra National de Paris]], and ''[[La Cenerentola]]'' with [[Dallas Opera]] and the [[Bayerische Staatsoper]].
+'''Vivica Genaux''' ({{IPA|fr|vi.vi.ka ʒe.no|pron}}; born July 10, 1969) is an American [[coloratura mezzo-soprano]]. She was born in [[Fairbanks, Alaska]]. She has sung in major [[operas]] such as ''[[The Barber of Seville]]'' at the [[Metropolitan Opera]], ''[[L'italiana in Algeri]]'' at [[Opéra National de Paris]], and ''[[La Cenerentola]]'' with [[Dallas Opera]] and the [[Bavarian State Opera]].
-==Education and singing career==
+==Education==
-Vivica Genaux was born on July 10, 1969 in [[Fairbanks]]. Her father was a biochemistry professor at the [[University of Alaska Fairbanks]] and her Mexico-born mother was a language teacher.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.mvdaily.com/articles/2004/06/vivicagenaux1.htm | title = Maria Nockin Talks to American mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux About Her Life and Career | last = Nockin | first = Maria | date = 2018-05-28 | website = Music & Vision | access-date = 2004-06-13}}</ref> She began her vocal studies as a young girl with late American dramatic soprano [[Dorothy Dow]]. Ms. Genaux then studied with the late [[Nicola Rossi-Lemeni]] and [[Virginia Zeani]] at [[Indiana University Bloomington]] and for many years with [[Claudia Pinza Bozzolla]] (daughter of bass [[Ezio Pinza]]) in Pittsburgh. She began her professional career specializing in charming portrayals of [[Rossini]] comic heroines (Rosina in ''[[Il barbiere di Siviglia]]'', Isabella in ''[[L'italiana in Algeri]]'', Angelina in ''[[La Cenerentola]]''). She has performed these roles more than two hundred times with many of the major U.S. opera companies (including the [[Metropolitan Opera|Metropolitan]], [[San Francisco Opera|San Francisco]], Dallas, Seattle, San Diego, Pittsburgh, and Minnesota Operas), as well as in Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Amsterdam, Dresden, Munich, Montreal, Tel Aviv, Verona, Santiago and Perth.
+Vivica Genaux was born on July 10, 1969, in [[Fairbanks]]. Her father was a biochemistry professor at the [[University of Alaska Fairbanks]] and her Mexico-born mother was a language teacher.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.mvdaily.com/articles/2004/06/vivicagenaux1.htm | title = Maria Nockin Talks to American mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux About Her Life and Career | last = Nockin | first = Maria | date = May 28, 2018 | website = Music & Vision | access-date = June 13, 2004}}</ref> She began her vocal studies as a young girl with American dramatic soprano [[Dorothy Dow]]. She then studied with the late [[Nicola Rossi-Lemeni]] and [[Virginia Zeani]] at [[Indiana University Bloomington]] and for many years with [[Claudia Pinza Bozzolla]] (daughter of bass [[Ezio Pinza]]) in Pittsburgh.
+== Singing career ==
-Her official debut took place in Florence in October 1994 as Isabella in ''[[L'Italiana in Algeri]]''.
+Genaux began her professional career specializing in charming portrayals of [[Rossini]] comic heroines (Rosina in ''[[Il barbiere di Siviglia]]'', Isabella in ''[[L'italiana in Algeri]]'', Angelina in ''[[La Cenerentola]]''). She has performed these roles more than two hundred times with many of the major U.S. opera companies (including the [[Metropolitan Opera|Metropolitan]], [[San Francisco Opera|San Francisco]], Dallas, Seattle, San Diego, Pittsburgh, and Minnesota Operas), as well as in Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Amsterdam, Dresden, Munich, Montreal, Tel Aviv, Verona, Santiago and Perth.
+Her official debut took place in Florence in October 1994 as Isabella in ''[[L'italiana in Algeri]]''.
-Her role as the hero in [[Handel]]'s ''[[Arminio]]'' was her first baroque role, and she continues to expand her repertoire, which currently includes 28 roles, 20 of which are [[breeches role|pants roles]] (a woman—often a mezzo-soprano—playing a male character), and some of which were originally written for the [[castrato]] voice.
+Her role as the hero in Handel's ''[[Arminio]]'' was her first baroque role, and she continues to expand her repertoire, which currently includes 28 roles, 20 of which are [[breeches role|pants roles]] and some of which were originally written for the [[castrato]] voice.
 ===Highlights===
-Prior career highlights have included: Brussels (La Monnaie) and Paris (Champs-Elysées) for Hasse’s ''Marc’Antonio e Cleopatra'', led by long-time mentor, conductor [[René Jacobs]]; the recently rediscovered [[Alessandro Scarlatti]] oratorio ''La Santissima Trinità'' in Paris, Palermo and Lyon, which marked her first collaboration with Fabio Biondi and his Europa Galante; [[Gluck]]’s ''[[Orfeo ed Euridice]]'' at the Los Angeles Opera; a Weill Hall recital at New York’s [[Carnegie Hall]];<ref name="berkshire">{{cite web | url = http://berkshirereview.net/music/genaux_vbo_carnegie.html | title = Vivica Genaux, Venice Baroque Orchestra at Carnegie Hall | author = <!--Not stated--> | date = 2009 | website = The Berkshire Review for the Arts | access-date = 2009-08-07}}</ref> Rosinas at the [[Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin]], [[Wiener Staatsoper]] and the [[Metropolitan Opera]]; the [[Opéra National de Paris]] (''Barbiere'' and ''Alcina''); a concert at the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin with René Jacobs and the Akademie für Alte Musik performing music from their “Arias for [[Farinelli]]” CD; Mendelssohn’s ''A Midsummer Night’s Dream'' in Paris and Hong Kong with [[Kurt Masur]] and the [[Orchestre National de France]]; ''Rinaldo'' in Montpellier and Innsbruck; Minnesota Opera for ''[[Lucrezia Borgia]]'', ''[[I Capuleti ed i Montecchi]]'' and ''[[Semiramide]]''; Urbain in ''[[Les Huguenots]]'' for the opening of the new opera house in Bilbao; Hassem in Donizetti’s ''Alahor in Granata'' in Seville; Selimo in Hasse’s ''Solimano'' at the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin; Juno/Ino in Handel's ''Semele'' at [[New York City Opera]]; and seven appearances at the [[Caramoor Festival]].
+Prior career highlights have included: Brussels (La Monnaie) and Paris (Champs-Elysées) for Hasse's ''Marc'Antonio e Cleopatra'', led by long-time mentor, conductor [[René Jacobs]]; the recently rediscovered [[Alessandro Scarlatti]] oratorio ''La Santissima Trinità'' in Paris, Palermo and Lyon, which marked her first collaboration with Fabio Biondi and his Europa Galante; Gluck's ''[[Orfeo ed Euridice]]'' at the [[Los Angeles Opera]]; a Weill Hall recital at New York's [[Carnegie Hall]];<ref name="berkshire">{{cite web | url = http://berkshirereview.net/music/genaux_vbo_carnegie.html | title = Vivica Genaux, Venice Baroque Orchestra at Carnegie Hall | author = <!--Not stated--> | date = 2009 | website = The Berkshire Review for the Arts | access-date = August 7, 2009}}</ref> Rosinas at the [[Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin]], [[Vienna State Opera]] and the [[Metropolitan Opera]]; the [[Opéra National de Paris]] (''Barbiere'' and ''Alcina''); a concert at the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin with René Jacobs and the Akademie für Alte Musik performing music from their "Arias for [[Farinelli]]" CD; Mendelssohn's ''A Midsummer Night’s Dream'' in Paris and Hong Kong with [[Kurt Masur]] and the [[Orchestre National de France]]; ''Rinaldo'' in Montpellier and Innsbruck; Minnesota Opera for ''[[Lucrezia Borgia (opera)|Lucrezia Borgia]]'', ''[[I Capuleti e i Montecchi]]'' and ''[[Semiramide]]''; Urbain in ''[[Les Huguenots]]'' for the opening of the new opera house in Bilbao; Hassem in Donizetti's ''Alahor in Granata'' in Seville; Selimo in Hasse's ''Solimano'' at the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin; Juno/Ino in Handel's ''Semele'' at [[New York City Opera]]; and seven appearances at the [[Caramoor Festival]].
+== Personal life ==
+Vivica is a distant relative of [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[soccer|football]] player [[Régis Genaux]]. Her interest in European Baroque music led her to settle in [[Venice]].<ref name="berkshire" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Tommasini |first=Anthony |date=December 19, 1997 |title=Opera Review; The Met, Sold Out for One Debut, Hears Another |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/19/movies/opera-review-the-met-sold-out-for-one-debut-hears-another.html |access-date=June 6, 2012 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> She is the subject of 2004 documentary ''A Voice Out of the Cold''.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Voice Out of the Cold: Vivica Genaux (2004) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0818704/ |access-date=September 8, 2018 |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Documentary A Voice Out of the Cold |url=https://www.medici.tv/en/documentaries/a-voice-out-of-the-cold/ |access-date=September 8, 2018 |website=medici.tv}}</ref>
 ==Recordings==
 {{col-begin}}
 {{col-break}}
-;[[Atenaide (Vivaldi)|L'Atenaide]] (Teodosio) – Vivaldi
+;''[[Atenaide (Vivaldi)|L'Atenaide]]'' (Teodosio) – Vivaldi
 * with Modo Antiquo & Federico Sardelli, conductor
 * NAÏVE OP30438 3 CD
-* U.S. Release 22 August 2007
+* U.S. Release August 22, 2007
-;Handel & Hasse Arias & Cantatas (solo)
+;''Handel & Hasse Arias & Cantatas'' (solo)
 * with Les Violins du Roy, Bernard Labadie, Conductor
 * VIRGIN CLASSICS (1 CD) 7243 5 45737 2 9
 * U.S. Release September 2006
-;[[Bajazet (opera)|Bajazet]] (Irene) – Vivaldi
+;''[[Bajazet (opera)|Bajazet]]'' (Irene) – Vivaldi
 * Grammy Nominated
 * with Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi, Conductor
@@ Line 44: / Line 51: @@
 * U.S. Release May 2005
-;La Santissima Trinità (Teologia) – Scarlatti
+;''La Santissima Trinità (Teologia)'' – Scarlatti
 * with Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi, Conductor
 * VIRGIN VERITAS 5456662 (1 CD)
 * Released May 2004
-;Bel Canto Arias (solo)&nbsp;– Donizetti/Rossini
+;''Bel Canto Arias'' (solo)&nbsp;– Donizetti/Rossini
 * with Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, John Nelson, Conductor
 * VIRGIN CLASSICS 7243 5 45615 2 8
@@ Line 55: / Line 62: @@
 {{col-break}}
-;[[Rinaldo (opera)|Rinaldo]] (Title Role) – Handel
+;''[[Rinaldo (opera)|Rinaldo]]'' (Title Role) – Handel
 * René Jacobs, Conductor
 * HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901796.98
 * Released May 2003
-;Arias for [[Farinelli]] (solo) – Various Artists
+;''Arias for [[Farinelli]]'' (solo) – Various Artists
 * Grammy Nominated
 * with Akademie für Alte Musik, René Jacobs, Conductor
@@ Line 66: / Line 73: @@
 * Released 2002
-;[[Arminio]] (Title Role) – Handel
+;''[[Arminio]]'' (Title Role) – Handel
 * with Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis, Conductor
 * VIRGIN Veritas 5 45461 2
 * Released August 2001
-;An Evening of Arias and Songs (solo) – Various Artists
+;''An Evening of Arias and Songs'' (solo) – Various Artists
 * EPCASO 93515 04012
 * Released June 1999
-{{col-end}}
+;''[[Alahor in Granata]]'' - Donizetti
-==Personal life==
+* with Orquestra Ciudad de Granada, Josep Pons, Conductor
-Vivica is a distant relative of [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[soccer|football]] player [[Régis Genaux]]. Her interest in European Baroque music led her to settle in [[Venice]].<ref name="berkshire" /><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/19/movies/opera-review-the-met-sold-out-for-one-debut-hears-another.html | title = Opera Review; The Met, Sold Out for One Debut, Hears Another | last = Tommasini | first = Anthony | date = 1997-12-19 | website = [[The New York Times]] | publisher = A.G. Sulzberger | access-date = 2012-06-06}}</ref> She is the subject of 2004 documentary ''A Voice Out of the Cold''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0818704/|title=A Voice Out of the Cold: Vivica Genaux (2004)|website=[[IMDb]]|accessdate=8 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Documentary A Voice Out of the Cold|url=https://www.medici.tv/en/documentaries/a-voice-out-of-the-cold/|website=medici.tv|accessdate=8 September 2018}}</ref>
+* Almaviva  ASIN B00003Z9UQ
+* Released Dec 2006
+{{col-end}}
 ==References==
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 * [http://vivicagenaux.com/index.htm Official website]
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060424050801/http://www.ffaire.com/genaux/ Fanfare Webzine] The Original Vivica Genaux site
-* [http://operalively.com/forums/content.php/541-Exclusive-Opera-Lively-Interview-with-mezzo-Vivica-Genaux Extensive interview with Vivica Genaux on Opera Lively]
+* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130305105510/http://operalively.com/forums/content.php/541-Exclusive-Opera-Lively-Interview-with-mezzo-Vivica-Genaux Extensive interview with Vivica Genaux on Opera Lively]}}
-{{Handel Music Prize}}
+{{Handel Prize}}
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+[[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:American operatic mezzo-sopranos]]
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-[[Category:Handel Music Prize winners]]
+[[Category:Handel Prize winners]]
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-[[Category:Indiana University alumni]]
+[[Category:Indiana University Bloomington alumni]]
-[[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:Singers from Alaska]]
 [[Category:People from Fairbanks, Alaska]]
-[[Category:20th-century American opera singers]]
+[[Category:American performers of early music]]
-[[Category:20th-century American women singers]]
+[[Category:Women performers of early music]]
-[[Category:21st-century American opera singers]]
+[[Category:20th-century American women opera singers]]
-[[Category:21st-century American women singers]]
+[[Category:21st-century American women opera singers]]
+[[Category:Hispanic and Latino American women singers]]

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