Dolora zajick biography of barack

  • Zajick spoke of the complex process of learning a basic simplicity: working for years to learn the essentials of technique, then working through.
  • Dolora Zajick's Institute is distinguished by the principle of recognizing dramatic voices at an early age and offering them collaborative teaching and.
  • The mezzo-soprano discovered opera as a year-old pre-med student.

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    When it comes to operatic staying power, look no further than star mezzo soprano Dolora Zajick. Critics have dubbed her "a powerhouse" because her voice is big, rich, and luscious throughout all the vocal registers and she's also a singer who can act. In fact, I was blown away two years ago when I heard her sing a riveting Adalgisa in Washington National Opera's Norma. And now she's returned to D.C. for a role debut as Madame de Croissy, the ailing prioress, in Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites, set during the Reign of Terror.

    At age 62, Dolora Zajick remains the most sought-after dramatic mezzo in the world, but when I spoke with her by phone last week, she was frank, funny, and down to earth as she described Francesca Zambello's new English-language production which opens this weekend. Zajick is booked most of the year, but when she's not performing she's goes home to Reno, Nevada, where she paints, studies bird behavior, and sings the Divine Office with the Carmelite

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    Born in Salem, Oreg., but raised in Nevada, Delora has attained a stellar career at the international level in opera.  She is known, worldwide, for her dramatic mezzo-soprano voice. After receiving both undergraduate and master’s degrees from UNR, Dolora went on to attend the Manhattan School of Music.  In she won the Bronze Medal at the 7th International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. I
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    Jane was born in New York City where, in , she married William Moon.  A member of the armed forces at that time, he was soon transferred to San Francisco, Cal.  Their children were born in San Francisco. William, became a manager of Schwabacher Fray in and was transferred to Reno, Nev.   Jane joined local organizations such as the Reno-Sparks NAACP, Eastern Star, Reno Soroptimists, and t
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    Diane, an early activist in the domestic violence movement, says she has always been involved in human issues. She was born in Montana but came to Nevada in wh

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    Interview: Dolora Zajick of INSTITUTE FOR YOUNG DRAMATIC VOICES at University Of Nevada, Reno

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    American mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick is one of the world's leading exponents of the dramatic Verdi repertoire. Her talent was first noticed when she was a pre-med student at the University of Nevada in Reno. Some years after that, she debuted with the San Francisco Opera as Azucena in IL TROVATORE, and it brought her international stardom. Decades later, she fryst vatten best known for her interpretations of Amneris in AIDA, Eboli in DON CARLO, Ulrica in UN BALLO IN MASCHERA, Ježibaba in Dvo?ák's RUSALKA, and Adalgisa in Bellini's NORMA.

    MN: I understand you have just finished singing the important role of the Mother in Francesco Cilea's L'ARLESIANA at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin. What is that opera about?

    DZ: I sang the role of mor Rosa. She's a controlling Italian mor with two sons. One is developmentally delayed, and the