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TENOR VIÑAS CONCURS Finalist
To provide an opportunity for singers from other countries to take part, the Gran Teatre del Liceu has an agreement with the opera houses in Madrid, Paris, London, Berlin, Milan, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Beijing for preliminary rounds to be staged in these cities.
The Final Audition is held each January in the Gran Teatre del Liceu, as is the final concert with the winners, accompanied by the Gran Teatre del Liceu Symphony Orchestra.
Find the livestream of the finals here.
Richard F. Gold Career Grant
Isobel Anthony is a 2024 recipient of the Richard F. Gold Career Grant, from the Shoshana Foundation. “The foundation's work focuses on assisting promising opera singers at the start of their careers by providing The Richard F. Gold Career Grant to young singers nominated by their music school and opera apprenticeship program.” Previous awardees include Renée Fleming, Denyce Graves, Eric Owens, and Christine Goerke, among others.
grammy™️ WIn!
From Navona Records: “Displaying their characteristic, fearless virtuosity, multiple-GRAMMY®-winning ensemble The Crossing offers a new album born of cultural resonance, with new works by three of the most creative composers working today. The performances on OCHRE are both rigorous and supple, moving from the intriguing, foggy textures of George Lewis to Caroline Shaw’s primarily wordless, quiet contemplation of the Earth, to Ayanna Woods’ inspired determination to live in a better world.
This is The Crossing’s 13th release on Navona Records, and it is a special one. Topical, timely, and forward-looking, these performances of the 24-voice ensemble led by conductor Donald Nally demonstrate why Gramophone recently observed the group’s ability to ‘sustain long lines, clarify layers of dense counterpoint and pinpoint the expressive intent of every detail, however minute or cataclysmic.’”
“Mais c’est la soprano Isobel Anthony qui domine sans équivoque le quatuor. Tout est plus que prometteur chez cette jeune artiste américaine : une voix fraîche et gouleyante, une technique assurée, une musicalité pétillante qui soutient constamment l’intérêt du spectateur. Elle ravit en «innocente » et enchante en jeune fille soudain saisie par l’amour. Haydn lui offre des airs savoureux dont elle illumine l’esprit tout de fluidité et d’élan. On imagine déjà Isobel Anthony en Suzanne des Noces de Figaro de Mozart et apprend à la lecture du programme qu’elle s’investit également dans la création contemporaine.”
“Nous avons été particulièrement séduits par la beauté du chant très ornementé et très naturel en même temps d’Isobel Anthony qui possède la grâce naïve que l’on attend du beau personnage de Silvia. ”
Read the review of Die Zauberflöte here!
“Whether singing or speaking, Anthony was never stiff or overwrought. Possessing a remarkably even voice throughout her vocal range, Anthony delivered the most technically accomplished and thoroughly musical singing of the night with a stunning rendition of “Ach, ich fühl’s.” The high notes were floated perfectly, and she connected phrases that lesser singers would have needed to breathe between.”
“Et sa Pamina, comme en réponse, incarnée par Isobel Anthony dans un Ach ich fühl’s tendre et émouvant, ne manque pas de sincérité. Elle aussi, impressionne de promesses, tant sa voix est claire et ronde. Au sommet de la ligne mélodique, ses aigus sont lumineux et son vibrato juste, un beau fait d’arme quand on sait ô combien ces mêmes notes sont si souvent malmenées.”
“Isobel Anthony, soprano, propose notamment une Pamina tout en finesse au timbre chaleureux, au souffle agile et léger.”
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1, 2, &3: Gala d’ouverture de la saison de danse
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