Jennifer Larmore
(born June 21, 1958 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer, noted for coloratura and bel canto.
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Career
Larmore attended
Westminster Choir College in
New Jersey and trained with
John Bullock and
Regina Resnik. She made her professional debut in 1986, at
Opera de Nice in
Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito
. In 1988, she sang Rosina in
Rossini's Barber of Seville
(
Savary production in
Strasbourg) and now calls it her signature role. Larmore has since sung many leading roles in Europe's greatest opera houses, as well as making her
Carnegie Hall debut as Romeo (
Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi)
in 1994 and her
Metropolitan Opera debut in 1995. Her repertoire includes Mahler, Schoenberg, Mozart, de Falla, Debussy, Berlioz and Barber.
Larmore has won the
Richard Tucker Award and a
Grammophon Best Baroque Opera
award for singing
Giulio Cesare
on
Harmonia Mundi. She has won seven
Grammy nominations and sang at the 1996 Atlanta
Olympic games closing ceremony. Larmore also hosts a satellite radio show called
Backstage With Jennifer Larmore
. She received knighthood (
Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
) from the French Government in 2002.
Recordings
In addition to
Il barbiere di Siviglia
, Larmore has recorded leading roles in
Carmen
,
Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra
,
La Cenerentola
,
L'italiana in Algeri
,
Bianca e Falliero
,
Giulio Cesare
,
La Sofonisba
, and
I Capuleti e i Montecchi
.
She has also appeared in supporting roles in
Orphée et Eurydice
,
Maria Stuarda
,
Francesca di Foix
,
Elvida
,
Adelaide di Borgogna
, and
Alessandro nelle Indie
.