Jennifer Vyvyan

Jennifer Vyvyan

Jennifer Vyvyan (nacida en Broadstairs, Reino Unido, el 13 de marzo de 1925 y fallecida en Londres el 5 de abril de 1974, fue una soprano inglesa.

Fue miembro del English Opera Group del compositor Benjamin Britten. Interpretó varios papeles en sus óperas, incluyendo:

La calidez y flexibilidad de su voz hicieron de ella un destacado exponente de la música de Henry Purcell, Händel y otros compositores barrocos. Además, su habilidad para caracterizar heroínas le permitieron interpretar un amplio espectro de personajes femeninos.

Discografía

De sus grabaciones discográficas destacan las óperas de Britten The Turn of the Screw y Owen Wingrave, así como El Mesías de Händel, que grabó en dos ocasiones, una con dirección de Sir Adrian Boult y otra de Sir Thomas Beecham.

Curiosidades

Es su voz la que interpreta la pieza "O let me weep, for ever weep" en la película de Almodóvar Hable con ella (2002).

Enlaces externos


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