vivica genaux
mezzo-soprano
Since her professional début as Isabella in Rossini’s L’italiana in Algeri, mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux has thrilled audiences and critics throughout the world with her vocal agility and artistic integrity. Her acclaimed career has taken Vivica from her native Alaska to many of the world’s most prestigious theaters and concert venues, including New York’s Metropolitan Opera, London’s Barbican Centre, Madrid’s Teatro Real, Rome’s Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and the Wiener Staatsoper.
In 2022, Vivica celebrates the vitality of the Performing Arts by visiting new and favorite venues for performances of a broad array of music. Beginning the year in Italy, she returns to Opernhaus Zürich for Pergolesi’s L’olimpiade. Performances with Concerto de’ Cavalieri in Rome, Milan, and Naples are followed by a recital with Milwaukee’s Florentine Opera. She reunites with Les Musiciens du Louvre for a concert in Genoa before appearing in a special performance at Händel-Festspiele Halle, featuring fellow recipients of the Händel-Preis. Also in Germany, she sings Alcina in Vivaldi’s Orlando furioso at Konzerthaus Dortmund. Additional engagements in 2022 include performances in Asia, Europe, and the USA.
Vivica’s 2021 engagements included performances in Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Spain, and Sweden. She débuted in the title rôle of Vivaldi’s pasticcio opera Argippo and as Holofernes in Vivaldi’s oratorio Juditha triumphans and expands her Händel repertoire with portrayals of the name part in Tamerlano, Disinganno in Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno, and Counsel in the final version of The Triumph of Time and Truth. She also presented the first performances of two new concert programs in Spain, 'Capriccio: temi e variazioni' and 'The Court of Dresden'.
Recent highlights of Vivica’s career include reprising the rôle of Vagaus in Juditha triumphans; her Il divino Sassone; the first performances of her solo show 'Vivica & Viardot' and 'Gender Stories' with countertenor Lawrence Zazzo; and her débuts in the title rôle of Hasse’s Irene and as Trasimede in Riccardo Broschi’s Merope.
Encompassing music from five centuries, Vivica’s repertoire is anchored by lauded portrayals of Baroque and bel canto rôles, including many travesti parts. Her Metropolitan Opera début was in the rôle that she has sung most frequently, Rosina in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia. Additionally, Vivica has been instrumental in introducing neglected works to modern audiences.
Vivica is a passionate advocate for the renewal of interest in the music of Johann Adolf Hasse, and her efforts were recognized with the 2019 Hasse-Preis. She received the City of Halle’s Händel-Preis in 2017, expanding a gallery of prizes that includes the 1997 ARIA Award, New York City Opera’s 2007 Christopher Keene Award, and Pittsburgh Opera’s 2008 Maecenas Award.
Vivica’s dedication to sharing her expertise and love for the voice is manifested in her creation of V/vox Academy and in fruitful teaching engagements. Vivica continues to expand her discography with celebrated recordings.
Website Vivica Genaux
In 2022, Vivica celebrates the vitality of the Performing Arts by visiting new and favorite venues for performances of a broad array of music. Beginning the year in Italy, she returns to Opernhaus Zürich for Pergolesi’s L’olimpiade. Performances with Concerto de’ Cavalieri in Rome, Milan, and Naples are followed by a recital with Milwaukee’s Florentine Opera. She reunites with Les Musiciens du Louvre for a concert in Genoa before appearing in a special performance at Händel-Festspiele Halle, featuring fellow recipients of the Händel-Preis. Also in Germany, she sings Alcina in Vivaldi’s Orlando furioso at Konzerthaus Dortmund. Additional engagements in 2022 include performances in Asia, Europe, and the USA.
Vivica’s 2021 engagements included performances in Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Spain, and Sweden. She débuted in the title rôle of Vivaldi’s pasticcio opera Argippo and as Holofernes in Vivaldi’s oratorio Juditha triumphans and expands her Händel repertoire with portrayals of the name part in Tamerlano, Disinganno in Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno, and Counsel in the final version of The Triumph of Time and Truth. She also presented the first performances of two new concert programs in Spain, 'Capriccio: temi e variazioni' and 'The Court of Dresden'.
Recent highlights of Vivica’s career include reprising the rôle of Vagaus in Juditha triumphans; her Il divino Sassone; the first performances of her solo show 'Vivica & Viardot' and 'Gender Stories' with countertenor Lawrence Zazzo; and her débuts in the title rôle of Hasse’s Irene and as Trasimede in Riccardo Broschi’s Merope.
Encompassing music from five centuries, Vivica’s repertoire is anchored by lauded portrayals of Baroque and bel canto rôles, including many travesti parts. Her Metropolitan Opera début was in the rôle that she has sung most frequently, Rosina in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia. Additionally, Vivica has been instrumental in introducing neglected works to modern audiences.
Vivica is a passionate advocate for the renewal of interest in the music of Johann Adolf Hasse, and her efforts were recognized with the 2019 Hasse-Preis. She received the City of Halle’s Händel-Preis in 2017, expanding a gallery of prizes that includes the 1997 ARIA Award, New York City Opera’s 2007 Christopher Keene Award, and Pittsburgh Opera’s 2008 Maecenas Award.
Vivica’s dedication to sharing her expertise and love for the voice is manifested in her creation of V/vox Academy and in fruitful teaching engagements. Vivica continues to expand her discography with celebrated recordings.
Website Vivica Genaux
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