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Vivica Genaux

Singer details:

Voice: Mezzo
Nationality: American
Year of Birth: 1969

About Vivica Genaux:

Vivica Genaux (pronounced ; born July 10, 1969) is an American coloratura mezzo-soprano. She was born in Fairbanks, Alaska. She has sung in major operas such as The Barber of Seville at the Metropolitan Opera, L'italiana in Algeri at Opéra National de Paris, and La Cenerentola with Dallas Opera and the Bayerische Staatsoper.

Vivica Genaux was born on July 10, 1969 in Fairbanks. Her father was a biochemistry professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and her Mexican-born mother was a language teacher. She began her vocal studies as a young girl with late American dramatic soprano Dorothy Dow. Ms. Genaux then studied with the late Nicola Rossi-Lemeni and Virginia Zeani at Indiana University Bloomington and for many years with Claudia Pinza Bozzolla (daughter of bass Ezio Pinza) in Pittsburgh. She began her professional career specializing in charming portrayals of Rossini comic heroines (Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Isabella in L'italiana in Algeri, Angelina in La Cenerentola). She has performed these roles more than two hundred times with many of the major U.S. opera companies (including the Metropolitan, San Francisco, Dallas, Seattle, San Diego, Pittsburgh, and Minnesota Operas), as well as in Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Amsterdam, Dresden, Munich, Montreal, Tel Aviv, Verona, Santiago and Perth.

Her role as the hero in Handel's Arminio was her first baroque role, and she continues to expand her repertoire, which currently includes 28 roles, 20 of which are pants roles (a woman—often a mezzo-soprano—playing a male character).

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Nr.Title scenePopularityOperaComposerActTypeVoicesLang.Roles
1Elviro Elviro Popularity:

Opera: Xerxes (Serse)Composer: HandelAct: 1.03-1

Type: recitativeVoice: B SLanguage: English

Roles: Elviro/Arsamenes
2Come dolce all alma mia Popularity:

Opera: TancrediComposer: RossiniAct: 1.01

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Amenaide
3Di tanti palpiti Popularity:

Opera: TancrediComposer: RossiniAct:

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles:
4Bella imago degli dei Popularity:

Opera: SemiramideComposer: RossiniAct: 1.16

Type: duetVoice: B cALanguage: Italian

Roles: Assur/Arsace
5Eccomi al fine in Babilonia Popularity:

Opera: SemiramideComposer: RossiniAct: 1.11

Type: recitativeVoice: contraltoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Arsace
6Ah! quel giorno ognor rammento Popularity:

Opera: SemiramideComposer: RossiniAct: 1.12

Type: ariaVoice: contraltoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Arsace
7Son vani oscuri pregi Popularity:

Opera: Ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, IlComposer: MonteverdiAct: 2

Type: Voice: Mz 2Ts BrLanguage: Italian

Roles:
8È un incendio Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 3.04-4

Type: ariaVoice: countertenor or mezzoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Rinaldo
9Or la tromba Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 3.02

Type: ariaVoice: countertenor or mezzoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Rinaldo
10Il vostro maggio Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 2.03-2

Type: ariaVoice: S SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Two mermaids
11Qual incognita forza Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 2.03-3

Type: recitativeVoice: Mz/cT T cA SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Rinaldo/Goffredo/Eustazio/A woman
12Sulla ruota di fortuna Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 1.02-2

Type: ariaVoice: contraltoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Eustazio
13Di Sion nell' alta sede Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 3.08-2

Type: ariaVoice: contraltoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Eustazio
14Goffredo, ecco il superbo Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 3.12

Type: recitativeVoice: Mz/cT B TLanguage: Italian

Roles: Rinaldo/Argante/Goffredo
15Scherzano sul tuo volto Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 1.06-3

Type: duetVoice: S Mz/cTLanguage: Italian

Roles: Almirena/Rinaldo
16Ch'insolito stupore Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 1.08-1

Type: recitativeVoice: T cA Mz/cTLanguage: Italian

Roles: Goffredo/Eustazio/Rinaldo
17Fermati! - Nò crudel! Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 2.06-2

Type: duetVoice: S Mz/cTLanguage: Italian

Roles: Armida/Rinaldo
18Al valor del mio brando Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 1.07-1

Type: recitativeVoice: S S Mz/cTLanguage: Italian

Roles: Armida/Almirena/Rinaldo
19Di quei strani accidenti Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 3.07-1

Type: recitativeVoice: T S Mz/cTLanguage: Italian

Roles: Goffredo/Almirena/Rinaldo
20Signor, già dal tuo senno Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 1.01-3

Type: recitativeVoice: Mz/cT T SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Rinaldo/Goffredo/Almirena
21Quì vomita Cocito Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 3.02-3

Type: recitativeVoice: T cA BLanguage: Italian

Roles: Goffredo/Eustazio/A Christian magician
22Siam prossimi al porto Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 2.01-1

Type: ariaVoice: contraltoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Eustazio
23Crudel, tù ch'involasti Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 2.07-1

Type: recitativeVoice: S Mz/cTLanguage: Italian

Roles: Almirena/Rinaldo
24Cor ingrato Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 1.02

Type: ariaVoice: countertenor or mezzoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Rinaldo
25Di speranza un bel raggio Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 1.09-1

Type: recitativeVoice: countertenor or mezzoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Rinaldo
26Signor, strano ardimento Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 2.03-5

Type: recitativeVoice: contraltoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Eustazio
27Venti turbini prestate Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 1

Type: ariaVoice: countertenor or mezzoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Rinaldo
28Lascia ch'io pianga Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 2

Type: ariaVoice: countertenor or mezzoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Rinaldo
29Armida dispietata! Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 2.04-1

Type: recitativeVoice: S BLanguage: Italian

Roles: Almirena/Argante
30Riprendiam d'Almirena Popularity:

Opera: RinaldoComposer: HandelAct: 2.09-1

Type: recitativeVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Armida
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