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Barbara Hendricks
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Barbara Hendricks
Homepage
http://www.barbarahendricks.com/?
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1948-11-20,Stephens, Arkansas, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Barbara Hendricks (born November 20, 1948) is an American operatic soprano and concert singer. Hendricks has lived in Europe since 1977, and in Switzerland in Basel since 1985. She is a citizen of Sweden following her marriage to a Swedish citizen. Hendricks was born in Stephens, Arkansas. Growing up, she sang and took voice lessons and was often asked to sing solos. She graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and chemistry at the age of 20. She attended the Aspen Music Festival and School and then attended Juilliard School of Music in New York, where she studied with mezzo-soprano Jennie Tourel and participated in master classes led by soprano Maria Callas. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in music. In 1974, Hendricks made her professional operatic debut in Europe at the Glyndebourne Festival and in America at the San Francisco Opera. During her career, she has appeared at major opera houses throughout the world, including the Opéra National de Paris, the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and La Scala. In 1998 she sang Liù in the historical performance of Turandot at the Forbidden City in Beijing. Hendricks has performed more than twenty roles, twelve of which she has recorded. Hendricks has appeared on film as Mimì in La bohème, and in 1995 she sang the role of Anne Truelove in the Swedish film Rucklarens väg, an adaptation of Stravinsky's opera The Rake's Progress. In 2007, she appeared in the film Disengagement by Amos Gitai and starring Juliette Binoche. She also recorded Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, which is the main theme for the film. Hendricks also performs jazz music and made her jazz debut at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1994. Since that time, she has performed at major jazz festivals around the world. Hendricks is also known for her love of chamber music and has organized a number of chamber music festivals. In 2004, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, she created the role of Angel in the world premiere of Péter Eötvös' opera Angels in America, after the play by Tony Kushner. In January 2006, she left EMI, and created the new label Arte Verum for which she records exclusively. In 2018, Hendricks sang "La Marseillaise" with the Choir of the French Army at the interment ceremony of Simone Veil in the Panthéon. Source: Article "Barbara Hendricks" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

The French as Seen by…

7

The French as Seen by…
1988-10-26

5.5

Disengagement
2007-09-07

Les Contes d'Hoffmann

0

Les Contes d'Hoffmann
1993-05-15

Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress

0

Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress
1995-11-20

6

La Bohème
1988-03-09

Entre Ange et Démon

0

Entre Ange et Démon
2013-07-06

0

Falstaff
1982-01-01

The Tales of Hoffmann - Teatro Regio di Parma, 1988

0

The Tales of Hoffmann - Teatro Regio di Parma, 1988
1988-02-12

Victoires de la musique

2

Victoires de la musique
1985-11-23

Vivement dimanche prochain

3.4

Vivement dimanche prochain
1998-09-11

Le Grand Échiquier

8

Le Grand Échiquier
1972-01-12

Through the Night with...

8

Through the Night with...
2002-05-10

Le Grand Échiquier

8

Le Grand Échiquier
1972-01-12

0

Spécial cinéma
1974-09-25

Le Grand Échiquier

8

Le Grand Échiquier
1972-01-12

9

BAMBI Awards
1948-01-01

Previn and the Pittsburgh

8

Previn and the Pittsburgh
1977-02-27

6.167

Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16

6.5

Fan School
1977-01-30

Le monde est à vous

0

Le monde est à vous
1987-09-13

5

Téléthon
1987-12-04

6.2

Stars 90
1990-09-03

Great Performances

5.4

Great Performances
1971-01-28