- Jayne West
Jayne West (born in
Boston ) is an Americanopera ticsoprano .West has appeared with the Austin Lyric Opera (Pamina in "
Die Zauberflöte "), Berkshire Opera Company (Donna Elvira in "Don Giovanni ", and Anne Trulove in "The Rake's Progress "), Boston Baroque ("Acis and Galatea "),Houston Grand Opera , Nashville Opera, Opera Festival of New Jersey, Opera/Omaha (world premiere of Weisgall's "The Gardens of Adonis"),Opera Quotannis , and Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie. She was also in the world premiere of the Glass/Moran "The Juniper Tree ".West also sang in the
Mark Morris Dance Group's productions of "L'allegro, il penseroso ed il moderato", "Dido and Æneas ", and "Four Saints in Three Acts ". The soprano has been heard with the orchestras of Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Detroit, Pensacola, Philadelphia, Seattle, Utah and Washington DC; and has sung at the festivals of Bethlehem Bach, Saito Kinen, San Antonio and Tanglewood.She portrayed Contessa Almaviva in
Peter Sellars ' production of "Le nozze di Figaro ", which was seen in Barcelona, Boston, New York, Paris and Vienna. It was made into a film (1989), as well. West also sings inRobert Craft 's important recording of "The Rake's Progress" (withJon Garrison , 1993). In 2009, West will appear with the Boston Secession in the world-premiere performance and recording ofRuth Lomon 's "Testimony of Witnesses," a concert-length oratorio based on the poetry and writings of survivors and victims of theHolocaust , under the direction ofJane Ring Frank .As of 2007, the soprano is on the faculty of the
Boston Arts Academy (BAA), teaching a chamber ensemble.References
* Liner notes for MusicMasters recording of "The Rake's Progress", 1994.
* "Stagebill", March 1997.External links
* Miss West's web-site: [http://www.jaynewest.com/pages/home.htm]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHMAQlYoj6M] YouTube: Jayne West in a song by Philippe Gaubert (audio only).
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