The mets annual competition for young singers celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. Behind the voice daniela mack and alek shrader give an inside look at being married to an opera singer. Its been almost three years since i interviewed you in santa. The following conversation with alek shrader was conducted with the cooperation of the seattle opera, whose facilitation of the conversation is deeply appreciated. When high school junior sara wins a coveted scholarship to study ballet, she must sacrifice everything for her new life as a professional dancerintraining.
He oversees the musical preparation of all mainstage productions, as well as the selection and training of the studio artists. The metropolitan opera national council auditions is an annual singing competition sponsored by the metropolitan opera. Documentary film about the 2007 national council auditions grand finalists, jamie barton, kiera duffy, michael fabiano, disella larusdottir, ryan mckinny, angela meade, nicholas pallesen, matthew plenk, alek shrader, ryan smith, and amber l. Established in 1954, its purpose is to discover, assist, promote, and develop young opera singers. Dont miss daniela mack in the barber of seville and alek shrader. Rising stars an interview with alek shrader march 2, 2018 november 12, 2014 by william burnett the following interview took place on the ranch of the santa fe opera, whose facilitation of this interview is deeply appreciated. Slick as a shave, only a lot funnier, lyric opera delivers. Feb, 2014 leggiero tenor alek shrader is the count almaviva, who pursues rosina with a stamina that carries him through the elaborate ornamentation of cessa di piu resistere resistance is futile at the end of the night. Shrader, who won the national council auditions singing the high cs in donizettis ah.
The audition great performances at the met season 4. Shortly thereafter, he won a metropolitan opera regional audition and earned a place in the company. Sep 23, 2014 a guide to a musical theatre actors audition book posted on september 23, 2014 may 8, 2018 by new york film academy if you plan on being a musical theatre performer, your audition book is one of the most important things youll own. Susan froemkes documentary goes backstage at the met.
Alek shrader s wigmore hall debut was thrilling, touching, charming and mysterious. Nov 16, 2019 our world is better when we sing together. The competition is seen through the eyes of three hopefuls, including fiery 22yearold michael fabiano. Barton, wagner, and shrader were all 2007 winners of the metropolitan opera national council auditions and were featured in the 2009 documentary the audition. Near the end of the audition, alek shrader looks supremely relaxed and confident while swaggering his way through ah.
Apr 21, 2009 anyone else see the audition on sunday. The auditions are a highlight of my year, and the year documented in the film was probably the best ive attended. Documentary the audition at the music academy of the west. The audition, directed by awardwinning filmmaker susan froemke, looks at the intense pressures young opera singers face as they struggle to succeed in one of the most difficult professions in the performing arts. Alek shrader a mysterious wigmore debut by bachtrack for. In seven seasons, he played more than 70 classical and opera roles, traveling around the world. Film about metropolitan opera auditions is poignant and. Oct 05, 2017 alek shrader oronteperforming semplicetto with paula murrihy ruggiero in santa fe operas 2017 production of alcina.
It will be very interesting to see what becomes of these young talents over the years ill be watching the met roster. Candide saturday, may 5, 2018 saturday, may 26, 2018. Met opera documentary the audition in theatres june 6 and. Tenor alek shrader, right, shown singing almaviva last month in opera cleveland s production of the barber of seville with baritone brian leerhuber, is one of the contestants in the audition. The featurelength documentary takes you behind the scenes at the metropolitan operas national council auditions, where each year thousands of hopefuls. Opera acting without music a conversation with alek shrader. Tenor alek shrader discusses the rewards of singing opera and his upcoming role as tonio in our 2015 seasons production of the daughter of the regiment, which opens july 3. Operas next wave tenor alek shrader o nstage, tenor alek shrader seems one of the most naturalistic actors among opera singers. Alek shrader began the 2014 season singing almaviva with the san francisco opera, followed by reprises of the role at the lyric opera of chicago and dallas opera. Met opera documentary the audition in theatres june 6. Alek shrader biography and filmography alek shrader movies. Feb 01, 1978 best excerpt for me is to give an entire range of who you are in an audition.
The season also included engagements as tamino in the magic flute at the metropolitan opera, and ernesto in don pasquale at the santa fe opera. Alumni and faculty notes oberlin conservatory magazine. Alek shrader performs one of his winning arias at the metropolitan opera. That was the question of the evening when the merola and adler fellow alummadegood returned to san francisco to present a san francisco performances young master recital in the san francisco conservatory of music concert hall. I agree, alek was a shining star and we were crushed to see that ryan passed away. Daniela mack and alek shrader, who are playing, respectively, the title role in carmen, and ernesto, the male protagonist in don pasquale, will most definitely be sleeping together. He wrote or cowrote screenplays for four martin scorsese films. Metropolitan opera national council auditions wikipedia. Maddies film credits include the book of henry and leap. Franz lehars the merry widow travelled the world in triumph for nearly a century before it arrived at the met. So very sad about ryan smith a tenor with so much promise.
Lady gagas costumer, met regular and local favorite stephanie blythe and. After graduating from the oberlin conservatory, clemmons went on to earn a masters degree at carnegie mellon university. Behind the voice daniela mack and alek shrader being. Tim alberys inaugural production, in 2000, leavened the operettas. Met opera audition winners, 6 years after interactive. It was the basis for the film by takashi miike released in 1999 and a possible englishlanguage film adaptation. They have set lyrics stage atwirl for the hilarious antics of a fit and lovable cast led by baritone nathan gunn as the confident fixer figaro.
An audition is the chance to show the auditor who you are. Getting to hear the traces of regional accents they havent tamed is also fun. She will sing the role at the metropolitan opera next season. Mezzosoprano isabel leonard, her voluptuous coloratura ablaze, is the firedup rosina, lithe and beautiful in her lyric opera debut. Alek shraders wigmore hall debut was thrilling, touching, charming and mysterious. Rising stars an interview with alek shrader opera warhorses. In leonard bernsteins funny, philosophical, and fastpaced take on voltaires biting satire, very bad things happen to very good people and plenty of bad ones too as a terrific ensemble cast quickchange their way through an effervescent score that includes. Alek shrader and daniela mack are having the kind of summer most young married couples would envy. After many months of competitions at the district, regional, and national levels, five singers have been named as the winners of the nations most prestigious vocal competition, the metropolitan. Oct 19, 2017 the audition, written in collaboration with julia devillers, is the first in a brandnew trilogy by dancer and international superstar maddie ziegler.
Alek shrader, a 25yearold tenor, exuding boyish charm, has an appealing lyric tenor voice with a solid high c. The audition dvd dont miss the audition our thrilling behind the scenes documentary about the 2007 national council auditions. Shrader, who won the national council auditions singing the high cs in donizetti s ah. Alek shrader as jupiter in the seattle opera production of handels semele. Seattle opera is staging its own production of handels semele, and it has brought all kinds of talents to bear. Don giovanni at washington national opera mar 2, 2020 the metropolitan opera has announced its 202021 season feb, 2020. This may be an ambitious piece to start with in that the voice tends to rattle through it rather than settle. Allen recently completed his sixth season with des moines metro opera as a pianistcoach for mainstage productions and the apprentice. Behind the scenes of carmen latest entertainment and. Alek shrader is an actor, known for don pasquale 2002 and the metropolitan opera hd live 2006. Five singers named 2018 winners of the metropolitan opera.
The baritone is a youngish, established englishman, christopher maltman. Nov 25, 2015 behind the voice daniela mack and alek shrader give an inside look at being married to an opera singer. Check out the latest photos and bios of the cast and filmmakers of the metropolitan. Maddie recently was cast in steven spielbergs west side story. Alek shrader a mysterious wigmore debut by bachtrack. Jesus, alek shrader doesnt just have a great headshot and really is that cute.
Desert song festival lures top singers arts and theater. Shrader learned a trick or two about performing on camera when he was one of the met finalists under scrutiny in the 2009 documentary the audition. English conductor jane glover will make her met debut on december 16 leading the companys holiday presentation, an abridged, englishlanguage production of mozarts the magic flute, directed by. Heading the allamerican cast are three powerhouses from the world of opera. He, and curiously enough the acclaimed accompanist roger vignoles, got off to a jittery start with stravinskys here i stand. The metropolitan opera national council auditions is an annual singing competition. Alek shrader oronteperforming semplicetto with paula murrihy ruggiero in santa fe operas 2017 production of alcina.
Metropolitan opera auditions come to denver, and its free the. Alek shrader goes for mastery san francisco classical voice. His singing is distinguished by a simultaneous lyricism and verve. Ben and keith from the the two gay geeks podcast visted the offices of arizona opera to talk with president and general manager of arizona opera, joseph specter, alek shrader and daniela mack about the upcoming performance of cinderella, where reallife sweethearts shrader. There is no media available currently for this performance. Five friends attend the wake of a young boy that they accidentally killed a few days earlier, only to find themselves entrapped in what may become a funeral of their own.
Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. I spoke with tenor alek shrader before rehearsal one day, to ask about singing. Taxi driver 1976, raging bull 1980, the last temptation of christ 1988, and bringing out the dead 1999. Allen perriello is entering his fifth season at arizona opera as head of music and director of the marion roose pullin opera studio.
Looks at the pressures these young opera singers face as they struggle to succeed in one of the most difficult professions in the. Apr 19, 2009 maybe ill do a little liveblogging of this screening copy of the audition i was kindly sent. Audition is a disturbing tale of a mans quest to find the. Amc, regal use social distancing measures due to covid19 amc and regal theatres, the two largest theatre chains in the country, are taking steps to make. The audition dvd santa clara county library bibliocommons. Alek shrader bio, photos, theatre credits, stage history. Opera acting without music a conversation with alek. On the first day, he recalls, i caught myself being kind of aware of the camera, and actually. Leonard bernstein at 100 washington national opera. Met opera audition winners, 6 years after interactive graphic. The barber of seville opened last night at the canadian opera company, kicking off a show run until may 22nd. Buy a cheap copy of audition book by stasia ward kehoe. As we stay inside in an effort to keep everyone safe and to stop the spread of covid19, check. Coloradoconnected singer alek shrader seen here as count almaviva in rossinis the barber of seville at the met in december got his.
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