Carole Farley
Carole Farley (born November 29, 1946) is an American soprano and a principal singer at the Metropolitan Opera.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Farley was born in Le Mars, Iowa on November 29, 1946.[2] She began her vocal training with Dorothy Barnes in [[Moscow, Idaho].[3] She graduated from Indiana University School of Music in Bloomington with a bachelor's degree in music in 1968.[4] There she studied singing with William Shriner.[2] She was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and studied at the Hochschule für Musik in Munich in 1968-1969[4] under Marianne Schech.[2] She later studied singing privately in New York City with Cornelius Reid.[5]
She is married to conductor José Serebrier.[4]
Career
[edit]Farley began her performance career in 1968, and that year performed Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs with the Cleveland Philharmonic with her husband conducting.[6] In 1969 she made her New York concert debut year at The Town Hall[5] performing Benjamin Britten's song cycle Les Illuminations.[7] That same year she made her opera debut as Formica in Peter Ronnefeld's Die Ameise at the Linz State Theatre in Germany,[5] and performed the role of Magda Sorel in Spain's first production of Gian Carlo Menotti's The Consul in Madrid under the composer's direction.[7] She sang leading roles at both La Monnaie and the Welsh National Opera in 1971 and 1972, and was resident artist at the Cologne Opera from 1972-1975.[5]
In 1975 Farley made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in a matinee performance as Mimi in La bohème.[8] In 1977 she sang the title role in the Metropolitan Opera's premiere of Lulu.[9] In the late 1970s and 1980s she was known for singing demanding roles such as Lulu and the solo role in Poulenc's La voix humaine.[10]
Farley has been collaborating in recent years with contemporary American classical composers including Ned Rorem, William Bolcom, and Lowell Liebermann on multiple concert and recording projects.[10]
Discography and videography
[edit]- DVD. Poulenc's La voix humaine and Menotti's The Telephone. Scottish Chamber Orchestra, dir. José Serebrier. Decca Music Group 1992, licensed to VAI 2006.
References
[edit]- ^ "Farley, Carole". Phoenix, USA. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ a b c Robert Finn (2015). "Farley, Carole (Ann )". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.O901551.
- ^ Vera White (May 19, 1999). "Opera star in touch with roots; Farley was former Moscow student, state Junior Miss". Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
- ^ a b c Cummings, David M. (2000). International Who's Who in Music and Musician's Directory. Psychology Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-948875-53-3.
- ^ a b c d Kutsch, K. J.; Riemens, Leo (2003). "Farley, Carole". In Rost, Hansjörg (ed.). Grosses Sängerlexikon. K. G. Saur Verlag. p. 1398. ISBN 9783598440885.
- ^ "Chimes to Invade Cleveland Audiences". The Chronicle Telegram. November 29, 1968. p. 15.
- ^ a b Kaj Kristoffersen (May 1, 1969). "Fairy Tale Singer". European Stars And Stripes. p. 18.
- ^ "La Bohème (767) Matinee ed. Metropolitan Opera House: 04/15/1975". MetOpera Database, Metropolitan Opera. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Metropolitan Opera Premiere - Lulu (1) Metropolitan Opera House: 03/18/1977". MetOpera Database, Metropolitan Opera. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ a b Ashley, Tim (3 June 2005). "Carole Farley: Wigmore Hall, London". The Guardian.
