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D IOCESE OF THE A RMENIAN CHURCH OF AMERICA U rl-UQ\JnPf'l.nJ"I.fl)-l'J"I.\J ~UBnB UU'bPJ"l~UBJ"l UPbJ"I.blbU\J fl)-bU't> Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate September 20, 1994 The Very Reverend Father Nareg Berberian St. James Armenian Church 834 Pepper Ave. Richmond, VA 23226 Dear Hayr Soorp: Enclosed is the biography of Ms. Anita Terzian who will be the recipient of this year's Renaissance A ward. Please include this information in its entirety in your program booklet for the Saturday evening banquet for the benefit of your people who will attend. We will handle PR on behalf of the Diocese from our Development Office. If you have any questions in this regard contact me ASAP. With continued prayers, _ Jy ,~~ Father Garabed Kochakian Chancellor Enc. c.c. Keith Muhleman FGK/as 630 SECOND AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10016-4885 TELEPHONE 212.686.0710 FAX 212.779.3558 Mezzo .. Soprano ANfT A TERZJAN Internationally renowned Mezzo Soprano ANITA TERZIAN has performed with distincti on at many of the world's leading opera houses including the Rome Opera, The Lyceo in Barcelona, • Lisbon's San Carlos, The Hamburg State Opera, Royal Opera Monnaie, Teatr o Colon, Munich Opera, Louisville Opera, Grand Theatre de Geneve, City Opera of Cologne, San Francisco Opera, Theatre de Nice, National Opera of Greece, State Opera of Bonn, Dusseldorf Opera, New Yo rk City Opera, Santa Fe Ope r a, Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Teatro La Fenice among many others. Her stellar operatic roles performed to great critical and audience acclaim include Ruggiero and Bradamante in Handel's Alcina, Giulietta in The Tales of Hoffmann, Ottavia in L'Incoronazione di Poppea, Dorabella in Cosi Fan Tutte, the title roles in Carmen and La Perichole, Azucena i n Il Trovatore, Adalgisa in Norma, Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana, Charlotte a signature r ole performed with great success in Spain, Germany and Fraance to the Werther of Alfredo Krauss. Isabella in L'Italiana in Algeri another signature role performed over a lOO times in Germany, France, Belgium and America to the Mustafas of Paolo Montarsolo and Renato Cappechi. Senaide in Mose in Egitto with Nicolae Ghiaurov, Carmen with Jose Van Dam, Bersi in Andrea Chenier with Placido Domingo, Rosina in THe Barber of Seville, Meg Page in Falstaff with Eva Marton. Her operatic itinerary has also seen her grace the stages in Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem and Aix-en-Provence as Sesto in La Clemenza di Tito. In Paris Ms Terzian was hailed as the revelation of the season for her performances of Ang elina in La Cenerentola. In Munich she wa s acclaimed as the Star Artist of the season and was honor ed with the presentation of The Rose by Bavaria's leading critics. Ms Terzian has performed with such noted conductors and directors as Ken Russell, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Mstislav Rostropovich, Nello Santi, Raymond Leppard. Alan Lombard, Michel Plasson, Gotz Friedrich, Tito Capobianco, Bernard Uzan, Lotfi Mansouri. Distinguished concert appearances include dates with Orchestre de Paris, Helsinki Philharmonic, Bavarian Radio Orchestra, The Royal Concert gebouw, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, The RAI Orchestra The Israel Chamber Orchestra amon g others in such works as the Verdi R quiem, the Beethoven 9th and Missa Solemnis, the Handel's Messi ah, the Hozart Requiem, Rossini's Messe Solennelle Ravel's Sheherazade and L'Heure Espagnole, Hs Terzian · ~as born in Tehran, Iran of Armenian descent. She was raised in New York and is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music where she studied with Jennie Tourel and received her Bachelor of Mus ic and Master of Science degrees. Ms . Terzian has also studied vocal technique and interpretation with the great Haria Callas, and the renowned German Bass-Baritone Hans Hotter. Her recording credits include Pierotto in Linda di Chamounix with the Wexford Festival Orche tra,on VOCE, Siebel in the RCA/ERATO'S award-winning Prix du Disc recording of Gounod's Fa st w~th Montserrat Caballe, and the Strasboug Philharmonic conducted by Alan Lombard,The itle roles in Xerxes and Alessandro of Handel with the Warsaw Symphony Orchestra conducted y Mieczylav Novakovski on the SCHWANN/KOCH label. Following her very successful Carnegie Hall appearance last season with the Hid-America Productions, Hs Terzian has been invited t o perform ~th them again next season. Hs. Terzian is happily married to Richard M. Titus of New York. The couple reside in Forest Hills, Ne w York. PRE SS QUOTES "Aa Roaina, Anita Terz:ian ia the kind of linger Ro aaini wrote the role for." -··THE NEW YORK T!MES "Anita Tt rcia n 11 l aaballa vaa brilliant in har pyr otechnic s ." ---THE BRUSSELS TIMES "Her voice 1a a upplt, poliahtd aod exprtuive ; aht 1a a faacina ting he roine ." ···LE SOI R (Pari a ) ' oth in prtatoc:e aod voice a thoroughly faacinat i ng invovling Cat1111 n." ---HDNCH!NER HERKUR ''rh• beat ainaing came from Anita Tercian , rich and contro lled ." ---DAI LY TELEGRAM (London: rwloua Ro a ina!" - --LA CI TE ( Bruaae l a) "A de licioua Ro a ina , and truly a worthy repreaent ative of t he Ro ssini heroine ." ---GLI SPETTACOLI, (Ita ly) WILI.LUI MOOTZ a,- Aolt.a Tenl&ll bro61&bl a c.ww .......... CriMe lrve mazo.eoprano to tbe U&le role, xecu~o~cky Opera preHn'-d n.. aDd acted with &1)(1 5tyle. Vocnl­ LoWavllla premiere or aoealnJ'a wit ly, sbe was mOl( impressive In her -ne 11&llu Cilrt lt1 AJ&}era" 1ul ae<:Ond arla, Wb D sbe flooded lbe t at U.c W.cauley Tbealrt ID I IUcaWe)' with arm c:uc&des or prodl.lctioD Uaat tril.ltDpOC4. eouoa. ANITA TERZIAN ·~e aalute the brilliant Paria debut of Anita Te rz:ia n . Hidden within the nigmatic v iaage of an orie nta l aphynx, a he poaaeaaea a dramatic preaence and unique temp raa~tn t." ···LE FIGARO (Pa ria ) "Anita Ter:tian, 1e perfectly auit d for the very difficult, thoroughly integra ted , lllltu: o ­ aoubrette role of Iaabella ; gener oua and elegant in expreaaion , agile and f ull o f feeling , from the lowea t to the highea t r giatera." ---oPERN \fELT '~he loveliest of the a inge ra v aa Anita Tercia n , who in the part of Sextua , captur ed everyone ' • hea rt . She poaaeaaea a gorgeoua voice and he r gentle a nd completely natural ma n era are irreaiatible." ···HA ARETZ (Tal Aviv) "Anita Te rzia n in the role of Cha r lotte diaplayed a warm and powerful voice ahoving a pr ofound \cnowledge of a tyle a nd pe rforlllltd with impeccable French ." ---JORDANA (Spain) "Aa Roaina ,Anita Terz:ian bordera on perfection. A true •z&o and a true colora tur a , ahe haa the r a re gift of being able to t ouch the aoul with the unique virtue a nd bea ut y o f her voice . Her inte rpre t a tion of the role in ita a implicity and purity i a magical ." ---LYRICA (Paria ) "Ac ita Te rzian vaa ewry inch the outraged Ottavia, with he r a triking t i mbre , fl nt fioriture , clauic a l a ryle and e normoua daah." ---oPERA (London) "Aa Br adamante Anita Terzian vaa t ruly a joy to 111 and hear. Not only doea ahe aterfully co ~~~~~&nd Ha nde l'a coloratura , ahe livea in Randel'a IIIUaic aod in he r role ." ---ABEND ZEITUNG (Munich) ·~ •• Te rz:ia n haa a voice which it rich and etrong. She haa poiee , tra ining , peraonality , and her voice ie lDOre than dramatic aod graod, it 1a truly beautiful. " ---K!AHl POST (Pa lm Beach) ·~ep e ci a lly impreaaive i a Amer ica .ecz:o•aopr a no Anita Te rcia n, vho i a clearly f ormed in the a tyle a nd technique of Callaa . Thia h a ainger to keep your eye a on. 11 --·DE VOLKSKRANT (N ttherl anda ) "A revelation! The triumph of the aeaaon of RaHo France vu Anita Ttrz:ian 11 Angelina in Ro aa ini' a ' La C.ner e ntola '." --·SCHERZO (Pa rte) uu Lne .:>L.n wi\J'i t~/ 1\.\J\..n J.aoe l. roJ.l.O\nng ner very succes stul carne gie Hall a ppearance last season with the Hi d- Am er ica Productions, Hs Ter zi an has been invited to perform ~th them again next season. Hs . Terzi an is happily ma r r i ed to Ri chard H. Titus of New York . The couple reside in Forest Hill s , New York. .
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    VOCAL COACHING REGULAR COACHES’ BIOGRAPHIES — SPRING 2020 Pianist NOBUKO AMEMIYA has built a reputation as a dynamic and versatile collaborator; her playing is described as “soaring with a thrilling panache, and then with great warmth and suppleness.” (Valley News, VT) Equally committed to opera, artsongs and instrumental chamber music, she traveled three continents to give recitals and concerts with numerous renowned conductors and soloists such as Seiji Ozawa, James Conlon, Brian Priestman, James Dunham, Colin Carr, Rober Spano, and Lucy Shelton. An enthusiastic advocate of new music, Ms. Amemiya has worked with today’s leading composers, including John Harbison, George Crumb, Bright Sheng, Oliver Knussen and George Benjamin. Her music festival appearances include Música da Figueira da Foz in Portugal, Britten-Pears Institute at Aldeburgh Music Festival, Festival de Musique Lausanne in Switzerland, Aspen Music Festival, and Tanglewood Music Center where she was awarded Tanglewood Hooton Prize, acknowledging the “extraordinary commitment of talent and energy.” Prizes and awards include “Vittorio Gui” in Florence, Italy, the Munich International Music Competition, Manhattan School of Music President’s Award and Aldeburgh Music Festival Grant. Also active as a coach and educator, she worked for AIMS in Graz, Opera North, Aspen Music School, IIVA in Italy, Lotte Lehmann Akademie, New England Conservatory and Palazzo Ricci Akademie für Musik in Montepulciano. Ms. Amemiya currently works for the Manhattan School of Music, Prelude to Performances by Martina Arroyo Foundation, Lyric Opera Studio Weimar and Berlin Opera Academy in Germany. Accompanist/vocal coach, KARINA AZATYAN, extensively collaborates with leading figures of vocal art in United States, Europe and Israel.