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Barbara Hendricks‌

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Barbara Hendricks

Stephens, Arkansas, USA

Barbara Hendricks

Stephens, Arkansas, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1948-11-20

Popularity

star1.1

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.

Movie Credits

The French as Seen by…

The French as Seen by…‌
star7.0
calendar 1988

Disengagement

Disengagement‌
star5.5
calendar 2007

Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Les Contes d'Hoffmann‌
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calendar 1993

Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress

Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress‌
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calendar 1995

La Bohème

La Bohème‌
star6.0
calendar 1988

Entre Ange et Démon

Entre Ange et Démon‌
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calendar 2013

Falstaff

Falstaff‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

Tv Credits

Victoires de la musique

Victoires de la musique‌
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calendar 1985

Vivement dimanche prochain

Vivement dimanche prochain‌
star2.7
calendar 1998

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier‌
star8.0
calendar 1972

Through the Night with...

Through the Night with...‌
star8.0
calendar 2002

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier‌
star8.0
calendar 1972

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier‌
star8.0
calendar 1972

Bambi Awards

Bambi Awards‌
star9.0
calendar 1948

Previn and the Pittsburgh

Previn and the Pittsburgh‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées‌
star6.5
calendar 1982

Fan School

Fan School‌
star6.5
calendar 1977

Le monde est à vous

Le monde est à vous‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Téléthon

Téléthon‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Stars 90

Stars 90‌
star6.2
calendar 1990

Great Performances

Great Performances‌
star4.9
calendar 1971