Carol Neblett

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Carol Neblett (born February 1, 1946, in Modesto, California) is an American operatic soprano. She studied at the University of California, Los Angeles, and in 1969, made her stage debut with the New York City Opera, playing the part of Musetta in Puccini's La bohème. With that company, she sang many leading roles, in La traviata, Manon, Ariadne auf Naxos, Faust and Boito's Mefistofele (opposite Norman Treigle).[1][2]

In 1976, she performed Tosca with Luciano Pavarotti at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Reportedly, she has sung this part over 400 times during her career. Later in 1976, she sang the part of Minnie with Plácido Domingo for Queen Elizabeth's 25th Jubilee Celebration at Covent Garden, which was filmed live and recorded.

In 1979, she made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Senta in Der fliegende Holländer. [3] She has sung regularly with the Met in Tosca, Don Giovanni, Manon Lescaut, Un ballo in maschera, Falstaff [4] and La fanciulla del West.[1][5]

During her career, she has sung and recorded all over the world, including in San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Buenos Aires, Salzburg, Hamburg, Los Angeles and London. Her recordings include Musetta in La bohème, with Renata Scotto, Alfredo Kraus, Sherrill Milnes and Paul Plishka, for Angel/EMI, James Levine conducting (1979); La fanciulla del West, with Domingo and Milnes, Zubin Mehta conducting (DGG, 1977); Marietta in Korngold's Die tote Stadt, with René Kollo, Erich Leinsdorf conducting (RCA, 1975); Mahler's Symphony No.2 with Claudio Abbado and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; and a special recording with Roger Wagner on Angel/EMI entitled "Magnificat." In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a compact disc was issued of Miss Neblett singing in Mahler's Symphony No. 8, Levine conducting. Miss Neblett is featured in "James Levine's 25th Anniversary with the Metropolitan Opera" recording, singing the role of Alice Ford in Falstaff with Giuseppe Taddei.

Several of her performance have also appeared on television, including a tribute to George London at the Kennedy Center Washington, D.C. She also appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.[6]

Miss Neblett is currently an artist in residence and voice instructor at Chapman University in Southern California.[7] She is also on the faculty of the International Lyric Academy in Rome.[8]

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[edit] Trivia

Her brief nude scene in a 1973 staging of Massenet's Thaïs in New Orleans made international headlines.[9]


[edit] Videography

  • Mozart: La clemenza di Tito (Troyanos, Tappy; Levine, Ponnelle, 1979)
  • Puccini: La fanciulla del West (Domingo, Carroli; Santi, Faggioni, 1982) [live]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ NYC Opera 1973-74
  2. ^ Time Archive Oct 3, 1969
  3. ^ Time Archive The Met's Radical Dutchman, Mar 19, 1979
  4. ^ NYTimes.com Archives
  5. ^ NYTimes.com Archives
  6. ^ Tonight Show appearance in 1980
  7. ^ Profile at Chapman University
  8. ^ International Lyric Academy faculty
  9. ^ New Orleans Opera

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