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D'Anna Fortunato

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Education
  
New England Conservatory of Music

Albums
  
Symphony No. 9, Baroque Cantatas at Versailles

Record labels
  
Albany Records, Bridge Records, Carlton Classics, Lyrichord Early Music Series, Newport Classic, Ltd.

Similar
  
Julianne Baird, John Aler, Drew Minter, Richard Stoltzman, Gunther Schuller

Three loeffler songs perf d by d anna fortunato et al


D'Anna Fortunato (born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on February 21, 1945) is a noted American mezzo-soprano. Among her teachers were Phyllis Curtin and Gladys Childs Miller. Fortunato is professor of voice at the New England Conservatory of Music, and her career has included appearances with the New York City Opera (Alcina, directed by Andrei Șerban), and many other American companies. She has also sung with most of the major orchestras, as well as several prominent festivals.

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She has championed the works of many living composers including John Harbison, Gunther Schuller, Jake Heggie and Mohammed Fairouz.

The mezzo-soprano's large discography includes recordings of Handel's Imeneo, Siroe, Muzio Scevola, Faramondo and Alexander Balus; Haydn's La canterina; and the original version of Cherubini's Médée (as Néris).

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Songs

Fantasia for Piano - Chorus and Orchestra in C minor - Op 80 "Choral Fantasy"1988
Four Nocturnes - Op 23: A White BlossomThe Art of Song · 1999
Three Songs for Mezzo-Soprano - Op 68: Lullaby for a Dark HourThe Art of Song · 1999

References

D'Anna Fortunato Wikipedia