- June Anderson
June Anderson (born
December 30 ,1952 ) is aGrammy -award winning Americancoloratura soprano . Originally known for "bel canto " performances ofRossini ,Donizetti , andVincenzo Bellini , she was the first non-Italian ever to win the prestigious Bellini d'Oro prize. [June Anderson Biography, [http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608002451/June-Anderson.html Musicianguide.com] .] Subsequently, she has extended her repertoire to include a wide variety of other roles, including those from the Russian repertoire and works byRichard Strauss . In 2008, Anderson was elevated to "Commandeur" of theOrdre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government [cite web | url=http://society-culture.marc8.com/france-honors-singer-june-anderson-and-professor-victor-brombert| title=France Honors Singer June Anderson and Professor Victor Brombert] and in 2007 received a "Victoire d'honneur" at the "Victoires de la Musique Classique" in Paris. [La cérémonie des Victoires "classiques" au rythme de la musique américaine, [http://news.fr.msn.com/Article.aspx?cp-documentid=3550204 MSN Actualités, March 1, 2007] .]Anderson has performed in noted opera houses including
La Scala ,Covent Garden ,La Fenice ,Metropolitan Opera ,San Francisco Opera ,Lyric Opera of Chicago andColón Theater . She has collaborated with conductorsLeonard Bernstein ,James Levine ,Zubin Mehta ,Riccardo Muti ,Seiji Ozawa ,Giuseppe Sinopoli ,Kent Nagano andMichael Tilson Thomas , and has sung oppositeLuciano Pavarotti ,Alfredo Kraus ,Placido Domingo ,Jose Carreras ,Carlo Bergonzi ,Roberto Alagna ,Rockwell Blake ,Jerry Hadley andSalvatore Fisichella . Anderson has had an extensive recording career, dating from the 1980s to the present.Education and Vocal Training
June Anderson was born in
Boston , Massachusetts and raised inWallingford, Connecticut . She attendedLyman Hall High School where she was the 5th highest in academic standing among 505 graduates in the class of 1970. She began vocal studies at age 11 and at age 17 was the youngest finalist (at that time) in theMetropolitan Opera auditions. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DEFDF123BF93AA15753C1A96F948260 Walter Price, Music; A Soprano Who Feels She Can Say No] , "The New York Times ", October 29, 1989.]She received a degree from
Yale University in French, graduating "cum laude" [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DEFDF123BF93AA15753C1A96F948260 Walter Price, Music; A Soprano Who Feels She Can Say No] , "The New York Times ", October 29, 1989.] and then decided to pursue a career in singing. Anderson studied voice under Robert Leonard inNew York City . [June Anderson Biography, [http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608002451/June-Anderson.html Musicianguide.com] .] She had numerous auditions but no engagements at first. She has said that she continued her pursuit as a challenge, giving herself a deadline of two years (after which she would, if unsuccessful, enter law school). "No one wanted to know my name. I was down to my last $50. That's when I decided I was going to be a singer if it killed me!" ["Opera News", August 1986.]Early Operatic Career
Anderson made her professional opera debut as the Queen of the Night in Mozart's "The Magic Flute" at the
New York City Opera in 1978. [J. Warrack and E. West, The Oxford Dictionary of Opera (1992).] Several years later, she would lend her voice as the Queen of the Night in "The Magic Flute" to the Oscar-winning "Amadeus", directed byMilos Forman . While atNew York City Opera , she sang in a wide range of operas including "The Golden Cockerel " byRimsky-Korsakov , "Rigoletto " and "La Traviata " byVerdi ,Rossini 's "Il barbiere di Siviglia ", "Giulio Cesare " byHandel , andMozart 's "Don Giovanni " (as Elvira). In 1981, she sang the three lead soprano roles in "Les Contes d'Hoffmann " byOffenbach , the first soprano to do so at New York City Opera sinceBeverly Sills in in 1973. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9405E1DB1539F93AA35750C0A967948260 Edward Rothstein, Review/Opera; June Anderson's 'Hoffman' Triple] , "The New York Times ", March 9, 1981.]1980s
Anderson left New York City Opera in 1982 and embarked on a European career. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DEFDF123BF93AA15753C1A96F948260 Walter Price, Music; A Soprano Who Feels She Can Say No] , "
The New York Times ", October 29, 1989.] Anderson's career in this decade was marked by numerous debuts in quintessential "bel canto " roles in major European opera houses. She also participated in the recording of operatic works rarely heard in this era, including:Rossini 's "Mosè in Egitto ",Wagner 's "Die Feen ",Tomaso Albinoni 's "Il nascimento dell'Aurora ",Bizet 's "La jolie fille de Perth ",Adolphe Adam 's "Le postillon de Lonjumeau ",Fromental Halévy 's "La Juive ", andDaniel Auber 's "La muette de Portici ".After being recommended to an Italian agent by
Sherill Milnes , [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DEFDF123BF93AA15753C1A96F948260 Walter Price, Music; A Soprano Who Feels She Can Say No] , "The New York Times ", October 29, 1989.] she made her European performance debut in 1982 in the title role of Rossini's "Semiramide " inRome . In 1983, Anderson debuted inFlorence andGeneva in the title role of "Lucia di Lammermoor " byDonizetti , a part which became one of her most frequent portrayals. She also sang Die Feen byWagner inMunich , [J. Warrack and E. West, The Oxford Dictionary of Opera (1992).] and appeared in North America:Bellini 's "I puritani " inEdmonton and "Il barbiere di Siviglia " inSeattle . In 1984, she performed her first Amina inVincenzo Bellini ’s "La sonnambula " inVenice , opening 135 years to the day afterMaria Malibran 's final Amina in that same theatre. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DEFDF123BF93AA15753C1A96F948260 Walter Price, Music; A Soprano Who Feels She Can Say No] , "The New York Times ", October 29, 1989.] She also appeared as Marie in "La fille du régiment " byDonizetti inParma . In 1985, Anderson debuted as Isabelle in "Robert le diable" byMeyerbeer inParis . [J. Warrack and E. West, The Oxford Dictionary of Opera (1992).] That year she also appeared in a rarely seenVerdi work, "La battaglia di Legnano ", inPittsburgh .In 1986, she performed her first Desdemona in Rossini's "Otello" in
Venice . The same year, she made her debut atLa Scala inMilan in "La sonnambula", and her debut at Covent Garden in productions of "Semiramide" and "Lucia di Lammermoor". She also appeared in "La fille du régiment " at theOpéra-Comique in Paris.Anderson returned to the
Opéra-Comique in 1987, appearing as Elvira in Bellini’s "I Puritani ", and gave a recital at the Paris Opera withAlfredo Kraus . In Italy, she returned to La Scala for her debut as Giuletta in "I Capuleti e i Montecchi " and returned toVenice for her first performance of "Beatrice di Tenda ", also by Bellini.Anderson also appeared in a 1988 concert version of "Beatrice di Tenda" at Carnegie Hall, with the Opera Orchestra of New York. "
The New York Times " review of that performance noted:The former New York City Opera artist has built a European career in recent years by taking on bel canto roles that other sopranos don't want to sing, mainly because they can't. Miss Anderson is made of braver stuff. The title role of Bellini's opera, written for
Giuditta Pasta in 1833, lies extraordinarily high and probably was tailored for that legendary diva's voice. Miss Anderson...attacked Beatrice's brilliantly curlicued music with authority and a voice of piercing power.... In Beatrice's grand finale...Miss Anderson took off into the stratospheric area above high C, which justifiably set off a stomping, cheering ovation from the Carnegie audience. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE5DE163CF93AA15753C1A96E948260 Donal Henahan, Review/Opera; June Anderson Fireworks] , "The New York Times ", October 29, 1988.]Elsewhere in 1988, Anderson focused on Rossini roles: playing her first "
Armida " inAix-en-Provence , appearing in "Otello" at the Pesaro Festival, and debuting as Anna in "Maometto II " (an early version of Rossini's "Le siège de Corinthe ") at theSan Francisco Opera (she had previously recorded this work withSamuel Ramey in 1983). She also appeared that year in "Luisa Miller " byVerdi at theOpéra National de Lyon .In 1989, she made her long-awaited debut at
New York ’sMetropolitan Opera as Gilda in "Rigoletto ", withLuciano Pavarotti . The New York Times review wrote of her Met debut:Miss Anderson's debut as Gilda, although belated, could not have been more welcome. The Metropolitan is not rich in artists of this caliber. The tall soprano left America a decade ago to build a phenomenal European career, chiefly in the florid works of Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini. She demonstrated in a "Caro nome" of exquisite taste, effortless fluidity and pinpoint precision that she is a master of the bel canto style. She is comfortable above high C, but the lower ranges do not suffer in quality or power. The wide leaps of the "Caro nome" coda were taken effortlessly and squarely on the note. The Met audience does not often hear a trill as thrushlike and as precise as Miss Anderson's, nor a soprano who can soar as grandly over the ensemble in the quartet. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE6DE103AF935A35752C1A96F948260&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fM%2fMetropolitan%20Opera%20 Donal Henahan, Review/Opera] ; Review/Opera; Pavarotti and Vocalism Star in Met's 'Rigoletto', "
The New York Times ", November 6 1989.]In July 1989, she sang at the inaugural gala of the new
Opéra Bastille in Paris, performing "Ombre legere" from "Le pardon de Ploermel ", byMeyerbeer . (Not a fan of the modernist space, Anderson was later quoted as saying, "The place looks like a gymnasium." [ [http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/96jun/tangle/tangle.htm Witold Rybczynski, Sounds as Good as It Looks] , "The Atlantic ", June 1996.] )Leonard Bernstein selected her to perform asCunegonde in a December 13, 1989 London concert version of "Candide" conducted by the composer (for which she later shared an award for Best Classical Album at the 34th annualGrammy Awards (1992), given for the December 1989Abbey Road Studios recording by the same cast and conductor).Twelve days later, again with Bernstein, she appeared in Berlin for a Christmas Day performance of
Beethoven 's Symphony No. 9 in D minor "Choral" at the Schauspielhaus, celebrating the fall of theBerlin Wall . The December 25, 1989 concert was broadcast live in more than twenty countries to an estimated audience of 100 million people, and was performed by an orchestra and chorus made up of many nationalities: fromGermany , theBavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the Chorus of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, and members of theSächsische Staatskapelle Dresden ; from theSoviet Union , members of the Orchestra of theKirov Theatre , from theUnited Kingdom , members of theLondon Symphony Orchestra ; from the USA, members of theNew York Philharmonic , and fromFrance , members of theOrchestre de Paris . In addition to Anderson, the soloists wereSarah Walker , Klaus König, and Jan-Hendrik Rootering.1990s
In the next decade, Anderson continued to pursue traditional "
bel canto " roles, but also expanded her repertoire. Anderson began with a January 1990 performance of theBerlioz song cycle "Les nuits d'été" atCarnegie Hall , withGiuseppe Sinopoli conducting London'sPhilharmonia Orchestra. Later that year, she appeared at theMetropolitan Opera in an opulent production ofRossini ’s "Semiramide ", withMarilyn Horne andSamuel Ramey . In 1990, Anderson also performed inPesaro in a production of the rarely seen "Ricciardo e Zoraide", also byRossini , and visited theLyric Opera of Chicago in a new production of "Lucia di Lammermoor " directed byAndrei Şerban . She closed 1990 with her New Year's Eve gala concert withZubin Mehta and theNew York Philharmonic broadcast nationwide onLive from Lincoln Center onPBS .In February 1991, she returned to
Carnegie Hall to perform "La sonnambula " with the Opera Orchestra of New York. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7DD113DF935A25751C0A967958260&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fO%2fOpera%20Orchestra%20of%20New%20York Bernard Holland, Reviews/Music] ; June Anderson in 'La sonnambula', "The New York Times ", February 16, 1991] Also in 1991, she participated in the Gala celebrating the Silver Anniversary of the "new" house ofMetropolitan Opera , performing "Je suis Titania" from "Mignon ", conducted byJames Levine . She also sang withPavarotti at a gala concert in Teatro Valli in Reggio Emilia, Italy to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his first stage appearance.In 1992, she created her first Elena in "
La donna del lago " atLa Scala , the house's first production of the opera in 150 years, staged to mark the bicentenary ofRossini 's birth. That same year, she appeared in a controversial new production of "Lucia di Lammermoor " at theMetropolitan Opera staged byFrancesca Zambello . [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,977172,00.html Michael Walsh, Mad, Bad and Dangerous] , "Time (magazine) ", December 7, 1992] Edward Rothstein wrote in "The New York Times ":[S] ome of the audience's outrage may have been due to the contrast between the staging and the many musical virtues that survived in the performance, which was the most complete version of the score ever presented at the Met. June Anderson -- who must have had black-and-blue arms by the evening's end, so often was she grabbed and tossed about -- sang Lucia with more and more refined empathy as the opera proceeded....She delivered a mad scene that combined virtuosic control with a lovely, haunting innocence. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEEDB103EF932A15752C1A964958260 Edward Rothstein, Review/Opera] ; Love Among the Ruins: the Met's New 'Lucia' , "
The New York Times ", November 21, 1992]The following year, Anderson appeared as Maria in
Tchaikovsky ’s "Mazeppa", in a concert performance atCarnegie Hall with the Opera Orchestra of New York. In 1993, she also appeared inVerdi 's "La traviata " at theLyric Opera of Chicago . Of that performance, the "Chicago Tribune " critic wrote:The show belongs, of course, to Violetta Valery. Anderson quite simply has done nothing finer for Lyric Opera. She internalized every emotion of the role with her usual intensity and conviction, from desperate gaiety to startled joy at her first stirrings of love for Alfredo, right on through to her deathbed scene, which tugged mightily at the heartstrings of even the most jaded opera-goers Every dramatic gesture seemed careful thought out, yet nothing appeared mannered or merely gratuitous. . . . [H] er fiorature were uniformly true, she was able to project easily throughout the theater even when singing softly (how beautifully she floated the bel canto line of "Addio, del passato," giving us both verses of the aria), and she commanded the audience's sympathy like the canny singing actress she is. Anderson's Violetta lives up to the great Lyric tradition. [John von Rhein, "
Chicago Tribune ", September 20, 1993]Anderson began 1995 by appearing in
Paris withRoberto Alagna in another controversial production of "Lucia di Lammermoor ", staged by Andrei Şerban and designed by William Dudley. While theInternational Herald Tribune noted that Şerban and Dudley were greeted by a "chorus of boos," it wrote of Anderson's performance:[T] here were nothing but cheers for the impressive cast. June Anderson is surely the Lucia of the moment, and although she lent herself heroically to the frenetic demands of the staging, she also sang the role with superb possession of her vocal means and understanding of the psychological subtext. [David Stevens, "
International Herald Tribune ", February 1, 1995]Later in 1995, Anderson returned to the
Metropolitan Opera in a new production of "La fille du régiment " withPavarotti , of which "The New York Times " wrote:Ms. Anderson's take on Marie is a legitimate one. Winsome charm is at a minimum; tomboy toughness takes over. The role is, of course, one of the coloratura soprano's richest gold mines. Ms. Anderson takes its long series of hurdles with courage, adventure and cool beauty of singing. Wearing a uniform as well as she does is no small help to the evening. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9903EED81739F935A35752C1A963958260 Bernard Holland, OPERA REVIEW] ;Adopted Daughter Of an Entire Regiment, "
The New York Times ", November 6, 1995]After appearing as Desdemona in Rossini’s "
Otello (Rossini) " for many years, in 1995 Anderson debuted in the same role inVerdi ’s "Otello " inLos Angeles , oppositePlacido Domingo . She also created her first Lucrezia inVerdi ’s "I due Foscari " atCovent Garden and ended the year with her debut as Rosalinde in "Die Fledermaus " at theMetropolitan Opera .In 1996, Anderson portrayed
Joan of Arc inVerdi ’s "Giovanna d'Arco ", both in concert versions inNew York andBarcelona , and in a stage production atCovent Garden . She returned toTchaikovsky in 1996, portraying her first Tatiana in "Eugene Onegin" inTokyo . She also appeared in "La Traviata", alongside the Italian tenorSalvatore Fisichella , in Tokyo that same year. She participated in the Gala celebratingJames Levine 's 25th Anniversary at theMetropolitan Opera , singing with Carlo Bergonzi andFerruccio Furlanetto a selection from "I Lombardi alla prima crociata ", a work she recorded in its entirety with Levine,Luciano Pavarotti ,Samuel Ramey and theMetropolitan Opera orchestra that same year.In 1997, Anderson made her first appearance in
Vincenzo Bellini 's "Norma" at theLyric Opera of Chicago . The "Chicago Tribune " noted that Anderson's "clear, bright upper range was at its clarion best, the soprano singing with strength and nuanced sensitivity" and hailed her acting as well: " [D] ramatically, Anderson was exceptional, drawing out all of the conflicting emotions with an intensity tempered by dignity." [John von Rhein, "Chicago Tribune ", February 6, 1997.] Later in 1997, she returned to the Opera Orchestra of New York to portray her first Elvira inVerdi ’s "Ernani ." [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9406E6D91F3DF93BA35757C0A961958260&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fO%2fOpera%20Orchestra%20of%20New%20York Bernard Holland, Fast-Paced Derring-Do and a Love Quadrangle] "New York Times ", April 8, 1997.] In 1998, Anderson spoke in "Opera News" of her move away from light coloratura roles "into deeper water":I wanted to put it off as long as possible. I kept saying, and it's been quoted so many times, I didn't want to do "Normina." I wanted to do Norma. And Leonora. I didn't want to sound like a soubrette trying to do these things. I've done things like Il Corsaro and La Battaglia di Legnano very early in my career, so Verdi's always been a presence. I did mostly Rigolettos and Traviatas, and then I added Desdemona a few years ago. ... So I suppose Leonora would be next in line." ["Opera News", February 14, 1998]
Indeed, in 1998, Anderson played her first Leonora in
Verdi ’s "Il trovatore " at theMetropolitan Opera , in a cast includingRichard Margison andDolora Zajick .2000s
In recent years, Anderson has returned occasionally to her prior roles – appearing in "Lucia" in São Paulo in 2000 and Athens in 2002, "
La traviata " at theMetropolitan Opera in 2001, and new productions of "La sonnambula " (Opéra de Marseille , 2004) and "Maometto II " (Bilbao , 2005). She continues to appear as "Norma", inParma in 2001, and at theOpéra de Marseille and theCanadian Opera Company , both in 2006. Of that latter performance,Toronto 's "The Globe and Mail " wrote:Bel canto is a term too often bandied about, but it does mean what it says: beautiful singing, but beautiful as distinct from merely pretty; beautiful not only in its musical sensitivity and accuracy of pitch in the face of extreme vocal challenges devised by the composer, but also in its penetration and detailed communication of the emotions encompassed in the music and drama. It was all this that June Anderson's Norma comprehended and conveyed. . . .Anderson, [] also, as a bonus, looked the part: feminine, classy and dignified. I doubt there's been a markedly better Norma since Callas and Sutherland. [Ken Winters, "
The Globe and Mail ", March 31, 2006.]The "
Toronto Star " wrote of Anderson's portrayal in "Norma":[T] he title role is a jewel for any soprano diva's crown. . . .And how very special that one of the great contemporary Normas, American soprano June Anderson, is present to bring down the house. . . . Anderson, a late addition to the cast, has a remarkable dramatic presence. . . Anderson captures the full conflict that besets Norma....The American soprano also captures the role's intimate side, first shown in the famous aria "Casta diva," which invokes the goddess of the moon. Anderson alone is worth the price of admission. [John Terauds, "
Toronto Star ", March, 2006.]Anderson continues to claim new territory as well, with debut performances in
Donizetti 's "Anna Bolena " (Pittsburgh 2000) and "Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali " (Monte Carlo 2004), "The Bassarids " byHans Werner Henze (Théâtre du Châtelet , 2005),Rossini 's "Il viaggio a Reims " (Monte Carlo 2005), and theRichard Strauss operas "Capriccio (opera) " (Naples 2002) and "Daphne (opera) " (La Fenice 2005). Of her debut in "Daphne (opera) " a reviewer in "Opera" magazine wrote:The performance seemed to me an absolute triumph for June Anderson. At a career stage where she could reasonably be expected to scale down effort, ambition and new projects, she has instead taken the admirable decision to continue expanding her artistic range - as this first-ever Daphne (follow-up to her recent first ever Capriccio Countess) demonstrated.... [T] he singing offered countless ravishments: crystalline timbre, clean-cut line-delineation, dead-on-target intonation, awesomely easy projection of one perilously exposed high phrase after another. [Max Loppert, "Opera", November 2005.]
In 2007, Anderson performed Verdi's "Requiem" in
Paris with conductorChristoph Eschenbach and theOrchestre de Paris , "Norma" inLeipzig , and at galas atLa Fenice in Venice (June 2007), and theOdeon of Herodes Atticus inAthens (July 2007) honoring the 30th anniversary of the death of theMaria Callas . She appeared asAnna Bolena inBilbao in October 2007, and ended the year with Verdi's "Requiem" inManchester and atSt. Paul's Cathedral in London.In January 2008, Anderson was elevated from "Officier" to "Commandeur" of the
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government, the highest level of commendation within the Ordre recognizing "eminent artists and writers, as well as individuals who have contributed to the recognition of French culture in the world." [cite web | url=http://society-culture.marc8.com/france-honors-singer-june-anderson-and-professor-victor-brombert| title=France Honors Singer June Anderson and Professor Victor Brombert] Her 2008 schedule includes recitals and concerts in Aix-en-Provence, Brussels, Bordeaux, Paris, as well as a performance with conductorKent Nagano and theMontreal Symphony Orchestra , at the Bel Canto Festival inQuébec .Notable Recordings
Recordings include:
Vincenzo Bellini
*"Norma " (DVD), w/ Daniela Barcellona, conducted by Fabio Biondi, live -Teatro Regio di Parma , 2001 (Tdk DVD/Video)
*"La sonnambula ", conducted by Roberto Cecconi, live -La Fenice , Venice, 1984 (MFOH 10506)
*"Beatrice di Tenda ", conducted by Gianfranco Masini, live -La Fenice , Venice, 1987(OPD-1174)
*"Bellini Opera Arias" (arias from: "I Puritani -I Capuleti e i Montecchi -La sonnambula -Beatrice di Tenda ", conducted by Nicola Rescigno (1987) (EMI - CDC 747561 2)Gioachino Rossini
*"Semiramide ", w/Marilyn Horne ,Samuel Ramey , conducted by James Conlon, live -Metropolitan Opera , 1990 (Image Entertainment)
*"Mosè in Egitto ", conducted byClaudio Scimone (1981) (PHILIPS 420 109-2)
*"Maometto II", w/Samuel Ramey , conducted byClaudio Scimone (1983) (PHILIPS 412 148-2)
*"Rossini - Soirées Musicales" ("La regata Veneziana" - "Il rimprovero" - "L'orgia" - "La partenza" - "La serenata" - "La pastorella" - "La pesca" - "La gita in gondola" - "La danza" - "La promessa" - "L'invito" - "I marinai") (1987, 1988) (NIMBUS - NI 5132)
*"Rossini Scenes" (arias from: "Ermione" - "Semiramide " - "La donna del lago" - "Otello (Rossini) " - "William Tell (opera) "- "Il viaggio a Reims "), conducted by Daniele Gatti (1991) (LONDON - 436 377-2)
*"La donna del lago ", conducted byRiccardo Muti , live performanceLa Scala , Milan (1992) (PHILIPS 438 211-2)Gaetano Donizetti
*"Lucia di Lammermoor ", w/Alfredo Kraus , conducted byGianluigi Gelmetti , live - Florence (1983) (LS 1117/2)
*"La fille du régiment ", w/Alfredo Kraus , conducted byBruno Campanella , live - Opéra-Comique of Paris, 1986 (EMI CMS 763128 2)Giuseppe Verdi
*"Rigoletto ", w/Luciano Pavarotti ,Leo Nucci ,Shirley Verrett ,Nicolai Ghiaurov , conducted byRiccardo Chailly (1989) (LONDON 425 864-2)
*"I Lombardi alla prima crociata ", w/Luciano Pavarotti ,Richard Leech ,Samuel Ramey , cond. byJames Levine (1996) (London 455 287-2)
*"Luisa Miller " (DVD), w/ T. Ichihara,Paul Plishka , live - Lyon National Opera, 1988 (Kultur Video)Leonard Bernstein
*"Candide", w/Jerry Hadley ,Christa Ludwig ,Nicolai Gedda , cond. byLeonard Bernstein , 1989 (DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 429 734-2)
*"White House Cantata", w/Thomas Hampson ,Barbara Hendricks , cond. byKent Nagano , 1998 (DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 463 448-2)Other Composers/Recordings
*Adolphe Adam , "Le postillon de Lonjumeau ", conducted by Thomas Fulton, 1985 (EMI 557106-2)
*Tomaso Albinoni , "Il Nascimento dell'Aurora", conducted byClaudio Scimone , 1983 (ERATO 751-522)
*"June Anderson Dal Vivo In Concerto" (arias from "La battaglia di Legnano "-Verdi , "La sonnambula " -Vincenzo Bellini , "Lucia di Lammermoor " -Donizetti , "La traviata " -Verdi , "Semiramide " -Rossini ) conducted by Miguel Angel Gomez Martinez, live performance Parma, Italy (1984) (BONGIOVANNI - GB 2504-2)
*"June Anderson and Alfredo Kraus live from the Paris Opera" (arias from "Rigoletto " -Verdi , "Faust" -Gounod , "Semiramide " -Rossini , "Lakmé " -Delibes , "La traviata " -Verdi , "L'elisir d'amore " –Donizetti , "Lucia di Lammermoor " -Donizetti , "La fille du régiment " -Donizetti ), conducted by Michelangelo Veltri, live performance Paris (1987) (EMI - CDC 749067 2)
*Daniel Auber , "La muette de Portici ", w/Alfredo Kraus , conducted by Thomas Fulton (1986) (EMI 7492842)
*Beethoven , Symphony No. 9 in D minor "Choral" - "Ode an die Freiheit" w/ Sarah Walker, Klaus König, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, conducted byLeonard Bernstein , live performance on Christmas Day Schauspielhaus Berlin (1989) (DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON - 429 861-2)
*Bizet , "La jolie fille de Perth ", w/Alfredo Kraus , conducted byGeorges Prêtre , 1985 (EMI 7475598)
*"French Opera Arias" (Arias from "Hamlet" -Ambroise Thomas , "Robert le diable" -Meyerbeer , "Manon " -Massenet , "Roméo et Juliette " -Gounod , "Le pardon de Ploërmel" -Meyerbeer , "Ivan IV" –Bizet , "La vestale " -Spontini , "Les vêpres siciliennes " –Verdi ), conducted by Michel Plasson (1989) (EMI - CDC 754005 2)
*Fromental Halévy , "La Juive ", w/José Carreras conducted by Antonio De Almeida (1986, 1989) (PHILIPS 420 190-2)
*Massenet , "Chérubin ", w/Frederica von Stade ,Samuel Ramey ,Dawn Upshaw , cond. by Pinchas Steinberg (1991) (RCA 09026-60593-2)
*Meyerbeer , "Robert le diable", w/Samuel Ramey , cond. by Thomas Fulton, live performance Opéra de Paris (1985) (Legato LCD 229-3)
*Mozart , "The Magic Flute", w/Barbara Hendricks ,Jerry Hadley , conducted by SirCharles Mackerras (1991) (TELARC CD-80302)
*Carl Orff , "Carmina Burana", conducted byJames Levine (1984) (DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON - 415 136-2)
*Giovanni Battista Pergolesi ,Alessandro Scarlatti , "Stabat Mater" and "Salve Regina" w/Cecilia Bartoli , conducted byCharles Dutoit (1991) (LONDON - 436 209-2)
*Richard Strauss , "Daphne (opera) ", conducted by Stefan Anton Reck, live performanceLa Fenice , Venice (2005) (Dynamic CDS 499/1-2)
*Ambroise Thomas , "Hamlet", w/ Thomas Hampson,Samuel Ramey ,Denyce Graves , cond. by Antonio de Almeida (1993) (EMI CDCC 7 54820 2)
*Wagner , "Die Feen ", conducted byWolfgang Sawallisch , live performance Munich Opera Festival (1983) (ORFEO C 062 833 F)References
External links
* [http://www.june-anderson.com/junea.htm june-anderson.com]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026984/ June Anderson] at theInternet Movie Database
* [http://www.bruceduffie.com/anderson.html June Anderson interview] by Bruce Duffie (1986)
* [http://www.seespotwrite.com/june.htm An Hour with June Anderson] by Kathy Petreré (February 15, 1994)
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