- Inessa Galante
Inessa Galante, born as Inese Galante (born
12 March 1959 ), is a Latviansoprano .She was born in
Riga to a musical family. Her parents were both singers, and she entered the music academy in Riga in 1977. (Apparently there is some difference of opinion about her father being a singer, as according to her, he was not.) She soon began to appear in concerts in Latvia and other eastern-bloc countries, particularly at theKirov Opera inSt. Petersburg ,Russia .Galante made her western debut at the
Mannheim Opera in 1992 as Pamina inMozart 's "Die Zauberflöte ".In 1994 she made her recording debut, after 15 years on the operatic stage. This initial recording includes one of her greatest and most popular recordings,
Giulio Caccini 's "Ave Maria".Galante moved to the
Oper am Rhein inDüsseldorf in 1996 and also made her British debut. She made her US debut in 1999 at theNewport Music Festival and theHollywood Bowl . Since then, she has become an international performer of some repute.External links
* [http://www.dimusic.co.uk/inesbio.html Her Web site]
* [http://www.dimusic.co.uk/Caccdeb2.ram Listen to the Giulio Caccini's Ave Maria sung by Inessa Galante]
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