Zehava Gal (Hebrew: זֶהָבָה גַּל) is an Israeli-born operatic mezzo-soprano.
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| Occupation | Operatic mezzo-soprano |
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Zehava Gal has sung leading roles in both European and North American opera houses and festivals, including La Scala, the Vienna Staatsoper, the Paris Opera, and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, as well as at the Salzburg Easter Festival, Glyndebourne Opera Festival, and the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro. She also sang the title role in Peter Brook's 1983 film, La Tragedie de Carmen.[1]
Her concert performances include the world premiere of Benjamin Lees' Symphony No. 4, Memorial Candles for mezzo-soprano, violin and orchestra (Dallas Symphony Orchestra, 10 October 1985).[2]
In 1994, she became an adjunct associate professor of voice at Westminster Choir College of Rider University, however as of 2021, she no longer works at the institution.
Discography
editZehava Gal's recordings include:
- Antonio Salieri: Tarare – Recorded at the Schwetzingen Festival, 1988 (DVD). Label: EuroArts-Arthaus Musik[3]
- Rossini: Mosè in Egitto – Claudio Scimone, conductor, 1981 (CD). Label: Decca[4]
- Claudio Abbado Conducts Mussorgsky – London Symphony Orchestra, 1992 (CD). Label: RCA Records[5]
- Gideon Klein: Oeuvres Instrumentales et Vocales, Fabrice Parmentier, conductor, 1994 (CD). Label: Arion[6]
References
edit- ^ Davies, Ann; Powrie, Phil (2006). Carmen on Screen: An Annotated Filmography and Bibliography. Tamesis Books. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-85566-129-5.
- ^ "Benjamin Lees - Symphony No.4 "Memorial Candles"". Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ Salieri, Antonio; Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de; Malgoire, Jean Claude; Deutsche Händel-Solisten (1988), Tarare (in French), [Place of publication not identified]: Arthaus Musik, OCLC 224936064
- ^ Rossini, Gioachino; Fisichella, Salvatore; Tottola, Andrea Leone; Palacio, Ernesto; Gal, Zehava; Browne, Sandra; Gardini, Ubaldo; Anderson, June; Raimondi, Ruggero; McCarthy, John (1992), Mose' in Egitto : Azione tragico-sacra in tre atti : seconda versione originale in italiano (1819) (in Italian), Baarn (NL): Philips Classics Productions, OCLC 1116262505
- ^ Musorgskij, Modest Petrovič; Abbado, Claudio; London symphony orchestra; BMG Music International (Europe); BMG France; BMG Music (1992), Claudio Abbado conducts Mussorgsky (in unsupported language), London, Neuilly: BMG Music International (Europe) ; Distrib. BMG France, OCLC 658458781
- ^ Klein, Gideon; Méfano, Paul; Parmentier, Fabrice (1993), Œuvres instrumentales et vocales (in Czech), Paris: Arion Music, OCLC 1136153906