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Geraldine McMillian
Geraldine McMillian is an American soprano who has had an active career in concerts and operas since the mid-1980s. Career After graduating from the Juilliard School, where she studied with Eleanor Steber, McMillian made her professional opera debut in 1986 at the Houston Grand Opera as Annie in George Gershwin's ''Porgy and Bess''. She repeated the role for her debut with the San Francisco Opera the following year, and in 1988 portrayed Clara in that opera for her debut with the Florentine Opera in Milwaukee. In 1989 she sang a program of works by Richard Strauss with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. McMillian's first major success was her debut performance at the New York City Opera (NYCO) in 1990 as Mimi in Giacomo Puccini's ''La bohème''. Later that year she performed the role of Bess with the NYCO and was heard as Liu in Puccini's ''Turandot'' with the Florida Grand Opera. In 1991 she toured to 56 North American cities with the NYCO, performing Countess Almaviva in Wolfgan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880 Hz in choral music, or to "soprano C" (C6, two octaves above middle C) = 1046 Hz or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which often encompasses the melody. The soprano voice type is generally divided into the coloratura, soubrette, lyric, spinto, and dramatic soprano. Etymology The word "soprano" comes from the Italian word '' sopra'' (above, over, on top of),"Soprano" '' |
