Claire Rutter (born 1972 in

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) is an English operatic

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"Rutter, Claire"
'' Großes Sängerlexikon'' (4th edition), Vol. 4, p. 4070. Walter de Gruyter.

Biography

Claire Rutter studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and at the National Opera Studio. Her title role performances have included those in '' Norma'' and '' Tosca'' at

Grange Park Opera Grange Park Opera is a professional opera company and charity whose base is West Horsley Place in Surrey, England. Founded in 1998, the company staged an annual opera festival at The Grange, in Hampshire and in 2016–7, built a new opera ho ...

, and in ''

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'', ''

La Traviata ''La traviata'' (; ''The Fallen Woman'') is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on ''La Dame aux camélias'' (1852), a play by Alexandre Dumas ''fils'' adapted from his own 18 ...

'' and '' Aida'' at English National Opera. She has also sung the role of Sieglinde in '' Die Walküre'' at Grange Park Opera. Her performances in the United States include those with Dallas Opera in 2003 (as Fiordiligi in ''

Così fan tutte (''All Women Do It, or The School for Lovers''), K. 588, is an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was first performed on 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte w ...

'') and Santa Fe Opera in 2008 (as Alice in '' Falstaff''). Rutter has recorded extensively for Naxos and Chandos.

Selected discography

* Lennox Berkeley: ''A Dinner Engagement'' -

City of London Sinfonia City of London Sinfonia (CLS) is an English chamber orchestra based in London. CLS performs regularly across the city of London in venues from East London clubs to traditional Central London concert halls. CLS is orchestra-in-residence at Opera ...

, Richard Hickox (conductor). Chandos CHAN 10219 *Lennox Berkeley: ''Ruth'' - City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox (conductor). Chandos CHAN 10301 * Gustav Holst: ''The Planets / The Mystic Trumpeter Op.18'' - Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus, David Lloyd-Jones (conductor). Naxos 8.555776 * Herbert Howells: ''Hymnus paradisi / Sir Patrick Spens'' - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, The Bach Choir, David Hill (conductor). Naxos 8.570352 * Carl Orff: ''Carmina Burana'' - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Marin Alsop (conductor). Naxos 8.570033 *

Arthur Sullivan Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (13 May 1842 – 22 November 1900) was an English composer. He is best known for 14 comic opera, operatic Gilbert and Sullivan, collaborations with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert, including ''H.M.S. Pinaf ...

: ''The Prodigal Son / Boer War Te Deum'' - New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor). Hyperion CDA67423 *Arthur Sullivan: ''The Contrabandista / The Foresters'' - New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor). Hyperion CDA 67486

References

Changing tracks: Claire Rutter
(interview), '' Scotland on Sunday'', November 16, 2008. Accessed 10 January 2009.
"Claire Rutter: McDonald's, KFC? Or a nice glass of wine?"
(interview), '' The Independent on Sunday'', June 30, 2002. Accessed 10 January 2009. *Chism, Olin, "'Così' entices Dallas Opera's players", ''

Dallas Morning News ''The Dallas Morning News'' is a daily newspaper serving the Dallas–Fort Worth area of Texas, with an average print circulation of 65,369. It was founded on October 1, 1885 by Alfred Horatio Belo as a satellite publication of the ''Galvesto ...

'', November 23, 2003. *Thompson, Warwick
"Pharaonic Drag Queens Sparkle in Zandra Rhodes 'Aida' Costumes"
(review of ''Aida'' at the English National Opera), '' Bloomberg News'', November 9, 2007. Accessed 10 January 2009.

External links

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