Wendy Hoffman
mezzo-soprano | United States of America, °1960 - 2005 †
SINGING 1992 : Third Prize
American mezzo-soprano Wendy Hoffman (Minnesota, 1960) was a graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She performed in theatres throughout America and won numerous prizes there, e.g. at the Metropolitan, the Santa Fe and the San Francisco Operas. After a brilliant career at the Metropolitan Opera and numerous concerts worldwide, Wendy Hoffman has passed away in 2005 owing to the effects of a grave illness.
Audio
Program
Final (24/05/1992)
Richard Strauss Zueignung (A major) (Acht Gedichte aus Letzte Blätter op. 10)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ch'io mi scordi te? KV 505
Christoph Willibald von Gluck Ahimè ! Dove trascorsi ? - Che farò senza Euridice ? (Orfeo ed Euridice (Wien 1762))
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ah, scostati ! - Smanie implacabili (Così fan tutte)
Wendy Hoffman, voice
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra, dir. Marc Soustrot
Daniel Blumenthal, pianist accompanist
