Elizabeth Fretwell Vídeos
cantante de ópera
- soprano
- Australia
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2024-05-06
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Elizabeth Fretwell Beethoven Gertrude Johnson Colin Davis Tales Hoffmann Joseph Hislop Elizabethan Trust Opera Company Bbc Symphony Orchestra Covent Garden 1920 1944 1947 1948 1954 1955 1960 1963 1965 1969 1971 1977 2006
The great, and irreplaceable, Australian soprano, Elizabeth Fretwell, enjoyed a thirty year career on the operatic stage. Commencing as a protégée of Gertrude Johnson at the National Opera in Melbourne, through her incredible list of roles with the Sadler's Wells Opera in London to her return to Australia in 1971, Fretwell left an indelible mark in the history of opera in Australia. Her international career, especially in the UK, was profound and saw her singing some of the most important roles in the repertoire. From a radio broadcast on May 11th 1960 of Beethoven's opera FIDELIO, she sings the central role of Leonora. Here is her performance of the aria "Abscheulicher! wo eilst du hin?" sung in an English translation as "O, monstrous fiend. What brought you here?". The BBC Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Colin Davis. Elizabeth (Betty) Fretwell 13.8.1920—5.6.2006 Born Elizabeth Drina in the Melbourne suburb of Glen Huntly, Fretwell studied ballet for nine years before switching to voice. She joined the National Theatre Opera School and appeared in many wartime productions at the National’s home base in Eastern Hill, starting with her portrayal of Mrs Slammerkin in The Beggar’s Opera in 1944. She was a finalist in the 1947 Sun Aria. From 1948 until 1954 she was entrusted with soprano leads in all the National’s Opera Festivals at the Princess. She was in the Royal Performance of The Tales of Hoffmann in 1954. She also broadcast frequently for the ABC. Inevitably, Fretwell joined the exodus of Australian singers to Europe. In 1954 she sang leads for the Dublin Grand Opera Company. She undertook further studies under Joseph Hislop and in 1955 joined Sadler’s Wells. There she excelled in a wide repertoire including La Traviata, Ariadne auf Naxos, Fidelio, The Girl of the Golden West, The Land of Smiles and Peter Grimes. She returned home in 1963 as a guest artist with the Elizabethan Trust Opera Company, singing in Fidelio and The Marriage of Figaro. She made her Covent Garden début in 1965 in the title role in Aïda and in Il Tabarro. Fretwell was back for A Masked Ball, Falstaff and Boris Godounov in the Trust Opera’s 1969 season. The following year she returned to Australia permanently and joined Opera Australia where her major triumphs included Aïda, Macbeth and Jenufa. She was awarded the OBE in 1977. Fretwell’s second husband was the Australian baritone Robert Simmons.
Elizabeth Fretwell Vargas Maschera Alfio Puccini Davidson Opera Australia 1966 1972
The Hungarian-born baritone, Alexander Major (Sándor Cséke), debuted as Conte di Luna with Opera Australia in 1966 and went on to sing Scarpia in TOSCA, Rodrigo in DON CARLO, Wolfram in TANNHAUSER, Don Carlo di Vargas in LA FORZA DEL DESTNO, Valentin in FAUST, Renato in UN BALLO IN MASCHERA, Alfio in CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA, Michele in IL TABARRO and the title role in RIGOLETTO - among others. Today, he is little remembered but from this capture from a live performance of Puccini's IL TABARRO, his voice was one of the most substantial Australia has experienced in these roles. At this performance from the Elizabethan Theatre in Newtown 1972, his Michele is joined by the wonderful Elizabeth Fretwell as Giorgetta in the pages leading up to, and including, his aria "Nulla! Silenzio!". The two offstage lovers were sung by Narelle Davidson and Paul Ferris.
Lone Koppel Elizabeth Fretwell Leoš Janáček Charles Mackerras Stevens Opera Australia 1976
The operas of Leoš Janáček were introduced to the repertory of Opera Australia in the mid-1970s - by conductors Edward Downes and, later, Charles Mackerras. From a revival of JENŮFA, we hear the dramatic final scene where the Kostelnička reveals that she has killed her own grandchild. This excerpt features the wonderful Danish soprano Lone Koppel in the title role, Elizabeth Fretwell as the Kostelnička (many agree that her performance in this role has never been bettered in Australia) and Ronald Stevens as Laca. The conductor in this performance from 1976 is Charles Mackerras.
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