Sure On This Shining Night - Music

Jennifer Larmore Is An Outstanding American Mezzo-Soprano Who Has Parlayed Operatic Success In Europe Into International Stardom. Known For Excelling In The Coloratura Roles Of The Baroque And Bel Canto She May Be Heard On The Major Recording Labels In Over Seventy CDs To Date Which Has Earned Her The Distinction Of Being The Most Recorded Mezzo-Soprano Of All Time. Following Her European Debut In 1986 Her Vocal Talents Energetic Acting And Natural Beauty Quickly Established Her As An Emerging Star And The Next Years Found Her Performing Leading Roles In The Prestigious Theaters Of Paris Vienna Prague London Rome Berlin Madrid Lisbon Brussels Geneva Amsterdam Milan Tokyo Melbourne Seoul Buenos Aires And Salzburg. In 1994 Larmore Returned To The United States In A Triumphant Carnegie Hall Appearance. This Success Was Followed By Being Chosen To Receive The Coveted Richard Tucker Award And The Subsequent Debut At The Metropolitan Opera In Her Signature Role As “Rosina” In Il Barbiere Di Siviglia. Since Then She Has Been A Regular Attraction At The Met Singing A Wide Range Of Roles From Handel’s Giulio Cesare To The World Premiere Of Tobias Picker’s An American Tragedy. Recital And Symphonic Repertoire Plays A Large Role In This Busy Mezzo’s Career With The Works Of Mahler Schoenberg Mozart DeFalla Debussy Berlioz And Barber Featuring Prominently. World Orchestras Under The Direction Of Such Renowned Conductors Such As Muti Levine Lopez- Cobos Bernstein Runnicles Sinopoli Masur Von Dohnanyi Jacobs Spinosi Guidarini Kalmer Rudel Barrenboim Queler Mackerras Bonynge Maazel Rostropovich Ozawa And Many Others Are Regular Collaborators. Miss Larmore Was The Honored Vocalist Selected To Close The 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games With The Singing Of The “Olympic Hymn” And In 2002 Dr. Larmore Conferred By Westminster Choir College Of Princeton Was Knighted By The French Government With The Title Chevalier De L’ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres In Recognition Of Her Contribution To The World Of Music. read less