Phyllis Treigle
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Phyllis Treigle is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana
, and is a noted American soprano
, and the daughter of the great bass-baritone Norman Treigle
. She graduated from Loyola University of the South
's College of Music and made her professional debut with the New Orleans Opera
Association as Flora Bervoix, in La traviata
, in 1980.
Miss Treigle subsequently appeared with the New York City Opera
(as Miss Jessel in The Turn of the Screw, conducted by Christopher Keene
), Dublin Grand Opera Society, Houston Grand Opera
(Bekhetaten in the American premiere of Akhnaten), New Orleans Opera (Der fliegende Holländer), Pittsburgh Opera
(in Tito Capobianco
's production of Mefistofele, originally mounted for her father), Sarasota Opera
Association, The New Opera Theatre
, Skylight Opera Theatre
(Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, directed by Francesca Zambello
), Wolf Trap Opera Company
(Transformations and Postcard from Morocco), Eugene Opera, New York Opera Repertory Theatre, Pennsylvania Opera Theater, and Jefferson Performing Arts Society (Susannah, opposite Michael Devlin). She also sang the first New Orleans performances of Sāvitri and La voix humaine.
At Sarasota, the soprano appeared in The Turn of the Screw, Rosalinde von Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, Mina in Aroldo, Amelia in Un ballo in maschera, and Amelia Grimaldi in both versions of Simon Boccanegra.
In 1997, the singing-actress portrayed the title role in the original version of Cherubini's Médée, for Opera Quotannis
, at Alice Tully Hall
, Lincoln Center. , Miss Treigle is Assistant Department Chair of Music, Vocal Music, at NOCCA Riverfront
. After an hiatus of some ten years, the soprano returned to the stage in the cameo role of Annina in La traviata, for the New Orleans Opera, in April 2009.
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, and is a noted American soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
, and the daughter of the great bass-baritone Norman Treigle
Norman Treigle
Norman Treigle was an American operatic bass-baritone, who was acclaimed for his great abilities as a singing-actor, and specialized in roles that evoked villainy and terror....
. She graduated from Loyola University of the South
Loyola University New Orleans
Loyola University New Orleans is a private, co-educational and Jesuit university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Originally established as Loyola College in 1904, the institution was chartered as a university in 1912. It bears the name of the Jesuit patron, Saint Ignatius of Loyola...
's College of Music and made her professional debut with the New Orleans Opera
New Orleans Opera
Opera has long been part of the musical culture of New Orleans, Louisiana. Operas have regularly been performed in the city since the 1790s, and for the majority of the city's history since the early 19th century, New Orleans has had a resident company regularly performing opera in addition to...
Association as Flora Bervoix, in La traviata
La traviata
La traviata 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 , a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils. The title La traviata means literally The Fallen Woman, or perhaps more figuratively, The Woman...
, in 1980.
Miss Treigle subsequently appeared with the New York City Opera
New York City Opera
The New York City Opera is an American opera company located in New York City.The company, called "the people's opera" by New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, was founded in 1943 with the aim of making opera financially accessible to a wide audience, producing an innovative choice of repertory, and...
(as Miss Jessel in The Turn of the Screw, conducted by Christopher Keene
Christopher Keene
Christopher Keene was an American conductor.Born in Berkeley, California, Keene studied at the University of California, Berkeley. Associated with the Spoleto Festival from 1968 , he was co-founder of the Spoleto Festival USA, where he was Music Director from 1977 to 1980...
), Dublin Grand Opera Society, Houston Grand Opera
Houston Grand Opera
Houston Grand Opera Houston Grand Opera was founded in 1955 through the joint efforts of Maestro Walter Herbert and cultural leaders Mrs. Louis G. Lobit, Edward Bing and Charles Cockrell...
(Bekhetaten in the American premiere of Akhnaten), New Orleans Opera (Der fliegende Holländer), Pittsburgh Opera
Pittsburgh Opera
Pittsburgh Opera is an American opera company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is one of two opera companies in the city, the other being Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Opera gives performances in several venues, primarily at the Benedum Center, with other performances at the...
(in Tito Capobianco
Tito Capobianco
Tito Capobianco is a noted stage director of opera.He made his official debut with Aïda, at the Teatro Argentino, La Plata, in 1953, then worked at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires...
's production of Mefistofele, originally mounted for her father), Sarasota Opera
Sarasota Opera
Sarasota Opera is a professional opera company in Sarasota, Florida, USA, which owns and performs in the now-renovated 1,119-seat Sarasota Opera House. The 2011-2012 season is currently featuring Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in the fall...
Association, The New Opera Theatre
The New Opera Theatre
The New Opera Theatre was a New Orleans-based opera company founded in 1986, with conductor Louise LaBruyère as Music Director and stage director Brian Morgan serving as Artistic Director...
, Skylight Opera Theatre
Skylight opera theatre
The Skylight Opera Theatre is a professional light opera company located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1959, Skylight performs in the 358-seat Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center in Milwaukee...
(Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, directed by Francesca Zambello
Francesca Zambello
Francesca Zambello is a leading American opera and theatre director. Zambello lived in Europe when she was a child, learning to speak French, Italian, German and Russian. Zambello is of Italian descent, the daughter of Jean , an actress and Charles C. Zambello, a former actor who became head of...
), Wolf Trap Opera Company
Wolf Trap Opera Company
The Wolf Trap Opera Company produces a summer opera festival as part of the program of the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Virginia....
(Transformations and Postcard from Morocco), Eugene Opera, New York Opera Repertory Theatre, Pennsylvania Opera Theater, and Jefferson Performing Arts Society (Susannah, opposite Michael Devlin). She also sang the first New Orleans performances of Sāvitri and La voix humaine.
At Sarasota, the soprano appeared in The Turn of the Screw, Rosalinde von Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, Mina in Aroldo, Amelia in Un ballo in maschera, and Amelia Grimaldi in both versions of Simon Boccanegra.
In 1997, the singing-actress portrayed the title role in the original version of Cherubini's Médée, for Opera Quotannis
Opera Quotannis
Opera Quotannis was a New York-based opera company which was founded in 1990, with conductor Bart Folse as Music Director and stage director Brian Morgan serving as Artistic Director...
, at Alice Tully Hall
Alice Tully Hall
Alice Tully Hall is a concert hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. It is named for Alice Tully, a New York performer and philanthropist whose donations assisted in the construction of the hall...
, Lincoln Center. , Miss Treigle is Assistant Department Chair of Music, Vocal Music, at NOCCA Riverfront
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, or NOCCA, is a professional arts training center for secondary school-age children. NOCCA is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school offers instruction in creative writing, dance, media arts, music, theatre arts, and visual arts, with a summer culinary...
. After an hiatus of some ten years, the soprano returned to the stage in the cameo role of Annina in La traviata, for the New Orleans Opera, in April 2009.
Discography
- Cherubini: MédéeMédée (Cherubini)Médée is a French language opéra-comique by Luigi Cherubini.The libretto by François-Benoît Hoffmann was based on Euripides' tragedy of Medea and Pierre Corneille's play Médée....
(St Julien, Fortunato; Folse, 1997) Newport ClassicNewport ClassicNewport Classic, Ltd, is a record label of classical music, and is located in Newport, Rhode Island.In its catalog are recordings of both familiar and unusual works, including Casanova's Homecoming, A Waterbird Talk, Trouble in Tahiti, A Ceremony of Carols, Médée , Il campanello di notte, The Jumping...
Sources
- Brian Morgan: Strange Child of Chaos: Norman Treigle, iUniverse, 2006. ISBN 0-595-38898-1
- Fisher, Florence, Sarasota Opera Shines In Strauss' Classic, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, February 15, 1989
- The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.), Opera singer follows in father's footsteps, December 10, 1986
- Waleson, Heidi , American Opera Singers Can Look Homeward, New York Times, October 30, 1988