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Joélle Harvey (Soprano) |
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Born: Bolivar, New York, USA |
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The American soprano, Joélle Harvey, received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in vocal performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM),where she performed the roles of Amor in Cavalli’s L’Egisto, Emmie and Flora in, respectively, Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring and The Turn of the Screw, Poppea in L’Incoronazione di Poppea, Sophie in Massenet’s Werther, and Nannetta in Falstaff. She continues to study with CCM Professor Karen Lykes. She received Second Prize in Houston Grand Opera’s 2008 Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers. She received 6th Prize in the Advanced Division of the 2009 Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition, is a recipient of the Shoshana Foundation’s 2007 Richard F. Gold Career Grant, and was also presented with the John Alexander Memorial Award and the coveted Sam Adams Award for Achievement in Acting from CCM. She is the recipient of a 2011 First Prize Award from the Gerda Lissner Foundation, a 2009 Sara Tucker Study Grant from the Richard Tucker Foundation, and a 2010 Encouragement Award (in honor of Norma Newton) from the George London Foundation.
Joélle Harvey is quickly becoming recognized as one of the most promising young talents of her generation, establishing herself as a noted interpreter of a broad range of repertoire, specializing in George Frideric Handel, W.A. Mozart, and new music.. In the summer of 2008, she performed the role of Zerlina in Catherine Malfitano’s critically acclaimed production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni with San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program. As a member of Glimmerglass Opera’s 2007 Young American Artists Program, Harvey performed the role of Cupid in Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld to great critical acclaim and covered soprano Lisa Saffer in the role of La Princesse in Philip Glass’ Orphée.
During the 2008-2009 season, Joélle Harvey made company debuts with Dallas Opera as Barbarina in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, Portland Opera as Flora in B. Britten's The Turn of the Screw, and Eugene Opera as Eurydice in Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld. On the concert and recital platforms, Harvey made debuts with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra as Leila in performances of Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe conducted by George Manahan, and with Steven Blier and the New York Festival of Song at Merkin Concert Hall and the Caramoor Festival. In the summer of 2009, she returned to Glimmerglass Opera to sing the role of Belinda in Jonathan Miller's new production of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.
The soprano performed the role of Miranda in a workshop of Tod Machover's new opera Death and the Powers in September 2009, and subsequently made her debut at New York City Opera as Zerlina in Christopher Alden's new production of Don Giovanni. She appeared as Flora in The Turn of the Screw for her debut with Houston Grand Opera, and returned to Eugene Opera to sing the role of Susanna in W.A. Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro. The spring of 2010 found her at Atlanta Opera, where she covered Pamina in W.A. Mozart's Die Zauberflöte and sang matinee performances of the role. She also performed the Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater with the Orchestra of St. Luke's at the Baryshnikov Arts Center. She bowed at Glimmerglass Opera in the summer of 2010 as Seleuce in the USA professional stage premiere of G.F. Handel’s Tolomeo, where critic David Shengold declared she “dazzled physically and vocally”.
Joélle Harvey's 2010-2011 season included a return engagement with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra as the soprano soloist in Carmina Burana, performances of George Frideric Handel's Messiah in Spain with Harry Bicket and The English Concert, Belinda in Dido and Aeneas at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Sophie in Werther with Washington Concert Opera under the baton of Antony Walker, and creating the role of Miranda in the world premiere of Death and the Powers at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo.
In the summer of 2011, Joélle Harvey made her role and company debut with Festival d'Aix-en-Provence as Galatea in Acis and Galatea under the direction of Leonardo García-Alarcón. The 2011-2012 season found performances of Galatea at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice; G.F. Handel's Messiah for her debut with the Kansas City Symphony, and in a return to the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; Michal in a performance of G.F. Handel's Saul at London's Barbican with Harry Christophers and The Sixteen, which she also recorded with the company; and a return to New York City Opera for the role of Eurydice in Georg Philipp Telemann's Orpheus. She concluded the season in a debut with Glyndebourne Festival Opera in a revival of Jonathan Kent’s acclaimed production of The Fairy Queen. She also performed J.S. Bach's B Minor Mass (BWV 232) with The English Concert at the BBC Proms and in Leipzig. |
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During the 2012-2013 season, the soprano was engaged to sing Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro on tour with the Glyndebourne Festival and also with Arizona Opera; two appearances with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra: G.F. Handel’s Messiah, conducted by Ragnar Bohlin, and music from Peer Gynt, conducted by Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas; the role of Tigrane in performances of Radamisto at Carnegie Hall and in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with Harry Bicket and The English Concert; the Felix Mendelssohn and J.S. Bach Magnificats for her debut with The New York Philharmonic Orchestra; and Iphis in a USA tour of G.F. Handel’s Jephtha with Harry Christophers and Handel and Haydn Society. She concluded the season in a return to Festival d’Aix-en-Provence for Zerlina in a revival of Dmitri Tcherniakov’s production of Don Giovanni, conducted by Marc Minkowski.
Joélle Harvey's 2013-2014 season included her debut with the Royal Opera, Covent Garden in London as Sicle in Ormindo, further performances with the Glyndebourne Festival Opera as Serpetta in W.A. Mozart’s La finta giardiniera, Adina in L’elisir d’amore with the Glyndebourne Festival Touring Company, and the Dallas Opera for Miranda in Death and the Powers, as well as appearances on the concert stage with The Handel and Haydn Society (Dalila in G.F. Handel’s Samson), New York Philharmonic Orchestra (G.F. Handel’s Messiah), San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (L.v. Beethoven’s Mass in C), Milwaukee Symphony (Schubert’s Mass No. 6) and the Kansas City Symphony (G.F. Handel’s Messiah).
During the 2014-2015 season, Joélle Harvey's numerous engagements included repeat appearances as Sicle in Ormindo with the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, Galatea in Acis and Galatea with the Killkenny Festival, and role debuts as Marzelline in Fidelio with San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Anne Trulove in Igor Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress with Utah Opera. On the concert stage, she appeared with the Cleveland Orchestra (J.S. Bach's B minor Mass (BWV 232)), Tafelmusik, Handel and Haydn Society (Messiah and J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244)), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (L.v. Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis), North Carolina Symphony (Messiah), Dallas Symphony Orchestra (W.A. Mozart's Requiem) and the Ensemble Pygmalion (W.A. Mozart's Mass in C minor).
In the 2015-2016 season, Joélle Harvey's varied appearances included Michal in Saul with the Handel and Haydn Society and Inès in a concert performance of La favorite with Washington Concert Opera. She also joined the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Virginia Symphony, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Les Violons du Roy in concert.
Last season (2016-2017), Joélle Harvey joined the Milwaukee Symphony as Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra as Pat Nixon in Nixon in China. In concert, she appeared with the Mostly Mozart Festival for W.A. Mozart's’s Mass in C Minor and his Requiem, which she also sang with the Kansas City Symphony and the Utah Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, she sang G.F. Handel’s Messiah with the Handel and Haydn Society and the National Symphony Orchestra, joined the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra for Gustav Mahler’s Das klagende Lied, and appeared with the London Symphony Orchestra and Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam for John Adams’ El Niño. She also appeared in concert with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the North Carolina Symphony. She concluded the season with a return to Glyndebourne Festival Opera as Servilia in W.A. Mozart's La clemenza di Tito, a role she also performed with the BBC Proms.
Joélle Harvey begins the 2017-2018 season in concert with the Knoxville Symphony, performing Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915. She subsequently makes her Pittsburgh Opera debut as Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, and joins The English Concert as Almirena in Rinaldo. Further concert appearances include a return to the New York Philharmonic Orchestra for G.F. Handel’s Messiah, L.v. Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with the Handel and Haydn Society led by Masaaki Suzuki, and an appearance with the Laguna Music Festival for a concert of music by Johannes Brahms and both Clara Schumann and Robert Schumann. In the summer of 2018, she returns to the Glyndebourne Festival Opera for her role debut as Cleopatra in Sir David McVicar's iconic production of G.F. Handel's Giulio Cesare. |
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Source: Joélle Harvey Website; Headshot Phtos: Arielle Doneson
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (March 2013, February 2018) |
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Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works |
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Conductor |
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Harry Bicket |
Soprano |
[V-1] (2012, Video): BWV 232 [1st recording] |
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Jonathan Cohen |
Soprano |
[V-2] (2015): BWV 243
[V-3] (2018, Video): BWV 245 |
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Links to other Sites |
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Joélle Harvey (Official Website) |
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