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Judith Blegen (April 27, 1943, Lexington, Kentucky)〔(A Conversation with Judith Blegen )〕 is an American soprano, particularly associated with light lyric roles of the French, Italian and German repertories. ==Life and career== Blegen was raised and attended high school in Missoula, Montana, during which time she began voice lessons with John L. Lester, head of the voice department at the University of Montana. She studied first the violin with Toshiya Eto, and later voice at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, with Eufemia Giannini-Gregory, and later in Rome, with Luigi Ricci. She made her operatic debut in Nuremberg, Germany, as Olympia in ''The Tales of Hoffmann'', in 1965, where she subsequently sang Lucia, Susanna, and Zerbinetta. That same year, she appeared in Spoleto, Italy, as Mélisande in ''Pelléas et Mélisande''. She made her debut at the Vienna State Opera, as Rosina in ''The Barber of Seville'', in 1968, and the following year appeared at the Santa Fe Opera, as Emily in the premiere of Gian Carlo Menotti's ''Help, Help, the Globolinks!'', a role requiring her both to sing and play the violin. Her New York Metropolitan Opera debut took place on January 19, 1970, as Papagena in ''The Magic Flute''. She sang there over 200 performances of 19 roles, including Marzelline, Zerlina, Nanetta, Sophie, Adina, Gilda, Oscar, Juliette, Blondchen, Gretel, and Adele. She made her debuts at the London Opera House in London, in 1975, and at the Palais Garnier in Paris, in 1977. She appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on December, 20, 1979, where she performed the Christmas carol, O Holy Night A singer with a radiant voice, polished musicianship, and charming stage presence, she retired in 1991. She is married to former Metropolitan Opera concertmaster Raymond Gniewek. She is a 1983 recipient of the Montana Governor's Arts Award.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Montana Arts Council )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Judith Blegen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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