Biography of Angela Andáy
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Angela Andáy (concertsinger, contralto) after only six singing lessons, was chosen to enter the Conservatory of Music in Amsterdam, continued her education in The Hague and Antwerp and graduated in both Teaching (’91) and Performance (’93). She was awarded stipends by ‘The Prince Bernhard Foundation’ and as requested by Aafje Heynis, by ‘The Artibus Sacrum Foundation’. She studied with Cora Canne Meijer, Luciënne Van Deyck (B) (’92-’95), Jean Temperley (’95), Vera Rózsa (’92-’93) and at invitation, with Christa Ludwig (F) (’97). She has also sung in masterclasses of Ank Reinders, Peter Elkus, Agnes Giebel, Emma Kirkby, Kurt Widmer (CH), and others.
This natural coloratura-contralto has frequently sung as a soloist in oratorios and symphonic works with conductors as Jules van Hessen, Benjamin Ashkenazy, Christian Mandeal, Ludo Claesen, Joop Schets, Arthur Mahler, Paul van Gulick, Marc Versteeg, Heinz Friesen and Johannes Keller. She interpreted the solo part in the world’s first performances of Marc van Delft’s ‘Carmina Burana’ and ‘Elegy for the Earth’, major works especially composed for her, both with large symphonic harmony orchestra. She has also performed the famous ‘El Amor Brujo’ of De Falla, Wagner’s Wesendonklieder, Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder, Beethoven’s Ninth and oratorios of Purcell up to Vaughan Williams, including Bach, Händel, Vivaldi and Pergolesi.
Angela has sung in the Netherlands, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Israel. She has given recitals with pianists as Phillis Ferwerda, Grada Visser, Eva Becker and Tomás Víšek (Prague) in places as Amsterdam, London, Cologne and Berne. She has sung as a soloist with professional orchestras from the Netherlands (Het Gelders Orkest, Florilegium Musicum, and others), Germany, Romania and Bulgaria.
The voice of this Dutch contralto has been recorded without alteration in the exceptional range of four octaves (G-g'''). As a soloist she has been recorded for radio, television and CDs by local stations, the Dutch Concert Station, TROS, BRT, SONY Austria, AMR, Lindenberg and Mira Sound. In 2002 she was invited for the CD recordings of the ‘Flower Fairy Song Cycle’, composed by Maria Talis on poems of Cicely Mary Barker, painter of the famous Flower Fairies.
Aukeline van Hoytema of the Dutch classical Radio ranked this contralto sixth of ‘The CD Top 10’ among Placido Domingo (7), Emma Kirkby (5), Kiri te Kanawa (4), Kathleen Battle (3) and Jessye Norman (2).
Some critics:
moving performance…, fascinating coloraturas…, very high quality…— Ruhr Nachrichten
warm voice…, pleasant presentation…— Breda, De Stem
beautiful and clear articulation in all languages…, wonderful performance…, very promising…— Gelders Dagblad
For more concert reviews see the critics -page.
Biography for publications
There are three versions of this biography wich can be used for publications:
- a mini version (154 words),
- a short version (264 wors),
- the longer version (392 wors).
Booking Angela Andáy
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Demo JS Bach: Agnus Dei - Hohe Messe (3,7 MB WAV 00:21) (inzet), alt Angela Andáy, gamba Jan Goorissen, orgel Harry Schram.
Demo JS Bach: Bereite dich, Zion - Weihnachts Oratiorium (10,9 MB WAV 01:04) (B deel), alt Angela Andáy, begeleidt zichzelf op tafelorgel (met de linkerhand pompen en met de rechter spelen - komt een heel stevig geluid uit, trouwens).
Demo JS Bach: Schliesse, mein Herze - Weihnachts Oratiorium (4,0 MB WAV 00:22) (A2 deels), alt Angela Andáy, begeleidt zichzelf op tafelorgel (met de linkerhand pompen en met de rechter spelen - komt een heel stevig geluid uit, trouwens).
Demo M Talis: Language of Roses - Passacaglia (3,5 MB WAV 00:19) (v2 deels), alt Angela Andáy, koor Velvet Voices, gamba Jan Goorissen, orgel Harry Schram.
Luister naar ‘Le Parfum Impérissable’,
tekst: Leconte de Lisle, muziek: Gabriel Fauré, orkestratie: © Maria Talis:
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Luister naar nr. 6 uit “De 7 Vagantenliederen” (Carmina Burana) van Marc van Delft, die de solo's van deze cyclus speciaal voor Angela's bijzondere stem heeft geschreven. Met groot symfonisch harmonieorkest en mannenkoor. Live opname van de wereldpremière op 3-11-96 in het Chassé-theater te Breda met het Princenhage's Mannenkoor, Het Haarlems Harmonie Orkest, Alt: Angela Andáy; Dirigent: Paul van Gulick.
Nr 6: Dulce Solum - droevig klaaglied over het afscheid van het geliefde vaderland, een verscheurd hart.
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Recensie over deze première in De Stem, Breda:
…Er werd een bijzonder hoog niveau bereikt. Men ontleende veel inspiratie aan de prachtige compositie van Van Delft … De alt nam de meer beschouwende delen voor haar rekening. Met haar sympathieke presentatie en haar warme stem wist ze haar niet zo voor de hand liggende partij goed bij het publiek over te krijgen …
Luister naar “Strike the Viol” van Purcell, uit “Ode for Saint Cecilia”,
alt: Angela Andáy; pianist: Wim Brunsveld.
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Meer opnames van Angela Andáy vindt u op de audio-pagina.
More information:
- It is an honour for Angela Andáy to be on the Dutch Diva Site of Classical Singers
- Angela Andáy has an extensive repertoire
- Her biography
- She performed in various places
- The singers, instrumentalists and conductors with whom she performed