Beth Taylor[1] is a Scottish operatic mezzo-soprano, who has performed mainly in Europe. At the Oper Frankfurt, she performed a title role in Rossini's Bianca e Falliero.
Beth Taylor | |
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| Born | 13 October 1993 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Education | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
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Life edit
Born in Glasgow,[1] Taylor studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, graduating as Master of Arts in 2018.[1]. She has been coached by Jennifer Larmore.[2] She achieved first prize at the Gianni Bergamo Classic Music Award in 2018,[1][3] and third prize of the Wigmore Hall's competition.[2] She attended the Samling Institute for Young Artists in 2019.[4]
Taylor appeared as Arnalta in Monteverdi's L’incoronazione di Poppea with the Longborough Festival Opera in 2018,[1][5] as Marcellina in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro at the New Generation Festival in Florence[2] in 2019,[1] and as Bradamante in Handel's Alcina at the Opéra de Dijon and the Opéra national de Lorraine in Nancy in 2020.[1][2] Taylor appeared at the Oper Frankfurt first in 2021 as Dardano in Handel's Amadigi.[6] Her mezzo-soprano was the only lower voice, and a reviewer said that she portrayed her character with fine vocal lines and remarkable coloratura[7] She returned in 2022 as Falliero in Rossini's Bianca e Falliero, directed by Tilmann Köhler and conducted by Giuliano Carella. The work had been planned for 2020, and in collaboration with the Tirol Festival in Erl, to conclude a focus of Rossini's works.[8][9] A reviewer noted her full voice, with volume in the middle register, precise and flexible coloraturas, and dramatic outbursts, portraying the fall of the character from a victor in battle to giving himself up, in duets of great harmony with Heather Phillips as Bianca.[10]
In concert, she has appeared with orchestras including the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra and La Cetra Baroque Orchestra.[2]
In June 2023 Taylor was a finalist in the Cardiff Singer of the World competition.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "Beth Taylor / Mezzo Soprano". Neue Stimmen. August 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Beth Taylor / mezzo-soprano". Oper Frankfurt. 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Beth Taylor" (in German). Deutsche Oper Berlin. 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Beth Taylor / Mezzo Soprano". Samling Institute for Young Artists. August 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Beth Taylor / Mezzo-soprano". Longborough Festival Opera. 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Molke, Thomas (25 September 2021). "Amadigi". Online Musik Magazin (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Rosén, Friedeon (30 September 2021). "Frankfurt / Bockenheimer Depot: Amadigi von G.F. Händel. Neuinszenierung". Online Merker (in German). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Dippel, Roland H. (22 February 2022). "Rossinis Belcanto-Juwel "Bianca e Falliero" an der Oper Frankfurt". Neue Musikzeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Fuhrmann, Wolfgang (22 February 2022). "Rossini in Frankfurt : Der unendliche Augenblick". FAZ (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Molke, Thomas (18 February 2022). "Bianca e Falliero". Online Musik Magazin. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "BBC - BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, 2023 - Beth Taylor".
External links edit
- Official website
- Beth Taylor / Mezzo-soprano operabase.com
- Heather Phillips debuts in Frankfurt (management) fischerartists.com February 2022
- Beth Margaret Taylor scottishvoices.org
- Bannatyne-Scott, Brian: Interview: Beth Taylor edinburghmusicreview.com 6 August 2021