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Dawn Upshaw (born July 17, 1960 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a world-renowned American soprano described as "one of the most consequential performers of our time" by the Los Angeles Times. The recipient of several Grammy Awards and Edison Prize-winning discs, Upshaw is at home both in opera and art song, and in repertoire from Baroque to contemporary. Many composers, including John Harbison, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Kaija Saariaho, have written for her, and her artistic achievements are extensive. On September 25, 2007 she was awarded a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant." is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... This article is about the voice-type. ... The Gramophone Awards are one of the most significant honours bestowed on the classical record industry, often referred to as the Oscars for classical music. ... For other uses, see Opera (disambiguation). ... An art song is a vocal music composition, usually written for one singer and often with piano accompaniment. ... Baroque music describes an era and a set of styles of European classical music which were in widespread use between approximately 1600 and 1750. ... In the broadest sense, contemporary music is any music being written in the present day. ... John Harbison John Harris Harbison (born December 20, 1938 in Orange, New Jersey) is a composer, best known for his operas and large choral works. ... Esa-Pekka Salonen ( ) (born June 30, 1958 in Helsinki) is a prominent Finnish orchestral conductor and composer. ... Kaija Saariaho (born October 14, 1952) is a Finnish composer. ... The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a major private grant-making foundation based in Chicago that has awarded more than US$3 billion since its inception in 1978. ...

Overview

She began her vocal career as a talented Rich East High School singer in Park Forest, Illinois. Upshaw received a B.A. in 1982 from Illinois Wesleyan University and went on to study voice with Ellen Faull at the Manhattan School of Music in New York, earning her M.A. in 1984. She also attended courses given by Jan DeGaetani at the Aspen (Colorado) Music School. She was a winner of the Young Concert Artists auditions (1984) and the Walter M. Naumburg Competition (1985), and was a member of the Metropolitan Opera Young Artists Development Program. Since her start in 1984, Upshaw has made over 300 appearances at the Metropolitan Opera. Park Forest is a village located in Cook County and Will County, Illinois. ... Ames Library, located on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington. ... The Manhattan School of Music is one of Americas leading music conservatories located in New York City that offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition. ... This article is about the state. ... Jan (Janice) DeGaetani (b. ... The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation sponsors competitions and provides awards for young classical musicians in North America. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ...

Upshaw came to international fame with her million-selling recording (1993), with David Zinman, of the hauntingly powerful Symphony No 3 by Henryk Górecki, known as the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (Symfonia pieśni żałosnych). David Zinman (born New York, 10 July 1936) is an American conductor. ... Cover of the 1992 release of , conducted by David Zinman Symphony No. ... Henryk Górecki. ...

In the past decade she has premiered more than 25 new works and has embraced several works created for her, including the Grawemeyer Award-winning opera L’Amour de Loin by Kaija Saariaho, The Great Gatsby by John Harbison, the nativity oratorio El Niño by John Adams, and Osvaldo Golijov's highly acclaimed chamber opera Ainadamar and song cycle Ayre. John Harbison John Harris Harbison (born December 20, 1938 in Orange, New Jersey) is a composer, best known for his operas and large choral works. ... Chart of ocean surface temperature anomaly [°C] during the last strong El Niño in December 1997 El Niño and La Niña (also written in English as El Nino and La Nina) are major temperature fluctuations in surface waters of the tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean. ... For other persons named John Adams, see John Adams (disambiguation). ... Osvaldo Golijov (born in La Plata, Argentina, December 5, 1960) is a composer of classical music . ... Ainadamar means Fountain of Tears in Arabic, and is the first opera by Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov. ...

Some feel that her rendition of Ayre made her almost seem a charismatic rock-singer. It is a tribute to her vocal range, as well as her star-stature, that she has moved out of the traditional role of a classical singer. In addition to her operatic recordings, she has also sung the title role in the first complete recording of the score of Gershwin's Oh, Kay! She has also recorded an album of songs by Vernon Duke. George Gershwin photograph by Edward Steichen in 1927. ... Oh, Kay! is a Broadway musical with book by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and music by George Gershwin. ... Vernon Duke (1903-1969), composer/songwriter, wrote such favorites as I Cant Get Started with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, April In Paris with lyrics by E.Y. (Yip) Harburg (1932), and What Is There To Say for The Ziegfeld Follies of 1934 also with Harburg. ...

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She tours regularly with piano accompanist Richard Goode. Margo Garrett and Gilbert Kalish are also long-standing partners. She has worked with the director Peter Sellars many times, including his staging of Händel's Theodora at Glyndebourne, his Paris production of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress (as part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Esa-Pekka Salonen's month-long residency at the Théâtre du Châtelet) (1996), a staging of Bach's cantata BWV 199, presented in the 1995-96 season at New York's 92nd Street Y, and the Salzburg Festival production of Olivier Messiaen's St François d'Assise (1998). Richard Goode is a US pianist. ... Peter Sellars Peter Sellars (born September 27, 1957) is an American theater director, renowned for his modern stagings of classical operas and plays. ... HANDEL was the code-name for the UKs National Attack Warning System in the Cold War. ... Glyndebourne Festival Opera is a opera festival held at Glyndebourne House near Lewes, in southern England. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Igor Stravinsky. ... The Rakes Progress is an English opera in three acts and an epilogue by Igor Stravinsky. ... The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LAP) is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. ... Esa-Pekka Salonen ( ) (born June 30, 1958 in Helsinki) is a prominent Finnish orchestral conductor and composer. ... The Théâtre du Châtelet is a theatre and opera house in Paris, France. ... For other people named Bach and other meanings of the word, see Bach (disambiguation). ... The 92nd Street Y is a multifaceted cultural institution and community center located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. ...

Upshaw was a guest of President of the United States Bill Clinton and Mrs. Clinton on the NBC special, Christmas in Washington. The BBC presented a prime-time telecast of her 1996 London Proms Concert, "Dawn at Dusk", in which she performed songs from the American musical theater. Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... This article is about the television network. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... A Promenade concert in the Royal Albert Hall, 2004. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ...

Dawn Upshaw joined the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra as Artistic Partner beginning with the 2007-08 season, and she is Artistic Director of the Graduate Program in Vocal Arts at the Bard College Conservatory of Music, which accepted its first students in the 2006-2007 academic year. She also is a faculty member at the Tanglewood Music Center. The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO), based in St. ... The Bard College Conservatory of Music is a program of Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. Founded in 2005, the program is unique among music conservatories in that all students are required to participate in a five-year dual-degree program, in which both a B.M. in music...

She holds honorary Doctor of Arts, honoris causa, from Yale University, the Manhattan School of Music, Illinois Wesleyan University and Allegheny College. The Doctor of Arts (D.A., or occasionally D.Arts. ... Honoris causa (plural: Causae) is a Latin term meaning for the sake of honor, abbreviated as . ... Yale redirects here. ... The Manhattan School of Music is one of Americas leading music conservatories located in New York City that offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition. ... Ames Library, located on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington. ... Allegheny College is a private liberal arts college located in northwestern Pennsylvania which prides itself as being one of the oldest colleges in the United States. ...

Upshaw is married and a mother of two. She lives near New York.

Upshaw was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and began aggressive treatment in November, 2006. According to her manager, Upshaw's current prognosis is excellent.[1]

Awards and recognitions

2007 MacArthur Fellow:

• Named a prestigious genius awardee [2]

2006 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording:

• The Atlanta Symphony and Chorus with Dawn Upshaw for Golijov: Ainadamar (Fountain of Tears)

2003 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance: Osvaldo Golijov (born in La Plata, Argentina, December 5, 1960) is a composer of classical music . ...

• The Kronos Quartet & Dawn Upshaw for Berg: Lyric Suite

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• Dawn Upshaw, artist for The Girl with Orange Lips (Falla, Ravel, etc.)

1989 Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Soloist:

• Dawn Upshaw, artist for Knoxville-Summer of 1915 (Music Of Barber, Menotti, Harbison, Stravinsky)

External links

• NewMusicBox: Dawn Upshaw in conversation with Frank J. Oteri, 2002
• A biography
• More