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Jane Henschel

voc, *1952 US, Wisconsin
Conductor of Classical

Jane Henschel (born 2 March 1952) is an American operatic mezzo soprano. Henschel, who was born in Wisconsin, studied at the University of Southern California, and then pursued further studies in Germany, where she has made her home. Her numerous opera appearances include Baba the Turk in Igor Stravinsky's The Rake’s Progress with Glyndebourne Festival Opera, the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto, and the Salzburg festival; Brangäne in Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre with Paris Opéra and the Los Angeles Opera; the Principessa in Giacomo Puccini’s Suor Angelica with conductor Riccardo Chailly and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Blanche de la Force in Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites in Amsterdam; Kostelnicka Buryjovka in Leoš Janáček’s Jenůfa under Seiji Ozawa in Japan; and the Kaban

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Soundtrack
Plays With
König Ensemble
Popular Tracks   
Das Lied von der Erde (Song of the Earth): VI. Der Abschied (The Farewell) on Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde by Gustav Mahler, Jane Henschel & Hans Graf
Das Lied von der Erde (Song of the Earth): II. Der Einsame im Herbst (The Lonely One in Autumn) on Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde by Gustav Mahler, Jane Henschel & Hans Graf
Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59 / Act 1: "Mein lieber Hippolyte" on Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss, Renée Fleming, Sophie Koch, Diana Damrau, Franz Hawlata, Jonas Kaufmann, Munich Philharmonic Orchestra & Christian Thielemann
The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54, Act I: The Letter (Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Flora) on The History of Opera: English Language Opera by Various Artists
Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59 / Act 2: "Herr Baron von Lerchenau!" on Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss, Renée Fleming, Sophie Koch, Diana Damrau, Franz Hawlata, Jonas Kaufmann, Munich Philharmonic Orchestra & Christian Thielemann
Das Lied von der Erde (Song of the Earth): I. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde (The Drinking Song of Earth's Misery) on Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde by Gustav Mahler, Jane Henschel & Hans Graf
Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera): Prelude: Moritat von Mackie Messer (Ballad of Mack the Knife): Und der Haifisch, der hat Zahne (Ballad Singer) on Weill, K.: Dreigroschenoper by Kurt Weill & Jan Latham-Koenig
Hansel & Gretel, Act III: Greedy little mousey, who's nibbling at my housey? (Witch, Hansel, Gretel) on Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck, Sir Charles Mackerras, Philharmonic Orchestra, Jennifer Larmore, Rebecca Evans, Rosalind Plowright, Robert Hayward, Jane Henschel & Sarah Tynan
Hansel & Gretel, Act III: Hansel, don't be so greedy (Gretel, Hansel, Witch) on Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck, Sir Charles Mackerras, Philharmonic Orchestra, Jennifer Larmore, Rebecca Evans, Rosalind Plowright, Robert Hayward, Jane Henschel & Sarah Tynan
Hansel & Gretel, Act III: Now wake up, it's time to eat (Witch, Gretel, Hansel) on Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck, Sir Charles Mackerras, Philharmonic Orchestra, Jennifer Larmore, Rebecca Evans, Rosalind Plowright, Robert Hayward, Jane Henschel & Sarah Tynan

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Band Members
Discography

Title Artist Year Type
Das Lied Von Der ErdeGustav Mahler, Jane Henschel, Gregory Kunde, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Hans Graf2011Album
Il TabarroGiacomo Puccini - Barbara Frittoli, Miroslav Dvorský, Jane Henschel, Barry Banks, Alastair Miles2009Album
Hansel & GretelEngelbert Humperdinck - Jennifer Larmore, Rebecca Evans, Jane Henschel, Sir Charles Mackerras, Philharmonia Orchestra2007Album
Pepita JiménezIsaac Albéniz - Placido Domingo, Carol Vaness, Jane Henschel, Enrique Baquerizo Y Carlos Chausson, Orquesta De La Comunidad De Madrid2006Album
FalstaffGiuseppe Verdi - Sir Colin Davis, The London Symphony Orchestra, Michele Pertusi, Carlos Álvarez, Ana Ibarra, Marina Domashenko, Jane Henschel, María José Moreno, Bülent Bezdüz, London Symphony Chorus2004Album
MerlinIsaac Albéniz, Carlos Álvarez, Placido Domingo, Jane Henschel, Ana Maria Martinez, José De Eusebio, Orquesta Sinfónica De Madrid2000Album
Verlobung Im Traum · SymphonieHans Krása – Juanita Lascarro, Jane Henschel, Albert Dohmen, Robert Wörle, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lothar Zagrosek, Vladimir Ashkenazy1998Album
Die Dreigroschenoper / The Threepenny OperaKurt Weill - Walter Raffeiner, Ulrike Steinsky, Gabriele Ramm, Jane Henschel, Peter Nikolaus Kante, Rolf Wollrad, Jolanta Teresa Kuznik, Reinhard Firchow - König Ensemble, Jan Latham-König1997Album
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