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Ruth Ann Swenson

voc, *1959 US, New York City
Singer of Classical

Ruth Ann Swenson (born August 25, 1959) is an American soprano who is renowned for her coloratura roles.Born in Bronxville, New York and raised in Commack, New York on Long Island, Swenson studied at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia and briefly at Hartt College of Music in West Hartford, Connecticut. In the early 1980s she joined the Merola Program at the San Francisco Opera and toured the country as Gilda in Western Opera Theater's Rigoletto.

     
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  • Classical
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Discography

Title Artist Year Type
L'Africaine (II)Giacomo Meyerbeer / Shirley Verrett, Placido Domingo, Ruth Ann Swenson, Justino Diaz, San Francisco Opera Chorus And San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Maurizio Arena, Lotfi Mansouri, Brian Large2005Single
L'Africaine (I)Giacomo Meyerbeer / Shirley Verrett, Placido Domingo, Ruth Ann Swenson, Justino Diaz, San Francisco Opera Chorus And San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Maurizio Arena, Lotfi Mansouri, Brian Large2005Single
Endless Pleasure (Handel & Mozart Arias)Ruth Ann Swenson, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment1998Album
I Carry Your HeartRuth Ann Swenson, Warren Jones1996Album
La BohèmeGiacomo Puccini, London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Leontina Vaduva, Thomas Hampson, Simon Keenlyside, Samuel Ramey, Ruth Ann Swenson1996Album
Roméo Et JulietteCharles Gounod - Placido Domingo, Ruth Ann Swenson, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Leonard Slatkin1996Album
Opera GalaPlacido Domingo, Ruth Ann Swenson, Thomas Hampson, Philharmonia Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra, Eugene Kohn1996Album
Positively Golden (Coloratura Arias)Ruth Ann Swenson1994Album
Kismet: A Musical Arabian NightSamuel Ramey, The London Symphony Orchestra, Julia Migenes, Ruth Ann Swenson1991Album
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