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Sylvia McNair
voc, *1956 US, Mansfield, Ohio
Singer of Classical
Sylvia McNair (born June 23, 1956) is an American opera singer and classical recitalist who has also achieved notable success in the Broadway and cabaret genres. McNair, a soprano, has made several critically acclaimed recordings and has won two Grammy Awards.
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Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: I. Introitus. Requiem aeternam on Amadeus by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Mass in C Minor, K. 427 "Grosse Messe" (Rev. and Reconstr. A. Schmitt & E. Gardiner): 2g. Gloria: Jesu Christe on Mozart: Great Mass in C minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sylvia McNair, Diana Montague, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Cornelius Hauptmann, Anthony Robson, Lisa Beznosiuk, Alastair Mitchell, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner Mass in C Minor, K. 427 "Grosse Messe" (Rev. and Reconstr. A. Schmitt & E. Gardiner): 1. Kyrie on Mozart: Great Mass in C minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sylvia McNair, Diana Montague, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Cornelius Hauptmann, Anthony Robson, Lisa Beznosiuk, Alastair Mitchell, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act I: No. 1, Duet. Cinque, dieci, venti on Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Wiener Philharmoniker & Claudio Abbado L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308 / Act III: "Pur ti miro" on Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner Mass in C Minor, K. 427 "Grosse Messe" (Rev. and Reconstr. A. Schmitt & E. Gardiner): 2c. Gloria: Gratias on Mozart: Great Mass in C minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sylvia McNair, Diana Montague, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Cornelius Hauptmann, Anthony Robson, Lisa Beznosiuk, Alastair Mitchell, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: I. Introitus. Requiem aeternam on Mozart: Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sylvia McNair, Carolyn Watkinson, Francisco Araiza, Robert Lloyd, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner Mass in C Major, K. 317 "Coronation": 2. Gloria on Mozart: Mass in C K317 "Coronation Mass" / Haydn: Missa in tempore belli by Berliner Philharmoniker & James Levine Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act II: No. 16, Finale: h-i. Voi signor, che giusto siete on Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Wiener Philharmoniker & Claudio Abbado Mass in C, K.317 "Coronation": 1. Kyrie on Mozart: Mass in C K317 "Coronation Mass" / Haydn: Missa in tempore belli by Berliner Philharmoniker & James LevineTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Requiem | Gabriel Fauré - Sylvia McNair, Thomas Allen, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 2011 | Album |
| Sinfonia N.8 " Dei Mille" Seconda Parte | Gustav Mahler, Cheryl Studer, Sylvia McNair, Andrea Rost, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Rosemarie Lang, Peter Seiffert, Bryn Terfel, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Prague Philharmonic Chorus, Tölzer Knabenchor, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado | 1998 | Album |
| Sinfonia N.8 " Dei Mille" Prima Parte Hymnus "Vieni Creator Spiritus" | Gustav Mahler, Cheryl Studer, Sylvia McNair, Andrea Rost, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Rosemarie Lang, Peter Seiffert, Bryn Terfel, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Prague Philharmonic Chorus Prager Philharmonischer Chor Chor Tòlzen, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado | 1998 | Album |
| Rêveries Mélodies Françaises | Sylvia McNair, Roger Vignoles | 1997 | Album |
| Love's Sweet Surrender- Mozart Arias | Sylvia McNair | 1997 | Album |
| From Ordinary Things - Sonata For Cello And Piano - Four Songs | André Previn, Yo-Yo Ma, Sylvia McNair Lyrics: Toni Morrison | 1997 | Album |
| Bühnenmusik • Incidental Music (Die Weihe Des Hauses • Leonore Prohaska) | Ludwig van Beethoven, Sylvia McNair, Bryn Terfel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado | 1996 | Album |
| L'Incoronazione Di Poppea | Claudio Monteverdi – Sylvia McNair, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Dana Hanchard, The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner | 1996 | Album |
| Come Rain Or Come Shine: The Harold Arlen Songbook | Sylvia McNair, André Previn | 1996 | Album |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Benjamin Britten - Sylvia McNair • Brian Asawa • Robert Lloyd, The London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis | 1996 | Album |
| The Echoing Air: The Music Of Henry Purcell | Sylvia McNair, Henry Purcell, Christopher Hogwood, The Academy Of Ancient Music | 1995 | Album |
| Requiem / Orchestral Works • Œuvres Pour Orchestre | Gabriel Fauré - Sylvia McNair • Thomas Allen, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Maurice Ravel • Charles Koechlin • Florent Schmitt | 1995 | Album |
| Brahms - Ein Deutsches Requiem | Johannes Brahms, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Masur, Sylvia McNair, Håkan Hagegård, Westminster Symphonic Choir | 1995 | Album |
| The Fairy Queen | Henry Purcell, Barbara Bonney, Elisabeth Von Magnus, Sylvia McNair, Michael Chance, Laurence Dale, Robert Holl, Anthony Michaels-Moore, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1995 | Album |
| Sure Thing: The Jerome Kern Songbook | Sylvia McNair, André Previn, David Finck | 1994 | Album |
| Le Nozze Di Figaro - Highlights | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lucio Gallo, Sylvia McNair, Cheryl Studer, Bo Skovhus, Cecilia Bartoli, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado | 1994 | Album |
| Carmina Burana | Carl Orff : Sylvia McNair, John Aler, Håkan Hagegård, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra & Saint Louis Symphony Chorus, Leonard Slatkin | 1994 | Album |
| Le Nozze Di Figaro | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lucio Gallo, Sylvia McNair, Cheryl Studer, Bo Skovhus, Cecilia Bartoli, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado | 1994 | Album |
| Semele | Georg Friedrich Händel - Kathleen Battle, Marilyn Horne, Samuel Ramey, John Aller, Sylvia McNair, Michael Chance, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra, John Nelson | 1993 | Album |
| Orfeo Ed Euridice | Christoph Willibald Gluck - Sylvia McNair, Derek Lee Ragin, Cyndia Sieden, The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner | 1993 | Album |
| Symphony No. 4 | Gustav Mahler - Sylvia McNair, Berliner Philharmoniker, Bernard Haitink | 1993 | Album |
| Gluck - Orfeo Ed Euridice | Christoph Willibald Gluck - Sylvia McNair, Derek Lee Ragin, Cyndia Sieden, The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner | 1993 | Compil. |
| Exsultate Jubilate / Works By Handel And Mozart | Georg Friedrich Händel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Sylvia McNair | 1993 | Album |
| Le Martyre De Saint Sébastien | Claude Debussy – Sylvia McNair, Ann Murray, Nathalie Stutzmann, Leslie Caron, London Symphony Chorus & The London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas | 1992 | Album |
| Krönungsmesse · Coronation Mass / Missa In Tempore Belli | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Joseph Haydn - Sylvia McNair · Delores Ziegler · Hans Peter Blochwitz · Andreas Schmidt, RIAS-Kammerchor · Berliner Philharmoniker, James Levine | 1992 | Album |
| Béatrice Et Bénédict | Hector Berlioz - John Nelson, Sylvia McNair, Susan Graham, Jean-Luc Viala | 1992 | Album |
| Music Of Samuel Barber | Samuel Barber, Sylvia McNair, Yoel Levi, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | 1992 | Album |
| Il Re Pastore | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Jerry Hadley, Angela Maria Blasi, Sylvia McNair, Iris Vermillion, Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö | 1991 | Album |
| La clemenza di Tito | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Sylvia McNair, Iulia Várady, Catherine Robbin, Cornelius Hauptmann, The English Baroque Soloists, The Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner | 1991 | Album |
| Mass In B Minor | Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus, Sylvia McNair, Delores Ziegler, Marietta Simpson, John Aler, William Stone, Thomas Paul | 1990 | Album |
| Silver Linings | Sylvia McNair & Daniel Kobialka | 1989 | Album |
| "Great" Mass In C Minor | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Sylvia McNair, Diana Montague, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Cornelius Hauptmann, The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner | 1988 | Album |
| La Marseillaise / Love Scene From Romeo & Juliet / The Damnation Of Faust - Three Excerpts / Overture To Benvenuto Cellini / Royal Hunt & Storm / Trojan March / Le Corsaire Overture | Hector Berlioz - David Zinman, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra & Baltimore Symphony Chorus, Sylvia McNair, Richard Leech | 1988 | Album |
| Symphony Of Psalms / Gloria | Igor Stravinsky / Francis Poulenc - Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Atlanta Symphony Chorus, Sylvia McNair | 1985 | Album |
| Messiah - Favorite Choruses & Arias | Georg Friedrich Händel, Robert Shaw / Kaaren Erickson / Sylvia McNair / Alfreda Hodgson / Jon Humphrey / Richard Stilwell / Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus | 1984 | Album |
| Gloria and Concerto in G Minor | Francis Poulenc, Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra And Atlanta Symphony Chorus, Sylvia McNair, Michael Murray | 1982 | Album |
| Voices Of Our Time | Sylvia McNair | Album |
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