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Wilhelmenia Fernandez

Biography

Wilhelmenia Fernandez, sometimes billed as Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, is an American soprano.

She was born in Philadelphia in 1949. She appeared in the 1981 film Diva by French director Jean-Jacques Beineix.

Fernandez's early training was at the Philadelphia Academy of Vocal Arts, followed by a scholarship at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. Her operatic debut was as Bess in Porgy and Bess, for Houston Grand Opera, a production which toured both the U.S. and Europe.

She made her début in Paris as Musetta in La bohème (with Plácido Domingo and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa), and at the New York City Opera in the same role in 1982.

Since then she has sung in operas and recitals in cities all over the world. Her more notable roles have been the title roles in Carmen, Carmen Jones (for which she received the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1992 as Best Actress in a Musical), and Aïda (a role she has performed in Luxor and at the Egyptian pyramids).

She has made recordings of George Gershwin songs and of Negro spirituals.

She has not appeared in a feature film since Diva, according to the IMDb database, though she performed on the soundtrack of Someone to Watch Over Me and as herself on television.

Source: Article "Wilhelmenia Fernandez" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

French (fr-FR)

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Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, née le 5 janvier 1949 à Philadelphie (Pennsylvanie - États-Unis), est une chanteuse lyrique américaine.

Wilhelmenia Fernandez est une soprano qui a reçu sa formation à la Philadelphia Academy of Vocal Arts. Elle a obtenu ensuite une bourse à la Julliard School of Music à New York. Elle a brièvement travaillé comme secrétaire d’une compagnie d’assurance avant de se tourner résolument vers une carrière de chanteuse.

Elle a participé à quelques films, dont les plus connus sont La Bohème, en 1980, Diva de Jean-Jacques Beineix, en 1981 et Traquée de Ridley Scott, en 1987.

Pour sa performance dans Carmen Jones, elle a reçu le prix Laurence Olivier Theatre en 1992 (saison 1991) de la meilleure actrice dans une comédie musicale ou un spectacle.

Wilhelmenia Fernandez a été invitée au 4e Festival Les éclectiques de Rocamadour par Patrick de Carolis, fondateur du Festival, afin de donner un récital à la basilique Saint-Sauveur, le 19 juillet 2004.

Source: Article "Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA 3.0.

German (de-DE)

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Wilhelmenia Fernandez (gelegentlich auch Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, * 1949) ist eine US-amerikanische Opernsängerin (Sopran).

Durch ihre Rolle der Cynthia Hawkins im Film Diva des französischen Regisseurs Jean-Jacques Beineix (1981) wurde sie international bekannt. Ihr Repertoire umfasst klassische Opernliteratur ebenso wie Lieder Gershwins oder Spirituals.

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