Emily Ann Pulley (born 14 April 1967) is an American opera soprano. As of 2010, she had performed in more than 150 operas.
Education
editPulley earned a Bachelor of Music degree, summa cum laude from West Texas A&M University in 1989 and a Master of Music degree in voice (with a focus on opera performance), in 1995, from the University of North Texas, where she studied with Pattye Johnstone. At West Texas A&M, Pulley had been a student of Elsie "Elsa" Ruth Porter (1920–2006).
Selected productions
edit- Peter Grimes (1995)[1]
Metropolitan Opera - La Fanciulla del West[2]
Glimmerglass Opera
Title role - The End of the Affair
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Pulley as Sarah Miles[3] - 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, (2008)[4]
Robert Bass, conductor
Pulley was a soloist - The Turn of the Screw (2010)
Pulley as The Governess[5] - Three Decembers (2010)
Central City Opera
Pulley as Beatrice
Selected discography, filmography, and videography
editLive performances of the Metropolitan Opera
- March 29, 2003
- Pulley as Marguerite
- January 27, 2004
- Emily Pulley as Valencienne
- April 16, 2005
- Pulley as the First lady
Awards
edit- 2006 — Christopher Keene Award, New York City Opera, for a performance in new or unusual repertoire
References
edit- ^ Alex Ross, In Performance; Classical Music, The New York Times, January 7, 1995
- ^ Classical Music and Dance Guide, The New York Times, July 2, 2004
- ^ Brian Kellow, The Americanization of Emily, Opera News, Vol. 71, No. 9, pps. 38–40 (March 2007) OCLC 108376225
- ^ Warren Hoge, Bernstein's Singing Presidents: A Recount, The New York Times, March 31, 2008
- ^ David Shengold (review), Opernwelt, April 2010, pg. 73 OCLC 1645860
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