WELCH-BABIDGE, JENNIFER Jennifer Welch-Babidge, soprano
Hailed by critics worldwide for her complete performances as both singer and
actor, the American soprano Jennifer Welch-Babidge is in constant demand for
her sparkling vocal technique, her natural stage presence, and both her dramatic
and comic acting ability. Recent appearances have included the title-rôle
in Lucia di Lammermoor at the New York City Opera, concert performances at Carnegie
Hall with the Metropolitan Chamber Ensemble, and the rôles of Chloe in
The Queen of Spades and Freia in Das Rheingold, among other rôles
with the Metropolitan Opera. She appeared with Utah Festival Opera as Gilda
in their production of Rigoletto, in the course of a busy career that
has brought engagements in principal rôles throughout the United States
and abroad. Jennifer Welch-Babidge is a recipient of many awards, including
the 2001 ARIA Award and the 2001 Richard Tucker Career Grant. She was also a
winner of the Metropolitan Opera's National Council Auditions in the spring
of 1997. She is a graduate of the Met's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.
A native of Aulander, North Carolina, she is a graduate of the North Carolina
School of the Arts with a Master's degree in vocal performance. Among her honours,
she received a Sara Tucker Study Grant from the Richard Tucker Music Foundation
and an award from the William Mattheus Sullivan Foundation.
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