Image of June Anderson

June Anderson

June Anderson is a Grammy Award-winning American coloratura soprano. Originally known for bel canto performances of Rossini, Donizetti, and Vincenzo Bellini, she was the first non-Italian ever to win the prestigious Bellini d'Oro prize. Subsequently, she has extended her repertoire to include a wide variety of other roles, including those from the Russian repertoire and works by Richard Strauss. In 2008, Anderson was elevated to "Commandeur" of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government and in 2007 received a "Victoire d'honneur" at the "Victoires de la Musique Classique" in Paris. Anderson has performed in noted opera houses including La Scala, Covent Garden, La Fenice, Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago and Colón Theater. She has collaborated with conductors Leonard Bernstein, James Levine, Charles Dutoit, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Seiji Ozawa, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Kent Nagano and Michael Tilson Thomas, and has sung opposite Luciano Pavarotti, Alfredo Kraus, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, Carlo Bergonzi, Roberto Alagna, Rockwell Blake, Jerry Hadley and Salvatore Fisichella. Anderson has had an extensive recording career, dating from the 1980s to the present.


Read bio at tmdb | Read bio at Wikipedia
Born:
Dec 30, 1952 In Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
6
First Appeared:
In the movie Amadeus 1984-09-19
Latest Project:
Movie Norma 2001-05-01
Known For
Poster of La Donna del Lago
Poster of Semiramide
Poster of Amadeus
Filmography
Movie Norma Norma 2001-05-01
Movie La Donna del Lago Elena 1992-07-01
Movie Candide Cunegonde 1991-10-15
Movie Semiramide Semiramide 1990-12-22
Movie Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide Self 1989-12-13
Movie Amadeus Queen of the Night in 'The Magic Flute' (singing voice) 1984-09-19