Deborah Voigt

Quick Facts

Full Name	Deborah Voigt
Occupation	Musician
Date Of Birth	Aug 4, 1960(1960-08-04)
Age	64
Birthplace	Wheeling
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Leo

Deborah Voigt Biography

Deborah Voigt is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on August 4, 1960 in Wheeling, Illinois, United States. Debbie Joy Voigt was born in a religious Southern Baptist family in 1960 and was raised in Wheeling, Illinois, just from Chicago. When she was five she started singing in the choir of an Baptist church and then began studying the piano. Her mother played the piano and sang in church, while her younger brothers were singing in rock groups. These early experiences in the church led her to a love of music. At the age of 14, her family relocated from Placentia located in Orange County, California. It was extremely difficult for Voigt as she entered her teens, to adapt in Southern California, “land of endless sunshine and impossibly perfect bodies.”

The moment that Voigt was first introduced to her first performance at the Metropolitan Opera on October 17 1991, performing the leading character as Amelia from Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera, critic Allan Kozinn stated that she was at the Met with a huge fame. He wrote she “Voigt’s deep, mezzolike darkness brought impressive range of color to Amelia’s music”. He also remarked on the way she conveyed Amelia’s sense of despair and urgency during the soliloquy in Act 2 singing with a warm and golden sound. While Kozinn criticised her acting that was not in line with his singing style, Kozinn also emphasized that she didn’t lose any clarity, or smoothness in her powerful voice. Then, in March of 1992 Voigt came back to the Met to sing as Chrysothemis in Strauss’ Elektra.

In March 1992, she won the Richard Tucker Award, the top award presented by the Richard Tucker Music Foundation, including a $30,000 cash award.

In the same month, she won the coveted Richard Tucker Award from the Richard Tucker Music Foundation. The prize for winning was to participate in the annual gala of the foundation held on November 22, 1992, at Avery Fisher Hall. Critic Bernard Holland noted that her “Ozean, du Ungeheuer”, a long sequence from Weber’s Oberon, brightened the mood and elevated the gala. He complimented her performance as “the Tucker gala’s most satisfying”. Her big, beautiful soprano was not only agreeable to the ear, but also showed splendid evenness and developed emotion. Two months later Holland, reviewing her substitution for Aprile Millo at the Met, said that her attractive singing in the opening sequence as Leonora in Verdi’s Il trovatore, “reached out and settled comfortably in every corner of this big hall.” However, he pointed out that she did not fully immerse herself in the passion of the heroine.

Voigt has been awarded numerous honors for her talent since her beginning as a performer. Voigt is the initial winner of the Philadelphia’s Luciano Pavarotti Vocal Competition in 1988, and the Verdi Competition in 1989, and also won the gold award for female vocalist of the year at the highly regarded 1990 International Tchaikovsky Competition.

Deborah Voigt Net Worth

Deborah Voigt is one of the richest Musician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Deborah Voigt 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Deborah Voigt (born August 4 1960) is an American dramatic soprano who has performed roles in operas composed by Wagner as well as Richard Strauss.

She was a student at El Dorado High School, which was where she was a part of the El Dorado’s Vocal Music and Theater programs and was a part of musicals such as Fiddler on the Roof, The Music Man and Mame. At the time, Voigt recalled in an interview, she didn’t really think about singing in opera and was not aware about the existence of Metropolitan Opera. After graduating in 1978, she was awarded a vocal scholarship that was provided through the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California so that she could be enrolled in the vocal program in California State University, Fullerton which is where she met her teacher of the voice Jane Paul Hummel, under whom she was trained for around eight years. Voigt was a finalist at the Met National Council Auditions for Young Singers in 1985. She received awards from a variety of important contests for singing (see further below) she performed her Carnegie Hall debut in 1988. She was named the Adler Fellow, she apprenticed at San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program for two years. She studied seven roles of major importance. In addition, she took an instruction class with Leontyne Price, an famous, internationally-acclaimed American soprano.

Voigt slowly but surely established her career, entering the professional opera world after winning several first prizes from music competitions. Her breakthrough role was Ariadne in Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos at Boston Lyric Opera in January 1991. The performance was praised by noted arts critic John Rockwell in The New York Times, who said “it introduced one truly remarkable singer in Deborah Voigt.” He predicted that she would soon become an important Wagnerian soprano comparable to American soprano Eileen Farrell. Ariadne first brought her to public notice and international success and remains one of her greatest achievements. Later she often refers to her operatic career jokingly as Ariadne Inc.

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Who is Deborah Voigt Dating?

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Voigt has made a number of recordings which include two solo compact discs. She is on the live recording of the Vienna State Opera’s production of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde for Deutsche Grammophon (2003). In a 2001 interview with Associated Press, however, Voigt expressed that she was unlucky with recording because of unexpected cancellations and postponements. The opportunities of cooperation with high profile musicians could have made her a major prima donna more quickly. She had a chance to work with Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti in a televised production of Verdi’s La forza del destino in

1997. However, the performance did not take place since Pavarotti had not learned the role of Alvaro and another opera was substituted. Later the same year, Voigt was cast to sing for a new recording of Tristan und Isolde under the direction of Sir Georg Solti. Before it proceeded, Solti suddenly died of a heart attack.

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Deborah Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Deborah Voigt celebrates birthday on August 4 of every year.

Since her dramatic weight loss, Voigt has been rehired by the Royal Opera House for the role she was originally fired from in 2004. The public reaction was positive. Voigt said in 2005 that she felt “good will from fans and the public.” She said in 2008 that she had “assumed” the “rapprochement” would not happen until they had new management.

What is Deborah Voigt doing now?

With her career at the three-decade mark, Voigt is content now to pick and choose her jobs, with most of her time taken by teaching vocals at San Francisco’s Conservatory of Music. As part of her Abu Dhabi visit, Voigt will also deliver masterclasses to aspiring singers.

How much weight did Deborah Voigt lose?

She lost over 100 pounds (7 stone), and went from a size 30 to size 14; but has kept her exact weight, both before and after the operation, private. Voigt has said she had the surgery not only because of the Royal Opera House but also because of her concern about health problems caused by the weight.

Do opera singers use autotune?

Firstly, anyone who thinks that Autotune (or its equivalent) is reserved for pop stars is kidding themselves. It’s prevalent in opera as well. Arguably, the corrections are minimal but frequent just the same.

Are there thin opera singers?

There’s a persistent stereotype of the chubby—or even obese—opera singer, and even a misconception that a larger frame somehow contributes to singing ability. In fact, most opera singers are thin.

How did Callas lose weight?

Tosi, president of the International Maria Callas Association, said she did have to have treatment for worms, possibly because of her fondness for raw steak, but she dropped the weight by following a diet based on consuming iodine.