July | August
INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL FOR SINGERS
2008
Robert
White,
tenor, was born into a New York family that enjoys a strong tradition of song.
He studied at the Juilliard School, earning a Master's Degree in voice. European
studies included work with the legendary Nadia Boulanger at Fountainebleau.
Versatility has been the tenor's trademark throughout his career. Just after
college he toured Europe and America as soloist in Medieval and Renaissance
music with Noah Greenberg's New York Pro Musica, while also giving premieres of
twentieth-century works by Menotti, Schuller, Babbitt, Corigliano and Hindemith
(under this latter's direction).
Today his singing is applauded by audiences worldwide. He has sung for five
American Presidents, Britain's Queen Mother and Prince Charles, Monaco's Royal
Family, and Pope John Paul II. Symphonic and chamber music appearances include
the New York Philharmonic, the National Symphony, the New York Pops, the English
Chamber Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony and the Lincoln Center Chamber Music
Society. Mr White has sung at major music festivals, including New York's Mostly
Mozart, as well as the Aspen, Edinburgh, Prague, Hong Kong and Spoleto Festivals.
His work in opera ranges from Baroque pieces to Mozart's Don Giovanni,
Smetana's The Two Widows, Bizet's Carmen, Mussorgsky's Boris
Godunov, and modern operas such as Hindemith's The Long Christmas Dinner,
and Menotti's Labyrinth.
In the 1980s Mr. White attracted a large concert public in Britain and Ireland.
Following a month-long English tour with flautist James Galway he was given the
rare opportunity to host his own weekly radio programme with orchestra on the
BBC, singing music ranging from Handel and Beethoven to Kern and Berlin.
Robert White has recorded more than a dozen solo albums. In addition to his busy
performing schedule, he is a member of the Voice Faculty of the Juilliard School.
