Evelyn Tubb
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Evelyn Tubb (born 1954) is an English soprano and early music specialist. She is a long-time member of The Consort of Musicke.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Tubb was born on the Isle of Wight. She studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama from 1972 to 1976.[1]
Career
[edit]Tubb is a member of The Consort of Musicke. During her membership, Tubb has made many recordings and albums with lutenist/guitarist Michael Fields.[1]
She also taught at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, Switzerland from 1997 until 2018 and continues to present masterclasses throughout the world.[2][1]
Critical reception
[edit]"Evelyn Tubb is a singing actress with graceful presence, alert eyes, distinct and communicative words, pure pitch, a timbre that can swell and sparkle without loosing steadiness, definite notes and fluent divisions, bold graces and adornments that ring out freely." - Opera Magazine July 1996[1][3]
..."a voice of extraordinary sensitivity both in nuance and colour, and an artist with no less remarkable mimetic and terpsichorean gifts". - The Musical Times September 1995[1][3]
Discography
[edit]- Once I had a Sweetheart (United Classics, 1996)
- Ordo Virtutum (Etcetera Record Company BV CD 1995 KTC 1203; also VHS 1997)
- Monterverdi Duets and Solos (Regis Records, 1997)
- The Journey of Love through Life (Classicprint Records, 1999)
- Daniel Purcell: Brotherly Love (EtCetera Records, 2000)
- Monteverdi: Il ottavo libro de madrigali, 1638 Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi (Erato 5615702, 2000)
- Hildegard von Bingen In Portrait (double DVD OA 0874 D, published by BBC Opus Arte 2003)
- My Careless Eyes: Songs and Guitar Music by Fernando Sor (Gaudeamus, 2003)
- Dido and Aeneas (Edition Lilac CD, 2004)
- A Musical Hodge-Podge of English Song, 1600-1750 (Forum Records, 2007)
- The Troubadour and the Nun (Et'cetera, 2008)
- William Hayes: The Passions (Glossa, 2010)
- Pergolesi: Stabat Mater (Edition Lilac LILAC151108-2, Release Date: 2015)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Evelyn Tubb (Soprano) - Short Biography". Bach Cantatas Website. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Isle of Wight Music Service: Soprano Soloist Evelyn Tubb On Why It Must Be Protected". On the Wight. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ a b "New Trinity Baroque > Biographies > Musicians > Evelyn Tubb, soprano". www.newtrinitybaroque.org. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Evelyn Tubb Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More..." AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Hyperion Records; artist's page for Evelyn Tubb
- Evelyn Tubb at Bach Cantatas Website
- New Trinity Baroque: artist's page for Evelyn Tubb
- Evelyn Tubb at Fischer Artists
- Vox Animae official site
- Ordo Virtutum DVD
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