Rosemary Joshua

Rosemary Joshua (* in the October 16, 1964 in Cardiff ) is a Welsh soprano and renowned interpreter of Handel.

Life

After finishing school in Cardiff Rosemary Joshua studied at London's Royal College of Music. In the early 1990s she made her debut in Aix -en- Provence as Angelica in Handel's Orlando. Then she led engagements at the Scottish Opera, the Royal Opera and other major opera houses in Europe and North America.

One focus of her work is the interpretation of baroque music. So they sang and Others spiritual songs of Henry Purcell and has worked with leading orchestras, the endeavor to historical performance practice, such as the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and Les Musiciens du Louvre worked together.

Discography (selection)

  • George Frideric Handel: Semele, 2008 Chaconne.
  • George Frideric Handel: Duets, 2010 Chaconne / Chandos.
  • Georg Friedrich Händel: Orlando: dramma per musica in Three Acts, 2011 Warner Music Germany, 3 CD. .
  • Georg Friedrich Händel: Ombra Cara, arias, Harmonia Mundi.
  • Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel, 2009, Warner Music, Hamburg.
  • John Blow: Venus and Adonis, Harmonia Mundi
  • Henry Purcell: Harmonia Sacra: Fifteen Sacred Songs etc. Les Talents Lyriques, Christophe Rousset, Aparté, Harmonia Mundi
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