Jennifer Aylmer
Life and career
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==Life and career== |
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Jennifer Aylmer was born on June 21, 1972.Jennifer A Aylmer in the ''U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2'' A native of New York, she was a winner of the Long Island Teen Talent Competition in 1990.{{cite news|first=Peggy|last=Mancuso|work=[[Newsday]]|title=On Stage: Teen Winners|date= August 15, 1990|page= 10}} She studied voice at the [[Eastman School of Music]] (ESM) at the [[University of Rochester]]. While there she performed the role of Susanna in ESM's 1993 production of ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]''.{{cite news|title=Eastman Stages a ''Marriage'' of Words and Music|work=[[The Times-Union]]|date= November 4, 1993|page= 52}} |
Jennifer Aylmer was born on June 21, 1972.Jennifer A Aylmer in the ''U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2'' A native of New York, she was a winner of the Long Island Teen Talent Competition in 1990.{{cite news|first=Peggy|last=Mancuso|work=[[Newsday]]|title=On Stage: Teen Winners|date= August 15, 1990|page= 10}} She studied voice at the [[Eastman School of Music]] (ESM) at the [[University of Rochester]]. While there she performed the role of Susanna in ESM's 1993 production of ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]''.{{cite news|title=Eastman Stages a ''Marriage'' of Words and Music|work=[[The Times-Union]]|date= November 4, 1993|page= 52}} That same year she pursued additional training at the [[Music Academy of the West]]. |
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After graduating from Eastman, Aylmer pursued further studies the [[Juilliard|Juilliard Opera Center]],{{Cite web|url=http://www.nyfos.org/bios/Aylmer,_Jennifer.php|title=NYFOS|access-date=2011-03-12|archive-date=2011-01-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102085056/http://nyfos.org/bios/Aylmer,_Jennifer.php|url-status=dead}} where she portrayed Hilde Mack in Juilliard's 1996 production of [[Hans Werner Henze]]'s ''[[Elegy for Young Lovers]]''.{{cite news|title=Other's Anguish Is One Man's Art|work=[[Newsday]]|date= November 25, 1996|page= 66|first=Justin|last=Davidson}} She earned a Masters in Vocal Pedagogy from [[Westminster Choir College]]. |
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| ⚫ | Highlights of her varied career include performance of [[Julie Taymor|Julie Taymor's]] production of [[Die Zauberflöte]] (with baritone [[Nathan Gunn]]), and numerous contemporary operatic roles, such as the premiere of the role of Amy in [[Mark Adamo]]'s [[Little Women (opera)|Little Women]] (with [[Joyce DiDonato]] and [[Daniel Belcher]]) at the [[Houston Grand Opera]], premiere of Bella in [[Tobias Picker|Tobias Picker's]] [[An American Tragedy (opera)|An American Tragedy]] (with Nathan Gunn and [[Patricia Racette]]), and performance of Stella in [[André Previn|André Previn's]] [[A Streetcar Named Desire (opera)|A Streetcar Named Desire]] at the [[Austin Lyric Opera]]. She has received critical praise from major newspapers including the [[New York Times]], hailing her "awesome accuracy," and the [[Chicago Sun Times]], describing her as "dazzling," "regal," and "fatally attractive."{{Cite web |url=http://www.jenniferaylmer.com/Bio.html |title=Bio |access-date=2011-03-12 |archive-date=2015-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115214211/http://www.jenniferaylmer.com/Bio.html |url-status=dead }} |
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| ⚫ | Highlights of her varied career include performance of [[Julie Taymor|Julie Taymor's]] production of [[Die Zauberflöte]] (with baritone [[Nathan Gunn]]), and numerous contemporary operatic roles, such as the premiere of the role of Amy in [[Mark Adamo]]'s [[Little Women (opera)|Little Women]] (with [[Joyce DiDonato]] and [[Daniel Belcher]]) at the [[Houston Grand Opera]], premiere of Bella in [[Tobias Picker|Tobias Picker's]] [[An American Tragedy (opera)|An American Tragedy]] (with Nathan Gunn and [[Patricia Racette]]), and performance of Stella in [[André Previn|André Previn's]] [[A Streetcar Named Desire (opera)|A Streetcar Named Desire]] at the [[Austin Lyric Opera]]. She has received critical praise from major newspapers including the [[New York Times]], hailing her "awesome accuracy," and the [[Chicago Sun Times]], describing her as "dazzling," "regal," and "fatally attractive."{{Cite web |url=http://www.jenniferaylmer.com/Bio.html |title=Bio |access-date=2011-03-12 |archive-date=2015-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115214211/http://www.jenniferaylmer.com/Bio.html |url-status=dead }} |
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Alymer graduated from the [[Eastman School of Music]], and received her Masters in Vocal Pedagogy from [[Westminster Choir College]]. In 1993, she studied at the [[Music Academy of the West]].{{cite web| title=Alumni Roster| url=http://www.musicacademy.org/school/alumni/alumni-roster/voice| website=musicacademy.org| accessdate=27 January 2020| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605021001/http://www.musicacademy.org/school/alumni/alumni-roster/voice| archivedate=5 June 2012| url-status=dead}} She currently serves as a member of the voice faculty at [[Carnegie Mellon University]] |
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