1. Barbara Hannigan was born on 8 May 1971 and is a Canadian soprano and conductor, known for her performances of contemporary classical music.
11 Facts About Barbara Hannigan
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Barbara Hannigan studied music at the University of Toronto, where her teachers included Mary Morrison.
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Barbara Hannigan graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1993 and a Master of Music degree in 1998.
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Barbara Hannigan continued her studies at the Banff Centre for the Arts, the Steans Institute for Young Artists at the Ravinia Festival, and the Centre d'arts Orford.
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Barbara Hannigan studied for one year at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.
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Barbara Hannigan gave the world premiere of Golfam Khayam's Je ne suis pas une fable a conter for voice and orchestra in June 2023.
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Barbara Hannigan has worked with choreographer Sasha Waltz on productions of Toshio Hosokawa's Matsukaze and Pascal Dusapin's Passion.
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Barbara Hannigan received critical acclaim for her performance in Alban Berg's Lulu, which included dancing en pointe.
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In 2014, Barbara Hannigan sang the role of Marie in Bernd Alois Zimmermann's opera Die Soldaten at the Bavarian State Opera.
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Barbara Hannigan is the Premiere Artiste Invitee of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Associate Artist of the London Symphony Orchestra, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra.
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Barbara Hannigan was previously married to Dutch theatre director Gijs de Lange.