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Lauren Armishaw (Soprano) |
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Born: 1978 - Wellington, New Zealand |
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The New-Zealander soprano, Lauren Armishaw, completed a Music Degree in Singing and a Science Degree in Mathematics and at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand. Moving to The Netherlands in 2002 she studied with Rita Dams, Jill Feldman, Michael Chance and Diane Forlano at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. In 2007 she graduated with a Master's (cum laude) in Early Music. Currently she is coached by Peter Harrison. In November 2008 she was a finalist in both the International Sacred Music Competition in Rome and the International Baroque Singing Competition in Naples.
As a specialist in early opera Lauren Armishaw has sung in many roles including Laodice in George Frideric Handel’s Siroe: Ré di Persia, Zerlina in W.A. Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Venere in Cavalli's Ercole Amante (dir. Gabriel Garrido with performances at Festival d'Ambronay, Salle Gaveau in Paris and the opera houses of Bourg en Bresse, Vichy, Toulon, Reims and Besançon) and Clori in G.F. Handel's Il Delirio Amoroso (Handel Festival 2008, Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe). Lauren’s interest in unknown operas led her to discover Lanciani's Il Martirio di S. Eustachio which she edited herself and sang the role of Teopiste at Festival Music Sacra Maastricht 2008 (dir. Peter Van Heyghen, staging Sigrid t'Hooft). This was later broadcast by Radio4.
Recent engagements include 11 concerts in Belgium singing G.F. Handel Solo Cantatas with orchestra Les Muffatti. Two of these concerts were broadcast by Klara and Musiq3 in Belgium. Together with mezzo-soprano Nicola Weymss and Les Inventions (dir. Patrick Ayrton) she performed J.S. Bach’s version of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater (BWV 1083) at the Drôme des Collines Festival, France. She has also sung in the Early Music Festivals of Utrecht, Brugge, Antwerp, Sablé and Cuenca together with L’Arpeggiata, directed by Christina Pluhar. As an oratorio soloist Lauren performed works by Monteverdi, J.S. Bach, W.A. Mozart and Haydn with conductors such as Rinaldo Alessandrini, Jos van Veldhoven, Jos Vermunt, Giuseppe Cristaudo (Sicily) and Toralf Hildebrandt (Germany). She also performs regularly with her own trio Lacrime Amorose (soprano/baroque harp/theorbo). She is a member of Nederlandse Bachvereniging (since January 2017; Directors: Jos van Veldhoven/Shunske Sato), Nederlands Kamerkoor (since 2014; Directors: Erik Van Nevel/Peter Dijkstra), and Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam (Director: Harry van der Kamp)
CD recordings include J.S. Bach's Mass in B Minor (BWV 232) with the Nederlandse Bachvereniging (Channel Classics), Monteverdi Sacred Music with Roberto Gini (Dynamic), Cavalieri’s Rappressentatione di Anima e di Corpo (Alpha) and Monteverdi’s Teatro d’Amore (Virgin Classics) with L’Arpeggiata and works by Rosengart with Orpheus Vokalensemble and Ars Antiqua Austria (Carus-Verlag). She currently lives in The Hague, the Netherlands. |
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Sources:
Lauren Armishaw Website & Facebook profile
Bits & pieces from other sources
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (November 2009; November 2023) |
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Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works |
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Works |
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Pieter Jan Belder |
Soprano |
Member of Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam:
C-4a Video (2013): BWV 101, BWV 102; BWV 226
Vol. 4 (2013) BWV 101, BWV 102; BWV 226 |
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Marcus Creed |
Soprano |
Member of Nederlandse Bachvereniging:
NBV-AOB [AB-10] (2018, Video): BWV 10
NBV-AOB [AB-147] (2018, Video): BWV 147 |
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Peter Dijkstra |
Soprano |
Member of Nederlandse Bachvereniging:
NBV-AOB [AB-69] (2017, Video): BWV 69
NBV-AOB [AB-119] (2017, Video): BWV 119
NBV-AOB [AB-137] (2017, Video): BWV 137 |
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Toralf Hildebrandt |
Soprano |
BWV 61 |
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René Jacobs |
Soprano |
Member of Nederlandse Bachvereniging:
NBV-AOB [AB-245] (2021, Video): BWV 245, 1725 version [2nd recording] |
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Falco van Loon |
Soprano |
Video (2015): BWV 21 |
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Wiecher Mandemaker |
Soprano |
Laurenscantorij Cantatediensten: [C21-5] (2021, Video): BWV 183
Laurenscantorij Cantatediensten [C22-9] (2022, Video): BWV 99 |
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Lars Ulrik Mortensen |
Soprano |
NBV-AOB [AB-156] (2014, Video): BWV 156 |
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Erik Van Nevel |
Soprano |
Member of Nederlands Kamerkoor
[V-1] (2015, Audio): BWV 225, BWV 228, BWV 227 |
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Christoph Prégardien |
Soprano |
Member of Nederlandse Bachvereniging:
NBV-AOB [AB-227] (2019, Video): BWV 227
NBV-AOB [AB-230] (2019, Video): BWV 230 |
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Hans-Christoph Rademann |
Soprano |
Member of Nederlandse Bachvereniging:
NBV-AOB [AB-65] (Video, 2016): BWV 65
NBV-AOB [AB-45] (Video, 2023): BWV 45 |
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Shunske Sato |
Soprano |
Member of Nederlandse Bachvereniging:
NBV-AOB [AB-21] (2021, Video): BWV 21
NBV-AOB [AB-80] (2022, Video): BWV 80
NBV-AOB [AB-97] (2022, Video): BWV 97
NBV-AOB [AB-103] (2021, Video): BWV 103
NBV-AOB [AB-109] (2021, Video): BWV 109
NBV-AOB [AB-117] (2022, Video): BWV 117
NBV-AOB [AB-135] (2021, Video): BWV 135
NBV-AOB [AB-192] (2022, Video): BWV 192 |
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Jos van Veldhoven |
Soprano |
Member of Nederlandse Bachvereniging:
NBV-AOB [AB-36] (2013, Video): BWV 36
NBV-AOB [AB-61] (2013, Video): BWV 61
NBV-AOB [AB-62] (2013, Video): BWV 62
NBV-AOB [AB-67] (2014, Video): BWV 67
NBV-AOB [AB-102] (2014, Video): BWV 102
NBV-AOB [AB-232] (2016, Video): BWV 232 [3rd recording]
NBV-AOB [AB-243] (2014, Video): BWV 243 |
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Jos Vermunt |
Soprano |
[C23-3] (2023, Video): BWV 1 |
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Links to other Sites |
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Lauren Armishaw - Soprano (Official Website)
MySpace Music: Lauren Armishaw
Lauren Armishaw on Facebook |
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