Rachel Yakar
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Rachel Yakar â born March 3, 1936, in Lyon, France â was an operatic soprano best known for a repertoire that focused on baroque music. After studying at the Paris Conservatoire and four years of training under dramatic soprano Germaine Lubin, Rachel Yakar made her debut at the Strasbourg Opera in 1963. Moving to Germany in 1964, she joined Deutsche Oper am Rhein, an opera company based in Düsseldorf, and was a member of the ensemble for over 25 years. With this opera company, she performed in many productions including Gluck's Orpheus und Eurydike, Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, Verdi's Rigoletto, Puccini's La Bohème, Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffmann, and many others. She also performed on international stages during the 1960s and made her first appearance â in Bizetâs Carmen - at the Palais Garnier (Paris) in 1970. Rachel Yakar was invited to perform at many prestigious festivals located in Bayreuth, Glyndebourne, Edinburgh, Salzburg, and Covent Garden. In 1974, she became a major supporter of the baroque music revival beginning with her performance in Rameauâs Les Indes galantes. She also performed in acclaimed productions of operas written by Monteverdi, Rameau, Handel, Clérambault, Purcell, Lully, and Leclair. In 1980, she participated in a recording of Mozartâs Idomeneo and, for the next few years, performed in other operas including Debussyâs Pelléas et Mélisande (1981), Mozartâs Cosà fan tutte (1985), Mendelssohnâs Paulus (1988), Poulencâs Le Dialogue des carmélites (1992), and more. She also recorded several albums on her own including L'Heure Exquise (1990) and Fauré â Hahn: French Songs (1998), which featured pianist Claude Lavoix. From 1990 to 1997, she taught singing at the Paris Conservatoire and her students included French soprano Patricia Petibon. After retiring from the stage and her teaching position, she and her husband, tenor Michel Lecocq, lived in Loix on the Ãle de Ré. Rachel Yakar died on June 24, 2023, at the age of 87.
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- Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Rex tremendae featuring Kurt Equiluz
- Scylla et Glaucus, Op. 11: Ouverture featuring Donna Brown
- Pelléas et Mélisande : Act 4 "Oh! Qu'as-tu dit" [Pelléas, Mélisande] [Excerpt] featuring Rachel Yakar
- Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 93, Act 5: "Ce n'est pas de cette petite blessure" (Le Médecin, Arkël, Mélisande, Golaud) featuring Rachel Yakar
- Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 93, Act 4: "C'est le dernier soir" (Pelléas, Mélisande) featuring Rachel Yakar
- Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 93, Act 4: "Où vas-tu?" (Pelléas, Mélisande, Arkël, Golaud) featuring Rachel Yakar
- Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 93, Act 4: "Maintenant que le père de Pelléas" (Arkël, Mélisande, Golaud) featuring Rachel Yakar
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- Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Soave sia il vento..Non son cattivo...Che vita maledetta...Madame, ecco la vostra colazione by Arnold Ãstman
- Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Di scrivermi ogni giorno...Bella vita militar!...Dove son? featuring Arnold Ãstman
- Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Bella vita militar!...Non v'è più tempo featuring Arnold Ãstman
- Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Al fato dan legge...La commedia è graziosa by Arnold Ãstman
- Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Sento, oh Dio, che questo piede...Non piangere, idol mio! featuring Arnold Ãstman
- Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Vorrei dir, e cor non ho...Stelle! Per carità , signor Alfonso by Arnold Ãstman
- Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Ah, guarda, sorella...Mi par che stamattina by Arnold Ãstman
- Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act II: La mano a me date...Oh che bella giornata! featuring Arnold Ãstman
- Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act II: Secondate, aurette amiche...Il tutto deponete featuring Arnold Ãstman
- Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act II: Prenderò quel brunettino by Arnold Ãstman
- Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act II: Una donna a quindici anni...Sorella, cosa dici? by Arnold Ãstman
- Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act II: Andate là , che siete due bizzarre ragazze by Arnold Ãstman
- Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Dammi un bacio featuring Arnold Ãstman
- Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Eccovi il medico featuring Arnold Ãstman
- Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Si mora, sì, si mora featuring Arnold Ãstman
- Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Ah, che tutta in un momento by Arnold Ãstman
