Yvonne Kenny
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Yvonne Denise Kenny is an Australian soprano born on November 25, 1950, in Sydney. She initially studied science at the University of Sydney before training with Myra Lambert at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Kenny achieved professional recognition in October 1975 after replacing a performer in a production of the Gaetano Donizetti opera Rosmonda d'Inghilterra. She debuted at the Royal Opera House in 1976 and performed roles including Alcina in the Georg Friedrich Handel opera of the same name and Sophie in Werther and Der Rosenkavalier. Kenny appeared at the Glyndebourne Festival and the English National Opera. She performed the Olympic Hymn at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Her discography included the studio recordings Handel Arias (1998) and Strauss (2010). She was named a Member of the Order of Australia in 1989 and received the Centenary Medal in 2001.
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- Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act II - Chanson bohème. Les tringles des sistres tintaient featuring London Symphony Orchestra
- Le Nozze di Figaro - rehearsal sequence 2 - recitative passages Act 4 featuring Samuel Ramey
- Novello: We'll Gather Lilacs featuring Yvonne Kenny
- Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act IV - Si tu m'aimes, Carmen featuring London Symphony Orchestra
- Delibes: Les Filles de Cadix by Yvonne Kenny
- Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act III - Sextet and Chorus. Ãcoute, compagnons, écoute featuring London Symphony Orchestra
- Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act IV - Si tu m'aimes, Carmen featuring London Symphony Orchestra
- Handel: Samson, HWV 57 / Act 3 - Let The Bright Seraphim featuring Yvonne Kenny
- Symphony No. 4: IV. Das himmlische Leben by Yvonne Kenny
- Mendelssohn: Six Songs, Op.34 - 2. Auf den Flügeln des Gesanges, MWV K86 by Yvonne Kenny
- R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59 / Act 1 - "Da geht er hin" featuring Yvonne Kenny
- Handel: Semele, HWV 58 / Act 2 - 29. "Oh Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me?" featuring Yvonne Kenny
- Handel: Giulio Cesare HWV 17 / Act 3 - 40. Da tempeste il legno infranto featuring Yvonne Kenny
- Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act II - Toreador's Song. Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre featuring London Symphony Orchestra
- Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Act 2: "Martern aller Arten" (Konstanze) featuring Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Act 1: "Singt dem grossen Bassa Lieder" (Chor) featuring Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Act 1: "Konstanze! dich wieder zu sehen! - "O wie ängstlich, o wie feurig" (Belmonte) featuring Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Act 3: "O, wie will ich triumphieren" (Osmin) featuring Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act II - Chanson bohème. Les tringles des sistres tintaient featuring London Symphony Orchestra
- Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K.620 / Act 2 - "Nur stille, stille" - "Die Strahlen der Sonne" featuring Samuel Ramey
- Lehár: The Merry Widow / Act 2 - Love Unspoken featuring Wilma Smith
- Benatzky: Im weissen Rössl (The White Horse Inn) - Mein Liebeslied muà ein Walzer sein featuring Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Mi palpita il cor, HWV 132c: II. Recitativo by Yvonne Kenny
- Mi palpita il cor, HWV 132c: V. Aria by Yvonne Kenny
