Claire Booth
“An actor-singer who can raise the dramatic heat as soon as she enters the stage” (Opera Now), “that most questing, resourceful and intelligent of sopranos” (Daily Telegraph), British soprano Claire Booth has been widely acclaimed for her “radiant, rapturous, wonderfully nuanced performances” and voice of “piercing purity [and] luscious richness” …
Gail Hennessy (oboe)
Gail Hennessy was born in Wisconsin in the USA, and studied modern oboe at the University of Louisville before taking up a position as cor anglais player in North Carolina. During her time there she encountered a baroque oboe for the first time, and fell in love with its sound. …
Rachel Chaplin (Oboe)
Rachel Chaplin works with many of the leading period instrument ensembles in the UK, including the English Baroque Soloists, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, The King’s Consort, Classical Opera Company and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. With these and other groups she has performed and recorded numerous works on French …
Apollo’s Singers
Apollo’s Singers, like Apollo’s Fire Baroque Orchestra, was founded in 1992 by Jeannette Sorrell. Since their debut concert that year (performing the Mozart Requiem), this professional straight-tone chorus has been hailed as “one of the finest choirs of its kind in the country.” (The Cleveland Plain Dealer) Apollo’s Singers appear …
Jeffrey Strauss
The American baritone, Jeffrey Strauss, made his professional debut at the age of 17 with the Buffalo Philharmonic and studied voice in Paris with Gerard Souzay. Jeffrey Strauss, an “authoritative artist” (Cleveland Plain Dealer) whose performances have been praised as “captivating” (Chicago Tribune) and “serenely beautiful” (New York Times), has …
