Janet Perry
Known for Acting · 11 credits
- Born
- 1947-12-27 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Biography
Janet Perry (born December 27, 1947, Minneapolis) is an American operatic soprano. In 1959, aged 11, she was seen in a stage-version of The Wizard of Oz at the St Paul Civic Opera. Following high school, she matriculated at the Curtis Institute of Music, under the tutelage of Mme Eufemia Giannini-Gregory.
Having earned her Bachelor of Music, she left for Europe where she debuted at the Linz Opera as Zerlina in Don Giovanni in 1969. In subsequent seasons, Perry was featured in most of the continent's major opera houses (including La Scala, 1978), as well as most of its famed festivals, including those of Salzburg, Glyndebourne, Aix-en-Provence, and Bregenz.
A particular favorite of Herbert von Karajan, she also sang under Carlos Kleiber, Karl Böhm, Riccardo Muti, Daniel Barenboim, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Mstislav Rostropovich, Rafael Kubelík, James Levine and Wolfgang Sawallisch, as well as the stage directors Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and Giorgio Strehler.
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Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (10)
Die Fledermaus
1986
as Adele
The Emperor of Atlantis
1977
as The young girl
The Gypsy Baron
1975
as Arsena
L'Incoronazione di Poppea
1979
as Drusilla
The Marriage of Figaro
1975
as Barbarina
Gypsy Love
1974
as Zorika
Der Rosenkavalier
1984
as Sophie
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
1980
as Melanto
Schwarzwaldmädel
1973
as Bärbele
Bach Brandenburg Concertos & Coffee Cantata
1983
as Self
About Janet Perry
Janet Perry (born December 27, 1947, Minneapolis) is an American operatic soprano. In 1959, aged 11, she was seen in a stage-version of The Wizard of Oz at the St Paul Civic Opera. Following high school, she matriculated at the Curtis Institute of Music, under the tutelage of Mme Eufemia Giannini-Gregory. Having earned her Bachelor of Music, she left for Europe where she debuted at the Linz Opera as Zerlina in Don Giovanni in 1969. In subsequent seasons, Perry was featured in most of the continent's major opera houses (including La Scala, 1978… With 11 credits spanning from 1973 to 1987, Janet Perry has appeared in 10 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Janet Perry Movies
- Die Fledermaus (1986) — as Adele
- The Emperor of Atlantis (1977) — as The young girl
- The Gypsy Baron (1975) — as Arsena
- L'Incoronazione di Poppea (1979) — as Drusilla
- The Marriage of Figaro (1975) — as Barbarina
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