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- Sarah Patricia Connolly CBE (born 13 June 1963, County Durham) is an English mezzo-soprano. Sarah Connolly was educated at Queen Margaret's School, York and then studied piano and singing at the Royal College of Music, of which she is now a Fellow. She then became a member of the BBC Singers for 5 years. Sarah Connolly's interest in opera and a full-time career in classical music began after she left the BBC Singers. She began her opera career in the role of Annina in 1994. Her breakthrough role was as Xerxes in the 1998 English National Opera production of Handel's Serse (Xerxes), directed by Nicholas Hytner. In 2005 she sang Giulio Cesare by Handel for Glyndebourne Festival Opera. The DVD of the production, directed by David McVicar won a Gramophone Award. Her debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden was in March 2009, as Dido in Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. During the 2011 Gustav Mahler celebrations, Connolly performed all of his vocal works in the UK and abroad with The Philharmonia and Maazel, The LPO and Jurowski and Nezet Séguin, The LSO with Alsop, The OAE with Rattle and The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under Chailly. Committed to promoting new music, her performances include Sir John Tavener's Tribute to Cavafy at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham and his film music to Children of Men. She also made the first commercial recording of Mark-Anthony Turnage's Twice Through the Heart with Marin Alsop and the London Philharmonic Orchestra having previously given the Belgian and Dutch premieres of the work with the Schoenberg Ensemble conducted by Oliver Knussen. She sang the role of Susie in the premiere production of Turnage's opera The Silver Tassie at English National Opera in 2000, which was subsequently released in a 2002 commercial recording. Connolly's other commercial recordings include Schumann lieder with Eugene Asti for Chandos, "Songs of Love and Loss", Korngold lieder with Iain Burnside, the Duruflé Requiem for Signum and Purcell's Dido and Aeneas with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment for which she raised the funds and selected the cast for the recording. In September 2009, Sarah Connolly made her first appearance as a guest soloist at The Last Night of the Proms, singing Rule, Britannia! while wearing a replica Royal Navy uniform of Lord Nelson. She lives with her husband, and their daughter Lily (born in 2003) in Gloucestershire, the Cotswolds. Connolly was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.
- Sarah Patricia Connolly, CBE (*1963, County Durham, Inglaterra) es una mezzosoprano británica destacada intérprete de Handel y música barroca y contemporánea.
- Sarah Connolly CBE, född 13 juni 1963 i County Durham, är en engelsk mezzosopran. Connolly utbildades vid Queen Margaret's School i York och studerade sedan piano och sång vid Royal College of Music, där hon nu är ledamot. Hon var sedan medlem i BBC Singers i fem år. Connollys intresse för opera och en heltidskarriär inom klassisk musik började efter att hon lämnat BBC Singers. Hon började sin operakarriär i rollen som Annina i Strauss Rosenkavaljeren 1994. Hennes genombrottsroll var som Xerxes i English National Operas produktion av Händels Xerxes 1998, regisserad av Nicholas Hytner. År 2005 sjöng hon Giulio Cesare av Händel för Glyndebourne Festival Opera. DVD:n av produktionen, regisserad av David McVicar, vann en Gramophone Award. Hennes debut på Royal Opera House, Covent Garden var i mars 2009, som Dido i Purcells Dido och Aeneas. Under 100-årsminnet av Gustav Mahlers död 2011 framförde Connolly alla hans vokala verk i Storbritannien och utomlands med The Philharmonia och Maazel, London Philharmonic Orchestra och Jurowski och Nezet Seguin, London Symphony Orchestra och Alsop, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment och Rattle och Gewandhausorchester under Chailly. Besluten att främja ny musik inkluderar hennes framföranden av John Taveners Tribute to Cavafy på Symphony Hall, Birmingham och hans filmmusik till Children of Men. Hon gjorde också den första kommersiella inspelningen av Turnages Twice Through the Heart med Marin Alsop och London Philharmonic Orchestra efter att tidigare ha gett de belgiska och nederländska premiärerna av arbetet med Schönberg Ensemble dirigerad av Oliver Knussen. Hon sjöng rollen som Susie i premiärproduktionen av Turnages opera The Silver Tassie på English National Opera år 2000, som senare släpptes i en kommersiell inspelning från 2002. Connollys andra kommersiella inspelningar omfattar Schumanns romanser med Eugene Asti för Chandos, "Songs of Love and Loss", Korngolds romanser med Iain Burnside, Maurice Duruflés Requiem för Signum, Purcells Dido och Aeneas med Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, för vilken hon samlade in medlen och valde rösterna för inspelningen. I september 2009 gjorde Sarah Connolly sitt första framträdande som gästsolist på Last Night of the Proms och sjöng Rule, Britannia! iklädd en kopia Horatio Nelsons uniform från Royal Navy. Hon bor med sin man och deras dotter Lily (född 2003) i Gloucestershire. Connolly utsågs till kommendör av Brittiska Imperieorden (CBE) vid 2010 års nyårsutnämningar.
- Sarah Patricia Connolly CBE (born 13 June 1963, County Durham) is an English mezzo-soprano. Although best known for her baroque and classical roles, Connolly has a wide-ranging repertoire which has included works by Wagner as well as various 20th century composers. Connolly was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.
- Sarah Patricia Connolly CBE (born 13 June 1963) is an English mezzo-soprano. Although best known for her baroque and classical roles, Connolly has a wide-ranging repertoire which has included works by Wagner as well as various 20th century composers. Connolly was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.
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- Sarah Patricia Connolly, CBE (*1963, County Durham, Inglaterra) es una mezzosoprano británica destacada intérprete de Handel y música barroca y contemporánea.
- Sarah Connolly CBE, född 13 juni 1963 i County Durham, är en engelsk mezzosopran. Connolly utbildades vid Queen Margaret's School i York och studerade sedan piano och sång vid Royal College of Music, där hon nu är ledamot. Hon var sedan medlem i BBC Singers i fem år. Connollys intresse för opera och en heltidskarriär inom klassisk musik började efter att hon lämnat BBC Singers. Hon började sin operakarriär i rollen som Annina i Strauss Rosenkavaljeren 1994.
- Sarah Patricia Connolly CBE (born 13 June 1963, County Durham) is an English mezzo-soprano. Although best known for her baroque and classical roles, Connolly has a wide-ranging repertoire which has included works by Wagner as well as various 20th century composers. Connolly was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.
- Sarah Patricia Connolly CBE (born 13 June 1963) is an English mezzo-soprano. Although best known for her baroque and classical roles, Connolly has a wide-ranging repertoire which has included works by Wagner as well as various 20th century composers. Connolly was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.
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