Lingling H. Peng 何玲玲

mezzo-soprano

China 中国

 

Performed her first public solo at age 10, Lingling received her B.A. in vocal performance from Guangxi Arts Institute and studied voice in Beijing Central Conservatory of Music. She won numerous awards and competitions at the national and provincial level and had over one hundred recordings of new compositions for radio stations and TV programs. Notably, she was the soloist of the "Sound of Nationalities" and "The Dewy Rose" in the Spring Festival Gala of China Central Television.

 

 

Singapore

As a performer and voice instructor, Lingling was invited to Singapore in 1994. She represented Singapore in the Asia Vocal Competitions held in Hong Kong and Malaysia. In 1997 Lingling won the first prize in the vocal competition organized by Singapore Composer Circle. She performed the role of Gek Choo in the world premier of "Bunga Mawar" with Singapore Lyric Opera. Lingling also held recitals in Singapore and Malaysia and her performances earned the acclaim of a large audience. For three years, she was the recipient of the Art Bursary (overseas) from Singapore National Art Council.

America 美国

Lingling has been described as...fantastic, rich and strong; a voice with force and dramatic quality...great acting that connects the voice with the character impressively.

Lingling was a winner in the 7th Gerda Lisser Foundation International Voice Competition in New York. As one of the twelve singers selected from eight major cities around the world, she was invited to compete in the 3rd Monte-Carlo Voice Masters International Competition in May 2005. 

Lingling has been singing with Washington National Opera since 2005.  She performed the roles of Tigrana in Puccini's opera Edgar and Musetta in Leoncavallo¡¯s La Boheme, Martha in Iolanta in 2006. Suzuki (Madama Butterfly) has been her signature role. Other roles included Gypsy Queen (The Bohemian Girl), Hansel (Hansel and Gretel), Cornelia (Julius Caesar), and Derabella (Cosi fan tutte).  In April, 2007, she sang the role of Mary Magdalene in Waundell Saavedrea's new opera Passion in New York City. Her soloist oratorio performances include Verdi's Requiem, Handel's Messiah and Mendelssohn's Elijah, Mozart's Mass in c minor, among others.

Linging is a Graduate of Peabody Coanservatory in the studio of Phyllis Bryn-Julson and received a M.M. in voice from University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she studied with Prof. Ariel Bybee.

 

简历

旅美次女高音歌唱家何玲玲毕业于广西艺术学院音乐系，1998年何玲玲前往美国学习声乐，先后就读于世界著名学府约翰• 霍普金斯大学琵芭迪音乐学院 (Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University) 和美国那布拉斯加- 林肯大学音乐系, 从师于著名声乐教育家菲利斯 · 布莱尔-尧生 (Phyllis Bryn-Julson) 和大都会歌剧院著名次女高音歌唱家艾瑞尔· 拜比(Ariel Bybee)，获得了音乐硕士学位和表演艺术文凭。

何玲玲的声音圆润，感性，具有强烈的表现力，近年来她分别在美国纽约和丹佛举行的歌达•雷声纳和韦拉•司根门两项国际声乐大赛中获奖, 2005年在摩纳哥举行的第三届蒙特卡罗国际声乐大赛中， 她是十二位由全球八大城市里被挑选出来, 受邀参加比赛的选手之一。 她也曾获得美国歌唱教师协会声乐比赛的第一名和新加坡作曲家协会举办的创作歌曲演唱赛冠军。在美国留学期间，何玲玲连续三年荣获新加坡艺术理事会授予的“海外艺术奖学金”，并两度获得琵芭迪音乐学院事业发展奖学金。

近年来，何玲玲先后在十多部歌剧中扮演不同风格的角色, 凭着出色的演唱才能获得了好评， 爱尔兰的《芒斯特快报》说“何玲玲扮演的吉普赛女王具有神奇的力量,和强烈的戏剧感染力…”；美国《记者之星》评论“她扮演‘蝴蝶夫人’中的女佣铃木给人留下深刻的印象…”，“她有着非常深沉和优美的音色…”，“她成功地把声音和表演融为一体…”。华盛顿《新艺术》评说“次女高音何玲玲扮演‘伊兰妲’中的奶妈 玛尔塔声音园润, 表现突出.” 近年来，她还应邀参加了意大利罗马音乐节，爱尔兰沃特佛国际歌剧节和新加坡亚洲艺术节的演出， 并在美国, 新加坡, 马来西亚, 奥大利亚等国家举行个人独唱音乐会和演唱音乐会， 受到了广泛的赞誉。 星加坡《联合早报》专评“何玲玲歌唱时完全没有压力，有娴熟的歌唱技巧但却不刻意炫耀，感性的歌声总是跟着旋律的流动和音乐的跌宕起伏，那么自然地从她的口里 ——不， 应该是从心中流出来，动人心弦。”

2008年她与著名美籍华裔作曲家陆培合作，以广西少数民族音乐素材为基础结合西方现代作曲风格，创作了别开生面，即为次女高音与四位打击乐而作的“山之梦”—穿越时间隧道的歌。在美国的巴尔的摩市戈雷士沃音乐厅举行的首演音乐会上，该作品获得了音乐界人士和观众的高度赞赏。当地的《多维时报》称赞这是“穿越古今，联结中西， 荡涤心灵的时空之乐”，“何玲玲在民族音乐国际化的道路上迈出了精彩的一步”。

 

何玲玲目前是华盛顿国家歌剧院的签约歌唱家，（由多明戈先生担任艺术总监的华盛顿国家歌剧院每年在肯尼迪中心上演7部以上的大型歌剧）。玲玲曾任教于美国那布拉斯加- 林肯大学（University of Nebraska-Lincoln）, 美国路德教会大学 (Concordia University) 。目前是美国音乐艺朮家协会会员，美国歌唱教师协会会员， 美国歌剧协会会员，华盛顿国家歌剧院歌剧推广教育部声乐指导。

Please watch the live perfromance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oebjLHkJh5o  Habanera "Carmen" 哈巴捏拉 “卡门”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CoI-COouUg  多情的土地

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao6WFbnCA3Q 九里里山旮瘩十里里沟

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQRIfhd2YSc  梅娘曲

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLpdJlMKqMg TV Coverage 11/29/2009