Details About Barbara Hendricks: Parents, Salary, Age, Measurements



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Barbara Hendricks (born December 20, 1948) is an American operatic soprano and concert singer. She has sung a wide variety of roles on the opera stage and in concert, but is particularly known for her interpretations of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Hendricks was born in Stephens, Arkansas, and grew up in a musical family. Her father was a choir director and her mother was a piano teacher. She began taking piano lessons at the age of five and singing in the church choir at the age of eight. She received her early education in the public schools of Stephens and Little Rock, Arkansas.

In 1966, Hendricks won a scholarship to study at the Juilliard School in New York City. She made her professional debut in 1968 as a member of the New York City Opera chorus. In 1969, she made her solo debut with the company as the First Spirit in Mozart’s The Magic Flute. She went on to sing a wide variety of roles with the New York City Opera over the next decade, including such roles as Susanna in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, Pamina in The Magic Flute, and Gretel in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel.

In 1979, Hendricks made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera as Pamina in The Magic Flute. She has since sung a number of roles with the company, including Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro, Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, and the title role in Massenet’s Manon.

Hendricks has also appeared as a guest artist with many of the world’s leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra. She has made numerous recordings for such labels as RCA Victor, Deutsche Grammophon, and Philips.

Hendricks is married to Swedish bass-baritone Hakan Hagegard. They have two daughters.

Hendricks has been awarded honorary degrees from a number of universities, including Yale University, Harvard University, and the University of Arkansas. In 2005, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President George W. Bush.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia