Luana Devol

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Luana DeVol

Foto: Majer-Finkes, Gelsenkirchen

in the role of Senta, Gelsenkirchen

A Short Biography

Luana DeVol was in San Mateo, California. An early interest in music led to five years study on the violin. Discovering her singing talent, she was enganged by the San Francisco Opera Chorus and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus. She studied in London with the renowned teacher Vera Rosza and returned to San Francisco to continue he studies with Janet Parlova and the legendary Wagner Tenor Jess Thomas.
She first appeared as an opera soloist as Leonore in Beethoven's Fidelio with Palo Alto's West Bay Oper.

In Europe she made her debut in 1983 with the Württembergische Staatsoper Stuttgart, again as Leonore in Fidelio.
In 1984 she became a member of the Stadttheater Aachen where she stayed until 1987. In 1987 she was engaged with the Nationaltheater Mannheim. She stayed there until 1990 and thereafter she preferred to work as a freelance singer. In 1996 she made her debut in the "hochdramatische Fach" (Isolde, Braunschweig).

She sang with the following opera houses e.g.

Theater Basel
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Deutsche Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin
Staatstheater Braunschweig
Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf-Duisburg
Semperoper Dresden
Theater Essen
Städt. Bühnen Frankfurt
Hamburgische Staatsoper
Oper Leipzig
Teatro alla Scala, Mailand
Bayerische Staatsoper München
Staatsoper Wien

Her repertoire so far includes e.g.

Beethoven Leonore Fidelio
Mozart Donna Anna Don Giovanni
Strauss Ariadne Ariadne auf Naxos
Strauss Chrysothemis Elektra
Strauss Elektra Elektra
Strauss Der Rosenkavalier
Strauss Kaiserin Die Frau ohne Schatten
Strauss Färberin Die Frau ohne Schatten
Verdi Aida Aida
Verdi Amelia Un ballo in maschera
Verdi Leonora La forza del destino
Verdi Lady Macbeth Macbeth
Wagner Senta Der fliegende Holländer
Wagner Elsa Lohengrin
Wagner Ortrud Lohengrin
Wagner Elisabeth Tannhäuser
Wagner Isolde Tristan und Isolde
Wagner Brünnhilde Die Walküre
Wagner Brünnhilde Die Götterdämmerung
Weber Rezia Oberon

Everyone who has been there will always remember the wonderful Liederabend she performed on July 26th, 1997 in the Gewölbekeller of the Gutshof Schott in Forst.

A detailed biography and stage photographs you will find at her web site www.operdiva.com

It is a pity the CD industry has neglected her almost totally. I only know of two recordings. With Sony (S2K 66 850) Irrelohe of Franz Schreker and with Canterino (CNT 1072) a marvellous Recital with arias of Beethoven, Weber, Marschner and Wagner.

Irrelohe is available at jpc-Logo .