Julia Migenes
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Julia Migenes is an American
mezzo-soprano
working primarily in musical theatre repertoire. She was born on the Lower East Side of New York
to a family of Greek
and Irish
-Puerto Rican descent. She is sometimes credited as Julia Migenes-Johnson.
United States
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mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano
A mezzo-soprano is a type of classical female singing voice whose range lies between the soprano and the contralto singing voices, usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above...
working primarily in musical theatre repertoire. She was born on the Lower East Side of New York
New York City
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to a family of Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
and Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
-Puerto Rican descent. She is sometimes credited as Julia Migenes-Johnson.
Selected discography
- Hollywood Divas (2009)
- Alter Ego (2006)
- Le Meilleur de Julia (2004)
- La Argentina (2003)
- Infamia, Tangos de Barcelona (2000)
- Franz Lehár (1999)
- Robert Stolz (1999)
- Lulu (1998)
- Man of La ManchaMan of La ManchaMan of La Mancha is a musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion and music by Mitch Leigh. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote, which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervantes's seventeenth century masterpiece Don Quixote...
(1996) - 100 ans de Cinema (1995)
- Smile (1995)
- Vienna (1993)
- KismetKismet (musical)Kismet is a musical with lyrics and musical adaptation by Robert Wright and George Forrest, adapted from the music of Alexander Borodin, and a book by Charles Lederer and Luther Davis, based on Kismet, the 1911 play by Edward Knoblock...
(1991) - RagsRags (musical)Rags is a musical with a book by Joseph Stein, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and music by Charles Strouse.-Production history:The Broadway production opened on August 21, 1986 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre with little advance sale and to mostly indifferent reviews, and it closed after only four...
(1991) - La voix humaine (1991)
- Mack the KnifeMack the Knife"Mack the Knife" or "The Ballad of Mack the Knife", originally "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer", is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their music drama Die Dreigroschenoper, or, as it is known in English, The Threepenny Opera. It premiered in Berlin in 1928 at the...
(movie soundtrack album) (1990) - Live at the Olympia (1989)
- The Seven Deadly Sins (1989)
- Berlin Blues (1988)
- Show BoatShow BoatShow Boat is a musical in two acts with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It was originally produced in New York in 1927 and in London in 1928, and was based on the 1926 novel of the same name by Edna Ferber. The plot chronicles the lives of those living and working...
(1988) - In Love (1985)
- Carmen (1984)
- Recital (1983)
- A Christmas Concert (1983)
- Welterfolge (1983)
- Latin Lady (1982)
- Julia Migenes sings (1981)
- Operette (1981)
- Fiddler on the Roof (1964)
See also
- List of famous Puerto Ricans
- Irish immigration to Puerto RicoIrish immigration to Puerto RicoFrom the 16th to the 19th century, there was considerable Irish immigration to Puerto Rico, for a number of reasons. During the 16th century many Irishmen, who were known as "Wild Geese," fled the English Army and joined the Spanish Army. Some of these men were stationed in Puerto Rico and...
External links
- Official website (English & French)