Laetitia Grimaldi Spitzer is a French lyric soprano and graduate of The Juilliard School in New York City.
Life and career
Born in France, Laetitia Grimaldi spent her childhood in Lisbon and London. After beginning her vocal studies with Teresa Berganza, she continued her studies in New York City, first at the Manhattan School of Music, followed by a master's degree from the Juilliard School .
During her studies at the Juilliard School, she won the first prize at the Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Competition. In parallel, she participated in masterclasses of such prestigious artists as Sir Thomas Allen, Alfred Brendel, Emma Kirkby, Ileana Cotrubaş, Thomas Quasthoff, François le Roux, Malcolm Martineau and Christian Ivaldi.
She made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2013 and has since performed at festivals such as the Verbier Festival in Switzerland, the Aix-en-Provence Festival in France, the Ravinia Festival in Chicago and the Menuhin Festival Gstaad, Switzerland.
Awards and fellowships
Laetitia Grimaldi has been invited to festivals such as the Verbier Festival (Switzerland), the Aix-en-Provence Festival ( France), the Ravinia Festival Chicago (USA), the Norwich Concert Series (United Kingdom), the Menuhin Festival in Gstaad (Switzerland) and the Leipzig Music Festival (Germany).
She has received mentorship with some of the world's leading. Artists, including Dame Emma Kirkby, Illeana Cotrubas, Alfred Brendel, Teresa Berganza, Sir Thomas Allen and Masaaki Suzuki, amongst others. Since 2015, Mrs Grimaldi Spitzer has been under the mentorship of the renowned German baritone, Matthias Goerne.
References
External links
Laetitia Grimaldi sings Henri Duparc (video clip) Art Song Canberra Review CityNews, May 14, 2018 Official WebSite Opera Musica Laetitia Grimaldi, Soprano, Ammiel Bushakevitz, un triomphe le 12 février Salle Cortot Vocal + Piano Masterclass with Laetitia Grimaldi and Ammiel Bushakevitz Laetitia Grimaldi (Soprano) and Ammiel Bushakevitz (Piano) Review / Sublime afternoon of songs and piano works
21st-century French singers
Juilliard School alumni
French operatic sopranos
21st-century French women singers
French emigrants to the United States
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people