James Maddalena
James Maddalena (born 1954) is an American baritone who is chiefly associated with contemporary American opera. He gained international recognition in 1987 when he originated the role of Richard Nixon at the premiere of John Adams's opera Nixon in China at Houston Grand Opera. He has since reprised the role on many occasions, and recorded it for the Nonesuch Records release of the opera in 1987. In addition to Maddelena's role as Nixon, he has originated two other Adams characters: the Captain in The Death of Klinghoffer and Jack Hubbard in Doctor Atomic. He has also performed roles in the premieres of operas by Paul Moravec and Stewart Wallace among other American composers. In addition to American opera, Maddalena has sung a broad operatic repertoire which ranges from Monteverdi, Handel, Mozart, and Verdi to modern composers like Benjamin Britten and Michael Tippett. He is also a concert artist whose regular performances include works by Bach, Handel and Schubert as well as those by modern composers.
Genre: choral
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Top Tracks
- Sacred Service for the Sabbath Evening: I. The Lord Reigneth (Psalm 97)
- Sacred Service for the Sabbath Evening: VIII. Thou shalt love the Lord
- Sacred Service for the Sabbath Evening: VII. Sh'ma yisra'el
- Sacred Service for the Sabbath Evening: VI. Aria. O Lord, how can we know Thee?
- Sacred Service for the Sabbath Evening: IV. Why do we deal treacherously?
- Sacred Service for the Sabbath Evening: II. Meditation and Aria. God and Father
- Sacred Service for the Sabbath Evening: I. The Lord Reigneth (Psalm 97)
- Song of Anguish
- The Eternal Road: Act IV, The Prophets, Scene 40: After the Destruction of Temple
- The Eternal Road: Act IV, The Prophets, Scenes 35 and 36: Chananiah the false prophet - The mob attacks Jeremiah
- The Eternal Road: Act IV, The Prophets, Scene 34: Jeremiah scatters the idols
- The Eternal Road: Act IV, The Prophets, Scene 33: The streets of Jerusalem
- The Eternal Road: Act IV, The Prophets, Scene 32: Isaiah and Jeremiah
- The Eternal Road: Act III, The Kings, Scene 24 (cont.): Ruth and Boaz
- The Eternal Road: Act III, The Kings, Scene 24: Naomi and Ruth
- The Eternal Road: Act II, Moses, Scene 23: Moses gives the Commandments to the People - The death of Moses
- The Eternal Road: Act II, Moses, Scene 22: Moses addresses the people
- The Eternal Road: Act II, Moses, Scene 21: A Beam of Light appears, through which the Voice of God is heard
- The Eternal Road: Act II, Moses, Scene 20: The top of Mount Sinai - Moses receives God's Commandments
- The Eternal Road: Act II, Moses, Scene 17: Egypt at the time of Moses' birth
Albums (22)
- Bennett: The Mines of Sulphur (2005-01-01)
- Blitzstein: Regina (1992-12-08)
- Weill: Eternal Road (The) (Highlights) (2003-09-25)
- Zaimont: Sacred Service for the Sabbath Evening (Excerpts) / A Tale of Abram and Isaac (2006-05-01)
- Milken Archive Digital Volume 7, Digital Album 2 (2011-09-01)
- Mozart: Solemn Vespers of the Confessor & Coronation Mass (1990)
- The Best of Gerard Schwarz (2024-04-05)
- Earbox (1999-05-04)
- Zaimont: Sacred Service for the Sabbath Evening (Excerpts) / A Tale of Abram and Isaac (2006-05-01)
- John Harbison: Full Moon in March (2009-04-21)
- John Adams: Music From "Nixon In China" (2005-11-01)
- Dominick Argento: The Boor, Miss Havisham's Wedding Night, A Water Bird Talk (2018-03-06)
- Hallelujah Junction (2008-10-03)
- The Astronaut's Tale (2003-11-01)
- The Shakespeare Concerts Series, Vol. 6: No Enemy but Winter and Rough Weather (2018-01-12)
- Tod Machover: Death and the Powers (2021-09-14)
- Foss: Elegy for Anne Frank / Song of Anguish / Beaser: The Heavenly Feast (2005-04-01)
- Adolphe: Ladino Songs of Love and Suffering - Weisgall: Love's Wounded - Psalm of the Distant Dove - A Garden Eastward (2011-09-01)
- Milken Archive Digital Volume 17, Album 7: Ode and Epics - Dramatic Music of Jewish Experience (2013-06-25)
- Joseph Summer: The Tempest (2015-12-01)
- Weill: Eternal Road (The) (Highlights) (2003-09-25)
- Milken Archive Digital Volume 17, Album 7: Ode and Epics - Dramatic Music of Jewish Experience (2013-06-25)
Recordings with proof (20)
- Solemn Vespers of the Confessor, K. 339: V. Laudate Dominum; ISRC USHM19002105; CopyrightID 0xeed7a5800a362e03c8aa18488b92eed8bae831c58663e52033894267aa32f4fb; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Mass In C Major, K. 317: I. Kyrie; ISRC USHM19002107; CopyrightID 0x1e9d8d5bdd69e82ba5ceebc62cc890b3ba823bba97f37c98ef962a0f0df41301; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Solemn Vespers of the Confessor, K. 339: I. Dixit; ISRC USHM19002101; CopyrightID 0x0403511a7b914284830383cf36078fc0a0282bea319f25ab0f1c9e59d34ba832; Bitcoin block 960294; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Solemn Vespers of the Confessor, K. 339: II. Confitebor; ISRC USHM19002102; CopyrightID 0x6c45c37d86017ea29914c1980dd79a6f6596d5e502dd5d1c08a356a3c063830a; Bitcoin block 960138; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Solemn Vespers of the Confessor, K. 339: III. Beatus Vir; ISRC USHM19002103; CopyrightID 0x3918718aacf73822cb63ed5a90fef43042a3cc36e397cd0a871ef676e0ad4fe8; Bitcoin block 960138; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Solemn Vespers of the Confessor, K. 339: IV. Laudate pueri; ISRC USHM19002104; CopyrightID 0x1f0406fb4f67ec9d31285154ea36d4d15dfc2e8fbfd359e5546693cd0c0fbad3; Bitcoin block 960254; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Solemn Vespers of the Confessor, K. 339: VI. Magnificat; ISRC USHM19002106; CopyrightID 0xb4cbb39d5ec181353ddcbd4e80e839caf9f1691752cf12bb1db39130feac5c67; Bitcoin block 960273; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Mass In C Major, K. 317: II. Gloria; ISRC USHM19002108; CopyrightID 0xea965a91cdae267941349b38fe7eb4f3216ea71371e679b9211e6d7e0d1179bb; Bitcoin block 960448; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Adams: Harmonium: I. Negative Love; ISRC USNO19945301; CopyrightID 0x0957c355e544ac33c165b2ba812bbeb88b2936fc0834bd0c91776936082f1847; Bitcoin block 957145; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Adams: The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra); ISRC USNO18714401; CopyrightID 0x5561fea3476ee87bb6dd58e07e12dce2992c75d63c5ea4ffe8ce1886e7d71a5d; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Adams: Grand Pianola Music: Pt. IA; ISRC USNO19421904; CopyrightID 0x8a893ae35a8167011dce2092f85d1f436d717ee7ea370c36f19265cc38f9de21; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Adams: Christian Zeal and Activity; ISRC USNO18714402; CopyrightID 0x57921b839709c11c9f78e4f759aa331551968015a25920f60084f18fb2471ace; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Adams: Grand Pianola Music: Pt. IB; ISRC USNO19421905; CopyrightID 0x19c94138a1fcdcd19b2d07157f02ba6742f6aaa2b826c5631f1c4611e3531155; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Adams: Nixon in China, Act I, Scene 1: "The People Are the Heroes Now"; ISRC USNO18817703; CopyrightID 0x35c2a0e9cc020ed96c22a53fd2dd31d14c2c5c2018596f38bb4c1d3c1ae3fee9; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Adams: Grand Pianola Music: On the Dominant Divide; ISRC USNO19421906; CopyrightID 0x08823952b557a449a4b4e2a58e188991efe320f08a81eff581249fe82363535f; Bitcoin block 956304; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Adams: Nixon in China, Act I, Scene 1: Landing of the Spirit of '76; ISRC USNO18817704; CopyrightID 0xfa9bce7e70b367df973bacd2e120c4aa63f4b83ecf94a975fa6f59ccf2a460fa; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Adams: Shaker Loops: II. Hymning Slews; ISRC USNO19636005; CopyrightID 0x1bf9dba98d5d3d13423b87b44455a07b0e59c059995e6944c112f129347433e9; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Adams: Fearful Symmetries; ISRC USNO18921802; CopyrightID 0xc2ddbad8156431b0252aca621c8a07a25f21597e958f213b6d64e2b3e1bf3d61; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Adams: Nixon in China, Act I, Scene 1: "The People Are the Heroes Now"; ISRC USNO18817703; CopyrightID 0x35c2a0e9cc020ed96c22a53fd2dd31d14c2c5c2018596f38bb4c1d3c1ae3fee9; Bitcoin block 957145; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- The Dharma at Big Sur: Pt. I - A New Day; ISRC USNO10600824; CopyrightID 0x3012bd76e064b66db5b820cdbe32b05f130f58bbef958f404dbccc320c7f6ecc; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
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Popularity-0 recordings of James Maddalena in everplay, described from supplier metadata.