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Robert Getchell began
singing at the University of Massachusetts where he studied French and
Spanish literature. In France he studied French baroque music at the 'Centre
de Musique Baroque de Versailles' and continued his studies with Margreet
Honig at the Amsterdam Conservatory, specializing in early music
interpretation with Howard Crook. In Europe Robert Getchell is a
frequently asked soloist, performing with many ensembles such as Les
Talens Lyriques, Musica Antiqua Koln, Le Parlement de Musique, The
Nederlandse Bachvereniging, l'Ensemble Pierre Robert, Al Ayre Espanol, and
The Nedtherlands Chamber Choir and is a frequent soloist in the Theatre
and Opera of Rouen. On the operatic stage Getchell has performed in
various baroque operas such as Lully's Roland with Rene Jacobs,
Lully's Persee, A.C. Destouche's Semiramis and Purcell's
The Fairy Queen with Christophe Rousset. Robert Getchell has been
invited to sing in various festivals in Europe such as the festivals of
Versailles, Ambronay, Fribourg, Beaune and Utrecht, and he has recorded
numberous CD's with works from composers from Charpentier and Mozart to
Schubert, Mendelssohn, and Poulenc.
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