and the Orchestre National de France; Rinaldo in Montpellier and Innsbruck; Minnesota Opera for Lucrezia Borgia, I Capuleti e i Montecchi and Semiramide; Urbain in Les Huguenots for the opening of the new opera house in Bilbao; Hassem in Donizetti's Alahor in Granata in Seville; Selimo in Hasse's Solimano at the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin; Juno/Ino in Handel's Semele at New York City Opera; and seven appearances at the Caramoor Festival. Recordings L'Atenaide (Teodosio) – Vivaldi with Modo Antiquo & Federico Sardelli, conductor NAÏVE OP30438 3 CD U.S. Release August 22, 2007 Handel & Hasse Arias & Cantatas (solo) with Les Violins du Roy, Bernard Labadie, Conductor VIRGIN CLASSICS (1 CD) 7243 5 45737 2 9 U.S. Release September 2006 Bajazet (Irene) – Vivaldi Grammy Nominated with Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi, Conductor VIRGIN VERITAS 45676-2 U.S. Release May 2005 La Santissima Trinità (Teologia) – Scarlatti with Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi, Conductor VIRGIN VERITAS 5456662 (1 CD) Released May 2004 Bel Canto Arias (solo) – Donizetti/Rossini with Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, John Nelson, Conductor VIRGIN CLASSICS 7243 5 45615 2 8 Released September 2003 Rinaldo (Title Role) – Handel René Jacobs, Conductor HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901796.98 Released May 2003 Arias for Farinelli (solo) – Various Artists Grammy Nominated with Akademie für Alte Musik, René Jacobs, Conductor HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901778 Released 2002 Arminio (Title Role) – Handel with Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis, Conductor VIRGIN Veritas 5 45461 2 Released August 2001 An Evening of Arias and Songs (solo) – Various Artists EPCASO 93515 04012 Released June 1999 Alahor in Granata - Donizetti with Orquestra Ciudad de Granada, Josep Pons, Conductor Almaviva ASIN B00003Z9UQ Released Dec 2006 Personal life Vivica is a distant relative of Belgian football player Régis Genaux. Her interest in European Baroque music led her to settle in Venice. She is the subject of 2004 documentary A Voice Out of the Cold. References External links Official website Fanfare Webzine The Original Vivica Genaux site Extensive interview with Vivica Genaux on Opera Lively 1969 births Living people American operatic mezzo-sopranos American musicians of Mexican descent American people of Walloon descent Handel Prize winners Hispanic and Latino American musicians Indiana University Bloomington alumni Singers from Alaska People from Fairbanks, Alaska American performers of early music Women performers of early music 20th-century American women opera singers 21st-century American women opera singers Hispanic and Latino American women singers