Hilary Summers

Hilary Summers is a Welsh contralto. [http://www.ingpen.co.uk/artist_detail.php?aid=18 Ingpen & Williams] ] She was trained at Reading University, the Royal Academy of Music, and the National Opera Studio in London. [ [http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_9934_ma.html?selecteddate=01172008 Making Music: Pierre Boulez ] , Carnegie Hall, January 17, 2008.] She has performed on soundtracks such as "", [ [http://www.lordoftherings-soundtrack.com/twotowers/editions.html "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" soundtrack] ] "The Libertine", [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375920/fullcredits#cast "The Libertine" at the Internet Movie Database] ] and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1412009/Hilary-Summers "The Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy" at the New York Times movies] ] She has created roles for composers Peter Eötvös and Elliot Carter, and is known to have a close working relationship with Michael Nyman. She created the leading role of the Art Banker in Nyman's opera, "Facing Goya".

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