Jane E. Franklin, who was born in Merrick, L.I., New York, has been living and working in Germany for over 25 years.
She began her musical career at age 13, when she taught herself the guitar and began to play and sing songs associated with Peter, Paul and Mary; Bob Dylan; and Joni Mitchell. Soon she joined a rock and roll band, and started performing in schools, bars, and clubs on Long Island. At age 17, Jane left Long Island to attend Quinnipiac College in Connecticut, but continued to play guitar and sing in various venues. By the middle of her junior year, however,
she found that the study of biology could not compete with her growing
interest in music. Jane left Connecticut and returned to Long Island, where she enrolled in the Guitar Workshop. It was there that she took her first voice lessons and decided to study classical singing in New York City. During the next two and a half years, she enrolled in the opera program at C.W. Post College, where she won the Jacqueline E. Newman Award for Outstanding Vocalist in 1978, and completed her B.A. degree in music Magna Cum Laude.
Upon graduating, Jane moved to New York City and took advantage of the many opportunities to be trained in various disciplines afforded by the greater metropolitan area. The institutions in which and individuals with whom she studied included:
In addition to giving numerous concerts, Jane sang many roles in the
productions of various opera companies in and around New York City: In 1983, she won Third Prize in the Annual Amato Opera Competition.
In the fall of 1983, she went to Germany, where her career broadened to
include the musical. Among productions in which she performed were: 1986 - 1988 she sang music from the Baroque and Renaissance periods with the Kölner group, "L'Accento".
1989 - 1995
1989
1996
1999
2000 - 2003
2004 - 2007 |
· Hänsel "Hänsel und Gretel"
Taught singing in the music school Dortmund.
Appeared with the "Banana Show Company" as singer and dancer.
Sang with various musical groups.
Produced her CD "Fairgrounds", which was presented with a concert. In addition to Frank Chastenier and John Goldsby, the CD features five new songs by Robin Goldsby, two by Jane herself, and four from other established composers. Among the other outstanding performers are Jürgen Peiffer on drums, and a superb nine-piece band formed by other well-known musicians from the region.