Background
Janice was born in Arlington, Massachusetts, the daughter of a Presbyterian minister and lived in the Hamilton Square section of Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey at an early age.
Janice was born in Arlington, Massachusetts, the daughter of a Presbyterian minister and lived in the Hamilton Square section of Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey at an early age.
Bachelor of Music, Westminster Choir College, 1951; postgraduate, Philadelphia Academy Vocal Arts, 1952-1954.
Harsanyi married Nicholas Harsanyi, a violist who went to school with Béla Bartók in Hungary. Nicholas Harsanyi died in 1987. In 1958, Harsanyi sang as soloist during the opening ceremonies for the United Nations.
In 1959 she made her Carnegie Hall debut singing Berlioz"s Louisiana Damnation de Faust with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
In 1960, Harsanyi sang on Eugene Ormandy and Philadelphia Orchestra"s recording of Carl Orff"s majestic Carmina Burana with singer/actor Harve Presnell. This was released by Columbia/Sony on LP and Civil Defense. While at Princeton she became the head of the voice department at Westminster Choir College in the early 1950s.
On February 17, 1969, Janice Harsanyi along with Helen Boatwright, Jenneke Barton and John Ferrante performed the opera Handel"s Amadigi with the Princeton Chamber Orchestra under the direction of J. Merrill Knapp. She has performed the works of notable composers such as Roger Sessions, Harold Schiffman, and John Harbison.
She recorded one solo recital LP disc (released circa 1960 on the small Period Records label, SPL 581) titled "Great New Voices of Today, Volume
1" consisting of French and German songs, with Otto Herz at the piano. Harsanyi joined the voice faculty of Florida State University"s College of Music in 1978. While there, Harsanyi became involved with the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra and was a voice coach with the Capitol City Opera Company.
She died in Tallahassee, Florida.
Orff: Carmina Burana. Carl Orff (1895 - 1982) Performers: Janice Harsanyi (Soprano), Rudolf Petrak (Tenor), Harve Presnell (Baritone).
Rutgers University Chorus. Orff: Carmina Burana.
Carl Orff. Performers: Janice Harsanyi (Soprano), Rudolf Petrak (Tenor), Harve Presnell (Baritone).
Rutgers University Chorus.
Member National Association Teachers Singing, Music Teachers National Association, College Music Society, Riemenschneider Bach Institute, Sigma Alpha Iota, Pi Kappa Lambda.
Married Nicholas Harsanyi, April 19, 1952. 1 son, Peter Michael.