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opera, operetta & musical theater
work role company conductor

RECENT & UPCOMING:

     
Il barbiere di Siviglia (4/10) Rosina Helena Symphony Orchestra Allan R. Scott
Carmen (6/10) Carmen St. Petersburg Opera Mark Sforzini
The Life and Love of Joe Coogan (9/10) Sally Rogers Lehigh University Paul Salerni
Intermezzo (10/10) Notary's Wife* New York City Opera George Manahan
Le nozze di Figaro Cherubino Helena Symphony Orchestra Allan R. Scott
Anna Bolena Giovanna Seymour dell'Arte Opera Ensemble Christopher Fecteau
The Coronation of Poppea Nero Opera Omnia (NYC) Avi Stein
VOX American Composers Showcase Various Roles New York City Opera Orchestra George Manahan
Gerald Steichen
The Blackamoor Angel Countess Bard SummerScape Festival, Joe's Pub John DiPinto
Der Rosenkavalier Octavian (excerpts) dell'Arte Opera Ensemble Christopher Fecteau
Lysistrata (Adamo)
Arete/Megaera New York City Opera*
George Manahan
Little Women (Adamo)
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Jo March
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New York City Opera Japan Tour*
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
Ash Lawn Opera Festival
George Manahan
Marin Alsop
Christopher Larkin
Madama Butterfly
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Suzuki
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New York City Opera Japan Tour*
New York City Opera*
Asociación Bel Canto (Lima, Perú)
Atsushi Yamada
Ari Pelto
Lucy Arner
South Pacific Nellie Forbush Ash Lawn Opera Festival Doug Martin & Michael Slon, conductors
Hansel and Gretel
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Hansel
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Nevada Opera
Maine Grand Opera
  
Chautauqua Opera   
Michael Borowitz
Janna Hymes-Bianchi
Stefan Lano
The Rape of Lucretia Lucretia New York Chamber Opera Lucy Arner
Carmen
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Carmen
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St. Petersburg Opera
Opera Theater of Connecticut  
Mark Sforzini
Garold Whisler
Carmen Carmen (highlights) Music at Penn's Woods   Gerardo Edelstein
Carmen Mercédès New Jersey Symphony Orchestra George Manahan
La traviata Flora New Jersey Symphony Orchestra George Manahan
Falstaff Meg Page Opera Omaha   Hal France
Die Fledermaus Prince Orlofsky Chautauqua Opera*
Inwood Opera
Irving Light Opera
 
The Love for three Oranges Smeraldina New York City Opera    George Manahan
L’enfant et les sortilèges Bat, Bergère New York City Opera   George Manahan
Rigoletto Maddalena Prism Opera Garrett Keast
Intermezzo (R. Strauss) Anna New York City Opera* George Manahan
Paul Bunyan (Britten) Moppet, Poppet New York City Opera*, TV Broadcast Stewart Robertson
L’italiana in Algeri Zulma Glimmerglass Opera   George Manahan
Il barbiere di Siviglia Rosina Opera North Louis Burkot
Die Zauberflöte
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Second Lady
Third Lady
Connecticut Opera
Prism Opera
Robert Ashens
Garrett Keast
Romeo et Juliette Stephano Liederkranz Opera John Balme
oratorio & concert

RECENT & UPCOMING:

     
Messiah (11/10) Alto Soloist Messiah Choral Society (Orlando) John V. Sinclair
Stabat Mater (Rossini) (7/10) Soprano II Soloist Choral Society of the Hamptons Mark Mangini
Messiah
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Alto Soloist
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Carnegie Hall
Avery Fisher Hall, NYC
Helena Symphony Orchestra, Montana
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
John Rutter
Byung Lee
Allan R. Scott
Henley Denmead

Requiem & The Armed Man(Jenkins)

Alto Soloist Distinguished Concerts International NY, Avery Fisher Hall Jonathan Griffith

Elijah (Mendelssohn)

Alto Soloist Bach Festival Society of Winter Park
Canterbury Choral Society
John V. Sinclair
Charles Dodsley Walker

Requiem (Duruflé)

Alto Soloist Charlottesville and University Symphony Michael Slon

Christmas Oratorio (Bach)

Alto Soloist Canterbury Choral Society Charles Dodsley Walker
The Passion According to St. John (Bach)
Alto Soloist Festival Orchestra
First Church of Christ, Wethersfield, CT

David Spicer
Mass in C (Beethoven)
Mass in B-flat (Schubert)
Soloist
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Carnegie Hall (Mid-America Productions)
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Mass in C (Beethoven) &
Solemn Vespers, K 339 (Mozart)

Alto Soloist Canterbury Choral Society Charles Dodsley Walker
Mass in B Minor (Bach) Soloist Hartford Symphony Orchestra Henley Denmead
Mass in Time of War (Haydn) Alto Soloist Bach Festival Society of Winter Park John V. Sinclair
Theresa Mass (Haydn) &
Choral Fantasy (Beethoven)
Alto Soloist University of Virginia Singers & Orchestra Michael Slon
VOX American Composers Showcase, 2006-2009 Various Solo Roles New York City Opera Orchestra Various Conductors
Concert in Bryant Park Soloist New York City Opera Liora Maurer
Tribute to Mark Adamo Guest Soloist American Opera Projects Steven Osgood
Corigliano Tribute Concert Guest Soloist Lehman College  
Corigliano Chamber Music Concert Guest Soloist Lehman College/CUNY Grad Center  
Opera in Blue Jeans Soloist Nevada Opera Michael Borowitz
The New Moon Ensemble City Center Encores Rob Fisher
El amor brujo (Falla) Soloist Music at Penn’s Woods Gerardo Edelstein
Frankie & Johnny (Moross)
Jerome Kern & Friends
Soloist
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Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
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Jack Everly
Arias & Barcarolles (Bernstein) Soloist San Bernadino Symphony Orchestra Stewart Robertson
Anything Cole! (Porter Cabaret) Soloist/Dancer Chautauqua Opera Cabaret Mark Trawka
Rodgers & Hammerstein Gala Soloist Meriden Symphony Orchestra Dorothy Barnhart
recordings
Lysistrata Reference Recording Myrrhine, other roles Valhalla Productions Scott Dunn
The New Moon Ensemble Ghostlight Records Rob Fisher
apprenticeships
Glimmerglass, Chautauqua, New Orleans, Virginia & Connecticut Operas, Opera North
awards & honors

Prize Winner

Metropolitan Opera National Council New York District Auditions

Prize Winner

Liederkranz Foundation Voice Competition

Grand Prize Winner

Connecticut Opera Young Artist Competition

training
Artist’s Diploma Opera Hartt School of Music
Bachelor of Science Vocal Performance Texas Woman’s University
Intensive Summer Workshop Joan Dornemann, Dir. Israel Vocal Arts Institute
directors
Dean Anthony, Christopher Alden, Frank Corsaro, Peter Kazaras, Jay Lesenger, Leon Major, Christopher Mattaliano, Crystal Manich, Sharyn Pirtle, Ira Siff, Bill Fabris, Rhoda Levine, Lawrence Edelson, David Grabarkewitz, Yuval Sharon, Jay Jackson
coaches
Michael Baitzer, Lynn Baker, Susan Caldwell, Keith Chambers, Steven Crawford, Christopher Fecteau, Bill Jones, Thomas Lausmann, Doug Martin, Steven Mosteller, Kevin Murphy, Timothy Long, Susan Morton, Djordje Nesic, Curt Pajer, Carol Rausch, Pierre Vallet, Susan Woodruff
voice teachers
Ruth Golden, Deb Birnbaum, Elaine Bonazzi, Judy McLane, Claudia Waite, Trish McCaffrey, Joan Wall