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Stage Productions
Trap Door (Jane the Journalist)
Abduction from the Seraglio (Constanza)*
The Merry Widow (Olga)
Khovanschina w/ Kent Nagano cond.
The Opelousas Sisters (Esther)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Corp. I)
The Opelousas Sisters (Esther)
A Little Night Music (Madame Armfeldt)
Die Zauberflöte (Königin der Nacht)
Caliban Dreams Act I (Mugwort)
Candide (Cunegonde)
Strange Charm (Countess Almaviva)
Krank (Frau Lieblied - principal role)
The Cunning Little Vixen (chicken/chorus)
Oratorio / Choral / Recital
Harden Not Your Hearts (Holy Spirit)
Fresh Voices VI (Ecclesiastes soloist)
Carmina Burana (Soprano soloist)
Requiem (Soprano soloist)
Ceremony of Carols (Soprano soloist)
Benefits / Concerts
Arias@Avos (featured soloist)
Singers for Seniors (soloist outreach)
Halfway Mark (soprano soloist)
Easter Hangover (soprano soloist)
A Salute to the Arts with Carol Channing
Dream One World fundraiser
The Assistance Dog Institute fundraiser
Face to Face AIDS fundraiser
Benefit Concert
Trap Door (Jane the Journalist)
Abduction from the Seraglio (Constanza)*
The Merry Widow (Olga)
Khovanschina w/ Kent Nagano cond.
The Opelousas Sisters (Esther)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Corp. I)
The Opelousas Sisters (Esther)
A Little Night Music (Madame Armfeldt)
Die Zauberflöte (Königin der Nacht)
Caliban Dreams Act I (Mugwort)
Candide (Cunegonde)
Strange Charm (Countess Almaviva)
Krank (Frau Lieblied - principal role)
The Cunning Little Vixen (chicken/chorus)
Oratorio / Choral / Recital
Harden Not Your Hearts (Holy Spirit)
Fresh Voices VI (Ecclesiastes soloist)
Carmina Burana (Soprano soloist)
Requiem (Soprano soloist)
Ceremony of Carols (Soprano soloist)
Benefits / Concerts
Arias@Avos (featured soloist)
Singers for Seniors (soloist outreach)
Halfway Mark (soprano soloist)
Easter Hangover (soprano soloist)
A Salute to the Arts with Carol Channing
Dream One World fundraiser
The Assistance Dog Institute fundraiser
Face to Face AIDS fundraiser
Benefit Concert
| Stage Productions Lisa Scola Prosek W.A. Mozart Franz Lehar Modest Mussorgsky J. Langley & A. McTigue Mark Alburger J. Langley & A. McTigue Stephen Sondheim W.A. Mozart C. Suprynowicz & A. Moody Leonard Bernstein W.A. Mozart scenes Kurt Weill review Leos Janácek Oratorio / Choral / Recital John Partridge Mark Alburger Carl Orff W.A. Mozart Benjamin Britten Benefits / Concerts various various Mark Alburger various various various various various various |
| Stage Productions World Premiere at The Lab, S.F. - June 2008 Sonoma City Opera - August 2007 West Bay Opera - May/June 2007 Leather Factory Opera - Dec. 2006 Green Music Festival - June 2006 San Francisco Cabaret Opera - May 2006 Quantum Opera Guest Artist - May 2006 Quantum Opera Guest Artist - Feb/Mar 2006 NWPC Seattle, WA - May 2005 Berkeley Opera Workshop - July 2004 SSU Quantum Opera - 2003 SSU Quantum Opera - 2003 SSU main production - 2003 Cinnabar Opera Theater - June 2002 Oratorio / Choral / Recital San Francisco Cabaret Opera - Nov. 2006 Goat Hall Productions - May 2006 Sonoma County Choral Society - May 2004 SSU Opera Chamber Orchestra - 2002 SSU Chorus - 2002 Benefits / Concerts Opera Fort Collins Guild - October 2009 Martinez Opera - December 2007 Goat Hall Productions - April 2007 Goat Hall Productions - April 2007 Green Music Festival - October 2006 Project Applause - October 2006 Project Applause - August 2006 Project Applause - June 2006 Capitol Opera Sacramento - Nov 2005 |
Awards
2007 Special Encouragement Award SF District
2004 Pacific Regional Finalist
2004 First Place Winner
2003/2004 Person Talent Scholarship Award
2002 Vocal Panel Finals Winner
2000/2001 Most Outstanding Vocalist
Awards Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Redwood Empire NATS Vocal Scholarship Competition Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA Music Teachers’ Association of California - State Convention Mesa State College, Grand Junction, CO |
Education
The Singer’s Gym
Sonoma State University
Mesa State College
Education w/ Kathryn Cathcart & Ben Bernstein October, 2004 & 2006 BA Vocal Performance (w/ honors & distinction) Music Education (two years of study) |
Education Sonoma, CA Rohnert Park, CA Grand Junction, CO |
Directors & Conductors
Jim Cave, Martha Stoddard, Yefim, Maizel, Jindong Cai, Kent Nagano, Ryan Brown, Michael Fontaine, Phil Lowery,
Harriet March-Page, Mark Alburger, Adrian Elfenbaum, Pamela Lourentzos, Kathleen Torchia, Margriet Tindemans, Dr.
Lynne Morrow, Robert Worth, Missy Weaver, David Gordon, Paul Draper, Amanda McTigue, Elly Lichenstein, and Nina
Shuman.
Vocal Teachers
Sheila Smith (2008), Susan Witt-Butler (2002-2008), Bonnie Brooks (2001-2002), Jan Drazek (1999-2001)
Coaches
Sheri Greenawald, Peter Grunberg, Lorenzo Malfatti, Myron McPherson, Monroe Kanouse, Charles Calhoun, Robert
Young, Yvonne Wormer, Dr. Lynne Morrow.
Master Classes
Jake Heggie, Lorenzo Malfatti, Kathryn Cathcart, Ben Bernstein, Monroe Kanouse, David Blackburn, Alan Smith, Peggy
Donovan-Jeffry, Joanne Corbett-Barnes, John Duykers, David Gordon.
Special Skills
Makeup Artist, Music Theory tutoring, Choral Conducting, Marketing & Bookkeeping
