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Upcoming Engagements
   
H.M.S. Pinafore (Buttercup)
Gilbert & Sullivan
Loveland Opera Theatre - February '12
Messiah (Soprano soloist)
G.F. Handel
Messiah Choral Society G.J. - April '12
Requiem (Soprano soloist)
W.A. Mozart
Grand Junction Symphony - May '12
Stage Productions
   
Trap Door (Jane the Journalist)
Lisa Scola Prosek
World Premiere S.F. - June '08
Abduction from the Seraglio (Constanza)*
W.A. Mozart
Sonoma City Opera - August '07
The Merry Widow (Olga)
Franz Lehar
West Bay Opera - May/June '07
Khovanschina w/ Kent Nagano cond.
Modest Mussorgsky
Leather Factory Opera - Dec. '06
The Opelousas Sisters (Esther)
Langley & McTigue
Green Music Festival - June '06
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Corp. I)
Mark Alburger
San Francisco Cabaret Opera - May '06
The Opelousas Sisters (Esther)
Langley & McTigue
Quantum Opera Guest Artist - May '06
A Little Night Music (Madame Armfeldt)
Stephen Sondheim
Quantum Opera Guest Artist - Feb/Mar '06
Die Zauberflöte (Königin der Nacht)
W.A. Mozart
NWPC Seattle, WA - May '05
Caliban Dreams Act I (Mugwort)
Suprynowicz & Moody
Berkeley Opera Workshop - July '04
Candide (Cunegonde)
Leonard Bernstein
SSU Quantum Opera - '03
Strange Charm (Countess Almaviva)
W.A. Mozart scenes
SSU Quantum Opera - '03
Krank (Frau Lieblied - principal role)
Kurt Weill review
SSU Quantum Opera - '03
Cunning Little Vixen (chicken/chorus)
Leos Janácek
Cinnabar Opera Theater - June '02
Oratorio / Choral / Recital
 
 
Harden Not Your Hearts (Holy Spirit)
John Partridge
San Francisco Cabaret Opera - Nov. '06
Fresh Voices VI (Ecclesiastes soloist)
Mark Alburger
Goat Hall Productions - May '06
Carmina Burana (Soprano soloist)
Carl Orff
Sonoma County Choral Society - May '04
Requiem (Soprano soloist)
W.A. Mozart
SSU Opera Chamber Orchestra - '02
Ceremony of Carols (Soprano soloist)
Benjamin Britten
SSU Chorus - '02
Benefits / Concerts
 
 
H.M.S. Pinafore scenes (Josephine)
Gilbert & Sullivan
Loveland Opera Theatre - January '11
Holiday Soiree (featured soloist)
 
Loveland Opera Theatre - December '10
Classical Christmas (featured soloist)
 
High Desert Opera - December '10
Arias@Avos (featured soloist)
 
Opera Fort Collins Guild - October '09
Singers for Seniors (soloist outreach)
 
Martinez Opera - December '07
Halfway Mark (soprano soloist)
Mark Alburger
Goat Hall Productions - April '07
Goat Hall Productions - April 2007
 
Goat Hall Productions - April '07
A Salute to the Arts with Carol Channing
 
Green Music Festival - October '06
Dream One World fundraiser
 
Project Applause - October '06
The Assistance Dog Institute fundraiser
 
Project Applause - August '06
Face to Face AIDS fundraiser
 
Project Applause - June '06
Benefit Concert
 
Capitol Opera Sacramento - Nov '05
Awards
 
 
2007 Special Encouragement Award SF District
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
2004 Pacific Regional Finalist
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
2004 First Place Winner
Redwood Empire NATS Vocal Scholarship Competition
2003/2004 Person Talent Scholarship Award
Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
2002 Vocal Panel Finals Winner
Music Teachers’ Assoc. of California - State Convention
2000/2001 Most Outstanding Vocalist
Mesa State College, Grand Junction, CO
Education
The Singer’s Gym  Kathryn Cathcart & Ben Bernstein Oct. '04 & '06  Sonoma, CA
Sonoma State University  BA Vocal Performance (w/ honors & distinction)  Rohnert Park, CA
Mesa State College  Music Education (two years of study)  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
Susan Witt-Butler (2002-present), Sheila Smith (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
Martile Rowland, 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
Web Design, Makeup Artist, Choral Conducting, Marketing & Bookkeeping.