Martina
Chylikova (Muse/Nicklausse in Hoffmann) was born and raised in the Czech
Republic and holds a Bachelor's Degree in performance and soon will earn
Master's degree from the University of Arizona. She has placed first in a
number of Arizona vocal competitions including The Amelia Reiman Opera
Competition and the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) state
auditions. In the Czech Republic, Martina has sung the role of Rosina in the
Barber of Seville with F.X. Salda Theater, the role of Old Lady in
Bernstein's Candide with the State Prague Opera, and she soon return to
State Opera to sing the role of Idamantes in Mozart's Idomeneo.
Andre
Courville, (Herman/Crespel/Schlémil in Hoffmann & Guglielmo in Cosi
(Alt)) a Louisiana native, is a vocal performance senior at Loyola
University New Orleans. Recent performances include Schumann's "Liederkreis"
Op 39, and the bass solos in Haydn's "Lord Nelson Mass" and Mozart's
"Requiem" with the Loyola Chorale and Orchestra. In 2006, he sang the
roles of Bartolo in "Il Barbiere di Siviglia", Simone in "Gianni
Schicchi" and Marquis d'Obigny in "La Traviata" at Opera in the
Ozarks. He performed roles in Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Gondoliers"
and Delibes's "Lakmé" with the Loyola Opera Theatre, and performs
regularly with the New Orleans Opera Association. In addition, André is an
accomplished organist and holds that position at St. Charles Ave. Baptist
Church in New Orleans.
John
Dominick III (Lindorf/Coppélius/Dapertutto/Miracle in Hoffmann)
was born and raised in Central
Louisiana. He began his career with a sixteen voice troupe known as the Lake
Junaluska Singers in North Carolina in 1991. Touring with this group, he
sang in Brazil, Alaska, England, Australia, and Indonesia. John studied
voice at Northwestern State University of Louisiana and Southeastern
Louisiana University, and sang such roles as Simone in Gianni Schicchi,
and showed his range of talent in opera scenes from Mozart to Verdi. He has
performed with the Jefferson Performing Arts Society, Delaware Valley Opera,
New York Opera Forum, Sarasota Opera, New York City Opera in their debut of
Heggie’s Dead Man Walking, and the Natchez Opera Festival. His roles
include Colline in La Boheme, Ferrando in Il Trovatore, Don
Alfonso in Cosi Fan Tutte, Pistola in Falstaff, and Frank
Maurrant in Street Scene, and Sparafucile in Rigoletto. In
2005, He won grants from both the Licia Albanese Foundation, and the
Schuyler Foundation for Career Bridges. Last Summer, he participated as a
featured soloist in “Passion” – the First International Masterclass for
Classical Singers, held in Gummersbach, Germany. Last December, he made his
Carnegie Hall debut singing Mozart’s Requiem and C.P.E. Bach’s
Magnificat under the baton of Maestro David Randolph with whom he will
also perform Verdi’s Requiem in May 2008.
Joseph
Flaxman (Gugliemo in Cosi) is currently earning his Master’s in vocal
performance at the Manhattan School of Music under the guidance of Mark
Oswald. Earlier this year he performed Figaro in scenes of Le nozze di
Figaro, Betto in Gianni Schicchi, and Milord Arespingh in Cimarosa’s
L’Italiana in Londra. He has previously performed at the Brevard Music
Center, the Ash Lawn-Highland Summer Opera Festival, and at Fredonia State
University. A few of his operatic credits include Marcello in La Bohème, Guglielmo in
Così fan tutte, Marullo in Rigoletto, Pangloss in Candide, John
Styx in Orpheus in the Underworld, Dr. Dulcamara in L’elisir d’amore, Kromov
in The Merry Widow, and Joel Coles in the world premiere of Sean Doyle’s
one-act opera Crazy Sunday. This summer he will be performing in Così fan
tutte with Martina Arroyo’s “Prelude to Performance” program in NYC, as well
as his first Papageno in Die Zauberflöte with Project Opera Manhattan.
Rodrigo
Garcíarroyo (Hoffmann (Alt)) began his musical instruction as a
guitarist at age 13 and soon discovered that what he really liked was
singing. He studied music at the Escuela Superior de Música in Mexico City
and later was granted the Plácido Domingo scholarship to study at the SIVAM,
the young artist program run by Teresa Rodrígues and supported by Pepita
Serrano, where he started working with the extraordinary musician César
Ulloa, his voice teacher, Lucy Arner and Joan Dornemann, whose musical and
personal generosity has been of unparallel inspiration. He sang Nemorino,
Spoleta and Don Ottavio in the last two years and has given concerts in all
the major theatres and concert halls in Mexico. In the last few months he
has been invited to Puerto Rico, Israel and New York to study and perform.
Jee-eun
Hong (Antonia) is a graduate of Indiana University. She has performed Violetta in
La Traviata with Válogatás a Pécsi Symphony in Italy. In Rochester, NY she
sang Sieben Fruhe Lieder by Alban Berg. She is a winner of Young singer's
competition in Seoul, Korea. Recently she performed Gustav Mahler's
Kindertotenlieder in Gilden Horn Hall in Maryland. And in this June, she
sang Nella in Gianni Schicchi with Stony Hill Players in New Jersey.
Her repertoire includes Mimi and Musetta in La Bohème, Micaela in
Carmen and Petrovna.
Darnell
Ishmel
(Luther/Crespel/Schlémil in Hoffmann)
is a native of Lansing, MI, and received both a BM and MM at the University
of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He studied voice with Dr. Willis C. Patterson and
Daniel Washington. He has performed The Policeman in The Consul, the
Parson/Badger in The Cunning Little Vixen, Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola,
Balthazar in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Simone in Gianni Schicchi, and De
Organizer in James Dapogny's revival of the James P. Johnson blues opera.
Other roles include Don Alfonso in Cosi fan tutte in Anghiari, Italy and
Masetto with the Houston Ebony Opera Guild's Don Giovanni with Maestro
Willie Anthony Waters.
Cynthia
Leigh Karp (Giulietta in Hoffmann) “With a high voice that is a gift”
(Charles Riecker-MET) Cynthia has performed a variety of leading roles with
various companies. She has sung Violetta in La Traviata for Opera in the
Ozarks, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor for Capitol Opera, Sacramento, Manon in
Auber’s Manon Lescaut for Lyric Opera of Los Angeles and Queen of the Night
in The Magic Flute for Cabrillo Opera. Most recently she covered both Donna
Elvira and Donna Anna in production of Don Giovanni with New York Opera
Society in Castres, France .Also, an experienced concert soloist, she has
performed in the Brahms, Faure and Verdi Requiem, as well as in many
recitals. Cynthia is thrilled to appear as Giulietta in The Tales of
Hoffmann and to work with the esteemed Prelude to Performance staff. For
more information on Cynthia check
www.embraopera.com.
Eui-Jin
Kim (Lindorf/Coppélius/Dapertutto/Miracle in Hoffmann) is a native of
Masan , South Korea . Mr. Kim is a 2007 New York district winner of the
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. In 2006, he was a Tanglewood
Music Center Fellow where he performed Der Pfleger des Orest in Elektra
under James Levine, and sang in Opera Gala Concert in Carnegie Hall's Weil
Recital Hall in 2004, 2005 and 2006. He received his master's degree from
Manhattan School of Music, where he performed the role of Brent Freeman in
The Village Singer, Simone in Gianni Schicchi and Il Talpa in Il tabarro,
and a recent graduate of Yonsei University in Korea , where he performed the
roles of Colline in La bohPme,
and Sarastro in The Magic Flute. In addition, Mr. Kim has performed in
scenes from Cosi fan tutte (as Don Alfonso), Don Carlo (as Inquisitor),
Marco Polo (as Dante), Il Barbiere di Siviglia (as Don Basilio) and
Don
Giovanni (as Leporello).
Choong-Hun
Lee (Hoffmann) began his formal training in classical singing at Eastman
School of Music which he attended on a full scholarship. Before entering
Eastman School, he received the encouragement award at the Metropolitan
Opera National Council Auditions after eight months of voice lessons while
studying political science. He is currently at Manhattan School, pursuing
master degree while studying with his teacher, Neil Rosenshein.
Daniel Lee (Guglielmo
in Cosi) is an exceptional young lyric baritone who is a recent graduate of
the Daniel Ferro Voice Program and the Santa Cecilia Opera Academy directed
by Renata Scotto. He performed a number of roles under their guidance,
including Belcore in L'Elisir d'Amore, Malatesta in Don Pasquale, Figaro in
Il Barbiere di Siviglia, the Count in Le Nozze di Figaro, Silvio in
I Pagliacci, Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor and the title role in Don Giovanni
to name a few. He has also pursued professional studies at the Juilliard
School of Music with whom he appeared on stage as Marcello in La Bohème. He
has also appeared as a soloist with the Opera Orchestra of NewYork at
Carnegie Hall conducted by Eve Queler and Teatro Grattacielo at Lincoln
Center. Prior to relocating to the U.S.A., Mr. Lee was a student of voice at
the Korean National University where he also performed a number of roles,
including Rodrigo in Don Carlo. He has taken master classes with Renata
Scotto, John Fisher, Sherrill Milnes, Joan Dornemann, Dalton Baldwin, Lucine
Amara, and Gabriella Tucci.
Yelena
Lewenson (Salenko) (Olympia in Hoffmann) made her operatic debut as Snow
Maiden in Snow Maiden by Rimsky-Korsakov with Exprompt Opera Theater in
Moscow, Russia. She has been a critically acclaimed favorite artist with
Exprompt Opera Theater for four seasons where she won a nomination for
prestigious Golden Mask ’97 Award. Ms. Lewenson (Salenko) has sung leading
roles with Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theater in
Moscow, Russia including Ludmila in Ruslan and Ludmila by Glinka and Musetta
in La Bohème by Puccini.
Aleksandra
Lukowski (Muse/Nicklausse in Hoffmann) was born in the Netherlands up
with a musical background. She started singing at the age of sixteen at the
Hilversum Conservatorium. Upon completion of a Masters Degree in Slavic
Languages, Ms. Lukowski returned to her vocal studies. She began these
studies in the Hague, then at the famous Rimsky Korsakov State Conservatoire
in St.-Petersburg, Russia, and privately in New York. She has since
performed in Europe and the U.S. The role of Nicklausse in this performance
of The Tales of Hoffmann is Ms. Lukowski’s New York debut.
Phandulwazi
Maseti (Ferrando in Cosi)
graduated with a Performer’s Diploma in Opera at the University of Cape Town
College of Music where he studied voice with Dr. Brad Liebl and opera with
Professor Angelo Gobatto. During his study at UCT he was featured as Conte
Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Vasek in The Bartered Bride,
Arturo in Lucia di Lammemoor, Pang in Turandot and Jaquino in
Fidelio. He was a semi-finalist in the Neue-Stimmen International
Competition in Germany and in 2004/2006 was invited to the Neue-Stimmen
International master-class series with Francisco Araiza, Katia Ricciarreli,
Siegfried Jerusalem and Gustav Kuhn. In 2004 he performed the role of Oronte
in Alcina with Cape Town Opera. In August 2004 he sang the roles of Nemorino
in the SMU Opera production of Donizetti‘s L’elisir D’amore and Peter
Quint in the production of Britten’s The Turn of the Screw. In 2005,
he was Second Place winner of the Dallas Opera Guild 2005 Competition and in
2007 he was also a Finalist in the Houston Opera Young Artist Program. He
was named as one of the four Young Artists in the Dallas Opera/SMU Emerging
Artists Program in 2005-2006 and was name again in 2006-2007. He was
recently named Young Artist in the summer 2007season of the Houston Ebony
Opera Young Artist Program. He graduated with the Artistic Certificate from
Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where he studied with Professor
Barbara Hill- Moore.
Jonathan
Matthews (Hoffmann) is pursuing a Master of Music in Voice under the
tutelage of Timothy Noble. A native of Salt Lake City, UT, he received his
Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance at The University of Utah, where he
received the Pike Scholarship, the highest award given to the most improved
male singer in the school of music. A performer in many different genres,
his operatic roles include the title role in W. A. Mozart’s Idomeneo, Lippo
Fiorentino in Weill’s Street Scene, Gastone in Verdi’s La traviata, Don
Ottavio in W. A. Mozart’s Don Giovanni, El Remandado in Bizet’s Carmen, and
The Circus Director in Smetana’s The Bartered Bride. With the Utah Opera
Chorus, he appeared in several operas and has numerous chamber and oratorio
solos, including Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, W. A. Mozart’s Requiem and
Coronation Mass, Handel‘s Messiah, and Argento’s The Tomb of Edgar Poe.
Samatha
Mowery (Olympia in Hoffmann) Following recent performances of Adina in
L’elisir d’amore the Columbus Dispatch quoted Samantha Mowery as “handling
the role of Adina with equal skill and conviction…with unusual confidence
and savy.” Ms. Mowery is currently the soprano member of Opera Columbus's
Education and Outreach Program and plays Little Red in their production of
Little Red's Most Unusual Day and performs frequently with Opera Columbus in
mainstage productions. Recently she has performed the role of Frasquita in
Carmen with Akron Lyric Opera Theatre. Some of her other roles include Miss
Titmouse in Too Many Sopranos, and Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier, Gianetta in
The Gondoliers, Laurie in Oklahoma, and Liesl in The Sound of Music. Ms.
Mowery, is a student of Dr. John Robin Rice and vocal coach Edward Bak.
Mowery also has a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from The Ohio State
University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education and Vocal
Performance from Alderson-Broaddus College in West Virginia.
Gabriel
Nochlin-Gargari (Andreas/Cochenille/Pitichinaccio/Frantz in
Hoffmann) As a first generation Mexican-American, he first caught
judge’s attention at the 2004 Metropolitan Opera National Council
Competition in Seattle by receiving an Encouragement Award. He received his
Bachelor’s of Music from Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA
where in 2005 he sang the role of Alfred in Johann Strauss’ Die Fledermaus.
He graduated with his Masters in May 2007, while with Mark Oswald at the
Manhattan School of Music. While at MSM, Gabriel was part of their
production of Massenet’s Cendrillon as The Dean and the scenes program as
Don Basilio from Le Nozze di Figaro. Tom Muraco and Dona D. Vaughn also
noticed his potential as he sang the roles of Gherardo and Il Venditore in
their productions of Puccini’s Il Tabarro and Gianni Schicchi. He also sang
the role of the L’Aumônier in their production of Poulenc’s Dialogues des
Carmélites last year. The Seattle Opera Guild noticed his
accomplishments and awarded him a grant to further his studies in 2006. Next season, Gabriel
will make his professional debut with the Acapulco Filarmonica in Acapulco,
Mexico as well as in Ontario, Canada with the brand new festival Borderless
Song in Kurt Weill’s Mahagonny Songspiel in June 2008.
Alexis Pomierski (Despina in Cosi)
born in New Orleans, developed an interest in the art of singing from a
young age. She attended an art’s high school, Alabama School of Fine Arts,
where she studied music theory, performance and history. From there she
attended Indiana University where she received her Bachelors of Music under
the tutelage of Mary Ann Hart. While at Indiana Alexis appeared in many
performance including; Don Pasquale, The Ballade of Baby Doe, Tosca and
La BohPme. Alexis then joined the esteemed institution of New England
Conservatory of Music where she received her masters degree and studied with
the renowned tenor Vinson Cole. During her masters degree Alexis performed
scenes from Le Nozze di Figaro as Suzanna, Pirates of Pinzance as Mabel,
Turn of the Screw as Jessel and Washington Square as Catherine. She was also
privileged to sing Pernille in the world premier of The Beautiful Bridegroom
by Dan Shore. Alexis has also performed professionally with companies
including the Meridian Symphony Orchestra and United Way.
Leandra
Ramm (Dorabella in Cosi) has spent the last few years performing
regularly across the country. She most recently completed apprenticeships at
Toledo Opera, Opera Carolina, Des Moines Metro Opera, Sarasota Opera, and
New Jersey Opera Theater. This winter, she sang Hansel in Hansel und Gretel
and Meg in Little Women, both with Center City Opera Theater at the Kimmel
Center in Philadelphia. Upcoming engagements include the role of Leila in Iolanthe at the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival at the Buxton
Opera House in England. She also will have the honor of singing in a
masterclass with renowned American composer Jake Heggie as part of the Long
Leaf Opera Festival. A winner of many competitions, She has already sung at
Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. Additionally, she has performed with
Aspen Opera Theater Center, Opera Orchestra of New York, American Symphony
Orchestra, The St. Petersburg Opera Company, Opera Company of Brooklyn, and
Manhattan School of Music Opera Theater. Additional roles include Rosina,
Cherubino and Siebel among others. Ms. Ramm is featured on the recently
released recording of Mario and the Magician on Albany Records with the
Center for Contemporary Opera in the professional premiere of the work. She
has also been featured on many television programs, radio broadcasts and
magazines around the world
www.LeandraRamm.com.
Basia
Revi (Giulietta & Voice of the Mother in Hoffmann) has performed internationally since receiving her MM with
distinction from the Academy of Music in Katowice, Poland. In Poland, she
sang the roles of Third Lady in Die Zauberflöte, Olga in Eugene Onegin, and
the mezzo solo in Missa Criolla by A. Ramirez in televised performances. In
U.S.A she performed the title role of La Cenerentola, Flora in La Traviata,
Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Romeo in I Capulleti e I Montecchi,
Maddalena in Rigoletto and Charlotte in Werther. She worked with Dicapo
Opera, National Lyric Opera, Mercury Opera and Pacific Opera. A passionate
recitalist, she has performed at Weill Recital Hall, the 92nd St. Y,
Kosciuszko Foundation. Her oratorio credits include: Handel's Messiah,
Mozart’s Requiem and C-minor Mass. Most recently, Ms. Revi performed the
roles of the Sorceress in Dido and Aeneas with Queens College Chamber
Orchestra (period instruments) and the Nurse in Bruce Saylor’s New York
premiere of Orpheus Descending based on the play by Tennessee Williams. In
the spring of 2007 she sang in L. Bernstein’s Songfest under maestro Maurice Peress. This summer she will be singing the role of Ciesca in
Gianni Schicchi and Maestra delle Novizie in Suor Angelica with the Empire Opera.
In the fall 07 she will be performing in G. Handel’s La Lucrezia solo
cantata with old instruments under tutelage of Prof. Raymond Erickson.
Nina Riley (Despina in Cosi),
originally from Japan, received her BM and her MM at the Manhattan School of
Music. She was involved with several of the Outreach productions; has sung
Romilda from Xerxes, scenes from Alcina, Le Nozze di Figaro,
Die Fledermaus,
Don Giovanni, and West Side Story. She has also sung with the TACTUS
Contemporary Ensemble. Nina has participated in summer programs, such as the
International Vocal Arts Institute (Puerto Rico); Centro Studi Lirica (
Italy), the Assisi Music Festival (Italy), where she sang in the new opera
Il Poverello by Francesco Santelli as Madre Pica. Nina's voice can be heard
on the film Cherry Bloom (2006, UVphactory), directed by Alexandre Moors.
This film has been shown in various renowned film festivals across the U.S.
and has won several awards. Master classes include Martin Katz, Joan
Dornemann and Gloria Bandetelli. She will be singing in Die Zauberflöte as
Papagena with the Project Opera of Manhattan in August. Nina would like to
thank her Mom, Dad, Eric, Kent, and Kurt for their support.
Lillian Roberts (Fiordiligi in Cosi)
has been hailed as a true Verdi and Puccini soprano. Her voice possesses
rare beauty and size with an infinite color palate that is capable of
reaching the very core of her audiences. The 2006-07 season began with Ms.
Roberts’ Concert performance of Miranda in Leslie Adam’s Blake which she
will perform at Queens College in New York. In the summer of 2006, Lillian
was heard in the title role of Aida with Hudson Opera Theater (NY). In May,
she performed excerpts from Leslie Adams’s Blake which will be a prelude to
her concert performance of the entire opera in New York. In August, she
traveled to Spain where she toured with the American Spiritual Ensemble. In
the past several seasons she has performed in numerous operas, concerts, and
competitions. She appeared as Fidelia in Edgar at their special preview
event and as featured soloist on their concert series. Lillian won 1st place
in the AVA Giargiari Bel Canto Competition, an in house competition which
served as her debut at the Kimmel Center in Perleman Hall (PA), and later in
Verizon Hall as the Marian Anderson Classical Artist Prize winner at Oprah
Winfrey’s Marian Anderson Humanitarian Award Ceremony Concert. She appeared
as soloist in the UK live broadcast on KET/PBS. She Appeared in concerts
with Eduardo Müller conducting the Aims Festival Orchestra (Austria), and
with Tito Capobiano’s Portland Opera Performing Institute. With the Aspen
Music Festival she appeared as Sister Alice in Dialougues des Carmelites
with Maestro James Conlon. With the International Institute of Vocal Arts
she performed under the baton of Maestro Bruno Rigacci as Liu in Turandot.
Allison
Brooke Robertson (Dorabella in Cosi)
looks forward to her second appearance with Prelude to Performance Last
summer she made her operatic debut as Suzuki in Madama Butterfly. She has
won first place in the NATS vocal competition in New York City. She has
toured Europe with both her chamber chorus and church choir and, had the
honor of meeting and singing for Pope John Paul II. An Honor Student and
graduate of Southern Connecticut State University, she earned a degree in
psychology and theatre, Ms. Robertson carried out her graduate studies at
New England Conservatory. She is grateful for the many years she has worked
with her voice teacher Mme. Patricia Sheridan of New York City.
Anthony Russell
(Don Alfonso in Cosi) has
been singing with various opera companies in the San Francisco Bay Area for
the past eight years. In 2005 he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Music
from Holy Names University in Oakland, California. The same day he
graduated, Anthony was awarded the Chamberlain Memorial Competition
Scholarship, which he had won previously in 1998. Recent performances
include the West Coast premier of Anthony Davis's landmark opera X: The Life
and Times of Malcolm X with Oakland Opera Theatre and Le Nozze di Figaro
with Bay Area Summer Opera Theatre Instiute.
Rachel
Sliker (Fiordiligi in Cosi), American soprano, winner of the 2007
Philadelphia District Metropolitan Opera Competition, received her MM from
Manhattan School of Music where she studies with Joan Patenaude-Yarnell and
BM from Oberlin Conservatory. Her most recent engagement was with Virginia
Opera covering the roles of Michaëla and Frasquita in Carmen. She also
performed the roles of Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly at Manhattan School
of Music, Pamina in The Magic Flute with Pine Mountain Music Festival, and
Ann Putnam in The Crucible with Utah Festival Opera. Ms. Sliker organized
and performed in New York City The Many Faces of Women, a solo recital
program, and Poulenc’s one-woman show, La Voix humaine. . In summer 2003,
she sang at the Bard Summer Music Festival in the American premiere of Osud
by Janáček under the baton of Leon Botstein. Ms. Sliker was a finalist in
the most recent New Jersey Verismo Opera Competition and this fall becomes a
young artist in Virginia Opera's Spectrum Program.
Carol
Adrianne Stanton (Olympia in Hoffmann (Alt) is a native of Long Island,
New York. She has performed in over fifty theatrical productions, consisting
of drama, musicals and operatic scenes throughout Europe and the United
States. She is currently a pupil of the renowned soprano legend Ellen Faull
in Camas, Washington, and Marianne Weltmann, dramatic coloratura of Seattle,
WA. Carol received her certificate of performance from the International
Academy of Music in Biarritz, France under the guidance of the titillating
renowned French soprano, Mady Mesple, while on a music scholarship from
South Carolina State University.
Taylor
Stayton (Ferrando in Cosi) a native of Ohio, is pursuing a Bachelor of
Music in voice at The Ohio State University. His most recent role was Nerone
in L’Incoronazione di Poppea at The Ohio State School of Music. He plans to
obtain a Masters degree in voice after his final year of undergraduate
school in 2007. Presently Taylor is a student of Professor Robin Rice.
Noah
Van Niel (Nathanael/Spalanzani in Hoffmann & Ferrando in Cosi (Alt)) is
a rising senior at Harvard University where he is a major in English and
American Literature. He has performed as the Italian Tenor in the Lowell
House Opera's Der Rosenkavalier and as Chevalier in the Dunster House
Opera's Dialogues of the Carmelites. He has also appeared in numerous
Gilbert and Sullivan Productions, most recently as Ralph Rackstraw in HMS
Pinafore. Last summer he sang in the Florence Voice Seminar in Florence,
Italy where he worked with acclaimed Bass Julian Rodescu as well as
participating in Master Classes with Benita Valente and Marco Balderi. He
was the recipient of the Peter Elvin's Vocal Competition Encouragement Award
and has been a soloist with the Longwood Opera Company. He studies voice
with Sharon Daniels of the Boston University Opera Institute to whom he owes
more than just his vocal technique. He would like to thank God, his Family,
and Melinda for their continued love and support.
Lauren
Sangwon Woo (Antonia in
Hoffmann) is a native of Seoul, Korea and studied at Seoul National
University, Indiana University, and Boston University. She has participated
in Prelude to Performance since its inaugural season and performed the roles
of Alice Ford in Falstaff and Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro
under Maestro Willie Anthony Waters. She also performed Donna Anna in Don
Giovanni with Harvard University’s Lowell House Opera and appeared in
Longwood Opera’s Rising Stars Concert in 2006. She was awarded at Boston
NATS Competition in 2005 and was the second place winner at NATS Artist
Award New England Regional in 2006.
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