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Roslino Lo Duca, a native of Cinisi in the province of Palermo, out of his deep love for the Sicilian customs and language and his passion for the music of Vincenzo Bellini. Dino Valle, co-founder of BELLINI OPERA, with more than 35 years of operatic experience, has founded the Italian Opera Co, The Verdi Opera Theatre of Michigan, The Statue of Enrico Caruso Society, the Dearborn Opera, and the SWF Italian Opera Society. Mr. Valle feels privileged to be a part of the inauguration of BELLINI OPERA, and is looking forward to presenting many concerts and recitals to new operatic audiences. |
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Commendatore Dino Valle, verdian baritone, a native of Ceprano, Near Rome, came to the United States on a student visa. While studying voice(opera and drama) at the Detroit Institute of Musical Arts, he entered the Mario Lanza voice competition and won first prize. This Mario Lanza Award was given to him in recognition of his beautiful voice. Mr. Valle was the star of his own TV show "Milleluci" for a year and a half, a program that showcased top Italian and American Talent, singers, dancers, orchestras and geographical views of Italy. Mr. Valle studied voice and music with Maestro Elio Gennari, a colleague of tenor Mario Del Monaco and Franco Corelli, at the Detroit Institute of Musical Arts, Madonna University, and Indiana University School of Music, where he had opera workshop and master classes with mezzo soprano Martha Lipton, Soprano Virginia Zeani and Metropolitan Opera coach, Joan Dorneman. Mr. Valle made his operatic debut as "Conte Monterone" with the Michigan Opera Theatre production of Giuseppe Verdi's "Rigoletto". Mr. Valle was the featured baritone in the Toledo Operas outreach program, "Pagliacci & Cavalleria Rusticana", directed by James Meena. Mr. Valle has sang with the Allen Park Symphony, the Oakway Symphony, the Dearborn Symphony, the Warren Symphony, the Livonia Symphony and the Plymouth Symphony, the Birmingham - Bloomfield Symphony and the Rackham Symphony Choir, both were directed by Michigan Opera Theatre's conductor, Suzanne Acton. In the production of La Traviata and L'Elisir D'Amore and Gianni Schicchi. His favorite roles are Germont and Dr. Dulcamara. Suzanne Acton commented, " these two roles were meant for Dino Valle". . Mr. Valle has performed with the Dearborn Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Leslie Dunner, in the concert version of "La Traviata" as "Giorgio Germont", The "Barber of Seville" as "Don Basilio", and "I Pagliacci" as "Tonio". Mr. Valle was the featured baritone at Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall with sopranos Fidan & Huraman Kasimova from Baku Azerbaijan under the direction of Volodymyr Schesuik of the Livonia Symphony Orchestra. Comm. Dino Valle performed at Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall, in the highly acclaimed concert "The 3 Baritones" with metropolitan opera legend, the late, Pablo Elvira along with Quinto Milito and Maestro Russell Reed of the Plymouth Symphony Orchestra. Pablo Elvira frequently commented about their two voices being undistinguishable Pablo Elvira was "The Barber" of our generation - an icon. Mr. Valle also performed at Detroit Opera House with legendary Basso, Michele Pertusi, along with the Parma Opera ensemble, in a rousing duet from Verdi's Attila. The duet was received with thunderous applause. Commendatore Dino Valle is a recording artist with the Errante Label, having recorded more than fifty arias and classical Italian songs. Most sessions were recorded at Detroit's acoustic marvel, Orchestra Hall. Mr. Valle is the host of the "Classical Radio Program", Sundays, Detroit Catholic Radio,WMKM 1440 AM 1:00 -1:30 PM, You can also listen on-line, by visiting www.wkmm radio 1440 am Mr. Valle is the founder of the Verdi Opera Theatre of Michigan,The Statue of Enrico Caruso Society and the Bellini Opera Theatre of Michigan.The statue of Enrico Caruso and the bust of Bellini by Giuliano Zuccato are both on display at the Detroit Opera House/Michigan Opera Theater), which are dedicated to the preservation and education of opera and Bel Canto Commendatore Valle was knighted by the sovereign order of St. John of Jerusalem "Knights of Malta" and appointed "Commendatore Gerosomilitano of the Glorious Knights of Malta" by Cardinal Quattrini from Vatican City, for his contribution as a performer, broadcasting news, events, music, opera and culture and liturgical sacred music via concerts in the most beautiful cathedrals and churches in the world. and pilgrimages, performing in Saint Peter's Cathedral and Saint Mary Major, for Pope John Paul II now Saint John Paul the Great and for Cardinal Edmund Szoka. Cardinal Szoka gave his blessing During a Performance at Santa Maria Maggiore, in Rome. Also, during the grand opening of Michigan Catholic Radio, Mr. Valle wrote three sacred songs; an Ave Maria, Pater Noster and Agnus Dei . These were blessed with the Imprimatur of Cardinal Adam Maida. He told Mr. Valle to take his voice to all the Churches in our diocese and evangelize our people. Mr.Valle Received The Premio Rocca D'oro In Serrone Rome Italy, where he performed for Gaia Maschi Verdi The great great Grand Niece of Giuseppe Verdi. Mr. Valle performs regularly in Canada and Italy. Most recently he sang in Mozart's home town of Salzburg Austria. His "cherished performance' was for Pope John Paul II, in Vatican City, who called him "A true exponent of opera and fine arts". The Detroit Free Press says, "Valle has such a remarkable voice and sense of drama, his performances thrill opera devotees." Mr. Valle has been praised by, Luciano Pavarotti, Carlo Bergonzi and Sherrill Milnes "Bella Voce". View Dino Valle's Website and YOU TUBE Follow Dino Valle on Facebook |
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Lidia Doroshina–graduated from the Music University in Taganrog, Russia then attended the Donesk Conservatory in the Ukraine. She was accelerated through the Conservatory finishing her studies at the top of her class in four years; and graduated with degrees for piano, piano teaching, and concert master for instruments, voice and chamber music. She then taught piano, accompaniment and ensemble for 30 years at the Music University in Taganrog and was head of the piano teachers at the University. She has performed as a soloist, and accompanied many artists, both instrumentalists and vocalists. She presently teache piano privately, She is a member of the Southwest Florida Teachers Association. The Florida Music teachers Association, the Southwest Florida Symphony Society, and the Naples Music Club and the official accompanist of the SWF Italian Opera Society. |
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Aaron Caruso has been singing for over a quarter of century. Classically, he studied piano for ten years and trombone for six years. He's been performing on stage since the age of 6. He attended the world renowned "Interlochen Arts Academy" for high school. He earned his bachelor degree in Vocal Performance with an Italian Minor from University of Michigan. He speaks four languages fluently (Italian, English, Spanish and French) and can sing in seven including Russian, Latin and German. He has studied Opera abroad in Italy for one year and in New York City with Maestro Luigi Veccia for 8 years. Maestro Veccia was a student of Marcello and Mario Del Monaco. He has performed extensively throughout the United States at Performing Arts Centers, Concert halls and festivals. He has also performed in Italy and he is the recepient of the coveted primio Roca Dora for his showmanship. Aaron is at home whether he is singing opera, classical, bel canto, Neapolitan, or showtunes. "A true Crossover Artists" |
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Joseph Calleja is already one of the tenors most sought after by leading opera houses on both sides of the Atlantic. His voice has routinely inspired comparisons to “legendary singers from earlier eras: Jussi Björling, Beniamino Gigli, even Enrico Caruso” (Associated Press). The Maltese tenor’s recent successes include role debuts at the Metropolitan Opera, where he “gave his all, singing with ardor, stamina, and poignant vocal colorings and winning a rousing ovation” in the title role of Bartlett Sher’s new Tales of Hoffmann (New York Times), and at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where, almost “steal[ing] the show” (Independent), he proved himself a “thrilling Adorno” (Financial Times) opposite Plácido Domingo in Simon Boccanegra. In the 2010-11 season, Calleja takes on three signature roles at the Met: Rodolfo in La bohème, Edgardo opposite Natalie Dessay in Lucia di Lammermoor, and the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto, the role in which he made his house debut in 2006. Additional upcoming highlights include the role of Pinkerton in Houston Grand Opera’s new, season-opening production of Madama Butterfly; his Canadian recital debut at Toronto’s Roy Thompson Hall; and the release of his next recording for Decca, an album of Italian and French arias. On the other side of the Atlantic, Calleja returns to two of Germany’s most prestigious houses—Munich’s Bayerische Staatsoper for L’elisir d’amore and La bohème and Berlin’s Deutsche Oper for Lucia—and gives a concert of opera arias in Istanbul, Turkey. The tenor ends the season on tour with the Metropolitan Opera in Japan, singing Edgardo opposite Diana Damrau’s Lucia. Last season, along with impressive role debuts as Hoffmann and Adorno and a third as Ruggiero in La rondine in Frankfurt, Calleja sang Rodolfo at the Staatsoper Hamburg and Vienna Staatsoper; Macduff in Verdi’s Macbeth with the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich; and Nemorino in a new L’elisir d’amore at Tokyo’s New National Theatre. His numerous concert appearances included recitals in France, Romania, Japan, and his native Malta. Calleja’s engagements have placed him in 28 leading roles and taken him to virtually every major European city, a remarkable achievement for a 32-year-old. He made his Covent Garden debut as the Duke of Mantua, and soon returned to sing Alfredo and Macduff, as well as in concert as Nicias in Massenet’s Thaïs. At the Vienna Staatsoper he has performed Elvin in La somnambula, Arturo in I puritani, Verdi’s Duke, Rodolfo, Alfredo, and Nemorino, and the title role of Roberto Devereux. He sang Tebaldo in Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi at the Konzerthaus in Vienna alongside Anna Netrebko and Elîna Garanèa in concert performances recorded by Deutsche Grammophon and released in early 2009. Calleja appeared with Zurich Opera as Verdi’s Duke and Elvino, and at the Salzburg Festival as Tebaldo in concert performances conducted by Ivor Bolton. The Duke of Mantua was the vehicle for debuts with the Bayerische Staatsoper, Netherlands Opera, Welsh National Opera, and Deutsche Oper Berlin, where he has since sung Arturo and given his first performances in the title role of Gounod’s Faust. Audiences at Barcelona’s Gran Teatre de Liceu first saw him as Nemorino, and he debuted as Rodolfo with Dresden Semperoper and Frankfurt Opera, where he returned for his role debut as Roméo in Roméo et Juliette. Calleja’s German debut was as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni at the Regensburg Festival, a role he reprised for his debut with the Teatre Principal, Majorca. His first appearance at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro was in the role of Lind in the world premiere of Azio Corghi’s Isabella. Highlights of recent seasons also include performances as Alfredo in a new production of La traviata at the Opera National du Rhin, Strasbourg; Ernesto in Don Pasquale in Brussels; Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia in Liège; Fenton in Falstaff at the Teatro Regio Torino; Edoardo di Sanval in Verdi’s Un giorno di regno in Bologna; the Duke in Rotterdam and Copenhagen; Rodolfo at the Bregenz Festival; and Leicester in Maria Stuarda in Stockholm and Parma. Calleja made his United States debut as Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi at the Spoleto Festival. He appeared as Macduff with Seattle Opera and debuted with both Los Angeles Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago as Alfredo in La traviata. At the Metropolitan Opera in New York, he has sung Verdi’s Duke, Macduff, and Nemorino. Further U.S. appearances include Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia, the Duke of Mantua for Washington Opera, and Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor for Minnesota Opera. In 2000, when he was a mere 22 years old, he made his Canadian debut in Toronto as Rodolfo in La bohème. An exclusive Decca recording artist since 2003, his first two albums of opera arias, The Golden Voice and Tenor Arias, captured critical and popular acclaim, and prompted Riccardo Chailly, with whom he collaborated on the first recording, to comment, “For some time I have not heard such a talent at this young age, with a sound harking back to a quality I thought we had long lost.” Both albums won Editor’s Choice in Gramophone magazine, and the Observer described Calleja as “a rare discovery, evoking memories from Caruso to Domingo with the suppleness of his tone and the expressive, highly individual lyricism he brings to even the most familiar material.” Also in great demand as a concert artist, Calleja has toured throughout Germany in recitals and solo concerts, and with soprano Anna Netrebko. Additionally, he has appeared in opera galas including Leipzig, the Hampton Court and Faenol Festivals in the UK with Bryn Terfel, and at the Sejong Cultural Center in Seoul, Korea. Calleja has sung Rossini’s Stabat Mater at the Festival de Música de Canarias; Verdi’s Messa da Requiem with Riccardo Chailly, Gianandrea Noseda, and Juri Belohlavek at London’s BBC Proms; and Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass at the Salzburg Easter Festival. Born in Malta in 1978, Joseph Calleja began singing at the age of 16, training with Maltese tenor Paul Asciak. He made his professional debut in Malta in 1997 as Macduff in Macbeth and won an award in the Belvedere Hans Gabor competition later that year. He went on to win the 1998 Caruso Competition in Milan and was a prizewinner in Domingo’s Operalia the following year. © 21C Media Group, August 2010 |
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Shawn McDonald, artistic director, brings diverse talents and experience to Arbor Opera Theater. As a singer Mr. McDonald has portrayed numerous roles including Rodolfo in La Bohème, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Alfredo in La Traviata, Count Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Sivgila and Nerone in L’incoronazione di Poppea. In 2006 he sang “Paul Claudel” in The Promise for the National Opera Association’s national convention, and was a soloist in the 2006 Verdi Marathon in Manhattan, New York. He has also participated in performance art, most notably a production of John Cage’s Europera 5, directed by Jack Behrens. He has performed in concert with the Alma Symphony, the Clarion Symphony, the Ypsilanti Symphony, Friends of the Opera of Michigan, the Verdi Opera Theater, and the Tuesday Musicale of Detroit.
Mr. McDonald trained as a tenor with his mentor, Caroline Rogers of Marygrove College. He then continued his studies on a full scholarship at the University of Michigan, working under George Shirley and Shirley Verrett, as well as Martin Katz and Joshua Major. He earned a Bachelor of Music from Eastern Michigan University, studying organ with Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra and Mary Ida Yost and voice with Glenda Kirkland. Additional training included summer apprentice programs at Opera North (NH) and the Brevard Music Center, as well as the Elizabeth Mannion’s Institute of Vocal Arts and private studies with James Berg. He continued his keyboard studies in Germany at the renowned North German Organ Academy with Dr. Harold Vogel and was the winner of the Ann Arbor chapter of the American Guild of Organists competition in 1997.
He was Director of Vocal Activities at Marygrove College, where he established a unique collaboration with AOT that allows the college to produce full, professional quality productions that utilize both students and professional artists. In May of 2008 the organizations joined to produce a "Motown" staging of The Magic Flute that was enthusiastically received. He also helped to produce, design, and musically direct productions of The Marriage of Figaro, and Amahl and the Night Visitors. He was musical director for numerous revues and a production of Ain’t Misbehavin’ for the Marygrove Music Department. During his time at Marygrove he was also hired by the University of Detroit Theatre Department to serve as musical director and composer for its summer program in Greece. He spent two summers there, composing original music for Antigone and serving as musical director for Lysistrata and The Long Way Home: A Musical Odyssey.
As a collaborative pianist, Mr. McDonald has also worked with such organizations as Michigan Opera Theatre’s community programs, The Tuesday Musicale of Detroit, Young Peoples Theater of Ann Arbor, Friends of the Opera of Michigan and the Verdi Opera Theater. He is Minister of Music for Westminster Presbyterian Church in Ann Arbor, directing numerous choirs and ensembles, as well as serving as pianist/organist since 1995. He also currently works as staff pianist/choir director and composer/arranger in residence at Temple Israel, West Bloomfield. Temple Israel is currently the largest reform congregation in the United States, and their numerous musical programs and services have grown and flourished with his assistance and musical direction. This past year, Temple Israel produced it's first cd entitled Kavanat Haruach which featured Shawn's talents as a pianist and vocalist in addition to two of his original compositions. |
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Eva Evola, soprano, fashion model, actress A graduate of Columbia University of Chicago, with a BSA in Fine Arts. Eva has studied with renowned Tenor, George Shirley; Susan Acton, of Michigan Opera; and Italian Coach, Dino Valle. Eva’s passion for singing and her untiring work in pursuing her development in various operatic roles since her debut with the Verdi Opera in 2004 have already earned her much praise and significant rewards. Eva’s unique voice and expressive stage presence were evident in her role of Adina in Donizetti’s L’ Elisir d’Amore with Verdi Opera in 2005. In addition, she performed with distinction at the Detroit Opera House with the Michigan Opera Theatre, in the roles of Clotilde in Bellini’s Norma and Kate Pinkerton in Puccini’s Madam Butterfly. She performed with La Scala Opera Ensemble along with Grammy Award Winner Basso, Michael Pertusi and Verdian Baritone, Dino Valle. Eva was nominated the winning artist of the year, receiving the Metropolitan Detroit Music Award. She performed for two concerts with the Bellini Opera Theatre at the Italian Cultural Center and the Lexington Music Theatre. She has performed with the world renowned, Joseph Calleja. She sang as Countess Ceprano in MOTS production of Rigoletto. She performed in the tribute to Mario Lanza at the LMT and the Traverse City Opera. She was nominated as the best actress in the foreign docu film, sinking of the Andrea Doria. She concertized througout Italy with Aaron Caruso and Dino Valle and received the coveted Primio Rocca Doro for her acting and performance. |
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Born in Latvia and a graduate of the Moscow Collegiate Academy of Art's Department of Music Theatre, Elena performed with the Moscow Modern Opera Theatre before immigrating to the United States in 1994 and becoming an American citizen. Her distinctive voice covers a wide-ranging repertoire. She has been featured in concerts in Europe as well as with various music organizations in the Detroit metropolitan area. Recent performances include the "Opera in the Park" concert with the Verdi Opera Theatre of Michigan, sponsored by Wayne County Parks. |
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Lisa Agazzi, mezzo-soprano, is a graduate of Oakland University, with a major in Voice. A very versatile performer, Lisa’s credits include Mercedes in Carmen with the San Diego Opera, repeating the role with Michigan Opera Theatre; Lola in Cavalleria Rustincana with the Pine Mountain Music Festival; Flora in La Traviata with the Dorian Opera Theatre in Iowa; Hansel in Hansel and Gretel with the Adrian Symphony, and Zita in Gianni Schicchi with the Verdi Opera in 2006. She performed the title role of La Cenerentola while touring with the Utah Opera Studio, Lisa has been critically praised as “a great Flora, with striking good looks and a fine voice, “and a lively and likeable Carmen” (Il Giardino Lirico). In 2008, she performed in the Sarasota Opera production of Boris Godounoff along with the Italian Basso, Ferruccio Furlanetto and in the Michigan Opera theatre’s production, A Little Night Music. Visit her on line at lisaagazzi.com. |
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Rosella Caterina LoDuca is the youngest performer of the Bellini Opera Foundation. At only 22, she won the title of Best Vocalist in this year's Italian Festa singing "O Mio Babbino Caro" from the opera Gianni Schicci by Giacomo Puccini. A blossoming lyric soprano, Rosella has received many honors for her singing throughout her young life. She won Best Female Vocalist of the year in her high school graduating class under the instruction of director Pasquale Pascaretti. She won her local high school Fraser Idol competition her senior year of high school at Fraser High. She also sang the Star Spangled Banner at all major athletic events in her high school. Rosella performed in various musical theater productions in her high school years such as, Annie, Seussical the Musical, White Christmas, and The Phantom of the Opera. Rosella was a selected member of her Honors Choir and Show Choir at Fraser High School. Not only did she sing, but she also danced on the Varsity Dance Team. Rosella continued performing while studying Business Administration in the Honors College at Oakland University. She was again chosen to sing the National Anthem at major sporting events in the O'rena. She also danced semi-professionally for the Oakland University Athletic Dance Team. Rosella has auditioned for many talent shows such as the X-factor, The Voice, and American Idol. Rosella was born in Sicilian family and grew up learning Sicilian as her first language. Thanks to her grandparents and parents, she is fluent in Sicilian and Italian. Her cultural background and ability to comprehend and speak these languages has aided her in transitioning into the opera world. She has also studied Spanish for 6 years. Her knowledge of music due to many years of private lessons and honors courses offered at Fraser High School have also been tools to further guide her along her singing path. Rosella has gone on to perform with many Metro-Detroit performers including Simone Vitale and the Simone Vitale Band, Michele & Heidi Ramo, Vito Polizzi, Aaron Caruso, Dino Valle, Eva Evola, and Lisa Agazzi. She has opened for numerous athletic events including the Taylor Junior League World Series Baseball Tournament, Super 6 Boxing Shows, and recently singing for the mayor and vice mayor of Cinisi. She is honored to be a member of the Bellini Opera Foundation. The experienced musicians have help guide, teach, and nourish her young vocal career. She is optimistic to what her future with music and the Bellini Opera Foundation hold. |
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Lara is a student at Central Michigan University with a double major in Vocal Performance and Music Education. Lara began performing at the age of three, influenced by older siblings; all with a flair for singing and a love for the stage. Born and raised on Grosse Ile, Michigan, Lara has thrilled audiences with her versatile and vibrant performances. Whether it be singing or breathing life into a character, Lara’s genuine passion for the stage has endeared her to young and old alike. In the past year, Lara has presented four voice recitals, and made many soloist appearances for a variety of charity, collegiate and community events. As a member of three different church choirs, Lara maintains a busy schedule. As an up and coming lyric-coloratura soprano, Lara has gained recognition through numerous competitions and scholarships. Most recent include: 2010 Wayne County Young Artist Award, 2010 Detroit Hungarian Arts Scholarship, 2010 Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship, 2010 American Guild of Music Broadway Champion and Classical Champion and won the 2010 title “Young Vocal Artist”, by Delta Iota of Delta Omicron, Central Michigan University. |
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Kimberly Swan is a native of Livonia, Michigan. A graduate of the University of Michigan and the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, Kimberly holds two degrees in vocal performance. She has appeared in supportive and leading roles in operas and musicals over the past twenty years; some of these venues include the Bay View Music Festival, the Verdi Opera Theatre, Musica da Camera and the Great Lakes Lyric Opera. Kimberly has also appeared as the soprano soloist with the Michigan Gospel Singers in numerous concerts throughout Europe. Some of the countries toured are France, England, Switzerland and Scotland. To further her studies, in 1992 Kimberly attended the International Institute of Vocal Arts in Italy where she studied and performed numerous operatic programs. Since returning to the area, Kimberly has established a private vocal studio that provides individual lessons to more than sixty students. In addition to private instruction, Ms. Swan has also instructed students on the collegiate level as an Assistant Professor of Voice at both William Tyndale College and Madonna University. Kimberly currently appears in the Metro-Detroit area with the Verdi Opera Theater, the Great Lakes Lyric Opera, the Detroit Choral Artists, The Tyndale Artists Ensemble, Fifth Season Ensemble and Musica da Camera. A devote believer in healthy vocal production, she also holds several seminars and clinics for various choirs and youth organizations, to promote interest in good vocal technique and in the vocal arts. |
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Karin White (Soprano) recently portrayed Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor with the Arbor Opera Theater, the Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors with Madonna University and sang Belinda and the First Witch in Dido and Aeneas with the Metropolitan Baroque Ensemble of Detroit. Other roles include Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Violetta in La Traviata, Cio- Cio San in Madama Butterfly, Mimi in La Bohème, Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute, Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro, and Rosabella in The Most Happy Fella. Concert appearances include performances with the Dearborn Symphony, the Battle Creek Symphony, the Macomb Symphony, the Plymouth Symphony, the Westmoreland Symphony, the Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony, the Redford Symphony, the Saginaw Choral Society, and many others. Upcoming 2010 performances include an opera concert at the Lexington Music Theater, and a Christmas Concert with the Redford Symphony. She will portray Elvira in The Rose of Castile (Balfe) and will be featured on the CD recording with The Comic Opera Guild. In 2011 Ms. White will be a guest soloist with the Dearborn Symphony and with the Macomb Symphony (both in March of 2011). Karin is an adjunct professor at Madonna University and maintains a private voice studio in Ann Arbor. www.karinwhite.com |
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