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The Art of Song Deconstructed: Angels and Demons
Michelle will again join pianist Susan Morton for a recital program at the Hudson Opera House in
upstate New York! This recital is Part 2, the "Angelic" side of the "Angels and Demons" theme that is
being explored. (Baritone Leroy Davis presented his "Demons" side on April 9, 2011)
A performance and discussion with Diamond Opera Theater Artistic Director Mary Deyerle Hack.
The performance is followed by a discussion to deconstruct the program, discovering why certain pieces
were chosen and how the singer fits the songs to his or her voice. Followed by a reception and a chance
to meet the artists.
| Pianist: | Susan Morton |
| Date: | Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 4 p.m. |
| Location: | Hudson Opera House |
| 327 Warren Street | |
| Hudson, NY |
The program will feature works by Richard Strauss, Wagner, Boito, Vaughan Williams, a special tribute
to Lee Hoiby, and more!
This event is FREE and open to the public!
For more information about the Hudson Opera House, please visit: www.hudsonoperahouse.org
For more information about Diamond Opera Theater, please visit: www.diamondopera.org
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Bel Canto at Caramoor
Ms. Trovato is delighted to join the Caramoor Festival's Bel Canto Young Artists Program as an
Apprentice artist! She will undertake intense training with the Caramoor Festival's musical staff in
daily classes, coachings and rehearsals, and perform in the operas and pre-opera concerts!
| Dates: | May 31 - July 15, 2011 |
| Performances: | Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore |
| Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 8:30 p.m. | |
| Guillaume Tell by Giacomo Rossini | |
| Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 7.30 p.m. | |
| Friday, July 15, 2011 at 7.30 p.m. | |
| Location: | Caramoor Estate |
| Katonah, NY |
For more information, please visit: www.caramoor.org/festival/opera
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International Vocal Arts Institute - Montreal
Michelle is especially looking forward to attending the International Vocal Arts Institute (IVAI) in
Montreal this summer! A program created by Joan Dornemann, Assistant Conductor for the
Metropolitan Opera and featuring staff from the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro all Scala, New York City
Opera, and the Opera de Montreal, it focuses on intense training for young singers as well as
performance opportunities.
| Dates: | August 2 - 20, 2011 |
More information and performance dates to come!
For more information, please visit: www.ivai.org
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Recent Performances:
Trinity Wall Street Episcopal Church - Concerts at One Series
Ms. Trovato
will presented her New York City Recital Debut at Trinity Wall Street Episcopal Church!
These concerts are presented free-of-charge.
| Pianist: | Susan Morton |
| Date: | Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 1 p.m. |
| Location: | Trinity Wall Street Episcopal Church |
| Broadway at Wall Street | |
| New York, NY |
The program included works by Duparc, Obrados, Ravel, Respighi, Rossini and Neapolitan songs.
Watch the Webcast!:
http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/webcasts/videos/music-arts/concerts-at-one/michelle-trovato-soprano
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ROLE DEBUT! Fra Diavolo by Daniel Auber
Michelle sang her role debut of Zerline in the comic opera Fra Diavolo with the Bronx Opera Company.
| Role: | Zerline |
| Orchestra: | Bronx Opera Company Orchestra |
| Music Director: | Michael Spierman |
| Stage Director: | Benjamin Spierman |
| Date: | Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 7.30 p.m. |
| Location: | Lovinger Theater |
| Lehman College | |
| Bronx, NY | |
| Date: | Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 2 p.m. |
| Location: | Kaye Playhouse |
| Hunter College | |
| New York, NY |
For more information, please visit: www.bronxopera.org
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Role debut! La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Ms. Trovato sang her debut of the iconic role of Violetta in La Traviata with the Pineda Lyric Opera Company.
| Role: | Violetta |
| Orchestra: | Pineda Lyric Opera Company Orchestra |
| Music Director: | Guerguan Tsenov |
| Stage Director: | Fausto Pineda |
| Dates: | Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 8 p.m. |
| Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 2 p.m. | |
| Location: | Cranford Dramatic Club Theater |
| 78 Winans Avenue | |
| Cranford, NJ |
For more information, please visit: www.pinedalyric.com
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Lord Nelson Mass and Magnificat
Ms. Trovato joined the New York Choral Society's Summer Sings as soprano soloist in
two sacred masterpieces: Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass and Bach's Magnificat in D.
| Role: | Soloist |
| Conductor: | John Daly Goodwin |
| Date: | Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. |
| Location: | Symphony Space |
| Broadway at 95th Street | |
| New York, NY |
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Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti
Ms. Trovato made her role debut in this opera based on the downfall of Henry VIII's most famous
(or infamous) wife, Anne Boleyn!
| Role: | Anna Bolena |
| Music Director: | Suson Morton |
| Date: | August 15, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. |
| Location: | Shetler Studios Penthouse |
| 244 West 54th Street | |
| New York, NY |
For more information, please visit: www.operamanhattan.com
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Utah Festival Opera Company
Ms. Trovato returns to Utah Festival Opera! She will sing several roles, cover one of the leading
soprano roles in the operatic repertory, and sing in orchestra concerts and recitals.
| Program Dates: | May 26 - August 9, 2010 |
| Role: | Flora |
| Role: | Violetta (cover) |
| Opera: | La Traviata by Guiseppe Verdi |
| Music Director: | Karen Keltner |
| Location: | Ellen Eccles Theater |
| Logan, Utah | |
| Dates: | Friday, July 9, 2010 at 7.30 p.m. |
| Friday, July 16, 2010 at 1 p.m. | |
| Friday, July 30, 2010 at 1 p.m. | |
| Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 7.30 p.m. | |
| Saturday, August 7, 2010 at 1 p.m. | |
| Role: | Mother Abbess |
| production: | The Sound of Music, by Rodgers and Hammerstein |
| Stage Director: | Jack Prouse |
| Location: | Ellen Eccles Theater |
| Logan, Utah | |
| Dates: | Friday, July 9, 2010 at 1 p.m. |
| Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 7.30 p.m. | |
| Friday, July 16, 2010 at 7.30 p.m. | |
| Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 7.30 p.m. | |
| Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 7.30 p.m. | |
| Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 1 p.m. | |
| Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 1 p.m. | |
| Saturday, August 7, 2010 at 7.30 p.m. |
For more information, please visit www.ufoc.org
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A Tribute to Lerner and Loewe
Ms. Trovato was a featured soloist in this delightful concert with the Utah Festival Opera Company
Orchestra, singing selections from Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady and Paint Your Wagon.
| Role: | Soloist |
| Selections: | "I could have danced all night" from My Fair Lady |
| "Show Me" from My Fair Lady | |
| "How Can I Wait?" from Paint Your Wagon | |
| Conductor: | Karen Keltner |
| Ochestra: | Utah Festival Opera Company Orchestra |
| Dates: | Thursday, July 15th, 2010 at 1 p.m. |
| Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. | |
| Location: | Ellen Eccles Theater |
| Logan, Utah |
For more information, please visit: www.ufoc.org
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George M!
Performed like an old-fashioned radio broadcast, this musical based on the life of famous Broadway
producer George M. Cohan starred Michael Ballam and the Utah Festival Opera Company Orchestra.
| Role: | Secretary |
| Conductor: | Barbara Day Turner |
| Director: | Jack Shouse |
| Orchestra: | Utah Festival Opera Company Orchestra |
| Dates: | Wednesday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, July 21 at 1 p.m. | |
| Thursday, July 29 at 1 p.m. | |
| Location: | Ellen Eccles Theater |
| Logan, Utah |
For more information, please visit: www.ufoc.org
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Carnivale Operafesta
Ms. Trovato returned to Utah Festival Opera's evening of operatic favorites, singing selections from
Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoore and Linda di Chamounix.
| Roles: | Lucia and Linda |
| Selections: | "O luce di quest'anima" from Linda di Chamounix |
| "Sulla tomba... Verranno a te" from Lucia di Lammermoor | |
| (with tenor Eric Margiore) | |
| Conductors: | Karen Keltner and Barbara Day Turner |
| Orchestra: | Utah Festival Opera Company Orchestra |
| Date: | Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 7:30 |
| Location: | Ellen Eccles Theater |
| Logan, Utah |
For more information, please visit: www.ufoc.org
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Ektor - World Premiere
George Tsouris' new opera, "Ektor" had its world premiere at the Wings Theater in New York City on
May 15th. Based on the Iliad, the story of the Trojan War is told from the point of view of Hector, using
the original Ancient Greek text by Homer.
| Role: | Menelaos |
| Conductor: | Ramon Catalan |
| Date: | Friday, May 15, 2010 at 8 p.m. |
| Location: | Wings Theater |
| 154 Christoher Street | |
| New York, NY 10014 |
For more information, please visit www.ektor.tsouris.net
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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti
Ms. Trovato made her role debut in one of the most challenging roles for soprano with Center
Stage Opera in California!
| Role: | Lucia |
| Orchestra: | Center Stage Opera Orchestra |
| Music Director: | Brian Onderdonk |
| Stage Director: | Dylan F. Thomas |
| Dates: | Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 7.30 p.m. |
| Location: | Madrid Theatre |
| 21622 Sherman Way | |
| Canoga Park, CA | |
| Box Office: | 818-347-9938 |
For more information, please visit: www.centerstageopera.org
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Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti
Michelle reprised one of her favorite roles in this charming comic opera!
| Role: | Norina |
| Orchestra: | Regina Opera Company Orchestra |
| Conductor: | Matthew Oberstein |
| Stage Director: | John Schenkel |
| Dates: | Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 3 p.m |
| Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 3 p.m. | |
| Location: | Regina Hall |
| Corner of 65th Street and 12th Avenue | |
| Brooklyn, NY |
For more information, please visit: www.reginaopera.org
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Ein Deutches Requiem by Johannes Brahms
In partnership with IFCO and Pastors for Peace, conductor Joseph Jones led the newlyformed
Fear No Frontier's Symphony of Dreams in two Memorial Concerts to benefit the victims of the earthquake
in Haiti.
| Role: | Soloist |
| Orchestra: | Symhony of Dreams |
| Conductor: | Joseph Jones |
| Produced by: | Mick Roberts |
| Date: | Friday, February 5, 2010 at 8 p.m. |
| Location: | Riverside Church |
| 420 Riverside Drive | |
| New York, NY | |
| Date: | Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 8 p.m. |
| Our Lady of Refuge Church | |
| 2020 Foster Avenue | |
| Brooklyn, NY |
For more information, please visit www.symphonyforhaiti.org
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Concorso Internazionale di Canto Lirico, P. Cappuccilli
As the winner of the U.S. Division, Ms. Trovato competed in a finals concert for the opportunity to
present concerts with orchestra, win prize money, and possible roles in future seasons with Italian opera.
| Role: | Grand Finalist |
| Date: | Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 5 p.m. |
| Location: | Palazzo del Monferrato |
| Via San Lorenzo 21 | |
| Alessandria, Italy |
For more information, please visit: http://concorsolirico.anap.it
Marie Kraja International Opera Competition
Ms. Trovato traveled to Tirana, Albania as a finalist in the Marie Kraja International Opera Competition,
as part of the 10th Annual Music Festival of Tirana. These performances were broadcast live by the
Albanian National Public Television and via satellite in Europe and the U.S.
| Role: | Winner! 3rd Prize |
| Conductor: | Claudio Buechler |
| Orchestra: | Symphonic Orchestra of Tirana |
| Dates: | November 7 & 8, 2009 at 8:30 p.m. |
| Location: | Academy of Arts |
| Tirana, Albania |
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Debut! Kennedy Center
Ms. Trovato made her debut at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. singing Mystic Odes by
award-winning composer Sophia Serghi on a concert of her works. Mystic Odes is made up of two
songs: "Azure" and "To The Beloved" based on texts from Rumi.
| Pianist: | Sophia Serghi |
| Date: | Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 6 p.m. |
| Location: | Kennedy Center |
| Millenium Stage | |
| Washington, D.C. |
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