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| Opera Roles Performed: | |||
| Upcoming: Apprentice | Bel Canto Young Artist Program | Caramoor Festival, NY | 2011 |
| Upcoming: Mimi | La Boheme (role study) | International Vocal Arts Institute, Montreal | 2011 |
| Gilda | Rigoletto (excerpts) | Chelsea Opera, NYC | 2011 |
| Zerline | Fra Diavolo | Bronx Opera Company, NY | 2011 |
| Violetta | La Traviata | Pineda Lyric Opera, NJ | 2010 |
| Donna Anna | Don Giovanni | Elite Artists Management, NY | 2010 |
| Violetta (C) | La Traviata | Utah Festival Opera Company | 2010 |
| Flora | La Traviata | Utah Festival Opera Company | 2010 |
| Anna | Anna Bolena | Opera Manhattan | 2010 |
| Lucia | Lucia di Lammermoor | Center Stage Opera, CA | 2010 |
| Norina | Don Pasquale | Regina Opera, NY | 2010 |
| Menelaos | Ektor (G.Tsouris) | Wings Theater, NY (World Premiere) | 2010 |
| Micaela (cover) | Carmen | Utah Festival Opera Company | 2009 |
| Nedda (cover) | I Pagliacci | Utah Festival Opera Company | 2009 |
| Despina | Cosi Fan Tutte | Opera Colorado Orch. (Student Matinee) | 2009 |
| Helena | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Seattle Opera Young Artist Program/Orchestra | 2009 |
| Tatyana | Eugene Onegin (in English) | Seattle Opera Young Artist Program | 2008 |
| Tatyana | Yevgeny Onegin (in Russian) | New York Opera Studio | 2008 |
| Alba | La Curandera | Opera Colorado Outreach Ensemble | 2008 |
| Clorinde | La Cenerentola | Opera Colorado Outreach Ensemble | 2008 |
| Pat Nixon | Nixon in China (Scenes) | Opera Colorado Outreach Ensemble | 2008 |
| Kumudha | A Flowering Tree (Scenes) | Nat. Performing Arts Convention: Denver, CO | 2008 |
| Alba | La Curandera | Nat. Performing Arts Convention: Denver, CO | 2008 |
| Norina | Don Pasquale | Opera Colorado Orchestra (Student Matinee) | 2008 |
| Adele | Die Fledermaus | Little Opera Company of New Jersey | 2007 |
| Micaela | Carmen | Bronx Opera Company | 2007 |
| Roxana | Alexander the Great (M. Pittsinger) | Claremont Chamber Ensemble (World Premiere) | 2007 |
| Dew Fairy | Hansel and Gretel | Liederkranz Opera | 2006 |
| Susanna | Le Nozze di Figaro | New York Opera Forum | 2005 |
| Adele | Die Fledermaus | Elysium Concert Opera of Philadelphia | 2005 |
| Venus | Cupid and Psyche (M. Pittsinger) | NYU Chamber Ensemble (World premiere) | 2005 |
| Marzelline (cover) | Fidelio | One World Symphony | 2005 |
| Miss Silverpeal | The Impresario | Elysium Concert Opera of Philadelphia | 2005 |
| Servilia | La Clemenza di Tito | New York Opera Forum | 2004 |
| Ninetta | La finta semplice (Mozart) | A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute | 2003 |
| Suor Dolcina | Suor Angelica | Chautauqua Institute Orchestra | 2002 |
| Isabel | Pirates of Penzance | Piedmont Opera Theatre | 2001 |
| Additional Solo Experience: | ||
| Sins of Youth, Sins of Age | Bel Canto at Caramoor | 2011 |
| "Angels & Demons" Recital | Hudon Opera House, NY | 2011 |
| Opera Gala Concert | Regina Opera, NY | 2011 |
| Very Verismo | Chelsea Opera, NYC | 2011 |
| Solo Recital | Trinity Wall Street Church, NY | 2011 |
| 45th Anniversary Gala | Bronx Opera Company, NY | 2011 |
| Music for the Soul and Mind | Encompass New Opera Theatre, NYC | 2011 |
| Valentine's Day Concert | Park Avenue Christian Church | 2011 |
| Salute to Broadway Concert | Regina Opera, NY | 2011 |
| Beethoven's 9th Symphony | Empire State Sinfonia | 2010 |
| Beethoven's 9th Symphony | Jackson Symphony, TN | 2010 |
| Lord Nelson Mass | New York Choral Society Summer Sings | 2010 |
| Magnificat in D | New York Choral Society Summer Sings | 2010 |
| "Tribute to Lerner and Loewe" | Utah Festival Opera Company Orchestra | 2010 |
| "O luce di quest'anima" | Utah Festival Opera Company Orchestra | 2010 |
| Summer Noon Concert Series | Logan Tabernacle, Utah | 2010 |
| Pasta & Puccini Gala | Opera Company of the Highlands | 2010 |
| Ein Deutsches Requiem | Symphony of Dreams, Benefit Concert for Haiti | 2010 |
| Tirana Music Festival | Symphonic Orchestra of Tirana, Albania | 2009 |
| 1st Anniversary Gala | Opera Manhattan | 2009 |
| Mystic Odes (S. Serghi) | Kennedy Center Millenium Stage | 2009 |
| Musica Magnifica | Utah Festival Opera Company | 2009 |
| "Ah non credea (La Sonnambula) | Utah Festival Opera Company | 2009 |
| 7th Annual Career Bridges Gala | Essex House Ballroom, NYC | 2009 |
| "A Night in Venice" | Riverside Opera Company | 2009 |
| "Hear my Prayer" (Mendelssohn) | New Jersey Chamber Orchestra | 2009 |
| Benefit Concert | Yakima Symphony, WA | 2008 |
| A Solo Recital | Roxbury Township Aspiring Artists Series | 2008 |
| Things Our Fathers | College of William & Mary, VA | 2008 |
| Loved - Solo Recital | ||
| Viva Espana! -A Duet Recital | St. John's Cathedral, Denver, CO | 2008 |
| Concert Series: Opera Co. Outreach | Opera Colorado Outreach Ensemble | 2008 |
| Concert Series: Opera Goes | Opera Company of the Highlands | 2007 |
| Broadway | ||
| Concert des Soloistes | Les Azuriales Opera, Nice, France | 2007 |
| Concert Tour Of Germany | Schwabischer Sangerbund: Dresden, Erfurt, Goppingen, | |
| Meissen, and Cologne | 2007 | |
| Concert of Contemporary Music | Merkin Concert Hall, NYC | 2007 |
| Lord Nelson Mass (Selections) | Park Avenue United Methodist Church | 2007 |
| Full Moon Haiku (Sophia Serghi) | Williamsburg Symphonia, VA (World Premiere) | 2006 |
| Mozart Anniversary Concert | New York Chamber Players | 2006 |
| Messiah (Selections) | Park Avenue United Methodist Church | 2006 |
| Concert: "The Sopranos" | Riverside Opera Company Orchestra | 2005 |
| Hansel and Gretel | Delaware County Symphony Orchestra | 2004 |
| Israel in Egypt (Handel) | North Carolina School of the Arts Orchestra | 2003 |
| Hymn to St. Cecilia (Britten) | North Carolina School of the Arts Cantata Singers | 2003 |
| Les Nuits d'ete | North Carolina School of the Arts Recital | 2003 |
| "Der Hirt auf dem Felsen" | North Carolina School of the Arts 1st Annual Chamber Music Festival | 2003 |
| Requiem (Faure) | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, North Carolina | 2002 |
| In ecclesiis (Gabrieli) | North Carolina School of the Arts Brass Choir | 2002 |
| Rejoice in the Lamb (Britten) | North Carolina School of the Arts Cantata Singers | 2001 |
| Magnificat in D (Bach) | College of William & Mary Chamber Orchestra | 2000 |
| Awards And Honors: | ||
| Winner | Liederkranz Foundation Berth Koempel Award | 2011 |
| Winner | Schuyler Foundation for Career Bridges Grant Award | 2010 |
| Grand Finalist | Concorso Internazionale di Canto Lirico, P. Cappuccili, Italy | 2009 |
| Winner-3rd Prize | Marie Kraja International Opera Competition in Tirana, Albania | 2009 |
| Winner | Opera Index, Inc Enouragement Grant Award | 2009 |
| Winner | Concorso Lirico International Opera Competition, U.S. Division | 2009 |
| Winner | Schuyler Foundation for Career Bridges Grant Award | 2009 |
| Finalist | Giulio Gari Foundation International Voice Competition | 2009 |
| Finalist | Fritz and Lavina Jensen Foundation Competition | 2009 |
| Finalist | Metropolitan Opera National Council Northwest Regional Audition | 2009 |
| Honoree | Harold A. Norblum Outstanding Artist Award | 2008 |
| Winner-3rd Place | St. Andrew's Arts Council International Aria Contest, Canada | 2008 |
| Finalist | Francisco Vinas International Singing Contest, Spain | 2008 |
| Finalist | Metropolitan Opera National Council District Auditions | 2008 |
| Winner | Les Azuriales Opera 1st Prize for Most Promising Singer, France | 2007 |
| Winner | Les Azuriales Opera Junior Prize for Most Promising Young Singer, France | 2007 |
| Finalist | Connecticut Opera Vocal Scholarship Competition | 2006 |
| Winner | Euterpe Club of Greensboro, N.C. Vocal Scholarship Competition | 2001 |
| Education And Training: | |
| Seattle Opera Young Artist Program, 2008-2009 | |
| Opera Colorado Outreach Ensemble, 2008 | |
| North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Music, Voice B.M. 2003 | Vocal Instructor: Marion Pratnicki |
| New York Opera Studio, 2004-2005, 2008 | Instructor: Carol Castel |
| Chautauqua Institute Voice Program, Summer 2002 | Vocal Instructor: Marlena Malas |
| Italian Language Training at the University for Foreigners in |
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| Perugia, Italy, Summer 2001 |
| Teachers: | Coaches: | Conductors: | Stage Directors: |
| Carol Kirkpatrick | Christopher Fecteau | James Allbritten | James Marvel |
| Marion Pratnicki | Craig Ketter | Carmine Aufiero | Will Graham |
| Basel Landia Wowk | Liz Hastings | Barbara Day Turner | Jay Jackson |
| Jane Eaglen | Susan Morton | Janna Hymes | Nelson Sheeley |
| Elaine Rinaldi | Karen Keltner | Benjamin Spierman | |
| Joseph Smith | Michael Spierman | Elise Sandell | |
| Lucy Yates | Carlo Montanaro | Leigh Holman | |
| Bob Spillman | Timothy Long | Peter Kazaras | |
| Violetta Zabbi | Stephen Lord | Daniel Helfgot | |
| David McDade | Brian Garman | Elise Sandell | |
| William Hicks | Joseph Jones | John Schenkel | |
| Fiora Contino | Matthew Oberstein | Dylan F. Thomas | |
| Gregory Buchalter | Brian Onderdonk | ||
| Stephen Carey | |||
| John DiCostanzo | |||
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