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Soprano
Susan Montgomery earned a Bachelor
of Music degree at Chapman University and a Master of Music
at California State University at Fullerton. While still
a student she was a first place winner in the Metropolitan
Regional Auditions in Orange County. She has gone on to a
very busy and successful solo career, both locally and in
New York. This past summer she appeared in China with the
Beijing Symphony in Carmina Burana under the baton of William
Hall. She was recently a soloist with the Los Angeles Master
Chorale, for their performance of the Mozart Requiem. Also
this year she sang the Brahms Requiem and the B-minor Mass
by Bach, with the Palisades Symphony.
A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Ms. Montgomery performs
in recordings and movie soundtracks, including Galaxy Quest
and Snow Falling on Cedars.
She was the principal soloist with the London Symphony in a new work entitled
Orfeo – Opera for a New Age. She also recorded The Birthday of the
World – A Compendium of High Holy Day Music narrated by Leonard Nimoy – and
the enchanting Hotel Luna, a new age jazz album composed and performed
by pianist Suzanne Ciani. |
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Mezzo
Soprano Kelly O'Conner recently
completed her Bachelor’s of Music degree at the USC
and is currently in the Master’s program at UCLA. At
USC, she performed the roles of Elizabeth Proctor and Rebecca
Nurse in the USC Opera production of The Crucible by Robert
Ward. This year, Ms. O’Connor performed the roles of
Maman, The Chinese Cup, The Shepherd and The Dragonfly in
L’Enfant et les Sortileges by Maurice Ravel.
In 2002, she placed fifth in the Palm Springs Opera Guild
of the Desert competition and has participated in many Guild
events, such as the Opera
in the Park concert series. In 2003, Ms. O’Connor placed second in
the NATS Young Artist Auditions. Recent events include the premiere of
Osvaldo Golijov’s opera Ainadamar with Dawn Upshaw in New York and
the upcoming premiere in February 2004 in Los Angeles. |
Also
featuring:
Steven
Kronauer, Tenor
Wayne
Shepperd, Bass
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