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Soprano Khori Dastoor is currently pursuing doctoral studies at UCLA after graduating with honors from the New England Conservatory of Music. Ms. Dastoor made her professional debut with Boston’s Publick Theatre as Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, and made her international concert debut performing as the featured soloist with the Presidential Philharmonic Orchestra in Ankara, Turkey.
Next season, Ms. Dastoor will join Opera San Jose as resident artist where she will perform the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor, Pamina in Die Zauberflote, Sophie in Werther, and Gilda in Rigoletto.
Khori has performed leading rôles for the community programs division of the Los Angeles Opera for four seasons, and recently performed the rôle of “Sophie de Palma” in the critically acclaimed revival of Terrence McNally’s Master Class at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara. Other favorite rôles include the title rôle in Lakmé, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Suor Genovieffa in Suor Angelica, and Maria in West Side Story.
A champion of new music, Ms. Dastoor created the rôle of La Novia in the world premiere of Lorca: Child of the Moon at the Freud Playhouse and also recently originated the title rôle in the world premiere of The Tree at the Los Angeles Theatre Center. She will also appear as the lead soloist in the world premiere of Paul Chihara’s Magnificat with the Angeles Choral and Debut Orchestra the June in Royce Hall.
She recently performed as Gretel in a production of Humperdinck’s masterpiece Hansel und Gretel with the California Philharmonic and appeared in recital with the Rio Hondo Symphony, Los Angeles Mozart Orchestra Chamber Series, and the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble.
Additional recent engagements include a performance of Handel’s Messiah with the Angeles Chorale and the American Youth Symphony, the rôle of Miss Wordsworth in Albert Herring at the Aspen Music Festival under the baton of Maestro Robert Spano of the Atlanta Symphony,as well as an appearance on KMOZART”S “Sundays Live” Chamber Series broadcast from Bing Theatre at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Upcoming engagements include an appearance as Gabrielle in Offenbach’s La vie Parisienne with Lake George Opera, as well as a spring recital with mezzo-soprano Suzanna Guzmàn.
Khori was this season’s third place winner at the Western Region Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and has won the Carol Burnett Award, the Pasadena Opera Guild Vocal Competition, the Glendale Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition, the Pasadena Fine Arts Club competition, and is a recipient of merit awards from Aspen Opera Theatre, the Opera Buffs of Los Angeles, the Royal Academy of Music in London, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the Young Musicians Foundation, the Palm Springs Opera Guild, the Elaine Krown Klein Scholars Foundation, and the Gluck Foundation.
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