Korliss Uecker soprano

The Financial Times (London) acclaimed that “Korliss Uecker, a bright and pretty American soprano, was charming, crystalline of voice and sparkling as an actress.” Uecker has sung over 150 performances at the including Susanna in the Marriage of Figaro (international broadcast), Marzelline in Fidelio, Oscar in A Masked Ball, and Valencienne in The Merry Widow. She appeared in the The Elixir of Love with Lucianno Pavarotti and in Carmen with Placido Domingo. Other credits include Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire in Strasbourg, France; Sybil in the Picture of Dorian Gray with Opera de Monte Carlo; the Wexford Festival, Santa Fe Opera, Hawaii Opera Theater, Opera Caracas, Glimmerglass Opera, Washington National Opera Kennedy Center, Pittsburgh Opera, the Spoleto Festival, the Ravinia Festival, the Tanglewood Festival, the United States Naval Academy and the Library of Congress.

Korliss has appeared as a soloist with many symphony orchestras including the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra and the American Symphony Orchestra, including conductors James Levine, Donald Runnicles, Sir Andrew Davis, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Vladimir Jurowski , Edo de Waart , Julius Rudel and Gerard Schwarz.

An advocate of contemporary music Ms. Uecker has premiered works of Lowell Lieberman, Dominick Argento, Seymour Barab, Juliana Hall, John Corigliano, Judith Wier and Andre Previn. Ms. Uecker appeared in Dallas Opera’s Valentino by Dominick Argento. She has worked with Gian Carlo Menotti singing Amelia in Amelia Goes to the Ball.

In chamber music Uecker has appeared at the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, the Academy of Music Festival and the Lyric Chamber Music Society of New York among others. She is a member of Feminine Musique, a Duo dedicated to the performance of music by women composers as well as traditional duet literature. Her cabaret performances include appearances at the Cafe Carlyle and Poisson Rouge.

Ms Uecker has recorded for Deutsche Grammophon, London Decca, Arabesque Records, and recorded Victor Herbert’s Babes in Toyland at Abbey Road Studios in London. Her most recent recording with New World Records features the songs of Victor Herbert. She recorded unpublished songs of Clara Schumann to much acclaim on Arabesque Records. She has recently recorded the soundtrack to the movie, Influence, directed by Michael Bergman. She has appeared on CBS Sunday Morning and Live from with Thomas Hampson.

Korliss earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Juilliard School. In addition she studied at the Steans Institute and apprenticed at the Santa Fe Opera and Tanglewood Festival. She received a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science from the University of North Dakota and was a Registered Nurse before she began her singing career. Her husband, Jerry Grossman, is principal cellist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.

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Bach Mahler MASS IN B MINOR SYMPHONY NO. 2 ST. JOHN PASSION SYMPHONY NO. 4 ST. MATTHEW PASSION SYMPHONY NO. 8

Barber Mozart KNOXVILLE: SUMMER OF 1915 EXSULTATE, JUBILATE PRAYERS OF KIERKEGAARD MASS IN C MINOR REQUIEM Beethoven EGMONT: INCIDENTAL MUSIC Poulenc MISSA SOLEMNIS GLORIA SYMPHONY NO. 9 Vaughan Williams Brahms A SEA SYMPHONY REQUIEM SERENADE TO MUSIC SEVEN DEADLY SINS Canteloube CHANTS D’AUVERGNE Vivaldi GLORIA Copland SONGS OF EMILY DICKINSON

Debussy LA DAMOISELLE ÉLUE LE MARTYRE DE ST. SÉBASTIAN

Fauré REQUIEM

Grieg PEER GYNT

Handel MESSIAH ODE FOR ST. CECILIA’S DAY SAMSON

Haydn THE CREATION DIE JAHRESZEITEN

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Bellini Mozart I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI (Giulietta) COSÌ FAN TUTTE (Despina) LA SONNAMBULA (Amina) DON GIOVANNI (Donna Elvira) IDOMENEO (Ilia) Bizet LE NOZZE DI FIGARO (Countess, CARMEN (Micaëla) Susanna) LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES (Leïla) DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE (Pamina)

Britten Poulenc ALBERT HERRING (Lady Billows) DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Tytania) (Blanche, Constance) THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA (Female Chorus) THE TURN OF THE SCREW (Governess) Previn A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (Stella) Debussy PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE (Mélisande) Puccini LA BOHÈME (Mimi, Musetta) Donizetti TURANDOT (Liù) DON PASQUALE (Norina) L’ELISIR D’AMORE (Adina) Strauss, J. DIE FLEDERMAUS (Adele) Floyd SUSANNAH (Susannah) Strauss, R. DIE ÄGYPTISCHE HELENA (Aithra) Gluck ARABELLA (Zdenka) ORFEO ED EURIDICE (Euridice) ARIADNE AUF NAXOS (Echo) DAPHNE (Daphne) Gounod DER ROSENKAVALIER (Marschallin) FAUST (Marguerite) Stravinsky Humperdinck THE RAKE’S PROGRESS (Anne Trulove) HÄNSEL UND GRETEL (Gretel) Verdi Lehar UN BALLO IN MASCHERA (Oscar) THE MERRY WIDOW (Hanna Glawari, FALSTAFF (Nannetta) Valencienne) Weber Lieberman DER FREISCHÜTZ (Ännchen) THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (Sybil) Weill Massenet AUFSTIEG UND FALL DER (Manon) STADT MAHAGONNY (Jenny) (Sophie) STREET SCENE (Rose) website: korlissuecker.com email: [email protected]

Korliss Uecker soprano

The Financial Times (London) acclaimed that "Korliss Uecker, a bright and pretty American soprano, was charming, crystalline of voice and sparkling as an actress." Uecker has sung over 150 performances at the Metropolitan Opera including Susanna in the Marriage of Figaro (international broadcast), Marzelline in Fidelio, Oscar in A Masked Ball, and Valencienne in The Merry Widow. She sang Giannetta in The Elixir of Love with Lucianno Pavarotti and Frasquita in Carmen with Placido Domingo. Other credits include Strasbourg Opera (France), Opera de Monte Carlo, Wexford Festival (Ireland), Santa Fe Opera, Hawaii Opera Theater, Washington Opera Kennedy Center, the Spoleto Festival, Tanglewood Festival and Ravinia Festival, United States Naval Academy and the Library of Congress. She has recorded for Deutsche Grammophone, London Decca, Arabesque Records New World Records and has appeared on CBS Sunday Morning and Live from Lincoln Center. Korliss has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Juilliard and a Bachelor of Science from the University of North Dakota.

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