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Angela Brown, Soprano Wednesday, February 19, 2014 7:00-9:00PM MURPHY FINE ARTS CENTER - GILLIAM CONCERT HALL Dr Morgan State University Department of Fine & Performing Arts Dr. Eric Conway, Chairperson Vocal Studies and Opera MASTER CLASS SERIES Angela Brown, Soprano Wednesday, February 19, 2014 7:00-9:00PM MURPHY FINE ARTS CENTER - GILLIAM CONCERT HALL Dr. Lester Green & Mr. Marvin Mills, Collaborative Pianists PROGRAM O mio babbino caro from GIANNI SCHICCHI Giacomo Puccini(1858-1924) Amanda Blood, soprano Ah! Un foco insolito from DON PASQUALE Gaetano Donizetti(1797-1840) Christian Simmons, bass-baritone Porgi amor from LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(1756-1791) Jouelle Roberson, soprano Warm as the autumn light from THE BALLAD OF BABY DOE Douglas Moore(1893-1969) Daniel Rich, baritone Convien Partir from LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO Gaetano Donizetti(1797-1840) Anitra McKinney, soprano Quanto e Bello from L’ELISIR D’AMORE Gaetano Donizetti(1797-1840) Marvin McCoy, tenor Alternate: V’adoro, pupille from GIULIOS CESARE George Frideric Handel(1685-1759) Taylor Milton, soprano SING-TEAM FACULTY Janice Chandler Eteme, soprano Lecturer Applied Voice – Lyric Diction Ridley Chauvin, baritone Assistant Professor Applied Voice – Vocal Pedagogy JoAnna Ford, soprano Adjunct Applied Voice Loretta Giles, mezzo-soprano Adjunct Applied Voice Marquita Lister, soprano Adjunct Applied Voice Kenneth Kamal Scott, tenor Artist-in-Residence Vincent Dion Stringer, bass-baritone Assistant Professor – Coordinator of Vocal Studies and Director of Opera VOCAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM: Kristine Teets, M.A. CCC-SLP Johns Hopkins Center for Laryngeal and Voice Disorders Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 11:00 AM – Recital Hall NEXT MASTER CLASS: Issachah Savage, tenor Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 7:00 PM – Recital Hall ANGELA BROWN, soprano Angela Brown personifies the ideal American dramatic soprano: sheer vocal power; luxurious finesse; shimmering, high pianissimos; and a charming personality larger than life. Her highly successful Metropolitan Opera debut in 2004 sparked a media excitement with reviews from The New York Times: “At last an Aida,” the Associated Press: “she combines a potent, dusky lower register with a striking ability to spin out soft high notes of shimmering beauty. There's no doubt her voice is powerful enough for Verdi,” CBS Evening News: “the future of opera has arrived,” and features on the front page of The New York Times and in Oprah Magazine, Essence Magazine, Ebony Magazine, Classical Singer, Reader’s Digest, and Psychology Today. Performances this season include Aida with Edmonton Opera (Alberta) and North Carolina Opera, “A Woman’s Life” performances and recording with Nashville Symphony for the Naxos label, an extended run of holiday “Yule Tide” concerts as star and co-host with the Indianapolis Symphony, featured artist for the National Rotary Convention, National Anthem soloist for an NFL Colts home game, a Disney Hall performance and return engagement in Moscow for Porgy and Bess, and additional performances of “A Woman’s Life” with Oakland East Bay Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony, and Boulder Philharmonic. Ms. Brown is a trailblazer on a mission to bring operatic and classical vocal performance to a diverse audience. Her witty and inspired recital program titled “Opera... from a Sistah’s Point of View” dispels the myths of opera through lively commentary on opera plots and characters, show-stopping arias, poignant art songs and moving spirituals. A live performance of “Opera... from a Sistah’s Point of View” was recorded in October 2010 at the Musical Arts Center of Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, and is available for download via Amazon.com and Itunes.com and as a compact disc. "Opera...from a Sistah's Point of View" has been presented throughout the country in concert halls, recital series, schools, community centers and churches and featured on CNN and in print media nationwide. A noted interpreter of African-American spirituals, Ms. Brown produced Mosaic, a collaborative recording featuring spirituals with guitar and piano, in October 2004 that is available from Albany Records. A live Christmas concert with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and Indianapolis Opera Chorus was recorded by WFYI-PBS in 2005 and airs on PBS television stations throughout the United States each Christmas season. She guest starred on A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor radio show in June 2009. In July 2010, Angela was presented in Shanghai at the World Expo 2010 as a guest of USA Pavilion and the United States Consulate. Angela was the only opera singer invited to perform for the USA Pavilion. She also opened the One Nation Working Together Rally in Washington, DC, by singing the National Anthem on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and was the guest soloist with Marvin Hamlisch for The Indianapolis Prize gala. Last season held performances of Aida with Hamburg State Opera (Germany), Tosca with Pittsburgh Opera, Porgy and Bess with Leipzig Radio Orchestra (Germany) and the Moscow (Russia) Symphony Orchestra, Christmas concerts with Carmel Symphony, residencies and recitals at Skidmore College, Opera Birmingham, Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, Walker Theatre in Indianapolis, and the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. Performances in 2010 included Madison Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, The Trumpet Awards, and The Marian Anderson Award Ceremony. In 2009, Ms. Brown returned to her hometown for the title role in Ariadne auf Naxos with Indianapolis Opera. She joined the Pittsburgh Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestra to sing the world premiere of the song cycle, “A Woman’s Life,” written especially for her by American composer Richard Danielpour and celebrated author Dr. Maya Angelou. Angela made her debut with Hamburg Opera and Vienna State Opera as Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera. She sang Verdi Requiem with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Serena in New Jersey State Opera’s production of Porgy and Bess. In 2008-2009, Ms. Brown sang Aida for Cape Town Opera in South Africa and Aida for the Latvian National Symphony in Riga and Tallinn, Estonia. She performed a special program for Cincinnati Opera’s annual gala in November and celebrated Christmas with the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Alabama and the Southwest Michigan Symphony. In January 2009, she sang Aida at Deutsche Oper Berlin and in February she followed with performances of Leonora in Il Trovatore for The Atlanta Opera. Spring and summer held performances at Carnegie Hall for Jessye Norman’s HONOR! Festival, Un Ballo in Maschera for National Opera of Paris, Elisabetta in Don Carlo for Cincinnati Opera and performances with the Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras. Ms. Brown returned to the Metropolitan Opera to sing the 2007 season premiere and fall performances of Aida and the 2008 spring performances of Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera. Other engagements last season included her first appearance in the role of Leonora in a concert version of La Forza del Destino with James Conlon for the Cincinnati May Festival. She was chosen by The Library of Congress as the featured soloist for the National Celebration of the Bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln in February and by the NAACP for their annual conference in 2008. In 2005, Ms. Brown created the role of Cilla for the world premiere of Margaret Garner, a new opera by Richard Danielpour and Toni Morrison. She performed this role for all three commissioning companies: Michigan Opera Theatre, Cincinnati Opera and Opera Company of Philadelphia. The 2003-2004 season encompassed four highly successful and critically acclaimed role debuts as Ariadne, Elisabetta (Don Carlo) and Leonora (Il Trovatore) for Opera Company of Philadelphia and Cassandra in Taneyev’s Agamemnon for her Carnegie Hall debut. Ms. Brown’s previous solo appearances include: Metropolitan Opera; National Opera of Paris; Bilbao Opera, Spain; Teatro La Fenice; Opera Company of Philadelphia; Cincinnati Opera; Opera Pacific; Florentine Opera; Indianapolis Opera; Michigan Opera Theatre; Dayton Opera; Florida Grand Opera; The Philadelphia Orchestra; Auckland Philharmonia; Latvian National Symphony; Festival of St. Denis, France; Indianapolis Symphony; Cincinnati Pops; Brevard Festival Orchestra; Roanoke Symphony; El Paso Symphony; Knoxville Symphony; Chautauqua Institution; the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Angela has performed in recital throughout the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Africa. A 1997 National Metropolitan Opera Council Auditions Winner, Ms. Brown received her Bachelor of Music degree in voice from Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama, where she studied with Ginger Beazley. She attended the Indiana University School of Music as a student in the studio of Virginia Zeani. Ms. Brown received the Indiana University African American Arts Institute's inaugural Herman C. Hudson Alumni Award in 2006, given annually to recognize outstanding contributions made in the arts by former members of the Institute. Ms. Brown is featured in “Nineteen Stars of Indiana,” a book by Michael S. Maurer about nineteen, living Hoosier women with successful and inspirational life stories, released by Indiana University Press in December 2008. In fall 2009, Angela received the Governor’s Arts Award from the Governor of Indiana, a Spirit of the Prairie Award from Conner Prairie in Indiana, and was inducted into the Indianapolis Public Schools Hall of Fame. .
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