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***Current Draft OPERA CLAIRE LEYDEN Email: [email protected] www.ClaireLeyden.com Cell: (914) 523-0359 5’ 5” / Red Hair / Blue Eyes UPCOMING Der Freischütz (Dec 2019) Bridesmaid/Chorus Heartbeat Opera Dir. Louisa Proske The Debutante (Nov 2019) Elaine (lead) Victor Herbert Renaissance Project Live! Dir. Alyce Mott Iolanthe (Oct 2019) Ensemble New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players Dir. Albert Bergeret OPERATIC ROLES PERFORMED The Pirates of Penzance Mabel Riverside Center for the Performing Arts Dir. Catherine Flye Il barbiere di Siviglia Berta Teatro Lirico d’Europa / Opera NH Dir. Giorgio Lalov Suor Angelica Suor Genovieffa Narnia Vocal Arts Festival, Italy Dir. Maria Rosaria Omaggio Gianni Schicchi Nella Narnia Vocal Arts Festival, Italy Dir. Maria Rosaria Omaggio The Merry Widow Valencienne New Rochelle Opera Dir. Camille Coppola Così fan tutte Despina Divaria Productions, NYC Dir. Anton Armendariz Diaz Sweethearts Sylvia (lead) Victor Herbert Renaissance Project Live! Dir. Alyce Mott The Enchantress Vivien (lead) Victor Herbert Renaissance Project Live! Dir. Alyce Mott La Traviata Flora New York Opera Collaborative Dir. Andrea DelGiudice Rigoletto Giovanna/Countess Teatro Lirico d’Europa Dir. Giorgio Lalov SELECTED MUSICAL THEATRE / PLAYS Sherlock Holmes and the Jersey Lily Mrs. Tory/Kitty Bristol Valley Theater Dir. Karin Bowersock HEIST! A New Musical Cynthia Stitskaya The Players Theatre (Off-Broadway) Dir. James Will McBride Yeomen of the Guard / Pirates Ensemble New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players Dir. Albert Bergeret Princess Ida Princess Ida (cover) Village Light Opera Group Dir. Emily Cornelius The Sorcerer Aline Sangazure College Light Opera Company Dir. Mark A. Pearson The Yeomen of the Guard Kate College Light Opera Company Dir. James Mills Brigadoon Jean MacLaren College Light Opera Company Dir. Jacob Allen A Little Night Music Mrs. Segstrom College Light Opera Company Dir. Corin Hollifield A Little Night Music Anne Egerman Little Radical Theatrics Dir. Michael Mirra SELECTED CONCERTS Brahms Requiem Soprano Soloist Monmouth Civic Chorus Cond. Ryan Brandau Carmina Burana Soprano Soloist Monmouth Civic Chorus / Roxey Ballet Cond. Ryan Brandau Carmina Burana Soprano Soloist Taghkanic Chorale Cond. Jason Tramm M. Haydn Magnificat Soprano Soloist Carnegie Hall / DCINY Cond. Nancy Menk “Any Dream Will Do” Gala Concert selections from Axelrod Performing Arts Center, NJ Dir. Andrew DePrisco (starring Christine Ebersole) Phantom of the Opera Leonard Bernstein Centennial Gala Candide and others Axelrod Performing Arts Center, NJ Dir. Andrew DePrisco “Glitter and Be Gay” (Candide) Cunegonde Longwood Symphony Orchestra Cond. Ronald Feldman Frühlingsstimmen (J. Strauss) Soprano Soloist Berkshire Symphony Orchestra Cond. Ronald Feldman “Glitter and Be Gay” (Candide) Cunegonde Berkshire Symphony Orchestra Cond. Andrew Massey EDUCATION / TRAINING Williams College B.A. Honors, Music and English, magna cum laude - 2016 Conservatorium van Amsterdam Study Abroad, Vocal Performance - 2014 VOICE COACHES CONDUCTORS DANCE ACTING Andrea DelGiudice Nicolò Sbuelz Jason Tramm Ballet/Pointe (12 yrs) Gabra Zackman Keith Kibler Laetitia Ruccolo Ryan Brandau Tap (7 yrs) Seth Barrish Valérie Guillorit Jan-Paul Grijpink Enrico Fagone Jazz (5 yrs) Denise Bessette Lenna Darbin Chanda VanderHart Brad Wells Modern (4 yrs) VOCAL AWARDS Semifinalist Lotte Lenya Competition, Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, New York, NY 2019 Emerging Talent Award Lotte Lenya Competition, Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, New York, NY 2018 Winner Hubbard Hutchinson Memorial Fellowship in Music, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 2016-2017 Winner Berkshire Symphony Student Soloist Competition, Williamstown, MA 2014, 2016 Winner Hudson Valley Music Club Student Awards, Dobbs Ferry, NY 2012 .
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