Anita Lyons Soprano

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Biography

American soprano Anita Lyons is quickly creating a niche for herself in the dramatic repertoire, most recently performing the title role of La Gioconda and the Primadonna/Ariadne (), both performed at Lincoln Center with New York Forum. Upcoming engagements include the title roles of Norma and Elektra, as well as Brünnhilde (Siegfried), and Giorgetta () with New York Opera Forum. Ms. Lyons will be seen in concert with Boheme Opera NJ in a program of the music of and with the Riverside Opera Company as a soloist on their gala orchestra concert at Snug Harbor on Staten Island.

Last season, Ms. Lyons sang Elsa (Lohengrin) with Amici Opera in Philadelphia, and Sieglinde (Die Walküre) and the title role of Aïda with New York Opera Forum. She was also a featured guest artist on Riverside Opera Company’s Concerto di Primavera orchestra concert at St. John’s University. Other roles to her credit include the title roles of Adriana Lecouvreur, Erste Dame (Die Zauberflöte), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni ), the title role of Suor Angelica, the Mother/Witch (Hansel and Gretel), Alice Ford (Falstaff), and Amelia (Simon Boccanegra).

Ms. Lyons was an Artist-in-Residence with New York Lyric Opera Theatre, and an Emerging Artist in Opera Manhattan Repertory Theatre’s Artist Development Program. Radio appearances include Minnesota and Peoria Public Radio, and she has performed at Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, Brevard Music Festival in North Carolina, Indianapolis Opera, the Bach Society of Minnesota, North Star Opera in St. Paul, Minnesota, and the Twin Cities Chamber Orchestra. Ms. Lyons is currently based in the New York City area.

Anita Lyons Soprano

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Performance Experience – Roles Elektra* Elektra (Concert) New York Opera Forum 2015 Giorgetta* Il Tabarro (Concert) New York Opera Forum 2015 Norma* Norma (Concert) New York Opera Forum 2015 Brünnhilde* Siegfried (Concert) New York Opera Forum 2015 Gioconda La Gioconda (Concert) New York Opera Forum 2014 Primadonna/Ariadne Ariadne auf Naxos (Concert) New York Opera Forum 2014 Aïda Aïda (Concert) New York Opera Forum 2014 Sieglinde Die Walküre (Concert) New York Opera Forum 2014 Elsa Lohengrin Amici Opera (PA) 2013 Morgana Alcina (Concert) New York Opera Forum 2013 Erste Dame Die Zauberflöte (Concert) New York Opera Forum 2012 Witch Hansel and Gretel Opera Oggi New York 2012 Adriana Lecouvreur Adriana Lecouvreur (Concert) New York Opera Forum 2012 Donna Anna Don Giovanni Amici Opera 2012 Suor Angelica Suor Angelica Opera Manhattan Repertory Theatre 2012 Gertrude-Mother Hansel and Gretel Opera Manhattan Repertory Theatre 2011 Dior Leithian (World Premiere Concert) Leithian Production (NY) 2007 *Upcoming

Solo Orchestral Appearances Guest Artist* Popera Riverside Opera Company (NY) 2014 Guest Artist* Vier Letzer Lieder (Strauss) Central Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJ) 2014 Guest Artist Concerto di Primavera on Flag Day Riverside Opera Company (NY) 2014 Soprano Soloist Requiem (Fauré) Peapack Reformed Church (NJ) 2008 Soprano Soloist Mass in G (Schubert) Bach Society of Minnesota 2003

Operatic Roles Prepared Title Role in Turandot; Alice Ford in Falstaff; Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera; Amelia in Simon Boccanegra

Training / Education Winter Intensive Program OperaWorks 2014 Emerging Artist Opera Manhattan Artist Development Program 2011–12 Artist-in-Residence New York Lyric Opera Theatre 2010 Master of Music Indiana University School of Music 1999 Extensive Dance Training

Teachers Coaches Conductors Directors Arthur Levy Susan Caldwell Richard Nechamkin Beth Greenburg Cynthia Lawrence Mitchell Cirker Michael Avagliano Sean Dennehy Elizabeth Mannion Lynda Saponara Alan Aurelia Heidi Lauren Duke

Anita Lyons Soprano

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Complete Repertoire List

Operatic Roles

Francesco Cilea Adriana Lecouvreur – Adriana Lecouvreur Suor Angelica – Suor Angelica & Suor Osmina Turandot – Turandot George Friedrich Handel Alcina - Morgana Richard Strauss Ariadne auf Naxos – Primadonna/Ariadne Engelbert Humperdink Hansel & Gretel – Witch & Mother – in English

Adam Klein Aïda – Aïda Leithian - Dior Un Ballo in Maschera – Amelia Falstaff – Alice Ford Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Simon Boccanegra – Amelia Grimaldi Don Giovanni – Donna Anna Die Zauberflöte – Erste Dame & Erster Knabe Richard Wagner Lohengrin – Elsa Amilcare Ponchielli Die Walküre - Sieglinde La Gioconda – Gioconda

Operatic Arias

Benjamin Britten Giuseppe Verdi “I’m Full of Happiness” from “Pace, pace mio Dio” from Albert Herring La Forza del destino

Christoph Willibald von Gluck Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “Divinités du Styx” from Alceste “Porgi, amor” from Le Nozze di Figaro

Martin Hennessy Richard Wagner “Al Castel Natio” from A Letter to “Dich, teure Halle” from Tannhäuser East 11th Street “Hojotojo” from Die Walküre

Anita Lyons Soprano

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PRESS

“Anita Lyons possesses a world class luscious, powerful and perfectly placed voice. Every note she sings means something musically and dramatically, and her performances are always top notch. I look forward to seeing her in the near future performing on the stages of the world’s most famous opera houses. This is a major career waiting to happen!”

-- Richard Nechamkin, Music Director of New York Opera Forum, Assistant Conductor of Natchez Festival of Music

"As an artist, Anita Lyons is a rare find. She projects sublime power and emotion with her voice, and is a sensitive and thoughtful musician -- a combination that will surely serve her well on the stages of the world."

-- Michael Avagliano, Music Director, Central Jersey Symphony Orchestra

“Anita Lyons sang the title role in Adriana Lecouvreur with composure, nuance, and beauty of tone, while filling the hall with sound.”

-- Susan Caldwell, Coach at former , currently Mannes Conservatory

"Dramatic Soprano Anita Lyons performed a magnificent and over-powering ‘Aida’ in our recent production, with full orchestra"

-- Maestro Alan Aurelia, Richmond County Orchestra / Riverside Opera Company