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Kyle Marrero JANE REDDING MARRERO EDUCATION Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. May 2002 Master of Music in Vocal Performance, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. August 1994 Bachelor of Music in Music Education, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS. May 1991 TEACHING Adjunct Professor of Voice August 2000 - 2003 EXPERIENCE Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. Taught applied voice (undergraduate and graduate), Courses taught - Undergraduate German Song Literature, Italian and English Diction, Voice Class for Non-Majors Graduate Teaching Assistant August 1992 – May 2000 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. Taught applied voice (undergraduate) and Voice Class for Non-Majors Coordinator of Vocal Instruction June 1995 - 1997 The Music Academy of Covington, Covington, LA. Private Voice Studio January 1993 - May 2013 PROFESSIONAL * National Association of Teachers of Singing ORGANIZATIONS * American Guild of Musical Artists PERFORMANCE Website – www.janeredding.com EXPERIENCE OPERA ROLES PERFORMED Micaela Carmen Pensacola Opera 2014 Adina The Elixir of Love Opera Louisiane 2013 Rosina Il barbiere di Siviglia Pensacola Opera 2013 Gilda Rigoletto Pensacola Opera 2012 Blanche Dialogues of the Carmelites Des Moines Metro Opera 2011 Liu Turandot Pensacola Opera 2011 Musetta La Boheme Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra 2011 Rosina Il barbiere di Siviglia Des Moines Metro Opera 2009 Lucia Lucia di Lammermoor Opera Southwest 2009 Gilda Rigoletto Opera Naples 2009 Adina The Elixir of Love Virginia Opera 2008 Adina The Elixir of Love Des Moines Metro Opera 2008 Yum Yum The Mikado Nevada Opera 2008 Adina The Elixir of Love Opera Naples 2008 Pamina The Magic Flute Pensacola Opera 2008 Violetta La Traviata Mobile Opera 2007 Musetta La Boheme San Antonio Opera 2007 Tytania A Midsummer’s Night Dream Des Metro Opera 2007 Lucia Lucia di Lammermoor New Orleans Opera 2007 Poppea Agrippina Virginia Opera 2007 Gilda Rigoletto Opera Southwest 2006 Gilda Rigoletto Des Moines Metro Opera 2006 Pamina Die Zauberflote Nevada Opera 2006 Rosina Il barbiere di Siviglia New Orleans Opera 2006 Lucia Lucia di Lammermoor Pensacola Opera 2006 1 Susanna Le nozze di Figaro Virginia Opera 2006 Liu Turandot Opera Grand Rapids 2005 Rosina Il barbiere di Siviglia San Antonio Opera 2005 Marie La fille du Regiment Knoxville Opera 2005 Lucia Lucia di Lammermoor Nashville Opera 2005 Waldvogel Siegfried New Orleans Opera 2005 Rosina Il barbiere di Siviglia Pensacola Opera 2005 Zerbinetta Ariadne auf Naxos Des Moines Metro Opera 2004 Zerlina Don Giovanni New Orleans Opera 2003 Lucy/Susanna The Telephone/Secret of Susanna Spokane Symphony 2003 Gilda Rigoletto Nevada Opera 2002 Cunegonde Candide Des Moines Metro Opera 2002 Rosina Il Barbiere di Siviglia Virginia Opera 2002 Gilda Rigoletto Pensacola Opera 2002 Helmwige Die Walküre New Orleans Opera 2001 Miss Silverpeal The Impresario Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra 2001 Laurey Oklahoma Augusta Opera 2001 Lauretta Gianni Schicchi Des Moines Metro Opera 2001 Sister Genevieve Suor Angelica Des Moines Metro Opera 2001 Naiade Ariadne auf Naxos New Orleans Opera 2001 Gilda Rigoletto Lake Charles Symphony 2001 Musetta La Boheme Pensacola Opera 2001 Lauretta Gianni Schicchi Orchestra X (Houston, Texas) 2001 Rosina Il Barbiere di Siviglia Opera Southwest 2000 Lisette La Rondine Chautauqua Opera 2000 Zerbinetta (Cover) Ariadne auf Naxos Chautauqua Opera 2000 Rose (Cover) Street Scene Chautauqua Opera 2000 Musetta La Boheme Opera Southwest 2000 Queen...Night The Magic Flute University of New Orleans (Guest Artist) 2000 Adele Die Fledermaus Pensacola Opera 1999 Zerlina Don Giovanni Opera Southwest 1999 Norina Don Pasquale Natchez Opera Festival 1999 Norina Don Pasquale Pensacola Opera 1999 Norina Don Pasquale Opera Southwest 1999 Yum Yum Mikado Natchez Opera Festival 1998 Nanetta Falstaff Baton Rouge Opera/LSU Production 1997 Lauretta Gianni Schicchi Opera Southwest 1997 Baby Doe The Ballad of Baby Doe Baton Rouge Opera/LSU Production 1996 Blondie The Abduction of Figaro Jefferson Performing Arts Society 1996 Queen...Night The Magic Flute Baton Rouge Opera 1994 ORATORIA AND CONCERT (soloist) Reguiem Brahms Harrisburg Symphony 2015 Requiem Brahms Fort Worth Symphony/SWBTS 2015 Requiem Mozart Shreveport Symphony 2014 Guest Recital & Masterclass NATS Alabama District 2013 Evening of Song Virginia Opera 2012 Gloria Poulenc Baton Rouge Symphony 2012 Guest Recital & Masterclass NATS Southeastern Conference 2011 Gloria Poulenc Texarkana Symphony 2011 Guest Recital Des Moines Metro Opera 2011 Salon Series Recital Pensacola Opera 2010 Creation Hayden Northwest Florida Symphony 2009 Holiday Concert Shreveport Symphony 2008 Viva! Opera! Texarkana Symphony 2008 Music on the Mississippi Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra 2008 Chinese Concert Tour Shanghai Opera Orchestra 2007 Carmina Burana Orff Charleston Symphony 2007 An Evening of Opera Highlights Buffalo Philharmonic 2007 Carmina Burana Orff Hartford Symphony 2007 Requiem Brahms Northwest Florida Symphony 2007 Carmina Burana Orff Shreveport Symphony 2007 Romeo Loves Juliette Virginia Symphony 2007 Cantata #51 J.S. Bach Pensacola Symphony 2006 Messiah Handel Pensacola Symphony 2005 Guest Artist – Recital University of West Florida 2005 Bachiana Brasileras #5/Vocalise/Voices of Spring Jacksonville Symphony 2005 2 Messiah Handel Jacksonville Symphony 2004 Voyages (soprano soloist) National Symphony/Kennedy Center 2002 Requiem Mozart Baton Rouge Symphony 2001 Kurt Weill on Broadway Chautauqua Symphony 2000 Opera Highlights Chautauqua Symphony 2000 Mad About Opera Gala Louisiana State University 2000 Glorious Vistas of Italian Opera University of Southern Mississippi 2000 Mass in D Minor Haydn Baton Rouge Symphony 1998 Evening of Stars Des Moines Metro Opera 1998 Messiah Handel Baton Rouge Symphony 1997 Requiem Mozart Baton Rouge Symphony 1997 Evening of Opera Highlights Beverly Sills Guest of Honor 1997 American Queen Mississippi Cruise Ship Grand Mass in C Minor Mozart ACDA Convention, Norfolk Symphony 1996 Messiah Handel Jefferson Performing Arts Society 1995 Apprenticeships Chautauqua Opera Apprentice Artist - 2000 Des Moines Metro Opera Apprentice Artist - 1998 Contests and Awards Shoshana Award, Richard F. Gold Career Grant 2002 MacAllister Awards, National Finals, 6th Place, 2000 Metropolitan Opera Regional Auditions Winner 2000 Metropolitan Opera District Auditions Winner 2000 Metropolitan Opera Regional Auditions Winner 1999 Metropolitan Opera District Auditions Winner 1999 NATSAA, Southern Regional Winner/National Finalist, 1998 NATS, Southern Region, Governor’s Award, 1994 & 1992 Teachers Marlena Malas Patricia O’Neill Mark Oswald Ruth Falcon Cynthia Linton 3 .
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