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V Bernhardt CV

V Bernhardt CV

VALERIE BERNHARDT, [email protected] 62 Sherman Place Clifton NJ, 07011 Mobile: 973-420-2649

Education

1992-1994 The , , NY – M.M. (Voice Performance) 1990-1992 The Juilliard School, New York, NY – Advanced Cert. (Voice Perf.) 1989-1990 The Matheny School, Peapack, NJ – ( Therapy Internship) 1985-1989 Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, NJ – B.A. ()

Teaching Experience

Montclair State University – Montclair, NJ Adjunct Voice Faculty 2008 – Present • Lessons in vocal technique for Performance, and Music Therapy majors

Wesley College – Dover, Delaware Adjunct Voice Faculty 2016 – 2018 • Lessons in vocal technique for music majors and non-majors. • Direction and musical preparation for Scenes performance

Seton Hall University - South Orange, NJ Adjunct Voice Faculty 2015 – 2018 • Lessons in vocal technique for Music Majors and Non-Majors

Franklin & Marshall College - Lancaster, PA Adjunct Voice Faculty 2006 • Lessons in vocal technique for undergraduate liberal arts majors

Private Voice Studio 2002 – present • Classical technique for beginner to professional students • Open master classes

Primary Vocal Teachers

Michael Paul, Diana Soviero, David Jones, Bill Schuman, Ruth Falcon, , Louise Wohlafka

Primary Vocal Coaches

Renata Scotto, Craig Rutenberg, Eve Queler, Ted Taylor, Bertha Melnik, Kenneth Merrill, , Thomas Grubb, Corradina Caporello, William Hicks, Mitchell Cirker, Mary Pinto

Academic Presentations

2017 American Musicological Society Panelist - Victoria Bond’s Mrs. President: Celebrating One Hundred Years of Women’s Suffrage in Rochester

Professional Operatic Experience

2017 Rochester Lyric Opera Victoria Woodhull in Victoria Bond’s Mrs. President

2015 Elisabeth in Wagner’s Tannhäuser (cover)

2013 Opera Naples Abigaille in Verdi’s

Coro Lirico NJ Susannah in Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah

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2012 Anchorage Opera Victoria Woodhull in the World Premiere of Victoria Bond’s Mrs. President

New York Lyric Opera Theater Brünnhilde in Wagner’s Die Walküre

Coro Lirico NJ in Puccini’s Turandot

2011 Boheme Opera NJ Floria in Puccini’s Tosca

Metropolitan Opera Prostitute (cover) in Janacek’s From the House of the Dead

2010 Coro Lirico NJ in Verdi’s Aida

2009 Opera at Florham NJ Floria Tosca in Puccini’s Tosca

2009 Theater Pforzheim, Germany Abigaille in Verdi’s Nabucco

2008 New Jersey Concert Opera Brunnhilde in Wagner’s Siegfried

2006 Coro Lirico NJ Electra in Mozart’s Idomeneo

2006 Franklin & Marshall New Works Festival Deborah Franklin in John Carbon’s Benjamin

2003 Opera Orchestra of New York Anna in Donizetti’s

2003 Boheme Opera NJ Mimi in Puccini’s La Boheme

2002 Opera Orchestra of New York Irene in Donizetti’s

3 2002 Oswego Opera Pamina in Mozart’s The Magic Flute

2001 Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico Lida in Verdi’s La battaglia di

2001 Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico Valentin in Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots

2000 Boheme Opera NJ Nella in Puccini’s

2000 Opera Orchestra of New York Desdemona (cover) in Verdi’s

1999 Opera First Lady in Mozart’s The Magic Flute

1999 Opera Orchestra of New York in Donizetti’s

1999 Opera Orchestra of New York Rachel (cover) in Halevy’s La Juive

1999 Margaret Borden (cover) in Beeson’s Lizzie Borden

1999 New York City Opera Kate Pinkerton in Puccini’s

1999 New York City Opera Dew Fairy (cover) in Humperdinck’s Hansel & Gretel

1998 Opera Orchestra of New York Helene in Verdi’s Jerusalem

1998 New York City Opera Rooster in Janacek’s The Cunning Little Vixen

1997 Pittsburgh Opera First Lady in Mozart’s The Magic Flute

4 1997 Pittsburgh Opera Shepherd Boy in Verdi’s Don Carlo

1996 Pittsburgh Opera Milliner in Strauss’

1996 Pittsburgh Opera Center Vitellia in Mozart’s

1995 Pittsburgh Opera Center Adina in Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore

1995 Pittsburgh Opera Grand Priestess in Verdi’s Aida

1995 Pittsburgh Opera Center Lauretta/Nella in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi

1995 Pittsburgh Opera Center Lauretta/Nella in Ching’s Buoso’s Ghost (Premiere)

Professional Concert Experience

2020 Cutting Edge Concerts Victoria Woodhull in Victoria Bond’s Mrs. President

NJ Symphony, Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark, NJ Beethoven’s Mass in C Major

2017 Greenwich Choral Society, Greenwich, CT Bizet’s Te Deum and operatic selections

2014 NJ Symphony, Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark, NJ Bruckner’s Te Deum

2013 Montclair State Universlty Chorale, Upper Montclair, NJ Brahms’ Ein Deutsches

2011 St. Cecilia Chorus, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY Mozart’s Requiem

5 2009 St. Cecilia Chorus, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY Vaughan-Williams’ Symphony No. 1 (A Sea Symphony)

2009 St. Cecilia Chorus, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY Mozart’s Coronation Mass

2008 St. Cecilia Chorus, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY Verdi’s Requiem

2006 St. Cecilia Chorus, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony Vaughan-Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem

2005 St. Cecilia Chorus, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY Mozart’s Requiem

2005 St. Cecilia Chorus, New York, NY Poulenc’s Gloria Faure’s Requiem

2004 International Concert Alliance, Westchester, NY Mozart’s Coronation Mass

2004 Trenton Symphony Orchestra Miss Sweetsong in Mozart’s The Impresario

2004 Garden State Philharmonic Orchestra Brahms’ Requiem

2003 Chiesa di San Ignazio, , Italy Verdi’s Requiem

2003 Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark, NJ Verdi’s Requiem

2003 St. Louis Cathedral Verdi’s Requiem

2002 St. Cecilia Chorus, New York, NY Bach’s Magnificat Mozart’s Requiem

6 2002 Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra Scenes from Leoncavallo’s

2002 St. Cecilia Chorus, New York, NY Michael Haydn’s Requiem Joseph Haydn’s Die Schopfungsmesse

2001 St. Cecilia Chorus, New York, NY Schubert’s Mass in A-flat

2001 Ars Musica Chorale & Orchestra, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson, NJ Mozart’s Requiem

2000 New England Symphonic Ensemble, Carnegie Hall, New York Mozart’s Requiem

Young Artist Programs / Opera Festivals

1995-97 Pittsburgh Opera Center 1990-94 Juilliard Opera Workshop 1992 Aspen Opera Theater Center 1990-91 Chautauqua Institution 1995-96 Daniel Ferro Vocal Program, Italy

Awards and Scholarships

2008 Alumna of the Year – John J. Cali School of Music (Montclair State University) 2008 Inducted – Inaugural Class of Allentown High School Hall of Fame 2007 Ursula Springer Award – Wagner Society of New York 2007 Liederkranz Foundation –American Wagner Association Award (3rd Prize) 1997 Opera Index Career Grant Winner 1997 Opera at Florham Violetta DuPont Vocal Competition First Place Winner 1999 William Matthias Sullivan Foundation Award 1999 Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition Winner

7 Professional Affiliations

American Guild of Musical Artists National Association of Teachers of Singing New Jersey Chapter – National Association of Teachers of Singing American Federation of Teachers – Local 6025

Related Musical Experience

Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark, NJ Music Administrator 2001-2005 Duties • Manage mail, telephone, email, and fax correspondence for the music office while maintaining high-level of confidentiality • Prepare, proof and duplicate English and Spanish worship leaflets • Prepare program binders for cantors and organists for English and Spanish liturgies • Process registrations for wedding music seminars, and NPM workshops • Prepare music folders for instrumentalists • Maintain databases for music personnel, choral library, instrumental library and concert series mailing lists • Process invoices for office-related expenses and income • Assist in preparing the annual office budget • Maintain records of expenditures and income for the office, the concert series fund, and the organ restoration fund • Publicity for Cathedral Concert Series • Organize set-up and breakdown of each event of Concert Series • Preparing and duplicating programs for Concert Series • Process mail orders of Cathedral Recordings • Assisting in production of Finale music files and eps files • Office filing

Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark, NJ Cantor, Section Leader – Cathedral 1999-2005 • Lead assembly in song during weekend and Archdiocesan masses • Provide vocal support for soprano section of Cathedral Choir • Sing solo material in Cathedral Choir

8 St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, Clifton, NJ Assoc. Music Director/Cantor/Psalmist 2008-Present • Lead assembly in song during weekend masses, weddings and funerals • Assist in planning music for liturgies

St. Rose of Lima Church, Short Hills, NJ Coordinator of Wedding Music 2014-present • Coordinate music for weddings • Assist couples in selecting liturgical music • Contract instrumentalists

Our Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic Church, Verona, NJ Cantor/Psalmist 2005-2008 • Lead assembly in song during weekend masses, weddings and funerals

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