OPERA RESUME
 
Violetta La traviata   New Israeli Opera Arthur Fagen
Fiordiligi   Cosí fan tutte Israel National Opera  S. Ronly Riklis
Tatiana Eugene Onegin Opera International (NJ) Gabriel Guimarez
Norina Don Pasquale Israel National Opera S. Ronly Riklis
Mimi La boheme Trinity Church Opera Series (NYC)  Doris Coleman
Micaela Carmen Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra  Roger Norrington
Elcia Mosè in Egitto (Rossini) Opera Camerata of Washington M. Sparacino
Marina** Marina (Arrieta) Opera Camerata of Washington M. Sparacino
Elena**  Marino Faliero (Donizetti) Opera Camerata of Washington M. Sparacino
Lucy* The Telephone Jerusalem Chamber Opera  Asher Fisch
The Girl Der Kaiser von Atlantis (Ulmann) Tel Aviv Chamber Orchestra S. Ronly Riklis
*Broadcast on Israeli television  **U.S. premiere
 
CONCERT      
Featured Soloist Cardiff Singer of the World  Welsh National Opera Orchestra  Richard Armstrong
Featured Soloist Voices of Spring (Operetta Arias)   Opera Camerata of Washington  Gregory Buchalter
Soprano Soloist  Carmina Burana   Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra  Joáv Talmi
Soprano Soloist Mendelssohn Song of Praise  Haifa Symphony Stanley Sperber
Soprano Soloist Mozart Regina Coeli  Tel Aviv Chamber Orchestra   Uri Segal
Soprano Soloist A Verdi Evening  Beer-Sheba Sinfonietta  Asher Fisch
*BBC Broadcast  
 
SOLO RECITALS  
Vocal Jewels from Israel   Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall  
From Holocaust to Hope Israeli Embassy (Washington, DC)  
Art Song Recital  LA Philharmonic Society  
Holocaust-Thereseinstadt Composer Recital  Israeli Radio Live Broadcast  
Grieg Recital  Grieg House (Bergen, Norway)  
 
DISCOGRAPHY      
Vocal Jewels from Israel   Centaur Records, CRC 2324, © 1998
 
AWARDS      
Israeli Broadcasting Authority Representative to the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition
Winner, Edis de Philip Award (Israeli National Opera), presented by Placido Domingo
Recipient, America-Israel Cultural Foundation Grant
Finalist, Opera Guild of Southern California Competition
       
TEACHERS COACHES CONDUCTORS DIRECTORS
Elizabeth Schwartzkopf  Daniel Ragone Richard Armstrong Jacobo Kaufman
Nethania Dovrath Louis Menendez Gregory Buchalter Janet Bookspan
Rè Koster  Gary Magby  Arthur Fagen Mignon Dunn
Joanna Levy  Steven Blier Roger Norrington  Charles Hamilton
    David Robertson  
 
EDUCATION AND TRAINING    
MM  Voice Pedagogy and Performance   Westminster Choir College  
BM  Voice   Rubin Academy of Music (Tel Aviv)  
BA English Literature and Language Haifa University (Israel)    
Participant (4 years) International Institute of Vocal Arts (Israel)    
 
LANGUAGES      
Fluent: Russian, Polish, Hebrew, German   Conversational Fluency: French, Italian

 

CONCERT/ORATORIO RESUME
Soprano Soloist Carmina Burana Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra Joáv Talmi
Soprano Soloist Mendelssohn Song of Praise Haifa Symphony Stanley Sperber
Soprano Soloist Mozart Regina Coeli Tel Aviv Chamber Orchestra        Uri Segal
Featured Soloist*** Cardiff Singer of the World Welsh National Opera Orchestra Richard Armstrong
Elena* Marino Faliero excerpts (Donizetti) Opera Camerata of Washington M. Sparacino
Featured Soloist Voices of Spring (Operetta Arias) Opera Camerata of Washington Gregory Buchalter
Soloist** Opera Arias Concert Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra David Robertson
Soprano Soloist A Verdi Evening Beer-Sheba Sinfonietta Asher Fisch
  RADIO / TV BROADCASTS * Voice of America Broadcast  
** "First Hearing"
Israeli Radio Live Broadcast
*** BBC Broadcast
SOLO RECITALS
Vocal Jewels from Israel   Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall  
From Holocaust to Hope   Israeli Embassy (Washington, DC)  
    Main Line Reform Temple (Washington, DC)
Art Song Recital   LA Philharmonic Society  
Holocaust-Thereseinstadt Composer Recital Israeli Radio Live Broadcast  
Etnahta Art Song Recital   Israeli Radio Live Broadcast  
Polish Composers Recital   Israeli Radio Live Broadcast  
Grieg Recital   Grieg House (Bergen, Norway  
Chopin Recital   Ein Karem Festival (Jerusulem)  
Russian Composers Recital Westminster Choir College  
An Evening of Love and Romance Orange Coast College (Costa Mesa, CA)
Art Song Recital   Beverly Hills Library (CA)  
Art Song Recital   Glendale Library (CA)  
One Woman’s Journey   Academy of Vocal Arts (Philadelphia, PA)
       
DISCOGRAPHY
Vocal Jewels from Israel   Centaur Records, CRC 2324, © 1998
 
ORATORIO AND CONCERT ROLES IN REPERTOIRE    
Faure Requiem Mahler 2nd Symphony Honegger Le Roi David Berlioz Les Nuits d’ete       
 
AWARDS
Israeli Broadcasting Authority Representative to the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition
Winner, Edis de Philip Award (Israeli National Opera), presented by Placido Domingo
Recipient, America-Israel Cultural Foundation Grant
Finalist, Opera Guild of Southern California Competition
 
TEACHERS COACHES CONDUCTORS DIRECTORS
Elizabeth Schwartzkopf Daniel Ragone Richard Armstrong Jacobo Kaufman
Nethania Dovrath Louis Menendez Roger Norrington Janet Bookspan
Joanna Levy Steven Blier Arthur Fagen Charles Hamilton
    David Robertson  
 
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
MM Voice Pedagogy and Performance Westminster Choir College  
BM Voice Performance Rubin Academy of Music (Tel Aviv)  
BA English Literature and Language Haifa University (Israel)  
Participant (4 years International Institute of Vocal Arts (Israel)
 
LANGUAGES
Fluent: Russian, Polish, Hebrew, German Conversational Fluency: French, Italian
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