SOPRANO / PERFORMER / PHILANTHROPIST
Amanda Blue | Soprano
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Contact
109 W. 4th St. | Winona, MN 55987
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Performances
Lenore - Fidelio - Brevard Music Festival - 2020
Micaela - Carmen - Martina Arroyo Role Preparation - 2020
New Prioress - Dialogue of the Carmelites - Westminster Choir College - 2017
Nedda (scene) - Pagliacci - Respiro Opera - 2017
Fiordiligi - Cosi fan tutte - University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - 2016
Countess Almaviva - Le Nozze di Figaro - University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - 2015
Marzelline (scene) - Fidelio - University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - 2014
Donna Elvira - Don Giovanni - University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - 2013
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Roles studied
Lenore - Fidelio
Micaela - Carmen
New Prioress - Dialogue of the Carmelites
Fiordiligi - Cosi fan tutte
Countess Almaviva - Le Nozze di Figaro
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Education
M.M. Voice Performance & Pedagogy (Performance Emphasis)
Westminster Choir College 2016-2018
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B.A. Vocal Performance
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire 2012-2016
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Awards/Recitals/Competitions
Orpheus Vocal Competition
(Jacqueline Polk Young Artist Award/Founder’s Award/Finalist)
2020
Metropolitan International Vocal Competition
Winner of Opera Division (Best American Aria Interpretation)
2020
George London Competition
Semi-Finalist
2020
Hospital Recital Series
2019
McCammon Voice Competition
Semi-Finalist
2018
Westminster Choir College Voice Award
2nd Place
2017
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Teacher
Christopher Arneson - Westminster Choir College - 2017-present
Deb Birnbaum - Private - 2018-present
Claudia Catania - Westminster Choir College - 2013-2017
Kenneth Pereira - UW-Eau Claire - 2015-2016
Katy Matzke - St. Mary’s University - 2006-2016
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Coaches
Lara Bolton
Glenn Morton
Judy Stafslin
John Viscardi
David Holkeboer
Deb Birnbaum
Steven Crawford
Hemdi Kfir
David Stykowski
Julia Hanna
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Directors
Daniel Isenngart
Martina Arroyo
Anthony Lacuria
Beth Greenberg
Trent Blanton
LeAnn Overton
Marie Allyn King
Andrew Chown
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Conductors
Rainer Armbrust
LeAnn Overton
Nobuyoshi Yasuda
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Bodywork
Bel Canto Breath Technique Deb Birnbaum
Alexander Technique Bill Connington
Body Mapping Jan Prokof
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Programs
Classical Lyric Arts: France - 2021
Brevard Music Festival (canceled) - 2020
Martina Arroyo Role Preparation - 2020
ICAV Montreal - 2019
Preservation Society of New York (Spring into Art Song Festival)
International Canadian Vocal Arts Institute (Montréal) - 2019
Respiro Opera - 2017
Canta in Italia (Wichita State University) - 2015