SOPRANO / PERFORMER / PHILANTHROPIST
Amanda Blue | Soprano
Contact
109 W. 4th St. | Winona, MN 55987
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
Roles studied
Lenore - Fidelio
Micaela - Carmen
New Prioress - Dialogue of the Carmelites
Fiordiligi - Cosi fan tutte
Countess Almaviva - Le Nozze di Figaro
Education
M.M. Voice Performance & Pedagogy (Performance Emphasis)
Westminster Choir College 2016-2018
B.A. Vocal Performance
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire 2012-2016
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
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
Coaches
Lara Bolton
Glenn Morton
Judy Stafslin
John Viscardi
David Holkeboer
Deb Birnbaum
Steven Crawford
Hemdi Kfir
David Stykowski
Julia Hanna
Directors
Daniel Isenngart
Martina Arroyo
Anthony Lacuria
Beth Greenberg
Trent Blanton
LeAnn Overton
Marie Allyn King
Andrew Chown
Conductors
Rainer Armbrust
LeAnn Overton
Nobuyoshi Yasuda
Bodywork
Bel Canto Breath Technique Deb Birnbaum
Alexander Technique Bill Connington
Body Mapping Jan Prokof
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