Ms. Abiyakiy is a former principal artist of the Bolshoi Opera and leading guest artist throughout Europe and now the United States. Her repertoire includes Gilda (Rigoletto), Lucia di Lammermoor, Rosina (Barbiere di Siviglia), Violetta (La traviata), Semiramide, Amina (La sonnambula), and her signature role of the Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte), which she [...]
A gifted and versatile actress as well as an accomplished musician, Ms. Palmieri has performed in opera and concert in the Washington, D.C., area, at the Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap, Lisner Auditorium, the Music Center at Strathmore, and many other important venues throughout the United States.
Ms. Palmieri is a specialist in Italian Bel Canto Opera. [...]
Gina Watson Powell, originally from Crockett, Texas, earned her bachelor’s degree from Eastern New Mexico University, and her master’s degree in vocal performance and pedagogy from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.
Ms. Powell served an apprenticeship with Lyric Opera Cleveland was appointed artist in residence with the Toledo Opera. Her operatic roles include Porgy and [...]
“Alessandra Marc has the most beautiful voice in the world.”
— The Washington Post, March 31, 2001
Dramatic soprano Alessandra Marc has consistently been acclaimed as one of the most outstanding artists of our day. Of her 1992 Paris recital debut, Le Figaro proclaimed “Une Etoile est Nee!” Her voice, of a unique colour, range, and quality, [...]
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