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Upcoming engagements include her
second appearance with the Sherman Symphony singing the soprano solos in
Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Additional appearances this season
included concerts with the Riverside Choral Society, Rutger's University, Bronx
Symphony and Winston-Salem Symphony
(http://www.wssymphony.org)
as a soloist in orchestral works by Debussy, Beethoven, Charles Fussel, Handel
and Vaughan Williams.
During the 05/06 season Ms. Newton was heard singing the
soprano solos in Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 and Debussy’s La
Damoiselle Élue with Asheville Choral Society. She also sang
the role of Fiordiligi with The Bronx Opera Company
in a production of Così fan tutte, sung in
English (http://www.bronxopera.org/index.htm).
She then repeated the role of Fiordiligi in its original
Italian in New Jersey Opera Theater's (http://www.njot.org/) production
of Così fan tutte under the baton of Steven Mossteller. In
addition, Ms. Newton was
pleased to perform Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with North Carolina
School of the Arts.
Other orchestral appearances include her portrayal of Violetta in a concert of highlights from La Traviata with Sherman
Symphony Orchestra, soprano solos in Schubert’s Mirjams Siegesgesang and
Beethoven’s Mass in C with the Asheville Choral Society, selections from
Der Rosenkavalier with the North Carolina Symphony, Mendelssohn’s
Elijah, Eve in Haydn’s Creation and soprano solos in Brahms’ Ein
Deutsches Requiem with the Winston-Salem Symphony. She was a guest artist
for the North Carolina Symphony’s Christmas Pops Concert and performed in a
concert entitled Vom Bel Canto zum Verismo with the AIMS Festival
Orchestra in Graz, Austria. She has appeared with Piedmont Opera as Giovanna in
Rigoletto and High Priestess in Aïda. In addition, she was a
Kenan Fellow at the Spoleto USA Festival in 2004 where she covered the role of
Giulietta in Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi and performed in
recital.
As a charter member of the
A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute
(http://www.fletcheropera.com)
at the North Carolina School of the Arts, she received her
Professional Artist Certificate in 2004 and completed her
Masters Degree as a Fletcher Fellow in 2003.
Her Opera Institute assignments included Donna Anna in Don
Giovanni, the Female Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia, Antonina in
Belisario, the title role in Bellini’s Beatrice di Tenda, Rosina in
Mozart’s La Finta Semplice, Sadie in Carlisle Floyd’s Slow Dusk,
and the Witch in Hansel and Gretel. She was selected to sing in master
classes given by Marilyn Horne and Virginia Zeani during her graduate studies.
Ms. Newton was a winner in the 2004 Metropolitan Opera North Carolina District
Auditions and was chosen as 2nd place winner of the 2004 Opera Guild
of Charlotte Vocal Competition. While a student at NCSA
(http://www.ncarts.edu)
she studied with Dr. Marilyn Taylor.
She completed her Bachelor
of Music degree in 2001 at the University of North Texas
(http://www.music.unt.edu),
where she sang Mimì in La Bohème, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte
and the Mother in Hansel and Gretel. While at UNT Ms. Newton studied with
David Sundquist and was chosen as the Outstanding Undergraduate in Vocal Studies
in 2001. Additional undergraduate honors included the Grady Harlen Award for
Professional Potential and first place in Senior Women’s Division, Texoma
Region, National Association of Teachers of Singing. Ms. Newton was also a
finalist in the Dallas Opera Career Development Grant Competition in 2001.
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