EMERGING ARTISTS DIVISION
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EMERGING ARTISTS!
For more regarding the Emerging Artists Division, click on the video above for a message from
VAMS Founder, Dr. James Greening-Valenzuela!
HAYLEY
SHOEMAKER
Mezzo-soprano
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​Known for her "vibrant and sonorous" sound, mezzo-soprano HAYLEY SHOEMAKER is equally at home on the operatic, musical theatre, concert, and recital stages.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/LTU25w44v9M
Personal website: https://www.hayleyshoemaker.com/
Credits include: Opera Omaha; Heartland Opera Theatre; Red River Lyric Opera; Soo Opera; Opera in the Ozarks; Lawrence Opera Theatre; Mid-America Performing Arts Alliance; Sioux City Symphony; Abendmusik; Omaha Symphonic Chorus.
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Repertoire/roles include: Carmen; Maddalena/Rigoletto; Dorabella/Così fan tutte; Third Lady/Die Zauberflöte; Bradamante/Alcina; Dido/Dido and Aeneas; Orlofsky/Die Fledermaus; Angelina/La Cenerentola; Mother/Amahl and the Night Visitors; Bach/Mass in B Minor; Bach/St. John Passion; Handel/Messiah.
LUCY
WEBER
Mezzo-soprano
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​Mezzo-soprano LUCY WEBER is an accomplished singer/actor whose artistry, versatility, and commitment to storytelling make her a standout presence in regional opera, theatre, and concert stages.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/wxNBZSpc1Mc
Personal website:
Credits include: Seattle Opera; Ohio Light Opera; Tacoma Opera; Utah Lyric Opera; Lyric Opera Northwest; Vashon Opera; Rising Waters Collective; Sun Valley Opera; Sky Opera; Kitsap Opera; Seattle Shakespeare Company.
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Repertoire/roles include: Suzuki/Madama Butterfly; Adalgisa/Norma; Second Lady/Papagena/Die Zauberflöte; Siebel/Faust; Stephano/Roméo et Juliette; Angelina/La Cenerentola; Elle/La Voix humaine; Handel/Messiah.
HENRY
HORSTMANN
Baritone
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​BaBased out of New York, baritone HENRY HORSTMANN has been a steady performer at Winter Harbor Music Festival and recently finished a run of performances with Sarasota Opera.
Compilation video: Coming soon
Personal website:
Credits include: Sarasota Opera; Bronx Opera; Winter Harbor Music Festival; G&S Light Opera Company of Long Island; New Amsterdam Opera; North Shore Music Festival; Regina Opera; New York Lyric Opera Theatre.
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Repertoire/roles include: Belcore/L'elisir d'amore; Dr. Malatesta/Don Pasquale; Figaro/Il barbiere di Siviglia; Falke/Die Fledermaus; Count Almaviva/Le nozze di Figaro; Papageno/Die Zauberflöte; Gianni Schicchi; Schaunard/La Boheme; Ko-Ko/The Mikado.
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