EMERGING ARTISTS DIVISION
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EMERGING ARTISTS!
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VAMS Founder, Dr. James Greening-Valenzuela!
AGNESE
GALLENZI
Soprano
AGNESE GALLENZI is an acclaimed soprano living in the Los Angeles Metro area, and Award Winner of the 2022 District of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/y3b-Z1X6LXM?si=961AGWbqlVgTEoPC
Credits include: Chicago Summer Opera; State Opera Stara Zagora; Mission Opera; American Institute of Musical Studies; Valley Opera Performing Arts; Porto San Giorgio Theater; Villa Torlonia Theater; Concordia Theater San Benedetto; Alaleona Theater.
Repertoire/roles include: Queen of the Night, Pamina/Die Zauberflöte; Musetta, Mimi/La bohème; Elisabeth/Girondines; Agrippina; Adina/L'elisir d'amore; Donna Elvira, Zerlina/Don Giovanni; Fiordiligi/Così fan tutte.
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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.
SARAH
BENZINGER
Soprano
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Soprano SARAH BENZINGER is steadily building a diverse career that spans both classical and contemporary repertoire in opera, orchestral, and recital settings.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/Ix5U_QQgZZM?si=2HUTgJAzozdmwAOZ
Personal website: https://sarahbenzinger.wixsite.com/mysite
Credits include: West Bay Opera; Opera Modesto; Opera Nova Costa Rica; Cascadia Concert Opera; Garden State Opera; Libero Canto New York; Chamber Music Silicon Valley; New Music Theater Project; Berlin Opera Academy.
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Repertoire/roles include: Musetta/La bohème; Zerlina/Don Giovanni; Fiordiligi/Così fan tutte; Erste Dame/Die Zauberflöte; Leonore/Fidelio; Prilepa/Pique Dame; Nedda/Pagliacci; Angelina/Trial by Jury; Euridice/Orfeo ed Euridice.
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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.
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