EMERGING ARTISTS DIVISION
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EMERGING ARTISTS!
MARK
DAVIES
Baritone
Baritone MARK DAVIES has been an active performer throughout
the Seattle region and throughout the nation, excelling in opera, oratorio, art song and more.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/oM3n7F8Q4SI?si=-Y76fsWxFYkJOwfA
Personal website:
Credits include: Pacific Northwest Opera; Marrowstone Music Festival, Tacoma Opera, Bellevue City Opera Ballet, Indiana
University Opera Theater.
Repertoire/roles include: Ben/The Telephone; Captain Corcoran/
HMS Pinafore; Albert/Werther; Guglielmo/Così fan tutte;
Papageno/Die Zauberflöte; Wolf/Italienisches Liederbuch; Mahler/Kindertotenlieder; Mahler/Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Handel/Messiah; Mozart/Vesperae solennes de confessore.
ANN
FOGLER
Mezzo-soprano
Praised for her “flexible, very warm, and crystalline” instrument, mezzo-soprano ANN FOGLER is a sought-after performer based out
of the Washington, DC Metro area.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/okXFSpgbaoY?si=vMPmu7fs4VS1MiMl
Personal website: https://annfogler.com
Credits include: Central City Opera, Boston Opera Collaborative, AIMS Festival Orchestra, Opera Hub, Nahant Music Festival, Opera in the Ozarks, Cambridge Chamber Ensemble, MassOpera.
Repertoire/roles include: Orlofsky/Die Fledermaus; Olga/Eugene Onegin; Mrs. De Rocher, Sister Helen/Dead Man Walking; Bradamante/Alcina; Marcellina/Le nozze di Figaro; Bach/Markus-Passion
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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SARAH
BENZINGER
Soprano
Soprano SARAH BENZINGER is steadily building a diverse career that spans both classical and contemporary repertoire in opera, orchestral, and recital settings.
Compilation video: Coming Soon
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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For more regarding the Emerging Artists Division, click on the video above for a message from
VAMS Founder, Dr. James Greening-Valenzuela!
COURTNEY J.
FLETCHER
Mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano COURTNEY J. FLETCHER is a highly acclaimed performer and teacher, recognized for her "smooth" and "seamless" voice and "razor-sharp comedic chops."
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/1b-UncTY9cA
Personal website: https://www.courtneyjfletcher.com/
Credits include: Opera Memphis; Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Boise Philharmonic, Bay View Music Festival, New West Symphony, Indiana University Opera Theater.
Repertoire/roles include: Cenerentola/La Cenerentola; Bertarido/Rodelinda; Jade Boucher/Dead Man Walking; Dorabella/Così fan tutte; Handel/Messiah; Mozart/Requiem; Beethoven/Symphony No. 9.
CATHERINE
PSARAKIS
Soprano
The Greek-American soprano CATHERINE PSARAKIS hails from hometown Melbourne, FL, and performs worldwide with renowned orchestras and ensembles.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/qEZASCLhT8E?si=oWeOmdD8hBUjvjfy
Personal website: https://www.catherinepsarakis.com/
Credits include: Carnegie Hall; Chicago Summer Opera; Capella Kreuzberg; Boston New Music Society; Burbank Philharmonic Orchestra; Messiah Choral Society; Bach Festival Vocal Artists; LA Winds and Orchestra Consortium.
Repertoire/roles include: Zerbinetta/Ariadne auf Naxos; Queen of the Night/Die Zauberflöte; Cunegonde/Candide; Handel/Messiah; Handel/Laudate Pueri Dominum; Mahler/4th Symphony; Rossini/Petite messe solennelle.
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ELIZABETH
MIRANDI
Soprano
Soprano ELIZABETH MIRANDI, originally from Long Island, NY, began her blossoming career in New York City and now resides in Castle Rock, Colorado.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/SOOiApn-1cw?si=3nc0pyUxZSpblr3Y
Personal website: https://elizabethmirandi.wixsite.com/soprano
Credits include: Carnegie Hall; Opera Colorado; Philadelphia Orchestra; Bravo! Vail Festival; Trentino Music Festival; Boulder Opera; Opera Fort Collins; Loveland Opera.
Repertoire/roles include: Adele/Die Fledermaus; Queen of the Night/Die Zauberflöte; Mabel/The Pirates of Penzance; Princess Laola/L'étoile; Blue Fairy/Cricket/The Adventures of Pinocchio; Vaughan Williams/Serenade to Music.​
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