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Operatic Roles |
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| Adele | Die Fledermaus | San Francisco Lyric Opera | 2009 |
| Governess | The Turn of the Screw | San Francisco Lyric Opera | 2008 |
| Countess | The Conspirators | Pocket Opera, San Francisco | 2008 |
| Governess | The Turn of the Screw | Oakland Opera, USA | 2007 |
| Mrs. Bennet | Pride and Prejudice (Mechem) | World Premiere/San Francisco Choral Society - Concert excerpt | 2007 |
| Stephano | Romeo et Juliet | San Francisco Lyric Opera | 2007 |
| Gretel | Hansel and Gretel | Pacific Repertory Opera, San Luis Obispo | 2006 |
| Virgin Mary | Viva Concha! | Viva Concha Productions San Francisco | 2006 |
| Ännchen | Der Freischütz | Pocket Opera, San Francisco | 2006 |
| Mabel | The Pirates of Penzance | Lamplighters Music Theatre, San Francisco | 2006 |
| Musetta | La Bohème | Townsend Opera, Modesto | 2006 |
| Blonde | Die Entführung aus dem Serail | San Francisco Lyric Opera | 2005 |
| Frasquita | Carmen | San Francisco Lyric Opera | 2005 |
| Despina | Cosi Fan Tutte | CMC Opera, San Francisco | 2005 |
| Oscar | Un Ballo in Maschera | Townsend Opera, Modesto | 2005 |
| Papagena | Magic Flute | Stockton Opera Association | 2005 |
| Lauretta | Gianni Schicchi | Golden Gate Opera, San Francisco | 2004 |
| Clorinda | La Cenerentola | Sacramento Opera | 2004 |
| Gretel | Hansel and Gretel | Golden Gate Opera, San Francisco | 2003/04 |
| Gretel | Hansel and Gretel | Townsend Opera, Modesto | 2003 |
| Eurydice | Orphée aux Enfers | The Juilliard Opera Theater, New York | 2002 |
| Sophie | Der Rosenkavalier | The Juilliard School (Scene) | 2002 |
| Nannetta | Falstaff | The Juilliard School (Scene) | 2001 |
| Schlafittchen | Traumfresserchen | Hans Otto Theater Potsdam* | 2000 |
| Gretel | Hänsel und Gretel | Theater Lübeck, Flensburg, Detmold* | 1997-1999 |
| Lauretta | Gianni Schicchi | Musikhochschule Lübeck* | 1999 |
| Barbarina | Le Nozze di Figaro | Theater Lübeck* | 1998 |
| Miss Wordsworth | Albert Herring | Musikhochschule Lübeck* | 1997 |
| Elpinice | Ipermestra | Theater Lübeck* | 1996 |
Soloist with Orchestra |
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| Haydn | The Creation | Santa Cruz Symphony | 2009 |
| Argento | Six Elizabethan Songs | San Francisco Chamber Orchestra | 2009 |
| Mechem | Pride and Prejudice | SF Choral Society / Davies Symphony Hall | 2007 |
| Mollicone | A Rat's Tail | Fremont Symphony, USA | 2007 |
| Beethoven | Ninth Symphony | CMC Orchestra, San Francisco | 2006/2007 |
| Mozart | Magic Flute Excerpts | CMC Orchestra, San Francisco | 2006/2007/2008 |
| Handel | Messiah | SF Sinfonietta, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco | 2006 |
| Mozart | Exsultate, Jubilate | San Francisco Sinfonietta | 2006 |
| Bernstein | Arias and Barcarolles | San Francisco Chamber Orchestra | 2006 |
| Beethoven | Ninth Symphony | CMC Orchestra, San Francisco | 2006 |
| Mozart | Exsultate, jubilate | Pacific Singing Societies, San Francisco | 2005 |
| Mozart | Concert Arias | CMC Orchestra, San Francisco | 2005 |
| Mozart | Concert Arias | Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra | 2004 |
| Bach | Arias | Legion of Honor Palace , San Francisco | 2003 |
| Villa-Lobos | Bachianas Brasileiras | Hellman Hall, San Francisco | 2003 |
| Mozart | Requiem | New York , Juilliard Theater | 2002 |
| Vierne | Les Angelus | New York | 2002 |
| Gala-Concert | Operatic Arias | Teatro Bramante, Urbania, Italy | 2001 |
| Mozart | Concert Aria , KV 418 | Kiel , Orchestra of the Opera Kiel * | 2000 |
| Haydn | The Seasons | Flensburg , Schleswig , Rendsburg* | 2000 |
| New Year's Eve Gala | Operatic Arias | Musikhalle Hamburg and Kiel * | 2000 |
| Mozart | C Minor Mass | Germany , Slovenia and Italy | 1999/2000 |
| Rossini | Messe Solennelle | Hamburg, Iserlohn, Achern* | 1998 |
| Vivaldi | Gloria | Bad Bramstedt* | 1998 |
| Fauré | Requiem | Lübeck, Rendsburg* | 1998 |
| Respighi | Lauda per la Natività | Lübeck* | 1997 |
| Bach | Christmas Oratorio | Kiel , Flensburg * | 1997 |
| Brahms | Requiem | Bad Oldesloe* | 1997 |
| Bach | Jauchzet Gott | Lübeck* | 1997 |
| Dvorak | Mass D Major | Kiel * | 1997 |
| Pergolesi | Stabat Mater | Lübeck* | 1997 |
| Mendelssohn | Midsummer Night's Dream | Festival Mitte Europa* | 1997 |
| Beethoven | Chorfantasie | Musikhalle Hamburg * | 1997 |
| Bach | B Minor Mass | Germany , Poland | 1996 |
Solo Recitals and Festivals |
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| Recital | Aaron J. Kernis "Awakenings" | Music in the Vineyards, Napa Valley | 2008 |
| Recital | Aaron J. Kernis "Awakenings" | San Antonio, TX | 2008 |
| Recital | Rachmaninov, Bloch | Gualala, CA, | 2008 |
| Recital | Aaron J. Kernis "Awakenings" | Madison, WI, BDDS Festival | 2008 |
| Recital | Mozart, Fauré, Schumann etc. | San Francisco Conservatory of Music | 2008 |
| Recital | Mozart | San Francisco CMC Faculty Recital | 2006 |
| Recital | Weill, Hollaender etc | Oakland Lyric Opera | 2005 |
| Recital | Varah-Neruda Songs | San Jose State University | 2005 |
| Recital | Korngold etc. | Mozart Society of California , Carmel | 2005 |
| Recital | Strauss, Wagner | Wagner Society of California | 2004 |
| Recital | Rachmaninov | Olympic Music Festival, Seattle | 2003 |
| Recital | Schubert, Rodrigo | Olympic Music Festival, Seattle | 2003 |
| Recital | Schönberg | Carnegie Weill Recital Hall | 2002 |
| Recital | Dowland, Britten | Century Club New York | 2002 |
| Recital | Berg, Grieg, Debussy | Lübeck. Germany | 2001 |
| Recital | Argento, Strauss | Goethe Institute New York | 2001 |
Recording |
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| Rossini | Petite Messe Solennelle | Label: Darbringhaus und Grimm* (under maiden name Anja Burmeister) | 1998 |
Education |
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| The Juilliard School | Graduate Diploma | 2000-2002 | |
| Musikhochschule Lübeck , Germany | Masters of Music, Voice Performance | 1993-2000 | |
Instructors |
Coaches |
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| Erie Mills, 2003 Cynthia Hoffmann, 2000 - 2002 Prof. Günter Binge, Germany 1993-2000 |
Marcie Stapp 2003 Steven Blier Nico Castel 2000-2002 Brian Zeger Denise Massé 2000-2002 Mikael Eliasen Dick Jones 2001 |
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Conductors |
Directors |
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Robert Geary 2007 |
Thomas Dean 2007 Jane Hammett 2006 Heather Carolo, since 2005 David Ostwald 2005 John Delancie 2004 Ross Halper 2004, 2006 Ned Canty 2001-2002 Ted Altschueler 2000-2002 Dick Jones 2001 |
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Master Classes |
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| Barbara Bonney | The Juilliard School | 2001 | |
| Elly Ameling | Mannes Art Song Institute, New York | 2001 | |
| Ubbaldo Fabbri | The Juilliard School | 2001 | |
| Christa Ludwig | Schleswig-Holstein Musikfestival* | 1999 | |
| Bernd Weikl | Musikhochschule Lübeck* | 1998/99 | |
Awards and Honors |
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| Winner of the San Francisco CMC Faculty Competition The Quadrille Grant, New York German Academic Exchange Service Scholarship Frau und Kultur Scholarship, Lübeck* Possehl - Stiftung Lübeck Award Germany Scholarship Recipient for Italian Language Study, Florence/ Italy Marie Luise Imbusch Award, Lübeck* |
2005 2001/02 2000-2002 2001/02 2000/01 1996 1996 |
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Related Activities |
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| German Diction Coach at the San Francisco Opera's Merola Program Voice Teacher at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (Preparatory Division and Adult Extension) Voice Teacher at St. Mary's College of California (LEAP - Program) Substitute Professor for German, San Francisco Conservatory of Music Italian Language Study in Italy Spanish Language Study since 2003 Dance Experience (Ballroom Dancing and Jazz), Yoga |
2008 since 2007 since 2008 2004, 2007 1996, 1997, 2001 |
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| * Took place in Germany | |||
