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Dana Zenobi, Soprano

 

Repertoire

_OPERATIC ROLES PERFORMED
_Donna Elvira
Star  
Konstanze

Mabel

Blonde

Alinda
Donna Elvira

Mimi
Fourth Maid
Violetta
Amy
Handmaiden
Donna Anna
Donna Elvira
Adina
Konstanze
Foreign Woman
Susanna
_Don Giovanni
Waiting for the Barbarians (U.S. Premiere)      Die Entführung aus dem Serail (German)
The Pirates of Penzance
Die Entführung aus dem Serail (English)
Giasone (Italian)
Don Giovanni (Italian)
La Bohème (Italian)
Elektra (German)     
La Traviata (Italian)
Little Women
Turandot (Italian)
Don Giovanni (English)
Don Giovanni (Italian)
L’Elisir d’Amore (English)
Die Entführung aus dem Serail (German)  
The Consul
Le Nozze di Figaro (English) 
Opera in the Heights
Austin Lyric Opera
Opera in the Heights
Lyric Opera Cleveland
Lyric Opera Cleveland
Aspen Opera Theater Center
The Living Opera
Opera in the Heights
Austin Lyric Opera
Opera in the Heights
Lyric Opera Cleveland
Austin Lyric Opera
University of Texas at Austin
Opera in the Ozarks
University of Texas at Austin
Austrian American Mozart Acad
University of Texas at Austin
Duke University
2007
2007
2006
2006
2006
2005
2005
2005
2005
2004
2004
2003
2003
2003
2002
2002
2002
2002
1999
CONCERT PERFORMANCES
Faculty Recital (Barber, Boulanger, Hundley)
Franz Liszt 200th Birthday Concert
Opera Gala Benefit Concert (Texas Wildfires)
"Austin Flops Orchestra" Classical Parody Concert
Solo Recital (Larsen, Barber, L. Boulanger) 
Chamber Recital (Bach, de Falla)
Jalbert Icefield Sonnets
Poulenc Gloria                                     
Chamber Recital (Ravel, J. Lambert)
Faculty Recital (Mendelssohn, Hensel, Liszt)
Copland As
Ticheli  Angels in the Architecture
Purcell Come, Ye Sons of Art
Guest Artist Recital (Rossini, Rachmaninoff, H.L. Adams)
Liebermann Struwwelpeterlieder                
Beethoven Ninth Symphony 
Beethoven Ninth Symphony (Cover)
Haydn Lord Nelson Mass
Fauré Requiem  
Schubert Mass in G

_Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX
Bachus Conservatory, Austin, TX
Southwestern University
Esther's Follies, Austin, TX
University of Texas at Austin
Southwestern Univ., UT Austin 
UT Austin New Music Ensemble 
UT Austin Chamber Singers
University of Texas at Austin
Southwestern University 
Georgetown Festival of the Arts
Southwestern Univ. Wind Symphony Southwestern Univ. Chorale
Duke University                     
Viola By Choice Chamber Music
Valley Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
The Austin Symphony 
University Methodist Church, Austin,TX
University Methodist Church
University Methodist Church 
2012
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2009
2008
2008
2005
2005
2003
2003
2002
SCENES AND PARTIAL ROLES
_Female Chorus
Violetta 

Lucia 

Manon 

Madame Mao

Antonia

Rosalinda

_The Rape of Lucretia Act I Sc I
La Traviata Act I Sc. I “libiamo” (Italian)

Lucia di Lammermoor Act II Sextet (Italian) 

Manon Act V Death Scene (French)

Nixon in China Act III
Les Contes d’Hoffmann Act III Trio (French)

Die Fledermaus Watch Duet, Act II (Ger.)
_Lyric Opera Cleveland
Austin Lyric Opera Gala        
Texas State University
UT Austin 
Opera in the Ozarks
UT Austin
UT Austin, Duke University
2004
2004
2004
2003
2003
2002
2002
'02/'00

AWARDS AND HONORS
Wednesday Morning Music Clubs’ Fielder Career Development Grant Finalist; 2006, 2008 ♦ National Federation of Music Clubs Biennial Young Artist Competition Second Place Winner, 2005 ♦ Entergy Young Texas Artists Competition Voice Division Winner, 2005 ♦ Center for Contemporary Opera Competition Semi-Finalist, 2006 ♦ Opera Birmingham Competition Semi-Finalist, 2005 ♦ Orpheus Competition Semi-Finalist, 2004, 2006  ♦  El Paso Opera Competition Semi-Finalist, 2003  ♦ Recognition Award, Austin Wednesday Morning Music Club, 2003  ♦ Austin Critics’ Table Award Nominee, 2003  ♦  

EDUCATION AND ADVANCED TRAINING               
DMA, Voice Performance with Specialization in Pedagogy, 2011
Apprentice Artist Program, Lyric Opera Cleveland; Summer 2004, Summer 2006
Aspen Opera Theater Center, Summer 2005
MM, Opera Performance, University of Texas at Austin, 2003
BA, Music, Duke University, 1999  

DIRECTORS ♦ Mark Adamo ♦ Linda Ade Brand ♦ Edward Berkeley ♦ Ken Cazan ♦ Michael Chadwick ♦ Robert DeSimone ♦ Pat Diamond ♦ Susan Dunn ♦ Jonathon Field ♦ Peter Kozma ♦ Lynda McKnight ♦ Guy Montavon ♦ Fred Reeder ♦

CONDUCTORS ♦ Peter Bay ♦ Harry Bicket ♦ Richard Buckley ♦ Thomas Cockrell ♦ Marc Erck ♦ Chris Fecteau ♦ Gottfried Hellmundt ♦ James Lowe ♦ James Morrow ♦ David Neely ♦ Kevin Noe  ♦ Stuart Raleigh ♦ Steven Smith ♦ Scott Tilley ♦ William Weibel ♦ Dan Welcher ♦

COACHES ♦ Mark Armstrong ♦ Shirley Bolen ♦ Keith Chambers ♦ Eugene Cline ♦ Dale Dietert ♦ Chuck Dillard ♦ Jocelyn Dueck ♦ Hank Hammett ♦ David Heid ♦ William Hobbs ♦ Miah Im ♦ Gina Lapinski ♦ Elden Little ♦ Ben Terry Lusk ♦ Kristine McIntyre ♦ Sylvia Plyler ♦ Paul Transue ♦ Tatiana Stepanova ♦

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Header Photo Credits: Kevin Gourley Photography (L and R) and Santana Lane Photography (Middle)