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Program
Caroline Miller, soprano
Laurie’s Song (The Tenderland)………………………………………………………..………...Aaron Copland
Courtney Allyce Miller, mezzo-soprano
“Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio” (Le Nozze di Figaro)…………………………………………..W.A. Mozart
Matthew White, tenor
“Amor ti vieta” (Fedora)………………………………………………………..……………..Umberto Giordani
Megan Rast, soprano
Mon cadavre est doux comme un gant………………………………………………..………….Francis Poulenc
Kimberly States, soprano
“Je marche sur tous les chemins!” (Manon)…………………………………………..…………..Jules Massenet
Christopher Aaron Smith, tenor
“Dein ist mein ganzes herz” (Das Land des Lächelns)………………………………………...…….Franz Lehár
Holly Seebach, mezzo-soprano
“All that gold!” (Amahl & The Night Visitors)……………………………………..………...Gian Carlo Menotti
Sophie Michaux, mezzo-soprano
“Que fais tu, blanche tourtourelle?” (Roméo et Juliette)………………………………………...Charles Gounod
Robert Cinnante, tenor
“La mia letizia infondere” (I Lombardi)…………………………………..……………………...Giuseppe Verdi
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Megan Rast, soprano
Simple Song (Mass)…………………………………………………………………………...Leonard Bernstein
David Walther, bass-baritone
“Vous qui faites l’endormie” (Faust)…………………………………………………………....Charles Gounod
Courtney Allyce Miller, mezzo-soprano
“Things Change, Jo” (Little Women)…………………………………………………………….….Mark Adamo
Caroline Miller, soprano
“In uomini, in soldati” (Cosi fan tutte)……………………………………………………………...W.A. Mozart
Christopher Aaron Smith, tenor
“Lonely House” (Street Scene)…………………………….………………………………….……….Kurt Weill
Sophie Michaux, mezzo-soprano
“Cruda sorte” (L’Italiana in Algieri)…………………………………………………………..Giaochino Rossini
Holly Seebach, mezzo-soprano
“Va! laisse couler mes larmes” (Werther)………………………………………………………...Jules Massenet
Kimberly States, soprano
“Quando men vo” (La Bohème)………………………………………………………..……….Giacomo Puccini
Artem Belogurov, piano
ARTISTS
Known equally for his "verve, wit, and delicatesse" (Boston Musical Intelligencer) and his "infinite
tenderness" (Evening Odessa), Artem Belogurov has an extensive repertoire, ranging through three centuries
of solo and chamber works. He has a particular affinity for the Viennese classical style, in which he is
distinguished by his use of improvisatory ornamentation. His interest in period pianos of all kinds extends
through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. He is also a discerning advocate of contemporary music, and
collaborates with a number of composers. In 2009 he had the honor of performing the Boston premiere of
Elliott Carter's Caténaires for solo piano.
As a soloist and in chamber groups, Artem has performed in a wide variety of venues, among them Jordan
Hall, Harvard Musical Association, Elmira College in New York, St Andrews University in Scotland, the
Odessa Philharmonic Hall in Ukraine, the Rachmaninoff Society in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and the Castello
di Galeazza in Italy.
Artem received his early training at the Stolyarsky School of Music in Odessa, Ukraine, majoring in music
theory, piano performance, and composition. In 2009, he received his Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance
from the New England Conservatory in Boston, where his primary teachers were Gabriel Chodos, Patricia
Zander, and Victor Rosenbaum. He has also studied with Peter Serkin.
In 2007, Artem attended the Aspen Music Festival, and in 2009 the Tanglewood Music Festival. In 2010, he
studied with Robert Levin at the Sommerakademie of the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. He has
participated in masterclasses with Christian Tetzlaff, Emanuel Ax, Claude and Pamela Frank, Garrick
Ohlssohn, Alexander Lonquich, James Levine, and András Schiff.
Artem's projects in the coming season include a cycle of the complete Mozart sonatas, performed on
fortepiano, a series of lecture-recitals on the Chopin Préludes with the noted musicologist and historian Mark
Lindley, and a recording of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century romantic American composers.
Tenor Robert Cinnante is a second-year Master's student at the New England Conservatory where he studies
with Patricia Misslin. As a freshman, Robert performed his first full role as the Errand Boy in Berkley's A
Dinner Engagement and this past year, took on both tenor roles in Ravel's L'enfant et les sortileges. 2008/2009
also marked his debut as a concert soloist in Handel's Messiah, as well as the premiere of The Shining River, a
new work by American composer Randal Despommier. Prior to attending the New England Conservatory,
Robert completed four years at the Julliard School, Pre-College Vocal Program, studying with Lorraine
Nubar. He has appeared in numerous venues throughout the New York Metro area including Lincoln Center
for the Performing Arts, First Presbyterian Church of Northport, and Smithtown Center for the Performing
Arts. Community service credentials include his 2007 performance at the Memorial Day Service for the LI
State Veteran's Home and annual performances for the Autism Swim and Sail Program at the Sayville Yacht
Club. Robert is a native of Holbrook, NY and a graduate of Sachem East High School. In 2007, he was a
recipient of the NYSCAME All-County Scholarship.
Mezzo-soprano Sophie Michaux was born in London and raised in the French Alps. Her voice has been
characterized as "luscious", "velvety" and "ever so slightly smoky" (Boston Musical Intelligencer). She has
performed throughout Europe and The United States under directors Gabriel Garrido, Jean-Marie Curti and
Leonardo Garcia Alarcon, among others. In addition to being a sought after soloist in opera and classical
music, she's also respected for her work in Jazz and Cabaret.
Noted for her engaged and captivating singing, she maintains an active performance schedule, having appeared
at Grand Theatre de Geneve, Victoria Hall (Geneve), Festival Radio France (Montpellier), Festival du Perigord
Noir (France), Festival Europa Musa(France), Goethe Institute (Boston).
In May 2010, she studied and served as a soloist in Italy at the Egida Sartori and Laura Alvini Early Music
Seminar in Venice, directed by René Jacobs. In December 2011, she played the title role of Orontea in Antonio
Cesti's Opera, and was a soloist with the Brockton Symphony Orchestra. In January 2012, she was La
Pythonisse in Marc Antoine Charpentier's Opera David et Jonathas, with Helios Early Opera. In February
2012, Ms. Michaux was a finalist at the FAVA's Grand Concours de Chant in Austin, Texas.
She is a graduate of the Haute École de Musique in Geneva, Switzerland (BM, Early Music Vocal
Performance), and of the Longy School of Music in Cambridge (MA) (Masters degree in Vocal
Performance). For more information, please visit www.sophiemichaux.com.
Soprano Caroline Miller is equally at home in opera, operetta, musical, and straight theatre. She is excited to
perform in Boston and with BMO for the very first time this year, having recently moved to the New York
City metro area. This November, Caroline will make her New York debut as Grittly in Apollo Opera's
production of Le 66. A native of Connecticut, Caroline received her Bachelor’s of Arts at Washington
University in St. Louis where she performed Mary Turner in Of Thee I Sing, Hope in Urinetown, and Juliana
in Argento's The Aspern Papers. Caroline received her Master’s degree from the Eastman School of Music
where she was featured in events and recitals nationwide. She performed with the Ohio Light Opera in 2010
and 2012, featured as Phyllis in Iolanthe, Mascha in The Chocolate Soldier, and Bellabruna in Blossom Time.
She is looking forward to her first professional recording, as Bellabruna in Blossom Time, which should be out
later this year.
Mezzo-Soprano Courtney Miller is a recent addition to the Boston stage. A 2010 New England Regional
Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions, Ms. Miller has twice been the recipient of the Rislov Foundation
Award for her "excellence and promise as a classical musician." She is also a 2012 Schuyler Foundation
Career Bridges grant winner.
After a successful summer at Chautauqua Opera in 2011, Ms. Miller returned the summer of 2012 as an
Apprentice Artist. She sang the role of Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor in addition to Maddalena in a semistaged version of the last act of Rigoletto with the Chautuauqua Symphony. Anthony Bannon admired her
performance of selections of Canteloube's Chants d'Auvergne with the Chautauqua Symphony; “Miller is
made for art songs, possessing a delicacy and diction very appealing, and the strength to bring it home." Ms.
Miller is delighted that this 2012-2013 season will be filled with art song. She will be singing in multiple
recitals including a performance with Hemenway Strings.
Ms. Miller has performed the title role in L’enfant et les sortilèges, Concepción in L’heure Espagnole, Romeo
in I Capuleti e i Montecchi, the Witch in Hansel and Gretel, Nancy in Albert Herring and the title role in
Iolanthe.
Susan Miron of The Arts Fuse wrote, “The role of Concepción is a marvelous piece of work, seemingly made
to be sung by Courtney Miller, who was hilarious fanning herself while keeping three men on her seductive
string as her husband was out regulating the municipal clocks.” Ms. Miller was also praised for her
interpretation of Iolanthe: "Simply stunning. Beautiful voice, tall, willowy frame, exceptional dramatic
abilities, pretty looks - she had it all. At each of the two performances I attended, Miss Miller's 'He loves...'
gave me chills" (GASBAG Review by Daniel Florip).
Since moving to Boston, Ms. Miller has sung with Boston Lyric Opera, Boston Metro Opera, debuted new
works with Juventas New Music Ensemble, and is a new member of Boston Opera Collaborative. She has also
performed with Ohio Light Opera and Seagle Music Colony. A native of Madison, Wisconsin, Ms. Miller
holds degrees from the University of Michigan and the Boston Conservatory.
Soprano Megan Rast made her Boston Metro Opera debut last season in the 2012 Contemporary Americana
Festival. She holds a Bachelor of Music from the New England Conservatory where she studied with Karen
Holvik.
Emerging mezzo-soprano Holly Seebach is quickly becoming a sought after talent in the New England
area. Praised for her lush tone and engaging stage presence, Ms. Seebach has been seen on many Boston area
stages, including those of MetroWest Opera and Boston Opera Collaborative. Equally at home with oratorio
repertoire, Ms. Seebach has been a feature soloist with the Master works Choral of Massachusetts as well as
the Orlando Philharmonic.
Notable roles include Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, Mrs. Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Didone
and Volupia in L’Egisto, Public Opinion in Orpheus in the Underworld, Apollonia in La Cantarina, La Tasse
in L’Enfant et les Sortileges, Mrs. Winemiller in Summer and Smoke, and Ainee in The Misfortunes of
Orpheus. Earlier this year, Ms. Seebach had the pleasure of brining to life the role of Marion in the world
premiere of Cheesy Bagels, by composer Elizabeth Dean. Most recently, Ms. Seebach was seen on the stage
of the Strand Theatre in Boston Opera Collaborative’s production of Orpheus in the Underworld, where she
portrayed the Goddess Cybele, as well as covered the role of Juno.
A native of Florida, Ms. Seebach completed her undergraduate studies at Stetson University, graduating in
2006 with a Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance. In 2008, Ms. Seebach earned her Master’s in Vocal
Performance from the New England Conservatory where she began her studies with Soprano, Carole
Haber. Ms. Seebach currently resides in Boston, MA where she continues her studies with Ms. Haber.
Noted for his "remarkable tenor" (Isthmus), Wisconsin native Christopher Aaron Smith continues to earn
critical and popular acclaim for his work as an opera singer, recitalist, concert soloist, and performer of new
music. Recent performance credits include leading roles and solos with companies in New England and
throughout the Midwest. A specialist in the new music and contemporary opera repertory, Mr. Smith has
premiered compositions by Monica Houghton, Andrew Wilson, Ryan Maguire, Jason Belcher, Jeffrey Brody,
and Randal Despommier, has presented the regional premiere of works by Richard Rice, Paul Osterfield,
Michael Djupstrom, Zachary Wadsworth, Cherise D. Leiter, Scott Gendel, Daron Aric Hagen, and Henry
Mollicone, and is featured on the recording premiere of over a dozen songs by Jonathon Lovenstein with the
composer at the piano. On stage, he has created a multitude of roles including Memory I in Robert J.
Bradshaw's .Gabriel, KeHoTeque in David Edgar Walther's Antigon, The Ghost of W.H. Auden in Matt
Aucoin's From Sandover, and Mortimer in David Edgar Walther's Edward II. He has also created tenor solos
for oratorios and large-scale choral works including Severyn Bruyn's Song of Evolution.
Soprano Kimberly States is excited to be a part of the Boston Metro Opera 2012 Season. Ms. States made her
debut with Boston Metro Opera last season in the 3rd Annual Contemporary AmericanaFestival. This season
she will perform the roles of Principal in .Gabriel and Gaea in Pandora.
Favorite roles performed include; Governess in Turn of the Screw, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, and Belinda in
Dido and Aeneas.
Ms. States is equally at home in concert work and opera. She has been a featured soloist numerous times with
the Masterworks Chorale and Paul Madore Chorale in Boston. This autumn she will perform as a guest artist
with the Torrington Symphony in Torrington Connecticut.
Ms. States holds Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Heidelberg University and her Master of
Music from the New England Conservatory of Music.
Dramatic Bass David Walther has performed leading roles and solos with companies throughout New
England including Les Amis Opera, Commonwealth Opera, Janus Opera, Opera at Hancock, Ars Nova, the
Marlborough Symphony, Masterworks Chorale, Putnam Court Musicians, Mass Theatrica, the Braintree
Choral Society, the Nashoba Valley Chorale, and the New England Philharmonic among others.
Equally devoted to new music, Mr. Walther premiered Merton Brown's Poems of James Joyce and Andrew
Kirshner's She Changed Her Name and recorded Jonathon Lovenstein's Requiem (TI-140) and The Sick
Rose (TI-217) for Titanic. He also created the role of the Male Cat for the world premiere of Merton Brown's
Cat Duets, the role of Herod for the New England premiere of Seymour Barab's It's Only a Miracle, and the
bass solos for the Boston premiere of Faure's Requiem, original orchestration conducted by Daniel
Pinkham. Last season, he appeared in his one-act opera, Aesop's Fables, with Boston Metro Opera, and
recorded the title role in his full opera, Edward II, with The Acting Singers Project.
Also a prolific composer, Mr. Walther wrote his first mass at the age of 12, which received performances
in many New York City venues. Since then, he has written more than 250 works including symphonies,
operas, concertos, choral works, and compositions for solo voice. He has set every poem of James Joyce and
more poems of Emily Dickinson than any composer in history. His music has been performed internationally
and frequently appears on public radio and cable access television, and his Invocation for Organ,
commissioned by the American Guild of Organists, is published by EC Schirmer.
He holds a Bachelor's degree in composition from the Julliard School, continued his studies at Boston
University, and subsequently earned scholarships to the Boston Conservatory and the New England
Conservatory. He studied composition with Calvin Hampton, David del Tredici, David Diamond, and Otto
Leuning. His vocal teachers and coaches include Michael Strauss, Jeffrey Gall, Valery Ryvkin, and Jerome
Hines.
Tenor Matthew White made his Boston Metro Opera debut in the 2010 Contemporary AmericanaFestival.
Last summer, he attended the Seagle Music Colony where he performed Beadle Bamford in Sweeney Todd and
covered the role of Laurie in Little Women.
Boston Metro Opera was founded in 2008, and already, it has established an international reputation as
"...a robust new company with a penchant for trendsetting productions" and a premier 'new opera' opera
company. Since 2009, Boston Metro has produced seventy-eight new works including twenty-six world
premieres, thirteen East Coast premieres, twenty-six New England premieres, and four Boston premieres.
Boston Metro is also the author of four major initiatives designed to reinvent and revolutionize modern opera
productions.
The first is The Boston Contempo Festival ™ (http://contempofest.bostonmetroopera.com), formerly
The Contemporary Americana Festival, widely regarded as Boston’s dedicated venue for new vocal music.
Now entering its fourth consecutive year, this international new music fest, also home to one of the leading
Composer Competitions, offers free performances of select operas, music theater, art songs and cycles, and
choral works, submitted by composers worldwide.
The second is Opera on Site ™ (http://onsite.bostonmetroopera.com), the world’s first virtual opera house,
rich in interactivity. This next-generation pay-per-view service enables you to stream Boston Metro’s live
and archived performances, interact with other viewers through integrated chat features, tweet and review
your experience, all without leaving the site.
The third is Opera Puppets ™ (http://puppets.bostonmetroopera.com), a global audience-building
program. This division of Boston Metro produces operas from all eras using modern puppetry.
The fourth is OPERACAPELLA ™ (http://acapella.bostonmetroopera.com), a new and highly specialized
vocal ensemble which makes its world debut next season.
Boston Metro Opera’s mission is to (1) enrich the Greater Boston community with high-quality productions
in a wide range of styles, (2) provide talented artists with roles, which will help prepare them for careers in
music, (3) advocate for new music and contemporary opera, serve as a voice for the music of living
composers, and induct new works into the standard repertory, and (4) make opera both accessible and
affordable in the hope that we may share it with new audiences, continue to build existing audiences, and
instill a life-long love of music in all audiences.
2012-2013
SPONSORS
Merit Award
(In-Kind Gifts)
Hope Central Church
Robert J. Bradshaw
Bronze Medal
($1,000 - $4,999)
Jeremy Kramer
Harvey and Janet Smith
Blue Ribbon
($500 - $999)
Anonymous
Red Ribbon
($100 - $499)
Carla Fisher
Barbara Gleason
Richard Rice
White Ribbon
(Up to $100)
Doris Bowen
Lee Ann Kozak
David Malone
Helen B. Moseley
Marge Le Rouax
DON’T MISS OUR NEXT SHOW
December 14 2012 | 7PM
December 15, 2012 | 7PM
For over four hundred years, William Shakespeare’s Hamlet has wowed audiences throughout the world,
and this season, you will see why! Join Boston Metro Opera for this workshop premiere by David Edgar
Walther, which offers a fresh perspective on Shakespeare's masterwork. Commissioned by Boston Metro,
Walther's ground-breaking reinterpretation is both rooted in the original text and sheds new light on an old
drama. To go or not to go? There is no question!
www.bostonmetroopera.com/hamlet---1.html
We are proud to partner with Hope Central Church
to present our Fourth Annual Season
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