| News and Updates: June 8, 2004 Last week, Liz wrapped up a production of Mozart's The Magic Flute with Ala Wai Elementary. The show was a result of a project between students at Ala Wai and Hawaii Opera Theater. Liz sang the role of Pamina opposite Julias Ahn as Tamino. Much mahalos to all those who participated - you were fabulous! |
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| Elizabeth Hartnett, soprano, is currently working towards a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance at DePauw University in Indiana. Elizabeth spends the summer with her family in Hawaii. At DePauw Liz was featured in Roman Fever as Babs Ansley. She is the current recipient of the Meghan Parker Memorial Prize for Outstanding Freshman Vocalist. Elizabeth began performing in Hawaii's community theatre scene at age 9. She was an original member of the Diamond Head Theater (DHT) Shooting Stars, a performing group for young singers and dancers. With the Shooting Stars she took on such roles as Ronette (Little Shop of Horrors), Gloria Thorpe (Damn Yankees), and Maggie Jones (42nd Street). Liz went on to participate in shows at DHT and Army Community Theater, including Oliver!, Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music, and My Fair Lady. Liz's last Hawaii production was at the 2003 Hawaii Shakespeare Festival as Lady Mortimer in Henry IV, Part I. Liz bridged over into opera in 2002, when she sang in the chorus for Hawaii Opera Theater's Carmen. In 2003, Liz sang the role of Zweiter Knabe in HOT's Die Zauberflote. In 2002 Liz was accepted into the Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio while still in high school, making her their youngest member. The studio serves to further the education and careers of Hawaii-based opera singers. Through the studio, Liz has participated in various concerts, such as the annual "Great Singers, Great Songs," radio broadcasts with KHPR Public Radio, and The Magic Flute opera residency programs with elementary and middle schools across the state. Liz is the two-time first place winner of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Hawaii auditions in 2002 and 2003 for the high school division. She also placed first in the Musical Theatre division in 2003. At the Great Lakes NATS auditions she placed third in 2003. Liz currently studies with Dr. Stanley Irwin at DePauw University. Her Hawaii-based teacher is Betty Grierson. |
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