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| The young American mezzo-soprano Sarah Kleeman is rapidly becoming known for her beautiful voice, intelligent musicianship, and spirited stage portrayals. San Francisco Classical Voice has hailed her "ringing, assertive and luxuriant tone". This summer Ms. Kleeman will sing the title role in Nicciolina with the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival. In march 2008 she sang the role of Mrs. Trapes in the Beggar's Opera with Maestro Maazel's Chateauville Foundation. Last summer Ms. Kleeman made her Central City Opera debut as Dorothee in Massenet's Cendrillon. | ||||||||||||
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| In the 2003-2004 season Ms. Kleeman was a Resident Artist with Pittsburgh Opera, where her roles included Penelope in Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria and Mercedes in Carmen. In the summer of 2004 she sang Siebel in Faust with Chautauqua Opera. She repeated that role in 2005 in her return to Pittsburgh Opera. Ms. Kleeman has performed Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte with the San Francisco Opera Merola Program, Clotilde in Norma with Seattle Opera, Eduige in Rodelinda with Music Academy of the West and Hansel in Hansel and Gretel with Guild Opera of Los Angeles. With the Seattle Opera Young Artist Program she has performed Tisbe in La Cenerentola and Second Lady in The Magic Flute. Other roles she has performed on stage include the title role in L'incoronazione di Poppea, Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, and Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti. Sarah Kleeman is a graduate of California State University, Northridge and is the recipient of numerous awards and competitions, including the Carol Vaness Award, the Glendale Symphony Competition and the Henry and Maria Holt Memorial Scholarship. |
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| FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MS. KLEEMAN VISIT HER ARTIST WEBSITE www.sarahkleeman.com |
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