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The Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra and Chorus unite for a jubilant production of Joseph Haydn’s 1798 oratorio The Creation. The three-act masterwork chronicles the biblical creation narrative from emptiness to Eden, entwining Haydn’s exultant score with a vivid libretto drawn from Genesis, Psalms, and John Milton’s Paradise Lost—in a riveting journey from chaos to order. Conducted by Joe Miller; Sarah Shafer, soprano; Karim Sulayman, tenor; Anthony Reed, bass.
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The Heart Starts Singing — June 6, 7, St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
This diverse program of sacred and secular works spans classical and contemporary and featuring music by Spoleto Chamber series composer-in-residence Reena Esmail, Russian masterworks, and Ugis Praulins’ epic Laudibus in Sanctis. Director of Choral Activities Joe Miller helms a captivating concert brimming with rich sonorities and subtle nuances.
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The Woman
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Maggie Kinabrew
The Woman
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Soprano Nicola Santoro with pianist Brendon Shapiro present a recital of growing up, taking a leap of faith, and finding cross-continental romance. Contemporary Classics features songs from musical theater, Nailah Nombeko, Debussy, Poulenc, Blitzstein and more.
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Annu/Young Girl/Reporter
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Floria Tosca
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John Kun Park
Mario Cavaradossi
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Emily Michiko Jensen
Puccini
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La Fée
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Chrisann Brennan
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Laurene Powell Jobs
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Biography
Soprano Nicola Santoro is quickly establishing herself as a foremost interpreter of contemporary music. She joined the Spoleto Festival for this summer’s season and was recently a part of FUSE: Collaborations in Song this year, a collaboration between Boston Singers’ Resource and Catalyst New Music. She performed a world premiere of a song cycle with them this May. This year, she was also a featured soloist in a masterclass with composer Matthew Aucoin. Recently, she was an Apprentice Artist with the Chautauqua Opera Company and performed in Thumbprint (Annu) and The Mother of Us All (Lillian Russell), directed by Omer Ben Seadia and Keturah Stickann and conducted by Kristin Roach and Steven Osgood, respectively. She starred in the collegiate premiere of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (Chrisann Brennan) under the direction of Kevin Newbury and maestro Michael Christie. She also appeared as Mrs. O’Malley in It’s a Wonderful Life by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer. Other educational programs include SongFest and The CoOperative Program.
Recently, Nicola received the Encouragement Award in the Boston District of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Awards. In previous years, she was a prize winner in the National Society of Arts and Letters Competition two years in a row, was a semifinalist in the Orpheus Competition, and was a recipient of the distinguished Georgina Joshi International Fellowship.
Nicola is active as a soloist, recently having performed this year as the soprano soloist in Dvořák’s Stabat mater and Mozart’s Vesperae de solennes confessor with the Newton Community Chorus. She also performed in Opera On Tap Boston's Arias Aloft concert series with Circus 617. She presented a recital with Boston Opera Collaborative this past winter and has sung as a soloist with the The Handel Project (Alexander’s Feast) as well.
Nicola received her Master’s degree at Indiana University and her Bachelor’s degree at Westminster Choir College, where she studied with Carol Vaness and Nova Thomas, respectively. She currently studies privately with Dr. Lynn Eustis.
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