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Eduardo Chama, bass-baritone, has received great acclaim
for his work on both the operatic and concert stages of
the world. Mr. Chama received the Richard F. Gold Debut
Artist award at New York City Opera in 1997. He made his
New York City Opera debut as Leporello in Don
Giovanni during the 1996–97 season. (More
information)
Eduardo Valdes, tenor, is a soloist with the Metropolitan
Opera. Mr. Valdes will appear as Borsa in
Rigoletto with the Met touring company in
Japan this season. He appears with Placido Domingo on the
recording The
Verdi Tenor. See the Met's Web
site for a list of his roles with the Met this season.
Deanne Meek, mezzo-soprano, has been a principal artist
with the New York City Opera since 1996, performing roles
including Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro,
Zerlina in Don Giovanni, and Harriet Mosher
in the acclaimed New York premiere of Tobias Picker's
Emmeline. Ms. Meek made her Metropolitan
Opera debut in Idomeneo in the 2001 season.
She performed Jo, the lead role in the premiere of Mark
Adamo's Little Women with the Minnesota
Opera. She can be found as a soloist with The Boston
Baroque on the Telarc recording:
Mozart: The Impresario / Mozart's Circle: The Beneficent
Dervish. She is currently in England singing
the role of Octavian in Der
Rosenkavalier with Opera North.
 Soprano Jane
Thorngen has been heard in two Live from Lincoln Center
broadcasts from New York City Opera, in the title role of
The Merry Widow and as Musetta in the
Emmy-winning La Bohème. Her extensive
oratorio experience includes appearances with the
symphonies of Pittsburgh, Seattle, Phoenix, Savannah,
Hartford, and Denver as well as the chamber orchestras of
New York, Los Angeles and Stamford. She can be heard on
two recent recordings: Composer Morten Lauridsen's
Northwest Journey and her new collection of
art songs, This and My Heart. Listen to
samples on her website www.janethorngren.com.
Greta Feeney, soprano, was the 2002 Adler Fellow, and made
her San Francisco Opera debut this season as Jano in
Jenufa. A native of Nantucket, MA, she sang
Serpetta in the Opera Center's 2002 Showcase production of
La finta jardinière and Despina in
Merola's 2001 production of Cosi fan tutte.
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information)
Julia Faulkner, soprano, can be found as a soloist on
opera stages all over the world. She will sing the role of
Marianne in Der Rosenkavalier with the
Metropolitan Opera during the 2002–2003 season.
Listen to Julia Faulkner singing a bit of Rossini's
Semiramide.
Ms. Faulkner's name is misspelled on the cover of the
Mass in C minor, for which I sincerely
apologize.
Mikhail Kofman, alto, is a member of the Metropolitan
Opera Chorus. He is also an excellent pianist.
Valerie Wilson-Morris, soprano, studied at Julliard. She
has been heard as a soloist on numerous national
television commercials. She has an astonishing command of
wide-ranging vocal styles, from opera and oratorio to jazz
and pop. Ms. Wilson-Morris is also a world class producer
and vocal arranger. She was the first musician to lend
support to my project. Without her tireless and generous
efforts and continuing encouragement, the Mass in C
minor would never have come about. (See also
Chorus)
The chorus is made up of a unique group of professional
singers from New York City. Many are soloists with the
Metropolitan Opera and the New York City Opera. Though
each singer has a background in classical choral music,
many are also involved in jazz and pop recordings and
performance groups. It was an enormous privilege to work
with this esteemed group.
Special thanks to Valerie Wilson-Morris for contracting
such a magnificent group of singers. Visit Valerie
Wilson-Morris: www.vamnation.com
Copyright © 2002, Thomas G. McFaul
Last modified: Sun Jan 19 09:45:12 MST 2003
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Eduardo Chama
Eduardo Valdes
Deanne Meek
Jane Thorngren
Greta Feeney