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 Praised as a mezzo-soprano who is "skillful and passionate", Ms. De Vaere has performed with Michigan Opera Theatre where she delighted Detroit audiences with her portrayal of Olga in Eugene Onegin, the Detroit Symphony, where she sang the role of Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, and Dayton Opera where she debuted as Mercédès in Carmen. Acclaimed in her Opera Carolina debut as Loma Williams in Carlisle Floyd's opera, Cold Sassy Tree, the young mezzo-soprano was engaged to reprise the role with Opera Omaha. Her rich array of operatic roles has grown to include Lucretia in The Rape of Lucretia, Cherubino, Marcellina, Miss Jessel in The Turn of the Screw, Nicklausse in Les contes d'Hoffmann, L'enfant in L'enfant et les Sortilèges, Tisbe in La Cenerentola, Mrs. Noye in Noye's Fludde, The Secretary in The Consul, and the title role in Massenet's Thérèse. Ms. De Vaere's recent performance of Hélène in Chabrier's Une education manquée was heralded by the New York Times as "elegant and direct" and by Opera News as "warm-voiced and gracious". Her New York concert debut in the role of Carmen was reviewed as "a rich mezzo-soprano in splendid vocal form…a fiery, passionate gypsy girl with dramatic intensity and a dash of fatalism." She recently returned to the role of Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro for a debut with Opera Delaware having previously sung the role for Opera Roanoke with MET Opera conductor Steven White.
Engagements for the 2009-2010 season include debuting the role of Laura in the first New York staging of the Weber/Mahler opera, Die Drei Pintos, with Bronx Opera and revisiting the role of Marcellina for Chelsea Opera. She has been engaged for a 2011 French recital debut as part of the Atelier Concert Series at the American Church in Paris and will debut as Maddalena in Rigoletto with St. Petersburg Opera.
As a concert artist, Ms. De Vaere has appeared as the mezzo-soprano soloist in works including Mahler's Symphony #2 and #3 with the University of Michigan Symphony, Mozart's Requiem with the Hartford Symphony, and the Requiems of Duruflé and Mozart with the Connecticut Chorale Society. Ms. De Vaere made her Carnegie Hall debut as the mezzo-soprano soloist in Mozart's Requiem and Bruckner's Te Deum with the New England Symphonic Ensemble. Recent engagements include a return to Carnegie Hall for Handel's Messiah under the baton of John Rutter.
Ms. De Vaere earned a Master of Music degree in Voice from the University of Michigan where she received the prestigious Jessye Norman Graduate Fellowship. Her Bachelor of Music degree was received from California State University Fullerton. She currently resides in New York City.
Member: AGMA
ROLES PERFORMED
Maddalena, Rigoletto, St. Petersburg Opera, Sforzini/Anthony, January 2011
Marcellina, Le Nozze di Figaro, Chelsea Opera, Aufiero/Hayden-Findlay, June 2010
Laura, Die Drei Pintos, Bronx Opera, Spierman/Spierman, January 2010
Marcellina, Le Nozze di Figaro, Opera Delaware, Graf/Banno, 2009
Carmen, Carmen, Ardmore Chamb. Opera, C. Morris, 2008
Carmen, Carmen, New Venture Opera J. Wellington Jones, 2008
Mrs. Noye, Noye's Fludde, Opera Roanoke, Williamson/Epstein, 2007
Thérèse, Thérèse, St. Andrew Music Society, A. Henderson, 2007
Marcellina, Le Nozze di Figaro, Opera Roanoke, White/Fisher, 2006
Hélène, Une Education Manquée, Bronx Opera, Spierman/Coppenger, 2006
Secretary, The Consul, Bronx Opera, Spierman/Spierman, 2005
Loma, Cold Sassy Tree, Opera Omaha, France/Berlin, 2004
Loma, Cold Sassy Tree, Opera Carolina, Keltner/Bruce, 2003
Hänsel (cover), Hänsel und Gretel, Sarasota Opera, Ryvkin/Gustafson, 2001
Third Lady, Die Zauberflöte, Opera, Meena/Verzatt, 2000
Mercédès, Carmen, Dayton Opera, Gittleman/Pape, 1999
Olga, Eugene Onegin, Michigan Opera Theatre, Mercurio/Terleckyi, 1999
Hansel, Hansel and Gretel, Detroit Symphony, Wang, 1999
Lucretia, The Rape of Lucretia, Michigan Opera Works, Miller/Gordon, 1999
Orlofsky, Die Fledermaus (ActII), Dayton Philharmonic Gittleman, 1999
L'enfant, L'enfant et les sortiléges, Illinois Symphony, K. Kiesler, 1998
Tisbe, La Cenerentola, Brevard Music Center Greer/Holley, 1998
Rosette, Manon, Michigan Opera Theatre, Mauceri/Uzan, 1998
Miss Jessel, The Turn of the Screw, University of Michigan, Katz/Molinar, 1998
Third Lady, Die Zauberflöte, Michigan Opera Theatre, Donath/Danner, 1997
Nicklausse, Les contes d'Hoffmann, Opera in the Ozarks, Hube/Jackson, 1997
ORATORIO & CONCERT APPEARANCES AS A SOLOIST
Soloist, Debut – Atelier Concert Series, Paris, France, 2011
Soloist, Handel Messiah: MidAmerica Productions, Conductor: John Rutter, 2006
Soloist, Mozart Requiem: Hartford Symphony, Conductor: Edward Cumming, 2006
Soloist, Mozart Requiem: MidAmerica Productions, Conductor: Judith Willoughby, 2006
Soloist, Bruckner Te Deum: MidAmerica Productions, Conductor: Marion Nesvadba, 2006
Soloist, Handel Messiah: Connecticut Choral Society, Conductor: John Liepold, 2005
Soloist, Beethoven 9th Symphony: UM Symphony, Conductor: Ken Kiesler, 2005
Soloist, Selby Celebration: West Coast Florida Symphony, Conductor: Lief Bjaland, 2005
Soloist, Handel Messiah: The Virginia Consort, Conductor: Judy Gary, 2004
Soloist, Durufle Requiem: Grace Choral Society, Conductor: John Liepold, 2004
Soloist, Kodaly Missa Brevis: Grace Choral Society, Conductor: John Liepold, 2004
Soloist, Fall Outreach Concert Series: Sarasota Opera, Conductor: Lisa Hasson, 2004
Soloist, Mahler 3rd Symphony: University of Michigan, Conductor: Ken Kiesler, 1999
Soloist, Mahler 2nd Symphony: University of Michigan, Conductor: Ken Kiesler, 1998
COMPETITIONS
Finalist, Connecticut Opera Guild Scholarship Competition, 2006
Finalist, Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation Competition, 2006
EDUCATION
Voice: Arthur Levy, Cynthia Munzer, Shirley Verrett
Coaches: David Holkeboer, Dan Bridston, Mark Salters
Education: M.M. Voice Performance, University of Michigan; B.M. Voice Performance, CSU Fullerton; Sarasota Opera Apprentice, Opera Pacific Apprentice
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