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"Ms. Talamantes's portrait of the jilted sweetheart, Micaëla, may have been the strongest performance of this role I have ever heard..." David Lindauer, The Capital - March 9, 2008
"Danielle Talamantes' lovely operatic voice was marvelously vibrant and nuanced." – Brahms Requiem, Cecelia Porter, Washington Post - November 18, 2007
"Sopranos Lisa Eden and Danielle Talamantes shared the spotlight in a recital for the Vocal Arts Society's Discovery Series Monday evening on the Kennedy Center's Millenium Stage, The performance's greatest flaw was that it ended too soon. Danielle Talamantes' selections showcased a more operatic side of the recital repertoire. Her remarkable acting ability, as well as her brilliant high notes, came to the forefront.... She proved appealing in comedy as well as she parodied a Donizetti diva.... Her coloratura and evenness of registers were impressive..."- Ronni Reich, Washington Post - April 2007
"Danielle Talamantes was a standout as a sassy, pert and very pretty Susanna with spot-on comic timing, She was as adept with facial and vocal expressions as she was with the lute in Act II" – Le Nozze di Figaro, Mark Estren, Washington Post - December 18, 2006
Having recently returned to her native Washington, DC area, Danielle has quickly become one of the regions most sought after soloists. She brings an incredibly luxuriant voice to the stage, matched only by her beauty and ability to emotionally connect with the audience. Appearing before sold out houses Ms. Talamantes continues to garner the attention of a number of classical music organizations, symphonies, and opera companies with their eyes set on ticket sales and attracting audiences. A special presence on stage, Danielle has the audience asking, at the evenings' end, the age old question: "when can we expect to see her again?"
Recent appearances include Gretel for Opera on the James, November 2009. She will also appear as the featured soloist in Beehoven's Choral Fantasy for the National Philharmonic Chorale & Orchestra, October 2009; soloist in Handel's Messiah for the National Philharmonc & Chorale, December 2009. Danielle will appear as soloist in Brahms' Requiem....June 2010; as Violetta in La Traviata for Fremont Opera, August 19-30, 2010; soloist in Mozart's Coronation Mass for the National Philharmonic, February 11-13, 2011; and as Anna in Le villi for Opera Vivente, April 28 - May 28, 2011.
Opera roles include Micäela in Bizet's Carmen, Gretel in Humperdink's Hänsel & Gretel, Susanna in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, Rosina in Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Despina in Mozart's Cosi fan Tutte, and Alexandra in Blitzstein's Regina. Solo concert performances include appearances with the New Dominion Chorale, City Chorus of Washington, Oratorio Society of Virginia, Capitol Hill Chorale, Prince William Symphony Orchestra, New River Valley Symphony North Carolina Master Chorale and Norwalk Symphony. Spring 2009 performances include Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Haydn's Creation, and Mozart's Coronation Mass.
Ms. Talamantes' recent competition honors include Finalist in the May 2009 Irene Dalis Vocal Competition, 1st place in the 2008 XII Concurso de Trujillo, 2nd place in the prestigious Liederkranz Competition, 4th place in the Seoul International Music Competition, 1st place in the International Lotte Lehman Cybersing and Vocal Arts Society Discovery Series Competitiona as well as advancing as a Semifinalist in the Domingo Operalia and Quasthoff Das Lied competitions. In addition, she appeared in 2007 to a sold-out solo recital, in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, as National Winner of the 2006 National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards.
Danielle holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Education & Vocal Performance from Virginia Tech, 1998 cum laude and a Master Degree in Vocal Performance & Pedagogy from Westminster Choir College, 2001. She currently coaches with Carlos Rodriguez and Joy Schreier of Washington National Opera.
ROLES PERFORMED
Anna, Le villi, Opera Vivente, April 28- May 28, 2011
VIOLETTA, La Traviata, Fremont Opera; August 19-30, 2010
GRETEL, Hänsel & Gretel, Opera on the James, November 2009
PAMINA, Die Zauberflöte, Prince William Symphony, April 2009
ANNA, Love's Comedy (Premier), George Mason Univ. Opera Festival, 2008
ALEXANDRA, Regina, Long Leaf Opera, 2008,
MICÄELA, Carmen, Annapolis Opera, 2008
GRETEL, Hänsel & Gretel, Nevada Opera, 2008
SUSANNA, Le Nozze di Figaro, Opera Bel Cantanti, 2006
CORILA, Le Convenienze de Teatrali, Opera Theater of Northern VA, 2006
ERSTE DAME, Die Zauberflöte, National Philharmonic Orchestra, 2005
ROSINA, Il Barbiere si Siviglia, Opera Bel Cantanti, 2005
YUM-YUM, The Mikado, Washington Savoyards, 2003
ORATORIO AND CONCERT APPEARANCES AS A SOLOIST
Coronation Mass, Mozart, National Philharmonic, February 2011
Elijah, Mendelssohn, Choralis, June 2010
Requiem, Brahms, Oratorio Society of Virginia, March 2010
Messiah, Handel, National Phil. Chorale. & Orch., Dec. 2009
Choral Fantasy, Beethoven, National Phil. Chorale. & Orch, Oct. 2009
Coronation Mass, Beethoven, Blacksburg Master Chorale, April 2009
Das klagende Lied, Mahler, North Carolina Master Chorale, 2009
Messiah, Handel, National Phil. Chorale & Orch., 2008
Israel in Egypt, Handel, City Choir of Washington, 2008
Requiem, Faure, Kennedy Center, 2008
Vespers of 1610, Monteverdi, City Choir of Washington, 2008
Solo Debut Recital, NATSAA Winner, Weill Hall (Carnegie Hall), 2007
Messiah, Handel, Norwalk Symphony, 2007
Ein Deutsches Requiem, Brahms, Choralis, 2007
Requiem, Mozart & Salieri, The Capitol Hill Chorale, 2005
Te Deums, Bruckner & Dvorak, Vienna Choral Society, 2004
Exsultate Jubilate, Mozart, Prince William Symphony, 2004
MUSICAL TRAINING
Voice Teachers: Elizabeth Daniels, Daniel Pratt, Nancy McDuffie, Mark Riddles.
Voice Coaches: Carlos Rodriguez, Joy Schreier, Richard Crittenden.
Conductors:Yves, Abel, Thomas Beverage, Frederick Binkholder, Stan Engebretson, Richard Fazio, Joseph Flummerfelt, Piotr Gajewski, Gretchen Kuhrmann, Grant Lewellyn, J. Reilly Lewis, Zdenek Macal, Kurt Masur, Webster Rodgers, Guido Rumstadt, Robert Shafer, Robert Shaw, Steven Sloan, Al Sturgis, Emanuel Villaume, Julian Wachner, and David Wiley.
EDUCATION
BA Degree in Music Education & Vocal Performance – Virginia Tech, 1998 cum laude; MM Degree in Vocal Performance & Pedagogy – Westminster Choir College, 2001.
AWARDS
2009 Semi-finalist – Quasthoff Das Lied, Berlin; 2008 1st Place - XII Concurso de Canto Lirico Trujillo; 2008 2nd Place - Liederkranz Competition; 2007 4th Place - Seoul International Music Competition; 2007 Semi-finalist – Operalia Competition, Paris; 2006 Winner - Lotte Lehmann International Cyber Sing Competition; 2006 Winner – National NATSAA Competition; 2006 Winner – Vocal Arts Society Discovery Series.
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