Posts Tagged: Spotlight

Day 48: Tenor Frederick Ballentine in the Artist Spotlight

During the 2015 season, the blog will feature interviews with our Filene Young Artists. Today, we hear from tenor Frederick Ballentine, Count Almaviva in The Ghosts of Versailles. Which experience(s) most influenced your decision to become a professional singer? What’s the earliest point in your life that you can identify in pointing you in this direction? I got

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Day 47: Bass Timothy Bruno in the Artist Spotlight

During the 2015 season, the blog will feature interviews with our Filene Young Artists. Today, we hear from bass Timothy Bruno, Louis XVI in The Ghosts of Versailles. Which experience(s) most influenced your decision to become a professional singer? What’s the earliest point in your life that you can identify in pointing you in this direction? I

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Day 41: Mezzo-soprano Sarah Larsen in the Artist Spotlight

During the 2015 season, the blog will feature interviews with our Filene Young Artists. Today, we hear from mezzo-soprano Sarah Larsen, Susanna in The Ghosts of Versailles.   Which experience(s) most influenced your decision to become a professional singer? What’s the earliest point in your life that you can identify in pointing you in this direction? My mother

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Day 40: Baritone Morgan Pearse in the Artist Spotlight

During the 2015 season, the blog will feature interviews with our Filene Young Artists. Today, we hear from baritone Morgan Pearse, Figaro in The Ghosts of Versailles. Which experience(s) most influenced your decision to become a professional singer? What’s the earliest point in your life that you can identify in pointing you in this direction? My mother

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Day 36: Baritone Will Liverman in the Artist Spotlight

During the 2015 season, the blog will feature interviews with our Filene Young Artists. Today, we hear from baritone Will Liverman, Beaumarchais in The Ghosts of Versailles. Which experience(s) most influenced your decision to become a professional singer? What’s the earliest point in your life that you can identify in pointing you in this direction? The moment

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Day 30: Soprano Melinda Whittington in the Artist Spotlight

During the 2015 season, the blog will feature interviews with our Filene Young Artists. Today, we hear from returning artist soprano Melinda Whittington, Marie Antoinette in The Ghosts of Versailles. Can you tell us an anecdote or story from your training or career so far that will give us insight into what makes you tick as an artist?

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Day 25: Bass Christian Zaremba in the Artist Spotlight

During the 2015 season, the blog will feature interviews with our Filene Young Artists. Today, we hear from bass Christian Zaremba, Bartolo in The Marriage of Figaro and the King of Egypt in Verdi’s Aida in Concert. Which experience(s) most influenced your decision to become a professional singer? What’s the earliest point in your life that you can identify

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Day 24: Mezzo-soprano Jenni Bank in the Artist Spotlight

During the 2015 season, the blog will feature interviews with our Filene Young Artists. Today, we hear from mezzo-soprano Jenni Bank, Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro and Samira in The Ghosts of Versailles. Which experience(s) most influenced your decision to become a professional singer? What’s the earliest point in your life that you can identify in pointing

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Day 20: Bass-baritone Thomas Richards in the Artist Spotlight

During the 2015 season, the blog will feature interviews with our Filene Young Artists. Today, we hear from bass-baritone Thomas Richards, Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro, and a cast member of Steven Blier’s Rodgers Family concert. Which experience(s) most influenced your decision to become a professional singer? What’s the earliest point in your life that you

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Day 18: Soprano Talya Lieberman in the Artist Spotlight

During the 2015 season, the blog will feature interviews with our Filene Young Artists. Today, we hear from soprano Talya Lieberman, Susanna in Figaro and a cast member of Steven Blier’s Rodgers Family concert. Which experience(s) most influenced your decision to become a professional singer? What’s the earliest point in your life that you can identify in pointing you in this

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