Karen Amlaw, soprano

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Complete Roles

Nun (cover)

Mother Gerald

Partial Roles

Leonora

Amelia

Desdemona

Cio-Cio-San

Aida

Salome

Floria Tosca

Suor Angelica (cover)

Nedda

Madame Pompous

Mariane

Amelia

Magda

Countess Almaviva

Agathe

Euridice

Second Lady

Elettra

Mother Marie

Fiordiligi

Donna Elvira

Elisetta

Fiordiligi

Countess Almaviva

Cio-Cio-San

Countess Almaviva

Other

Ensemble

Featured Artist

Soprano Soloist

Featured Artist

Guest Soloist

Soprano Soloist

Featured Artist

Guest Soloist

Featured Artist

Guest Artist

Soprano Soloist

Guest Soloist

Featured Artist

Soprano Soloist

Featured Artist

Principal Soprano

Role (cover);

Member: Dbl. Quartet

Guest Soloist

Mezzo-Soprano Soloist

Both Mezzo and Soprano Soloist

Soprano Soloist

Guest soloist

Soprano Soloist /

Section Leader

Opera

Concert / Oratorio

Crittenden Opera Studio

The Coaching Divas - Summer Advanced Opera Workshop

New England Conservatory School of Continuing Education Opera Studio

Master Class w/ Lin Schuller - American Choral Directors Association Vocal Workshop

Minor in Music (principal instr.: violin) - University of Rochester/Eastman School of Music

Education / Training

Connecticut Concert Opera's

Alternate

American Opera Idol Competition

The American Prize in Vocal Performance

Semi-Finalist

Opera / Operetta Division

Peter Elvins

Semi-Finalist

Vocal Competition

Destined to Sing

Feature article by Richard Duckett (Worcester Telegram, Sunday, July 16th)

Crittenden

Scholarship Recipient

Opera Studio

New England Conservatory

Scholarship Recipient

School of Continuing Education

Wesley United Methodist Church

Music Scholarship Recipient

Awards / Recognition

Complete Roles

The Death of the Bishop of Brindisi

Dialogues of the Carmelites

Partial Roles

La forza del Destino

Un ballo in maschera

Otello

Madama Butterfly

Aida

Herodiade

Tosca

Suor Angelica

Pagliacci

Too Many Sopranos

Tartuffe

Simon Bocanegra

La Rondine

Le nozze di Figaro

Der Freischütz

Orfeo ed Euridice

The Magic Flute

Idomeneo

Dialogues of the Carmelites

Così fan tutte

Don Giovanni

Il matrimonio segreto

Così fan tutte

Le nozze di Figaro

Madama Butterfly

Le nozze di Figaro

The Marriage of Figaro

The Elixir of Love

8th Annual Summer Concert Series

Opera Gala

9th Annual Music to Cure MS

Benefit Concert

Bach Cantata No. 131

Aus der Tiefe

Operatic Chestnuts

Messiah, Handel

8th Annual Music to Cure MS

Benefit Concert

Movie & Media Works: Puccini arias

Vocal Recital:

Mozart to Puccini & More

Quadrivium Benefit Concert

Messiah, Handel - Part One

Et incarnatus est, Mozart

Special holiday music service

featuring O Divine Redeemer (Gonoud), Laudamus Te (Mozart,

c minor Mass)

Arias & Holiday Music

Fall benefit: Musical Theater

& Opera Arias

Elijah, Mendelssohn

Something for Everyone:

A Tragedy / A Comedy Tonight!

Requiem, Eleanor Daley

Holiday Oratorio:

Messiah, Exsultate jubilate

Festival of Lessons and Carols

Choral Fantasy, Beethoven

Messiah, Handel - Part One

Messiah, Handel (selections)

Boar’s Head Festival (Holiday carols)

Music at the Meeting House

Missa brevis in C, Mozart

Wesley United Methodist Church

United Congregational Church

Complete Roles

Calliope, Inc.

Boston Opera Collaborative

Partial Roles

Greater Worcester Opera*

Crittenden Opera Studio

Worcester Opera Works

Calliope, Inc.

Crittenden Opera Studio

Mass Theatrica

Crittenden Opera Studio

New England Conservatory

Crittenden Opera Studio

New England Conservatory

Lowell Opera Company

Worcester Opera Works

Lowell Opera Company

* Formerly known as

Worcester Opera Works

Greater Worcester Opera

Marion Leeds Caroll, organizer

Jagan-Nath and Friends

Marion Leeds Caroll, organizer

Boylston Congregational Church

Worcester Youth Orchestras

Marion Leeds Caroll, organizer

First Baptist Church

The Congregational Church

Calliope, Inc.

Olga Rogach, piano

Alumni Club of Worcester

Salisbury Singers

Eric Schwartz, piano

St. Francis Episcopal Church

Opera Worcester

Memorial Congregational Church

Lowell Opera Company

Master Singers of Worcester

(Area Premiere)

Seventh Day Adventist Church

Wesley United Methodist Church

Master Singers of Worcester /

WPI Orchestra

Seventh Day Adventist Church

St. Francis Episcopal Church

Christ Church

Master Singers of Worcester /

Lois Toeppner: organ

Master Singers of Worcester /

Olga Rogach: piano

Wesley United Methodist Church

United Congregational Church

Complete Roles

Boston, MA

Partial Roles

Worcester, MA

Boston, MA

Worcester, MA

Boston, MA

Lynn, MA

Boston, MA

Lowell, MA

Worcester, MA

Lowell, MA

Worcester, MA

Arlington, MA

Millis, MA

Belmont, MA

Boylston, MA

Worcester, MA

Arlington, MA

Worcester, MA

West Medford, MA

Boston, MA

Worcester, MA

Holden, MA

Newport, RI

Holden, MA

Worcester, MA

Sudbury, MA

Lowell, MA

Worcester, MA

Worcester, MA,

Worcester, MA

Holden, MA,

Fitchburg, MA

Worcester, MA,

West Boylston, MA

Worcester, MA

Complete

2011

2007

Partial

2011

2010

2009

2008

2006

2005

2007

2005

2011

2011

2010 - 2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2006

2005

2006

2005

2004

2003

2004 - 2008

2004 - 2010

2004

2006

Other Appearances:

First Unitarian Church Organ Dedication Concert Series (Brian Jones: organ/Anita Sulski: violin)

Joined Maria Ferrante, as one of four sopranos in choral version of Karg-Elert's Symphonic Choral No. 3

Music Alive Concert Series - Guest artist selected to join Wesley Festival Singers in Duruflé's Requiem

Boston, MA

Northborough, MA

Rochester, NY

2005, 2006

2009, 2010

2010, 2011

2005, 2006

2005

1991

2011

2007

2006

2005

2006

1986

1987

Teachers

Maria Ferrante

Sondra Kelly (current)

Karen Lykes

Maria Spacagna

Coaches

Michelle Alexander

Brian Moll

Bradley Pennington

Olga Rogach

Kathleen Scott

Directors

Marc Astafan

Elaine Crane

Richard Crittenden

Libor Dudas

Janice Giampa

Adriana Hardy

Marion Leeds-Carroll

Eric Schwartz

Elizabeth Vrenios

Daniel Wyneken

Meredith Wynne

Conductors

Lucia Clemente-Falco

Robert Eaton

Michelle Graveline

Malcolm Halliday

LeRoy Hanson

Scott Lamlein

Dr. Gerald Mack

Marjorie Ness

William Ness

Julia O'Toole

William Sherwood

Michael Strauss

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Karen Amlaw

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