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Review from The City Choir of Washington's Mozart's Requiem:
"Urging on his chorus and orchestra, Shafer gave the Mozart a dramatic inevitability. The soloists were soprano Danielle Talamantes (a rising Metropolitan Opera star), mezzo Alexandra Christoforakis, tenor Norman Shankle (also a Met singer) and bass Kerry Wilkerson. I have heard countless fine vocal quartets in Mozart’s Requiem. But, so far, none have surpassed the higher realms of art that Sunday’s quartet reached. In powerfully burnished solos and seamless ensemble, the quartet voiced the overpowering, rapturous grief and piercing drama that comes right out of Mozart’s operatic writing."
Cecelia Porter - The Washington Post
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January 12, 2019
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75 Miles
Marianne
Washington National Opera
Three world premiere short operas will be staged in a concert performance, directed by Andrea Dorf McGray and accompanied by a small chamber orchestra, comprised of WNO Orchestra musicians, conducted by Steven Osgood. The evening will conclude with a Q&A with the artists and creative team. Each opera will be performed in English and highlight a very different aspect of American life and culture.
75 Miles
Music by Matt Boehler
Libretto by Laura Barati
It’s 20 minutes before dinner in rural Pennsylvania and 16-year-old Avery just discovered she’s pregnant—and the nearest women's health clinic is halfway across the state. Inspired by true events, 75 Miles follows a family forced to grapple with their faith, beliefs, and economic limitations in the face of an unexpected pregnancy.
Part of the American Opera Initiative
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January 12, 2019
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Pepito
Angie
Washington National Opera
Three world premiere short operas will be staged in a concert performance, directed by Andrea Dorf McGray and accompanied by a small chamber orchestra, comprised of WNO Orchestra musicians, conducted by Steven Osgood. The evening will conclude with a Q&A with the artists and creative team. Each opera will be performed in English and highlight a very different aspect of American life and culture.
Pepito
Music by Nicolas Lell Benavides
Libretto by Marella Martin Koch
Pepito, a lonely shelter dog, searches for solace in the memories of his old life as another long day draws to a close—but when Camila and David, young married professionals, arrive eager to find the perfect dog for their little family, it seems as though things may finally be looking up. Yet as Camila and Pepito's bond deepens, the cracks in her and David’s unfulfilling marriage become more apparent. Are she and David as ready to move forward together as they thought?
Part of the American Opera Initiative
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April 8-16, 2016:
Addie
Regina
Maryland Opera Studio
Alexandra returns to The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center as an Alumni Artist in Marc Blitzstein's splendid evocation of a Southern family destroyed by its own vices, with the score running the gamut from operatic arias and choruses to the most infectious ragtimes and spirituals.
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February 21 - March 10, 2015:
Dialogues of the Carmelites
Sister Catherine, Mother Jeanne (cover)
Washington National Opera
Alexandra makes her role debut with Washington National Opera in Francesca Zambello's production of Dialogues of the Carmelites.
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November 21, 2014:
The Investment
Arezoo Jazayeri
Washington National Opera
Alexandra will be creating the role of Arezoo Jazayeri in the premiere of John Liberatore/Niloufar Talebi's opera The Investment. Part of Washington National Opera's American Opera Inititiave.
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May 3, 2014:
Annapolis Opera Competition
Semi-Finalist
Annapolis Opera
Alexandra will be performing in the semi-final round of the Annapolis Opera Competition.
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December 19, 2011 - January 11, 2012:
Cultural Ambassador Tour to China
Soloist
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
Alexandra will be part of a cultural ambassador tour throughout China, bringing Western music to China on the occasion of the New Year.
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October 15, 17, 21, 23, 2010:
Il Matrimonio Segreto
Fidalma
Aurora Opera
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February 2009:
An Inspector From Rome
Malacorpa
Wolf Trap Opera Company
A workshop of John Musto & Mark Campbell's new opera.
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March 8, 2008:
Mass for a New Millennium (Nance)
Soloist
Hagerstown Choral Arts
East Coast premiere of Richard Nance's work
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March 24, 28, 30, April 1, 2007:
The Bartered Bride
Ensemble
Baltimore Opera
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December 15, 16, 19, 22, 29, 2006:
Le Nozze di Figaro
Marcellina
Bel Cantanti
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June 9, 12, 14, 2006:
Opera Scenes - Mefistofele, I Capuleti e i Montecchi & Madama Butterfly
Marta, Romeo & Suzuki
Pine Mountain Music Festival
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