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ERIN WOOD

American Soprano

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Representation:
Pinnacle Arts Management
John J. Miller, President
889 Ninth Avenue, Second Floor
New York, New York, 10019
212-397-7911
jmiller@pinnaclearts.com

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Mrs. Gleaton

Susannah

Opera Pacific (Silverstein/DeMain)

2008

First Lady

Die Zauberfloete

Opera Pacific (Hampe/DeMain)

2008

Amelia

Un Ballo in Maschera

Opera Colorado (Robinson/Agler)

2007

Amelia

Un Ballo in Maschera

San Francisco Opera (Lapinski/Armiliato)

2006

Marianne Leitmetzerin+

Der Rosenkavalier

Lyric Opera of Chicago (Donnell/A. Davis)

2006

Leonora+

La Forza del Destino

San Francisco Opera (Daniels/Luisotti)

2005

Gutrune

Goetterdaemmerung

Lyric Opera of Chicago (Kellner/A. Davis)

2005

Third Norn

Goetterdaemmerung

Lyric Opera of Chicago (Kellner/A. Davis)

2005

Sieglinde+

Die Walkuere

Lyric Opera of Chicago (Steingraber/A. Davis)

2005

Ortlinde

Die Walkuere

Lyric Opera of Chicago (Steingraber/A. Davis)

2005

Aida+

Aida

Lyric Opera of Chicago (Joel/Buckley)

2004

Ortlinde+

Die Walkuere

Metropolitan Opera (Giergiev)

2004

Santuzza+

Cavalleria Rusticana

San Francisco Opera (Calabria/Armiliato)

2003

Amelia+

Un Ballo in Maschera

Lyric Opera of Chicago (Tambosi/Elder)

2003

Sieglinde

Die Walkuere

Lyric Opera of Chicago (Kellner/A. Davis)

2002

Ortlinde

Die Walkuere

Lyric Opera of Chicago (Kellner/A. Davis)

2002

Mrs. Gleaton

Susannah

Lyric Opera of Chicago (Nuckton/Rudel)

2002

Lady Billows

Albert Herring

Music Academy of the West (Mansouri/Behr)

2002

Gertrud+

Haensel und Gretel

Lyric Opera of Chicago (R. Jones/Elder)

2001

Lisa

Pikovaya Dama

Opera Grand Rapids (Alexandrov/Lyall)

2001

First Nurse-maid

Street Scene

Lyric Opera of Chicago (Pountney/Buckley)

2001

Berta^
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Lyric Opera of Chicago (Kellner/J. Johnson)
2001
Lisa
Pikovaya Dama
Lyric Opera of Chicago (Vick/A. Davis)
2000
Lady-in-waiting
Macbeth
Lyric Opera of Chicago (D. Alden/Fisch)
1999
Mary
Der fliegende Hollaender
Opera Pacific (Warner/DeMain)
1999
Mavis+
Fantastic Mr. Fox (world premiere)
Los Angeles Opera (Sturrock/Ash)
1998

+ cover * future engagement ^ student matinee performances

 
CONCERT WORK AND ROLES STUDIED
Songs of a Wayfarer (Mahler)-- Beach Cities Symphony (Brisk)-- January 23, 2009*
Wesendonck Lieder, aria from Tannhaeuser (Wagner)--Rio Hondo Symphony (Salazar)--Nov. 2, 2008*
Verdi Requiem (Soprano solo)--London Symphony Chorus, Newman Center (Golan)--2008*
Candide, Falstaff (scenes)--Opera Pacific (Venanzi/DeMain)--Opera Ball 2008
Isolde's Liebestod, arias from Tannhaeuser, Die Walkuere--Toledo Opera (Conlin)--2006
Verdi Requiem (Soprano solo)--Angeles Chorale (Neuen)--2005
Beethoven 9th Symphony (Soprano solo)--Pacific Symphony (St. Clair)--2004
Santuzza/Cavalleria Rusticana--San Francisco Opera (dress reh) (Armiliato)--2003
Dame Myra Hess Memorial recital:
WFMT and TV broadcast---Chicago Cultural Center (with Alan Darling, piano)---2001
On Wings of Song Recital:
New York debut recital-WQXR broadcast---Marilyn Horne Fdtn (with Alan Darling, piano)---2001
Easter Hymn---Cavalleria Rusticana---Grant Park Music Festival (Bartoletti)--2000
Soprano soloist---Songfest (Bernstein)---Milwaukee Symphony (Delfs)---2000
Il Barbiere di Siviglia & Cosi (highlights)-Grant Park Music Festival (DeRenzi)-2000
Alice Ford (second cover)---Falstaff---Lyric Opera of Chicago---1999
Wagner's "Traeume"---Wesendonck Lieder---Joffrey Ballet---1999
Aida, Falstaff (scenes)---Grant Park Music Festival---1999
Aida, Falstaff (scenes)---Lake Forest Symphony---1999
Der Freischuetz, Norma (scenes)---Ravinia Festival---1999
Senta (scenes)--Der fliegende Hollaender---L.A. Wagner Society 1998
 
+ other scenes include: Leonore (Fidelio), Amelia (Boccanegra), Desdemona, Margarita (Mefistofele), Donna Elvira, First Lady, Marschallin- full list available upon request
 
TEACHERS and COACHES: Gianna Rolandi, Ruth Falcon, Tim Mussard, Dorothy Warenskjold, Warren Jones, Marilyn Horne, William Vendice, Eric Weimer, Craig Rutenberg, Jim Johnson, Mona Lands, Judith Hansen, Tim Shaindlin, Phil Morehead, Alan Darling, Richard Boldrey, Pam Bullock, Henri Venanzi, Dan Bridston
 
CONDUCTORS: Sir Andrew Davis, Marco Armiliato, Julius Rudel, David Agler, Randall Behr, Mark Elder, Robert Lyall, Asher Fisch, Richard Buckley, Daniel Beckwith, John DeMain, Peter Ash, William Vendice, Donald Neuen, William Lumpkin, Victor DeRenzi, Carl St. Clair, Robert Tweten, Bruno Bartoletti, David Alan Miller, Andreas Delfs, Thomas Conlin, Nicola Luisotti
 
DIRECTORS: James Robinson, Gina Lapinksi, Bruce Donnell, Ron Daniels, Herbert Kellner, Olivier Tambosi, Richard Jones, Lotfi Monsouri, Yuri Alexandrov, David Pountney, Graham Vick, David Alden, Keith Warner, Vincent Liotta, Michael Hampe, Neil Peter Jampolis, Donald Sturrock, John Hall, Lin White, Thor Steingraber, Sheldon Patinkin, Mark Streshinsky

EDUCATION
University of California, Los Angeles
B.A. Music/ Vocal Performance, 1994
University of California, Los Angeles
M.M. Vocal Performance, 1996
University of California, Los Angeles
D.M.A. Vocal Performance- dissertation (in progress)
Lyric Opera Center for American Artists 3/99-3/01
Music Academy of the West Summer Festival 2002
 
AWARDS/HONORS
2000 George London-Kirsten Flagstad
First Prize- 2000 Union League Civic & Arts Foundation
2000 Edith Newfield Award- Musician's Club of Women
Finalist- 1998 Loren L. Zachary Society Nat. Vocal Comp.
2001 Lee Schaenen Foundation Scholarship Winner
Third Prize - 2001 Met Central Regionals
First Prize- 1997 Palm Springs Opera Guild Competition
Grand Prize- 1996 Long Beach Mozart Festival
1996-1998 Liberace Foundation Scholar

 

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