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EXTENSIVE RÉSUMÉ
ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member / Performer & On the Artistic Staffing Committee
Boston Opera Collaborative
Boston, MA
2007 - Present
On the roster / Soloist
Enterprise Opera
Providence, RI
2008 - Present
Member / Soloist
La Scena Concert Duo
Boston, MA
2006 - Present
Member / Soloist
Musica Anatolia International Contemporary Music Ensemble
Boston, MA
2005 - Present
Faculty Member / Vocal Instructor
Quincy Point Music Academy
Quincy, MA
2008 - Present
Instructor / Opera & Musical Theater Appreciation Courses
The Boston Center for Adult Education
Boston, MA
2008 - Present
Member / Performer
Boston Singers' Resource
Georgetown, MA
2004 - Present
OPERA & MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCES
Don Magnifico / La Cenerentola
Opera del West, MA
Eve Budnick, music director
Rebecca Grimes, stage director
The Center for Arts, Natick, MA
2008
Palace Guard/ The Wooden Sword
Workshop of a new opera by Sheila Silver
University of Connecticut, CT
2008
Jewish Man / Prioress's Tale - World Première
Delvyn Case, composer
Christopher Hood, librettist
Andrew Ryker, director
Cove Fine Arts Center, Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA
2008Benoit & Alcindoro / La Bohème
Marcus Parris, conductor
Dale Morehouse, stage director
Opera Company of the Highlands, NY
2007
Spinelloccio / Gianni Schicchi
Eve Budnick, music director
Rebecca Grimes, stage director
Opera del West, MA
2007
Le Marquis de La Force / Dialogues des Carmélites
Michael Strauss, conductor
Marc Astafan, stage director
Boston Opera Collaborative, MA
2007
Colline / La Bohème
Markus Hauck, conductor
Melissa Williams, stage director
Riverside Theatre Works & Boston Opera Collaborative, MA
2007
Publius / La Clemenza di Tito
Elaine Smith Purcell, pianist
Private House Performance
2007
Balthazar / Amahl and the Night Visitors
Angeliki Theoharis, artistic director
Sharon Lee, music director
Mass Theatrica, MA
2006
Balthazar / Amahl and The Night Visitors
Brett Hinkel, music director
Kevin Mark Kline, stage director
Riverside Theatre Works, MA
2005
OPERA & MUSICAL THEATER EXCERPTS
Jud Fry / Oklahoma!
Lonwood Opera Broadway Night
Scott Brumit, general director
Needham, MA
2008
Don Giovanni / Don Giovanni
Billy Bigelow / Carousel
The Pirate King / Pirates of Penzance
Worcester Opera Summer Concerts
Worcester, MA
2008
John Claggart / Billy Budd
Longwood Opera Rising Stars Night
Scott Brumit, general director
Needham, MA
2008
Don Quixote / Man of La Mancha
Billy Bigelow / Carousel
Longwood Opera Broadway Night
Scott Brumit, general director
Needham, MA
2008
Don Magnifico / La Cenerentola
Aria Night
Scott Brumit, general director
Longwood Opera, MA
2008
Wolfram / Tannhäuser
Boston Opera Collaborative Inaugural Gala Concert
Dante Alighieri Society, Italian Cultural Center
2008
Once Upon an Opera
Don Magnifico / La Cenerentola (Scene)
Eve Budnick, music director, pianist
Rebecca Grimes, stage director
Opera del West, MA
The Center for Arts in Natick
2008
Colline / La Bohème - Act I
David / L'Amico Fritz - Act III
Orient Heights Music, MA
Leonardo Ciampa, founding director, pianist
2007
Méphistophélès / Faust (Gounod)
Halloween Concert
Boston Opera Collaborative, MA
2007
Alcindoro / MetMania - La Bohème - Act II
Hudson Valley Philharmonic, NY
Randall Craig Fleischer, music director & conductor
Bardavon Opera House, Puoghkeepsie, NY
2007
Don Magnifico / La Cenerentola
Eve Budnick, music director
Rebecca Grimes, stage director
Opera del West, MA
2007
Arthur / Camelot
Broadway Night
Scott Brumit, general director
Longwood Opera, MA
2007
Don Giovanni / Don Giovanni
Opera Scenes Night
Scott Brumit, general director
Longwood Opera, MA
2007
Emile de Becque / South Pacific
Broadway Night
Scott Brumit, general director
Longwood Opera, MA
2007
Figaro / Le Nozze di Figaro
Aria Night
Scott Brumit, general director
Longwood Opera, MA
2007
Méphistophélès / Faust (Gounod)
Aria Night
Scott Brumit, general director
Longwood Opera, MA
2007
Figaro / Le Nozze di Figaro
Leonardo Ciampa, founding director
Orient Heights Music, MA
2007
Arthur / Camelot
Leonardo Ciampa, founding director
Orient Heights Music, MA
2007
Wolfram / Tannhäuser
Angeliki Theoharis, music director
Mass Theatrica, MA
2007
Belcore / L'Elisir d'Amore
Eve Budnick, music director
Opera del West, MA
2006
Billy Budd / Billy Budd
Koray Sazli, music director
Musica Anatolia, MA
Boston University Concert Hall
2006
CONCERT & ORATORIO
Baritone Soloist
Brahms' Requiem
Coro Polifonico of Boston
Charlestown, MA
2008
Bass Soloist (Paul)
Mendelssohn's Saint Paul Oratorio
First Baptist Church, Worcester, MA
2008
Concert with
Dana Pentia, soprano
Eunyoung Kim, pianist
Church of Our Saviour, Brookline, MA
2008
Guest Performer
Save Darfur Event
Somerville, MA
2008
Concert with
Eunyoung Kim, pianist
Morse Institute Library, Natick, MA
2008
Soloist
Handel's Messiah Oratorio (Part I)
Leonardo Ciampa, pianist
Pleasant Street Church, Arlington, MA
2007
Recital
Leonardo Ciampa, pianist
Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
2007
Soloist
Missa Patri Pio - World Première
Leonardo Ciampa
Leonardo Ciampa, organist
First Church, Cambridge, MA
Orient Heights Music, MA
2007
Brahms' Requiem
Sharon Brown, conductor
Masterworks Chorale, MA
2006
Handel's Messiah Oratorio
Anne Born, conductor
Masterworks Chorale, MA
2006
Musica Anatolia Concert
Eun-Young Kim, pianist
Koray Sazli, music director
Boston University Concert Hall
2006
Mendelssohn's Elijah
Paul Thistle, music director
Quincy Point Congregational Church, MA
2006
Saint-Saens' Christmas Oratorio
Paul Thistle, music director
Quincy Point Congregational Church, MA
2005
Bacalov's Misa Tango
William Thomas, conductor
Phillips Academy Chamber Orchestra, MA
2004
Katrina Benefit Concert
William Thomas, conductor
Cambridge Community Chorus, MA
2005
Katrina Benefit Concert
Joseph Stroup, pianist
Quincy Point Congregational Church, MA
We Care - Katrina Benefit, MA
2005
EDUCATION
The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA
Graduate Performance Diploma in Voice, 2003
Principal Stage Director: Cecelia Schieve
Voice Teacher: Robert Honeysucker
Coaches: Brian Moll, Michael Strauss
Longy School of Music, Boston, MA
Opera Performance Program, 1999-2000
Principal Stage Director: Donna Roll
Voice Teacher: Robert Honeysucker
Coaches: Thomas Enman, Noriko Yasuda
Istanbul University State Conservatory, Istanbul, Turkey
Voice-Opera Program, 1990-1998
Principal Stage Director: Attila Manizade
Voice Teacher: Cicek Kanter
Coaches: Mehriban Mamedbeyli, Julia Kerimova
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
English, Turkish
LANGUAGES SUNG
Italian, French, German, Russian, English, Latin, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Sanskrit, Hindi, Hebrew
AWARDS / HONORS
3rd Place, NATS Boston Chapter Musical Theater Festival
Boston University, MA
2008
Winner, Honors Concert Competition
Longy School of Music, MA
2000
Winner, Orchestra Soloist Competition
Longy School of Music, MA
1999, 2000
Roberto Stagno Vocal Scholarship
Boston Donaudy Society, MA
1999
Vocal Scholarship
Austria Culture Center, Istanbul, Turkey
1997, 1998
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Vocal Workshop
Hamilton-Garrett Music Academy
Roxbury, MA / 2007
Master Class
Berkshire Hills Music Academy
South Hadley, MA / 2005
Staff member, Voice teacher
Summer Choral Institute
The Boston Conservatory, 2003
Dr. William Cutter, Artistic Director
Voice Teacher
Private Studio
1997 - Present
OTHER MUSICAL EXPERIENCE
Choir Director / Uygarlik Coplugu
Murat Bavli
Karaca Theater, Istanbul
1997
Drummer & Percussionist
Istanbul State Theaters Orchestra
Onder Bali, conductor
1997 - 1998
Drums Teacher
Moda Music Center
Istanbul
1996 - 1997