Resume
Courntey Huffman
Soprano
Experience:
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Opera:
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| Violetta | La Traviata | Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra |
February 2009
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| Teutile | Motezuma (American Premiere) | Long Beach Opera |
March 2009
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| Violetta | La Traviata (in English) | Intimate Opera – Pasadena, CA |
2008
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| Frasquita | Carmen | Aspen Opera Theater Center |
2007
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| Betty | Miss Lonelyhearts | USC Thornton Opera |
2007
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| Belinda | Did and Aeneas | The Purcell Players (USC) |
2006
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| Miss Wordsworth (cover) | Albert Herring | Aspen Opera Theater Center |
2006
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| Girl | The Stone House (World Premiere) | Chamber Opera of USC |
2006
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| Drusilla | L’incoronazione di Poppea | Illinois Opera Theater at UIUC |
2005
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| Zerlina | Don Giovanni | Illinois Opera Theater at UIUC |
2004
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| Johanna | Sweeney Todd | Illinois Opera Theater at UIUC |
2004
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Opera Scenes:
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| Susanna | Le Nozze di Figaro | Aspen Opera Theater Center
(with orchestra) |
2007
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| Ilia | Idomeneo | Aspen Opera Theater Center |
2007
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| Semele | Semele (by John Eccles) | Aspen Opera Theater Center |
2006
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| Lucia | The Rape of Lucrettia | Aspen Opera Theater Center |
2006
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Professional:
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| Carnegie Hall Debut | New York Solo Recital Debut
in Weill Recital Hall |
Carnegie Hall – New York |
June 2009
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| Winner’s Recital | Solo recital performed at the
NATS National Convention |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
July 2010
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| Classical Concert | Performing various opera selections
with the Sunriver Orchestra |
Sunriver Music Festival – Oregon Conducted by Maestro Larry Smith |
2008
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| International Debut | Performing a mixture of opera
and musical theater pieces |
USC Trustee Delegation to China in Shanghai and Hong Kong |
2006
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Radio/Television:
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| NPR Broadcast | Dalbavie’s Sextine Cyclus | Aspen Music Festival – Harris Concert Hall |
2006
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| “Dan Perrino presents Courtney Huffman” | Works by a variety of different
musical and classical composers |
A Production of WILL-TV on Central Illinois’ PBS station |
2005
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Concert/Oratorio:
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| Mendelssohn / Aribert Reimann | “…oder soll es Tod bedeuten?”
(for soprano and string quartet) |
Harris Convert Hall – Aspen Music Festival (U.S. Premiere) |
2007
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| Marc-André Dalbavie | Sextine Cyclus
(for soprano and orchestra) |
Benedict Music Tent – Aspen Music Festival (performed with the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble; Conducted by the composer) |
2007
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| Joseph Marx | Italienisches Liederbuch | Performed with and coached by Alan Smith |
2007
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Awards, Scholarships, and Honors:
| First Place Winner | NATS Artist Awards Competition for Singers – Nashville, TN |
2008
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| Third Place | La Jolla Symphony & Chorus Young Artist Competition |
2008
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| New Horizon Fellowship | Aspen Music Festival and School |
2006-2007
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Training:
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Education/Advanced Training:
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| University of Southern California (USC) | Master of Music – Vocal Arts |
2007
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| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) | Bachelor of Music – Vocal Performance |
2005
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| Aspen Music Festival and School | New Horizon Fellowship |
2006 and 2007
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Private Voice Study:
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| Elizabeth Hynes | University of Southern California |
2005-2008
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| Dr. Ollie Watts Davis | University of Illinois |
2001-2005
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Conductors:
Eduardo Diazmuñoz, Brent McMunn, Andreas Mitisek, Julius Rudel, Robert Spano, Kristof Van Gryspeer
Directors:
Edward Berkeley, Ken Cazan, Stephen Fiol, Mark Lamanna, Jacque Trussel