 | Drawing on her many years as a professional violinist, Soprano Chérie L. Hughes is an artist of both intelligence and sensitivity. Noted for her rich vocal color and dramatic sparkle, her recent engagements include the roles of Musetta in Puccini’s LA BOHÈME with Kitsap Opera and Gretel in Humperdinck’s HANSEL AND GRETEL with Lyric Opera Northwest. Other operatic appearances have included Valencienne in Lehár’s THE MERRY WIDOW with Livermore Valley Opera, Pamina in Mozart’s DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE with Kitsap Opera, the title role in Massenet’s MANON and Silberklang in DER SCHAUSPIELDIREKTOR with Capitol Opera Sacramento, Susanna in Mozart’s LE NOZZE DI FIGARO with Rainier Lyric Opera, and Rosina in Rossini’s IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA with Northwest Opera in the Schools Etc (NOISE). Her upcoming engagements include a selection of opera arias this April with the Tacoma Concert Band, and a performance of Aaron Copland’s Emily Dickinson Songs with the Bellevue Philharmonic. |
 Selection of Opera Arias
Tacoma Concert Band John Philip Sousa Biennial Re-Creation Concert Pantages Theater Tacoma, WA 8:00 p.m., Friday, April 25th, 2008 Washington Center for the Performing Arts Olympia, WA 8:00 p.m. Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 Tickets available at: www.tacomaconcertband.org Aaron Copland’s Emily Dickinson Songs
Bellevue Philharmonic Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 Tickets available at: www.bellevuephil.org |
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