Dr. Cherie L. Hughes, Soprano
 
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Opera
SusannaLe nozze di FigaroRainier Lyric Opera, WA
ManonManonCapitol Opera Sacramento, CA
RosinaBarber of SevilleNW Opera in the Schools (NOISE), WA
GretelHansel and GretelOpera Theater Corvallis, OR
GretelHansel and GretelLyric Opera Northwest, WA
PaminaThe Magic FluteKitsap Opera, WA
MusettaLa BohèmeCapitol Opera Sacramento, CA
MusettaLa BohèmeKitsap Opera, WA
BelindaDido and AeneasCapitol Opera Sacramento, CA
SilberklangDer SchauspieldirektorCapitol Opera Sacramento, CA
BarbarinaLe nozze di FigaroOpera Pacifica, WA
ValencienneThe Merry WidowLivermore Valley Opera, CA
Suggested Repertoire

Despina, Zerlina, Micaëla, Antonia, Adina

Musical Theatre
KathieThe Student PrinceKitsap Opera, WA
EdithPirates of PenzanceBellevue Opera, WA
Suggested Oratorio and Orchestrial Repertoire

Handel Messiah, Mozart Mass in C Minor

J.S. Bach St. John Passion, Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915

Oratorio, Orchestral and Concert
University of Puget Sound Solo RecitalCopland, Granados, Wolf, Weill
Soloist, Selected Opera AriasRobert Musser, Conductor, Tacoma Concert Band, WA
Soprano Soloist, Beethoven Ninth SymphonyAdam Stern, Conductor, Port Angeles Symphony, WA
XI Festival de Guitarra Internacional del NoresteRecital with Roberto Limón, Guitar
Guest Artist, Copland, Taillefaire, TurullChenango Summer MusicFest 2006, Hamilton, NY
Teatro Juárez, Guanajuato, MéxicoRecital with Roberto Limón, Guitar
Museo Nacional de Arte, México City, MXRecital with Roberto Limón, Guitar
Guest Artist, Schubert, Soler, GershwinChenango Summer MusicFest 2005, Hamilton, NY
Soprano II Soloist, Mozart Mass in C MinorHelmuth Rilling, Conductor, Eugene, OR
Soprano II Soloist, Bach MagnificatHelmuth Rilling, Conductor, Eugene, OR
Town Hall, SeattleChamber Recital: Schumann, Brahms
Chopin Foundation, Northwest CouncilSolo Recital: Chopin 19 Songs (Polish & English)
WA Governor's MansionSolo Recital: Schubert, De Falla, Zemlinsky
Sherman Clay "Music for Lunch"Solo Recital: Mozart, Debussy, Wolf, Larsen, Puccini
Young Artist ConcertAspen Music Festival: Debussy
Soloist, Bach Cantata #202Collegium Musicum, Eugene, OR
Celebrate Song Recital SeriesPortland, OR: Diamond, Avsholomov, Bacon, Larsen
Colgate University Concert SeriesSolo Recital: Bach, Poulenc, Mozart, Wolf
Soloist, Mozart Exsultate JubilateColgate University Orchestra
Awards

Finalist, Ladies Musical Club of Seattle Solo Competition, 2004
District Finalist, NATS Artist Awards, 2002
Winner, Violet and Louis Lang Opera Auditions, 2000
Winner, Collegiate Voice, MTNA-Wurlitzer New York State Competition, 1993

Teachers
Coaches
Directors
Conductors
Dale Moore
Vinson Cole
Ann Tedards
Neva Pilgrim
Beth Kirchhoff
Michelle Beaton
Craig Ketter
Dean Williamson
Howard Watkins
Edward Berkeley
Garnett Bruce
Andrew Morgan
Kathleen Torchia-Sizemore
Alexander Katsman
Helmuth Rilling
Francis Graffeo
Adam Stern
Robert Musser
Education
Aspen Opera Theater Center2000 & 2001
Colgate UniversityBA in Music, Cum Laude & Dept. Honors
Texas Tech UniversityMM in Violin Performance, Pi Kappa Lambda
University of OregonDMA in Voice, Graduate Teaching Fellow
Related Experience

Concertmaster, Southwest Symphony
Section First Violin, Lubbock Symphony Orchestra