Christine Matovich
 

Roles Performed

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Zofia                           Halka                           Kennedy Center, Washington DC May 2001
                                                                        Koshiusko Foundation, Sylvia and Danny Kaye NY Nov. 2000                                          Polish Theater Institute, NY/Poland, Warsaw October 1999
Mist of Avalon            King Arthur                  Avery Fisher Hall, American Symphony Orchestra NY 2001
Paula                          El Rio De Mujeres        Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco, May 1999
Golondrina                             “Z”                   Musical Theater Collective San Francisco Dec. 1998
Susanna                      Le Nozze di Figaro       Bay Shore Lyric Opera, Capitola, CA July 1997
Queen of Night          Die Zauberflote St. Helena Chamber Orchestra, CA 1997
Musetta                       La Boheme                   St. Helena Chamber Opera, CA 1996
Constance                   The Sorcerer                Lamplighters, San Francisco 1996
Adina                          L’Elisir d’Amore           Highlands University, New Mexico 1995
Donna Anna              Don Giovanni               Rome Opera Festival, Rome     1995
Frasquita                    Carmen                        Cal. State Fullerton, CA 1986

* All performances with full orchestra in original language.

*Also scenes performed from Rigoletto, Rusalka, Luisa Fernanda, Giulio Cesare, La Traviata, Die Fledermaus, Lucia di Lammermoor, Don Pasquale and others. Other university roles include Zerlina and Musetta.

Oratorios Performed as soloist

Handel's Messiah, Faure's, Requiem, Mozart's Requiem , Mozart's Mass in C minor, Orff's Carmina Burana, Mozart's Laudate Dominum, Mozart's K220, Bach's B minor mass, Schubert's Requiem

Baby Doe                    Ballad of Baby Doe                  Moore

Cleopatra                    Giulio Cesare                            Handel

Donna Elvira             Don Giovanni                           Mozart

Violetta                       La Traviata                               Verdi

Rosario                       Goyescas                                 Granandos

Lucia                          Lucia di Lammermoor   Donizetti

Gilda                           Rigoletto                                   Verdi

Manon                        Manon                                     Massenet

Cunegonde                 Candide                                   Berstein

Upcoming Solo Engagements

Interview InDiretta Da New York, Black and Blue Ball, Crobar Sheherezade, Cabaret Magique

 

CDs Produced/Recorded 1998-2003

Parthenia-Within the Labyrinth and Sampler- A consort of Viols, Renaissance and Baroque music, A Treasure of Inestimable Value, Choir of St. Agnes Church music of the Tridentine Mass , El Camino Tan Largo : Spanish 20 th Century art songs with guitar and soprano; ab(synth) Laws of Progression : Indian, Middle Eastern Electronica; Nox Aeterna- In Sepulchra Regionem : Baroque Vampire, techno opera; The Bards Nightfall : Classic Metal Opera


Recent Engagements

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•  Crobar-Opera Diva night, headline, New York January 2004
•  NYPL Literary Lions Fundraiser, headline New York, 5 th Ave March 2003
•  Cabaret Magique-MotherBoard, New York, January-September 2003 New York
•  Black and Blue Ball-May 2003
•  Lord of the Rings -Towers release party-Dark Diva December 2002 New York
•  Agnus Dei Concert , soprano soloist, Church of St. Agnes, NY, May 2002
•  Kennedy Center , Halka, role of Zofia May 2001
•  American Symphony Orchestra , Le Roi D'Arthus, Chausson, soprano soloist Feb. 2001
•  Nyack Outreach Program , NY, April 2001
•  Symphony X , San Francisco Concerto Orchestra, June 2001
•  Halka , Koshiusko Foundation, Sylvia and Danny Kaye, role of Zofia Nov. 2000
•  Absynth , New York International Film and Video festival, Le Bar Bat Dec. 2000
•  Lounge NL , Amsterdam, solo techno opera show, June 2000

* Choral engagements include Beethoven's 9 th , Brahm's Requiem, Prokofiev Alexander Nevsky, Scriabin Symphony 1, Mahler's 2 nd with NY Choral artists and the NY Philharmonic, Mahler's 3 rd with Vienna Philharmonic

* Other engagements include performances for the 1999 season, debut role of Simone de Beauvoir, Stella Adler Theater, AIR lecture series, Art and the Art song from Impressionism to today , solo artist Mother's New Year's Eve 1999, 2000, 2001, performances with TASS (the Art Song Seminar), Old First Church Concert Series, Noontime Concert Series, San Francisco Performances, San Francisco Concerto Orchestra-more available upon request

 

Awards

San Francisco Concerto Competition : 1 st Place Mozart division, 2 nd Place Romantic Division 1996; Finalist East Bay Opera League 1996 ; 1 st Prize NATS opera division (Bay Area) 1994; Cal. State University Int'l Programs partial scholarship, Florence, Italy 1986-1987; Cal. State Fullerton Music Scholarship 1984-1986

 

Special Skills

Fluent in French and Italian , proficient in Spanish and German, IPA ; skilled in piano and cello ; vocal coach; language tutor; skilled in fencing (sabre and foil); belly, flamenco, Kathak dance,   lecturer on the art song; collaborator with rock bands for a vocal coaching and for opera fusion; voice mail and phone programmer; skilled in food and wine pairing, CD producer for established classical groups

 

Other

Choral and Soprano soloist for Brick Presbyterian ; member of AGMA ; represented by Pierce-Doner Consultancy for choral, small ensemble and solo

 

Teachers

Jeanne Golan : current vocal coach, New York; Onnie Taylor :   current voice teacher, San Francisco, Robert Schwartz : French Melodie, San Francisco; Pablo Zinger : Spanish coach, New York; Ian Kennedy /Guildhall: voice teacher; Massimo Sardi /Fiesole Conservatory: voice teacher

 

Education

Baruch College-Entertainment Law- 2001 Intensive Law course covering all aspects of music law
San Francisco State University -voice and language studies graduated 1993 BA in Italian Language and Literature
Guildhall School of Music and Drama -London, vocal studies
CSU International Programs- Florence, Italy, opera and instrumental history, Italian history and literature
California State University Fullerton -vocal and language studies

*Additional photos, reviews and references available upon request