Rhiannon Giddens, soprano

Soprano
2618-A Battleground Ave, Box 266
Greensboro, NC 27408-4025
(336) 375-2973
fiorabella@yahoo.com

Performance Experience

Professional Experience

Artist with the Cleveland Opera On Tour in Spring 2000
(Outreach program of Madama Butterfly, as Madama Butterfly)
Artist with the Greensboro Opera, Fall 2002, 2003
(Outreach program of the past two seasons)

Major Roles

Role	Opera	Place	Time
Susannah	Susannah	UNCG-G School of Music	Spring 2004
Beth	Little Women	UNC-G School of Music	Fall 2003
Manon	Manon	Oberlin Conservatory	Fall 1999
Fiordiligi	Cosi fan tutte	Oberlin Conservatory	Spring 1999
Juliette	Romeo et Juliette	Oberlin Consevatory	Fall 1998
Rita	Rita	Oberlin in Urbania	Summer 1998

Competitions/Awards/Honors

First Place, Greensboro Music Teachers Association Young Artist Competition
First Place, Grandfather Mountain Highland Games Fiddle Competition, Novice
First Place, Charlotte Opera Guild Competition
Winner, Vocal Arts Resources Network Art Song Competition
Finalist, National Opera Association Competition, Scholarship Category
Finalist, Oberlin Conservatory Concerto Competition

Education

Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, OH
Bachelor of Music in Vocal Peformance, May 2000 (Pi Kappa Lambda)

Principle Teachers

Marlene Rosen (1995-2000), Levone Tobin-Scott (2001-present)

Conductors

Robert Spano, Paul Polivnick, Ward Holmquist, Steven Lord

Related Skills

Languages: German, Italian-moderate ability; French, Japanese- slight ability
Web Design; Press Release Composition; Program/Ad Design
Fiddle, 2 years; Clawhammer Banjo, 1 year

Dance Experience

New York Baroque Dance Company Workshop, 1997, 1999
Arabic Dance, 1 year
References Available Upon Request

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