{"id":3711,"date":"2014-06-05T20:22:58","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T20:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/somainfo.org\/?page_id=3711"},"modified":"2014-07-22T22:10:38","modified_gmt":"2014-07-22T22:10:38","slug":"2014-first-place-amanda-kingston","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/?page_id=3711","title":{"rendered":"2014 First Place : Amanda Kingston"},"content":{"rendered":"

Soprano<\/span><\/h3>\n

Recipient of
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The Marie & Mack Milner Award<\/span><\/h4>\n

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The Geraldine Gill Audience Choice Award<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Praised for her \u201csoaring soprano voice\u201d and \u201cimpressive dramatic versatility,\u201d Amanda is a native of Madison, Wisconsin.\u00a0 She made her professional debut as Josephine in HMS Pinafore with Nevada Opera.\u00a0 Other operatic roles include Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, Die K\u00f6nigin der Nacht in Die Zauberfl\u00f6te, Violetta in La traviata, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Miss Pinkerton in Menotti’s The Old Maid and the Thief, Corinna in Rossini’s Viaggio a Reims, Rosalba in Catan’s Florencia en el Amazonas, Hannah in The Merry Widow, Despina in Cos\u00ec fan tutte, Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, and Margot in The Desert Song.\u00a0 On the concert stage, highlights include Handel’s Messiah with Houston Ars Lyrica and Countess in excerpts from Le Nozze di Figaro with the Ann Arbor Symphony.\u00a0 She has performed roles with Opera in the Heights, Candid Concert Opera, The Ohio Light Opera, The Brevard Music Center, and Lone Star Lyric Theater Festival.\u00a0 Amanda holds a Master’s Degree in Voice and Opera from the University of Houston and an Undergraduate degree in Vocal Performance and Music Education from The University of Michigan. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

www.AmandaKingston.com<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

Sunday, June 1st, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n