{"id":4279,"date":"2015-06-17T22:55:44","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T22:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/somainfo.org\/?page_id=4279"},"modified":"2015-07-20T20:38:44","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T20:38:44","slug":"second-place-courtney-miller","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/?page_id=4279","title":{"rendered":"Second Place : Courtney Miller"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Recipient of our Second Place<\/h4>\n

Robin Angly & Miles Smith Award<\/h4>\n

\"\"<\/a>Mezzo-Soprano Courtney Miller is the 2013 winner of the National Federation of Music Clubs\u2019 Bi-Annual Young Artist Competition in Women\u2019s Voice and First Place winner of the American Prize in Art Song in Women\u2019s Voice.\u00a0\u00a0 A New England Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions, Ms. Miller took second in the 2015 Lois Alba Aria Competition.<\/span>
\nMs. Miller made her debut with Odyssey Opera as Mrs. Ford in Sir John in Love in 2015 and will make her Madison Opera debut as Meg in Little Women in 2016.\u00a0 During the 2014-15 season at Virginia Opera, Ms. Miller sang Cousin Hebe in HMS Pinafore, Page in Salome, Flora in La Traviata, and covered the Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd.\u00a0 During Virginia Opera\u2019s 2013-14 season, Ms. Miller sang the roles of Meg Page in Falstaff, Second Lady in The Magic Flute, Merc\u00e9d\u00e8s in Carmen, and Dryade in Ariadne auf Naxos while covering the Composer.\u00a0 Ms. Miller was a Young Artist with Glimmerglass Festival in 2014 where she sang Suzuki in the Young Artist performance of Madame Butterfly.\u00a0 Additionally, she covered the Composer in Ariadne auf Naxos and Elizabeth Griffiths in An American Tragedy.\u00a0 In the spring of 2013, Ms. Miller sang the role of Sister Helen in the successful New England premier of Dead Man Walking.\u00a0 After a rewarding summer as a Studio Artist with Chautauqua Opera in 2011, Ms. Miller returned as an Apprentice Artist in 2012, singing the role of Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor and Maddalena in a concert version of Rigoletto with the Chautauqua Symphony.<\/span>
\nMs. Miller is an avid recitalist and has been praised for “possessing a delicacy and diction very appealing, and the strength to bring it home” (The Chautauquan Daily).\u00a0 She will be performing Ravel\u2019s Sh\u00e9h\u00e9razade with the Brevard Music Center Orchestra this summer.\u00a0 Concert credits include the alto soloist in Hadyn\u2019s Sch\u00f6pfungsmesse with the Concord Chorale, the alto soloist in Bach\u2019s Mass in C Minor with The Boston Conservatory, and guest soloist for Two Dowland Laments with Hemenway Strings. <\/span>
\nWhile studying at The Boston Conservatory, she starred in a Ravel double-bill as the title role in L\u2019enfant et les sortil\u00e8ges and Concepci\u00f3n in L\u2019heure Espagnole.\u00a0 Susan Miron of The Arts Fuse wrote, \u201cThe role of Concepci\u00f3n is a marvelous piece of work, seemingly made to be sung by Courtney Miller, who was hilarious fanning herself while keeping three men on her seductive string.\u201d Additional career highlights include Romeo in I Capuleti e i Montecchi, the Witch in Hansel and Gretel, Nancy in Albert Herring, and the title role in Iolanthe.\u00a0 Ms. Miller was applauded for her interpretation of Iolanthe:\u00a0 “Simply stunning.\u00a0 Beautiful voice, tall, willowy frame, exceptional dramatic abilities, pretty looks – she had it all.\u00a0 At each of the two performances I attended, Miss Miller’s ‘He loves…’ gave me chills” (GASBAG Review by Daniel Florip).\u00a0 She has also sung with Boston Lyric Opera, Ohio Light Opera, Seagle Music Colony, and Juventas New Music Ensemble.\u00a0 A Wisconsin native, Ms. Miller holds degrees from the University of Michigan and the Boston Conservatory.<\/span><\/p>\n

www.CourtneyAllyceMiller.com<\/a><\/h4>\n

Sunday, June 7th, 2015<\/span><\/strong>
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