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Eduardo Chama, bass-baritone, has received great acclaim
for his work on both the operatic and concert stages of
the world. Mr. Chama received the Richard
F. Gold Debut Artist award at New York City Opera in
1997. He made his New York City Opera debut as Leporello
in Don Giovanni during the 1996–97
season. At last report (in 2011), he was working at Rutgers.
Eduardo Valdes, tenor, is a soloist with the Metropolitan
Opera. Mr. Valdes has appeared as Borsa in
Rigoletto with the Met touring company in
Japan. He appears with Placido Domingo on the recording
The Verdi Tenor. Much more may be learned
about Mr. Valdes from his excellent Web site.
Deanne Meek, mezzo-soprano, has been a principal artist
with the New York City Opera since 1996, performing roles
including Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro,
Zerlina in Don Giovanni, and Harriet Mosher
in the acclaimed New York premiere of Tobias Picker's
Emmeline. Ms. Meek made her Metropolitan
Opera debut in Idomeneo in the 2001 season.
She performed Jo, the lead role in the premiere of Mark
Adamo's Little Women with the Minnesota
Opera. She can be found as a soloist with The Boston
Baroque on the Telarc recording: Mozart: The
Impresario / Mozart's Circle: The Beneficent
Dervish. A search in 2011 shows her to be on the
roster of the Lyric Opera in Chicago.
Soprano Jane Thorngren has been heard in two Live from
Lincoln Center broadcasts from New York City Opera, in the
title role of The Merry Widow and as Musetta
in the Emmy-winning La Bohème. Her
extensive oratorio experience includes appearances with
the symphonies of Pittsburgh, Seattle, Phoenix, Savannah,
Hartford, and Denver as well as the chamber orchestras of
New York, Los Angeles and Stamford. She can be heard on
two recordings: Composer Morten Lauridsen's
Northwest Journey and her new collection of
art songs, This and My Heart. Listen to
samples on her Web site www.janethorngren.com.
Greta Feeney, soprano, was the 2002 Adler Fellow, and made
her San Francisco Opera debut that season as Jano in
Jenufa. A native of Nantucket, MA, she sang
Serpetta in the Opera Center's 2002 Showcase production of
La finta jardinière and Despina in
Merola's 2001 production of Cosi fan tutte.
As of 2011, she is director of the Nantucket Island
Academy of Music, and is still singing opera all over the
world.
Julia Faulkner, soprano, can be found as a soloist on
opera stages all over the world. She sang the role of
Marianne in Der Rosenkavalier with the
Metropolitan Opera during the 2002–2003 season. In
1985 Faulkner was a winner of the Metropolitan Opera
National Council Auditions, following which she enjoyed
her Met debut. As of 2011 she is teaching at University of
Wisconsin at Madison, and continues her solo career at
various venues around the world.
Ms. Faulkner's name is misspelled on the cover of the
Mass in C minor, for which I sincerely
apologize.
Mikhail Kofman, alto, is a member of the Metropolitan
Opera Chorus. He is also an excellent pianist.
Valerie Wilson-Morris, soprano, studied at Juilliard. She
has been heard as a soloist on numerous national
television commercials. She has an astonishing command of
wide-ranging vocal styles, from opera and oratorio to jazz
and pop. Ms. Wilson-Morris is also a world class
producer and vocal arranger. She was the first musician to
lend support to my project. Without her tireless and
generous efforts and continuing encouragement, the
Mass in C minor would never have come about.
(See also Chorus)
The chorus is made up of professional singers from New
York City. Many are soloists with the Metropolitan Opera
and the New York City Opera. Though each singer has a
background in classical choral music, many are also
involved in jazz and pop recordings and performance
groups. It was an enormous privilege to work with this
esteemed group.
Special thanks to Valerie Wilson-Morris for contracting
such a magnificent group of singers. Valerie
Wilson-Morris's website is at: www.vamnation.com
Copyright © 2002–2011, Thomas G. McFaul
Last modified: Thu May 12 13:26:42 EDT 2011
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