Maria Eleana Armijo (Mezzo-Soprano) is a
rising young performer whose colorful, unique sound attracts
many audiences. Her voice has been described as “beautiful,
rich, and powerful” and it has also been said that her “sense of
phrasing and attention to detail is exquisite”. Ms. Armijo’s
commitment, honesty, and integrity on stage allow the audience
to be swept up into the life of the character she is portraying.
Fans eagerly anticipate Ms. Armijo’s performances and never fail
to leave satisfied.
Ms. Armijo recently appeared as Adah in The Naughty Marietta
with Light Opera of New York. Other roles include Annina (La
Traviata), Angelina (La Cenerentola), Stéphano (Roméo et
Juliette), The Second Witch (Dido and Aeneas), Mercédès
(Carmen), and Marianne (The Cat That Turned into a Woman),
Aminta (Il Re Pastore), L’Enfant (L’Enfant et les Sortiléges), Third
Lady (Die Zauberflöte), Venus (Orphée aux Enfers), Zita (Gianni
Schicchi), and Dona Elvira (Don Giovanni). She has performed
with New Rochelle Opera, Ash Lawn Opera, Syracuse Opera,
Dicapo Opera Theatre, Empire Opera, Bay View Music Festival,
Tacoma Opera, Bellevue Opera, Off-Center Opera, Dona Ana
Lyric Opera, America Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS), and
OperaWorks.
Concert appearances for Ms. Armijo include a Christmas POPS
celebration with the Traverse Symphony Orchestra, the alto
soloist in Mozart’s Requiem, Mozart’s Solemn Vespers, Bach’s
Cantata 156 and Bach’s St. John’s Passion. Ms. Armijo also was
the guest soloist for the Golden Key Music Institute Recital
Series, Gateway Music Society and the El Paso Summer Music
Festival.
Ms. Armijo completed her Bachelor of Music in Music Education at
New Mexico State University in 2003. She continued her studies
in vocal performance at the University of Washington,
completing her Master of Music degree in 2005.
This season, Ms. Armijo performs in Emmeline with Dicapo Opera
Theatre (September 10-13, 2009), at The Mezzo Television
Opera Competition & Festival in Szeged, Hungary (November 15
& 16, 2009), as a Soloist with the Golden Key Music Institute in
New York, NY (November 5, 2009), a Soloist in the Christmas
POPS Concert with Traverse Symphony Orchestra, Traverse City,
MI (December 12-13, 2009) and as Second Woman in Purcell's
Dido and Aeneas with Opera Manhattan Repertory Theatre
(February 2010).
rising young performer whose colorful, unique sound attracts
many audiences. Her voice has been described as “beautiful,
rich, and powerful” and it has also been said that her “sense of
phrasing and attention to detail is exquisite”. Ms. Armijo’s
commitment, honesty, and integrity on stage allow the audience
to be swept up into the life of the character she is portraying.
Fans eagerly anticipate Ms. Armijo’s performances and never fail
to leave satisfied.
Ms. Armijo recently appeared as Adah in The Naughty Marietta
with Light Opera of New York. Other roles include Annina (La
Traviata), Angelina (La Cenerentola), Stéphano (Roméo et
Juliette), The Second Witch (Dido and Aeneas), Mercédès
(Carmen), and Marianne (The Cat That Turned into a Woman),
Aminta (Il Re Pastore), L’Enfant (L’Enfant et les Sortiléges), Third
Lady (Die Zauberflöte), Venus (Orphée aux Enfers), Zita (Gianni
Schicchi), and Dona Elvira (Don Giovanni). She has performed
with New Rochelle Opera, Ash Lawn Opera, Syracuse Opera,
Dicapo Opera Theatre, Empire Opera, Bay View Music Festival,
Tacoma Opera, Bellevue Opera, Off-Center Opera, Dona Ana
Lyric Opera, America Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS), and
OperaWorks.
Concert appearances for Ms. Armijo include a Christmas POPS
celebration with the Traverse Symphony Orchestra, the alto
soloist in Mozart’s Requiem, Mozart’s Solemn Vespers, Bach’s
Cantata 156 and Bach’s St. John’s Passion. Ms. Armijo also was
the guest soloist for the Golden Key Music Institute Recital
Series, Gateway Music Society and the El Paso Summer Music
Festival.
Ms. Armijo completed her Bachelor of Music in Music Education at
New Mexico State University in 2003. She continued her studies
in vocal performance at the University of Washington,
completing her Master of Music degree in 2005.
This season, Ms. Armijo performs in Emmeline with Dicapo Opera
Theatre (September 10-13, 2009), at The Mezzo Television
Opera Competition & Festival in Szeged, Hungary (November 15
& 16, 2009), as a Soloist with the Golden Key Music Institute in
New York, NY (November 5, 2009), a Soloist in the Christmas
POPS Concert with Traverse Symphony Orchestra, Traverse City,
MI (December 12-13, 2009) and as Second Woman in Purcell's
Dido and Aeneas with Opera Manhattan Repertory Theatre
(February 2010).
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