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Student Performances February,
2012 Opera
Theater of
As a preview to
the summer festival, Opera Theater is having principal
singers perform a truncated production of Carmen for
student audiences. Singers will return in the summer for the
exciting the mainstage production! |
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Sunday,
March 11th 2012 at 4pm First
United Kara and soprano Vedrana
Kalas are guests artists in an annual fundraiser for
the Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless. All proceeds will benefit the charity. |
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Sunday,
April 29th, 2012 at 2pm Bush
Memorial, The Russell Sage Choral
will present a beautiful cantata by Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Written as a plea for peace, texts include parts of the
bible, the Mass, Walt Whitman’s poetry and a
political speech. Kara will be the female
soloist. |
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Friday,
June 1st, 2012 at 7pm Musicians
of Ma’alwyck First
Reformed Church Kara is guest artist for Musician’s of Ma’alwyck’s final concert of the season. Repertoire includes Respighi’s Il Tramonto with string quartet. Free noon preview on
Wednesday May 30th at |
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Mainstage Performances June 30th
– July 15th, 2012 Opera
Theater of
Kara will be
returning to the innovative Opera Theater to perform in an
energetic, raw and up-close rendition of Carmen. Sung
in a tailor-made English translation for this unique
production. |
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Recent engagements - 2011 |
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July 29th
– August 7th, 2011 Kara is returning to UAOT to portray the role of the Cinderella’s hilarious step-sister in Rossini’s fairytale opera. |
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Sunday,
June 12th, 2011 at 8pm Medicine
Show Theatre During an evening of the music of Kristin Hevner Wyatt and Daniel Wyatt,
Kara is the reprising the role she premiered last summer in the hot electronica opera written by Kristin Hevner Wyatt and Royce Vavrek. |
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Friday,
June 10th, 2011 at 8pm Mosaic-Arts Universal
Preservation Hall one of histories most touching tales of true love. This performance will be in Italian with orchestra, led by Dan Foster, and in collaboration with Nacre Dance and Aeode Consort. |
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May 13th
– June 5th, 2011 Theatre
Company at Hubbard Hall Kara is returning to Hubbard Hall to portray Frank’s first love in one of Sondheim’s famous musical, singing the unforgettable song “Not a Day Goes By”. |
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Sunday,
March 20th 2011 at 4pm University
of Albany Recital Hall Since they first met as roommates at The |
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Friday,
March 18th 2011 at 4pm University
of Albany Recital Hall Frances Palozzi Wittmann, voice faculty at
University at Albany, chairs the afternoon discussion A Singer's Life with soprano, Kala Maxym and
mezzo-soprano Kara Cornell in front of a live audience, as prelude to their Sisters in Song concert scheduled
at U |
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January 24th-29th, 2011 Kara is a quarter-finalist in a competition that celebrates all genres of American music. |
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Recent engagements 2010 |
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Saturday,
December 11th,2010 at 2pm Join Kara as she sings the alto solos for a festive Messiah sing! Don’t forget to bring your score! |
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Including excerpts from Der
Rosenkavalier Tuesday,
December 7th, 2010 at 7pm Mosaic-Arts
Join Kara along with sopranos Kelly Hutchinson and Vedrana Kalas as they raise funds for the newly formed Non-for-profit organization. |
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November 5th- 7th 2010 The innovative Opera Theater of presents one of history’s most famous love stories. This production will be presented in English with chamber orchestra at The William Penn Snyder Mansion Ballroom. |
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Saturday,
October 2nd 2010 Hubbard Hall Opera Theater will be reprising it’s summer production of Hansel and Gretel for the Bel Canto series at U staged and costumed with piano accompaniment. |
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September
17th through 19th 2010 Kara is returning to SPO to portray the saucy maid in Sondheim’s famous musical, singing the unforgettable song “The Miller’s Son”. |
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August 13th
through 22nd 2010 Kara is returning to HHOT to perform in Humperdinck’s famous and charming opera. This fully costumed and staged production will be performed in English with orchestra. Buy tickets early, as this production is not to be missed and may sell out! |
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Monday,
June 28th 2010 at 8pm Kara will perform in this
original, premiere electronica opera written
by Kristin Hevner and Royce Vavrek.
Performance at Crash Mansion. |
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Friday,
June 11th 2010 at 7:30pm Kara and soprano Margaret
Lampasi, along with pianist Michael Clement, will
perform duets and solos by Robert Schumann and Richard Strauss. Free admission - donations accepted |
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June 4th
through 6th 2010 Cover performances May 28th
and 29th |
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Saturday,
May 8th 2010 at 2pm and 8pm The Egg |
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Sunday,
April 25th 2010 at 4pm Kara will perform excerpts
from Carmen. Proceeds for Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless. |
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