Ariana Chris

Ariana Chris (born Ariadni Christodoulopoulos;[1] Greek: Αριάδνη Χριστοδουλοπούλου; on 26 September 1975[2] in Toronto) is a Greek-Canadian mezzo-soprano. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto,[3] and received additional training as a member of both the Atelier lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal[4] and the Apprentice Program for Singers of The Santa Fe Opera.[5] In 2005, she represented Greece in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition.[6] On 19 October 2007, she made her debut with New York City Opera as Lola in Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana.[7] On 28 February 2010, she performed the Greek National Anthem for the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony.

References

  1. ↑ Turnevicius, Leonard (21 January 2010). "All the opera hits and a few surprises". The Hamilton Spectator (Torstar Corporation). Retrieved 1 March 2010. Toronto born mezzo Ariana Chris (stage name for Ariadni Christodoulopoulos) has performed with the New York City Opera since 2007.
  2. ↑ "Cardiff Singer of the World 2005 - Ariana Chris". Cardiff Singer of the World. June 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2010. Date of birth: 26.09.1975
  3. ↑ "Alumna Ariana Chris sings at Olympic Closing". 1 March 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2010. Canadian opera singer and Faculty of Music alumna Ariana Chris (OpDip 2002, BMus in Voice Performance 1999)
  4. ↑ "Robert Gilder & Co. - Ariana Chris". Retrieved 1 March 2010. Ms. Chris was also an apprentice with L'Opéra de Montreal from 2002-2005
  5. ↑ "Opera Archives - The Santa Fe Opera". Santa Fe Opera. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  6. ↑ "Cardiff Singer of the World 2005 - Ariana Chris". Cardiff Singer of the World. June 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2010. Ariana Chris is Greece's fourth entrant in the Competition.
  7. ↑ "Season - NYC Opera". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2010. Cast (Oct. 19-27): Cavalleria: Lola: Ariana Chris debut artist

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