Ariana Chris (born Ariadni Christodoulopoulos;[1] Greek: Αριάδνη Χριστοδουλοπούλου; on 26 September 1975[2] in Toronto, Ontario) 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Alumna Ariana Chris sings at Olympic Closing". 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
Canadian opera singer and Faculty of Music alumna Ariana Chris (OpDip 2002, BMus in Voice Performance 1999)
- ^ "Robert Gilder & Co. - Ariana Chris". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
Ms. Chris was also an apprentice with L'Opéra de Montreal from 2002-2005
- ^ "Opera Archives - The Santa Fe Opera". Santa Fe Opera. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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