Ariana Chris

Ariana Chris (born Ariadni Christodoulopoulos[1] - Modern 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). http://www.thespec.com/whatson/article/35630--all-the-opera-hits-and-a-few-surprises. 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/cardiffsinger05/performers/greece.shtml. Retrieved 1 March 2010. "Date of birth: 26.09.1975" 
  3. ^ "Alumna Ariana Chris sings at Olympic Closing". 1 March 2010. http://www.music.utoronto.ca/about/news/news01032010.htm. 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". http://www.robert-gilder.com/ArtistDetail.aspx?artist_id=2305&category_id=1010&location_id=3001. 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. https://www.santafeopera.org/thecompany/overview/operaarchives.aspx?mode=list. Retrieved 1 March 2010. 
  6. ^ "Cardiff Singer of the World 2005 - Ariana Chris". Cardiff Singer of the World. June 2005. http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/cardiffsinger05/performers/greece.shtml. 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. http://web.archive.org/web/20071011095904/nycopera.com/browse/production.aspx?prod=53. Retrieved 25 March 2010. "Cast (Oct. 19-27): Cavalleria: Lola: Ariana Chris debut artist" 

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