Friday, February 5th, 2010 8:28 PM
Heather Dials
American Soprano Heather Dials has received acclaim for her portrayal of Operatic heroines. Seven Arts Magazine Named Ms. Dials as one of it's "50 Names to remember", further describing her as "one of the new breed of 'total package' opera singers, leading the charge of beautiful talented singers who also have uncanny dramatic instincts…" As Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro Opera News wrote, "Miss Dials looked and sounded near-perfect". As Anne Truelove in The Rakes Progress, The Philadelphia Weekly wrote, "Ms Dials was sublime in the slower, melancholy passages. Her last act lullaby is ravishing". As Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, The San Francisco Chronicle wrote," Heather Dials was a magnificent Rosina… and Musetta and Mimi in La Boheme".
Ms Dials began her professional singing career at the tender age of twelve as Flora In the Santa Fe Opera's production of The Turn Of The Screw. She was accepted to The Curtis Institute of Music at 17, the youngest voice student accepted to date since Anna Moffo. Ms Dials made her Alice Tully Hall debut at the age of 21 while still a student at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. She has performed principle roles with The Santa Fe Opera, San Francisco Opera, Skylight Opera Theatre, Savannah Symphony, The West Virginia Symphony, The San Francisco Symphony, and New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. She performed Rosina for The San Francisco Opera´s Merola program National Tour as well as Michaela in Peter Brook's, La Tradgedie de Carmen for the European Opera Center´s European Tour. On the concert and opera stage she has sung under the baton of Edo de Warrt, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Maurizio Barbacini. Ms. Dials discography includes a recording of vocal music by American composers on North /South label. Ms. Dials has also been heard in live telecasts for The Opera Company of Philadelphia as Musetta in La Boheme and Anne Truelove in The Rakes Progress.
Ms Dials began her professional singing career at the tender age of twelve as Flora In the Santa Fe Opera's production of The Turn Of The Screw. She was accepted to The Curtis Institute of Music at 17, the youngest voice student accepted to date since Anna Moffo. Ms Dials made her Alice Tully Hall debut at the age of 21 while still a student at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. She has performed principle roles with The Santa Fe Opera, San Francisco Opera, Skylight Opera Theatre, Savannah Symphony, The West Virginia Symphony, The San Francisco Symphony, and New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. She performed Rosina for The San Francisco Opera´s Merola program National Tour as well as Michaela in Peter Brook's, La Tradgedie de Carmen for the European Opera Center´s European Tour. On the concert and opera stage she has sung under the baton of Edo de Warrt, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Maurizio Barbacini. Ms. Dials discography includes a recording of vocal music by American composers on North /South label. Ms. Dials has also been heard in live telecasts for The Opera Company of Philadelphia as Musetta in La Boheme and Anne Truelove in The Rakes Progress.
Monday, February 1st, 2010 8:29 PM
Brad Clark
Brad Clark received a Doctorate of Musical Arts in collaborative piano at the Catholic University of America in 1988. He received his Bachelors of Music in piano performance from the University of Maryland where he studied with Roy Johnson. He has performed on recitals with singers and instrumentalists throughout the United States and Europe performing in a variety of venues and styles of music from Yiddish vocal music to traditional opera. Mr. Clark has performed with the National Symphony Chamber Players, the Amalfi Coast Music Festival and the Heifetz Institute as a vocal and instrumental accompanist. He has accompanied master classes for such distinguished artists as Pinchas Zucherman, Richard Stolzman, Carter Brey, and Lynn Harrel. Mr. Clark is currently the artistic director of the Avalon Chamber Ensemble whose mission is to bring quality chamber music to the Washington, DC area.
