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DUO ALUMNI RECITAL FEATURING ELIZABETH CLAXTON, SOPRANO AND KELLIE JENKINS VAN HORN, MEZZO-SOPRANO
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2011 at 7:30 PM
BROOKES CHAPEL, SHORTER UNIVERSITY
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The Soprano Elizabeth Claxton is from Dublin, Georgia and is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music in London. She received her Bachelors of Music from Shorter University, and was a member of the Shorter Chorale in which she was a featured soloist, performing Brahms’ Requiem and Carmina Burana across Spain and France. Her most recent concert performances include the Brahms Requiem at Spivey Hall, Vivaldi Gloria, Messiah, Shastakovich’s Seven Poems of Alexander Blok for Piano Trio and voice Opus 127 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Gerhilda in Die Walküre with The London Symphony Orchestra, Elijah, Coronation Ode, Petite Messe Solennelle, Verdi Requiem and A Sea Symphony. Elizabeth was winner of the Metropolitan Opera nation Council Gerogia (2008) Florida (2006) District Auditions, she was also awarded Honorable Mention in the Singer of the Year competition in Shreveport 2008, and was a finalist in Palm Beach 2007. |
Just recently Elizabeth has been performing and recording with the newly formed operatic singing group, Inspirata, and was also seen as Sharon in the Tony Award winning play The Master Class by Terrence McNally with The Stagedoor Players. She has also been seen as Valencienne in St. Petersberg Opera’s The Merry Widow, Praskowia for Opera New Jersey along with covering Violetta in their 2008 season. She has also been seen as Musetta in La Boheme and Adele in Die Fldermaus with St. Petersberg Opera Company. Other roles include Donna Anna in Don Giovanni (London), Clarice in the Royal Academy Opera’s Il Mondo della Luna, Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus with the Brevard Music Festival, and Zerlina in Don Giovanni with the Rome Festival.
Elizabeth has just finished with Atlanta Opera’s tour of The Pirates of Penzance and Inspirata’s CD “Sacred Sounds” is now available on the website.
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KELLIE JENKINS VAN HORN, mezzo-soprano Mezzo-soprano Kellie Van Horn has sung with regional companies throughout the United States, including Sarasota Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Opera Colorado, and Boston Midsummer Opera. |
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