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Sara Catarine
Saracatarine , MM Soprano Venezuela: Calle El León, Quinta Emeren Nº 50, Urb. Sebucán, Caracas, 1071 D.C., Venezuela Phone: 01158- 212-284-9538/ Cel : 01158-414-232-6864 USA: 2370 First Avenue, New York, NY 10035 Phone: 1-212-426-0247 e-mail: [email protected] E D U C AT I O N New York 1996 Philadelphia 1993 Merola Opera Program San Francisco Opera Center San Francisco 1992 Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance/Piano Caracas 1990 Professional Studies in Voice, summa cum laude The Manhattan School of Music Master of Music in Opera, summa cum laude University of The Arts Conservatorio Nacional Juan José Landaeta 1987-1989 Opera Apprenticeship Programs Caracas Opera Workshop & Teresa Carreño Opera Theater 1993-1995 Language study (French, German, Italian) Universidad Central de Venezuela Goethe Institut, Asociación Humboldt Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Venezuela MASTER CLASSES Pablo Elvira, Gabor Carelli, Dorothy Warenskjold, Ezio Flagello, Paolo Montarsolo, Enrico DiGiuseppe, Steven Mercurio, Rachel Adonaylo, June Anderson, Barbara Hohn, Bruce Zemsky VOICE TEACHERS Francisco Kraus & Aída Navarro (Venezuela), Vivian Wagner (USA), Mignon Dunn (USA) COACHES Lucy Arner (MET New York) Warren Jones (Manhattan School), Kathryn Cathcart (SF Opera, Mark Lawson (SF Opera), Nico Castel (Manhattan School-Met. Opera), Gary Magby (Univ.of The Arts), Robert Cowart (Manhattan School), Kenneth Merrill (Manhattan School), Steven Crawford (New York), Adele Palmer (SF Opera), Will Crutchfield (Manhattan School), Richard Raub (Univ. of The Arts), Joan Dornemann (MET Opera), Susan Hudson (Univ. of The Arts), Mikael Eliasen (SF Opera), Richard Fleischman (San Francisco), Madalit Lamazares (Venezuela), Teresa Cos (Venezuela), Ricardo Gómez (Venezuela) ORCHESTRA CONDUCTORS Giuseppe Sinopoli (2002, as Guest Conductor Sinfónica Simón Bolívar, Venezuela) Patrick Summers (1992-93, former Music Director San Francisco Opera Center/Present Music Director Houston Grand Opera, USA) Michal Nesterowicz (2009, Chile Symphony Orchestra, Conductor/Caracas) Michelangelo Veltri (1988, Guest Opera conductor Opera Teresa Carreño, Venezuela) Theo Alcántara (1988, former Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Music Director) Randall Behr (1992, former Los Angeles Orchestra Mus Dir, Music Director-Juilliard Opera Center) George Cleve (1994, guest conductor Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar) Joseph Colaneri (1996-97, former New York City Opera National Company Mus Dir) Pedro Ignacio Calderón (1988, guest conductor Orquesta Sinfónica de Venezuela) Helmuth Rilling (1994, International Conductor Bach Academie, Stuttgart) Alfredo Rugeles (1988, Artistic Director Sinfónica Simón Bolívar, Venezuela) Gustavo Dudamel (1998 Los Angeles Philharmonic Mus Dir/Swedish National Orchestra) Eduardo Marturet (1995, Miami Symphony Music Director/Former, Orquesta Sinfónica Venezuela) José Carlos Carmona (2008, Conductor and professor Universidad de Sevilla, Spain) Karen Kamensek (1993. Assistant Conductor San Francisco Opera Center) Manuel Hernández-Silva (2002, former Music Director Mozart Wiener Orchestra) Carlos Riazuelo (1995, Florida International University Symphony Orchestra former Music Director/L0uisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (Conductor)/Louisiana State University (Professor) Rodolfo Fischer (1993, San Francisco Opera Center guest conductor) Séan Deibler (1993, University of The Arts Symphony Orchestra former Director ) Rodolfo Saglimbeni (1989…, Orquesta Sinfónica Municipal de Caracas Music Director) Gregory Carreño (1994, Orquesta Sinfónica de Miranda Music Director) Pablo Castellanos (1994 Orquesta Filarmónica Nacional Music Director) Alberto Grau (1993 Schola Cantorum de Venezuela Music Director ) María Guinand (1993 Schola Cantorum de Venezuela Choir Director) Felipe Izcaray (1988, Orquesta Sinfónica de Salta, Argentina former Music Director) Rafael Jiménez (1995, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra Music Director) César Iván Lara (2004, Orquesta Sinfónica del Táchira Music Director) Gustavo Medina (2000, Sinfónica Simón Bolívar, Venezuela guest conductor) Angelo Pagliuca (2004 Orquesta Sinfónica Venezuela Permanent Guest Conductor) Luis Miguel González (2003-2004 Orquesta Filarmónica Nacional Music Director, Venezuela) Isabel Palacios (1990-2006, Camerata de Caracas Music Director) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Opera Tosca TOSCA Teresa Carreño Opera Company, Venezuela 2011-2012 Mimì LA BOHEME New York City Opera National Company Western Opera Theater, San Francisco Opera, USA tour Teresa Carreño Opera Company 1992-9697 Violetta LA TRAVIATA Opera de Oriente, Venezuela 1998 Musetta LA BOHEME Western Opera Theater, USA tour Elisetta MATRIMONIO SEGRETO Merola Opera Program, San Francisco Opera Center Cio Cio San MADAMA BUTTERFLY Opera Teatro Municipal de Caracas Teresa Carreño Opera Company Adele DIE FLEDERMAUS Western Opera Theater, SF Opera Adina L’ELISIR D’AMORE Opera de Oriente, Venezuela Gilda RIGOLETTO Orq. Filarmónica Nacional, concert Anna LE VILLI University of The Arts Opera Dept. 1992 1992 20042005 2013 1993 2005 1993 1995 1999 Le Feu L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES International Theater Festival HanakoTsukioka TAMBOR DE DAMASCO Opera Breve Caracas (contemporary by Juan Carlos Núñez) 2002 Clotilde NORMA Opera Teresa Carreño, Venezuela 2003 Inez IL TROVATORE Opera Teresa Carreño, Venezuela 1991 1988 1988 Zarzuela Rosaura LOS GAVILANES Asociación Venezolana de Conciertos 2002 La Reina LA CORTE DE FARAÓN Compañía Nacional de Opera “Alfredo Sadel”, Venezuela 2009 La Canaria LAS LEANDRAS Compañía Nacional de Opera “Alfredo Sadel”, Venezuela 2009 ORATORIO AND SYMPHONIC WORKS Mahler Symphony No. 4 Municipal Symphony Orchestra, Caracas 2009 Mahler Symphony No. 2 Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra 95-99-2000-20042006 Mahler Symphony No. 8 Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Mahler Symphony No. 4 Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Verdi Simón Bolívar & Ayacucho Orchestra 1989 1995 Requiem 2001-2002 2003 2008 Strauss Vier Letzte Lieder Orquesta Sinfónica Aragua Orquesta Sinfónica de Falcón Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Simón Bolívar & Carabobo Orchestras Mozart Requiem Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Venezuela Symphony Orchestra Mozart Coronation Mass Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra 2003 Mozart C Minor Mass Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra 2003-2004 Mozart Exhultate Jubilate Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra 2004 Haydn Harmonie-Messe Bach Academy of Venezuela 1995 Rossini Stabat Mater National Philharmonic Orchestra 1995 Bach Magnificat Municipal Symphony Orchestra of Caracas 1994 Bach Saint John’s Passion/ Cantata No.71 Camerata of Caracas/ Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Orff Ayacucho Symphony Orchestra 98-99-20002001-2008 1995-2002 1990 Carmina Burana Tenreiro Sinfonía Sacra & Ofrenda a San Juan de la Cruz Orquesta Filarmónica Nacional 95-2000-01-032006-2008-2010 2002 Pergolesi, Stabat Mater Orquesta de Cámara de Venezuela 2001 FESTIVALS Mozart on the Square Festival (Philadelphia) 1991 Stern Grove Festival (San Francisco) 1992 Festival Internazionale Noto Musica Noto, SR, Italy 1995 VIII and XIV Festival Latinoamericano de Música, Caracas 1994 &2006 Festival Internacional de Música “El Hatillo”, Caracas 1994 & 1995 Amadeus Festival, Caracas 2001 & 2004 RECITALS Goethe Institut/In Memoriam Holocaust Caracas, Venezuela 2014 Trasnocho Cultural/Paseo Italico Giuseppe Verdi 2014 Caracas, Venezuela Trasnocho Cultural/Paseo Italico Francesco Paolo Tosti French Soirée (Hahn, Poulenc, Satie) Ambassade du France, Caracas Cortile Istituto Magistrale Noto, SR, Italy Teatro Teresa Carreño Caracas, Venezuela Philadelphia Art Museum Philadelphia, USA Laurie Wagman Hall Philadelphia, USA Rittenhouse Square Philadelphia, USA 1995 1995 1992 1992 1991 Teatro Teresa Carreño Caracas, Venezuela 1994-1995 Hubbard Hall, MSM New York, USA 1996 Laurie Wagman Hall Philadelphia, USA 1994-1996-2000 Sala Rómulo Gallegos Caracas, Venezuela 1994 & 2000 Sala de Conciertos Ateneo de Caracas Caracas Sala de Conciertos Centro Cultural Corp GroupCaracas 1989 2001-2009 COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS Lyric Artist of the Year (Nomination) Venezuela 1995 & 1999 First Prize, Concurso Nacional de Canto Lírico “Alfredo Hollander” Venezuela 1994 Hannah P. Stroh Award, University of The Arts (for academic achievements) Philadelphia,USA 1993 Jane Donnell Memorial Award, Merola Opera Grand Finals San Francisco, USA 1992 Jay Darwin Memorial Award, San Francisco Opera Merola auditions San Francisco, USA 1992 Second Prize, Leontyne Price Vocal Artists Competition Dallas, USA 1991 First Prize, Jay Speck Vocal Competition Philadelphia, USA 1991 First Prize, University of The Arts Solo Competition Philadelphia, USA 1991 RECORDINGS AND FILMS -Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana (Rodolfo Saglimbeni, conductor), Musicarte Seal -Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (Eduardo Chibas, conductor) Private Collection Fundación Wagner -Suite Infantil Venezolana, Orquesta Sinfónica Venezuela, Natalia Luis Bassa, conductor -“Señales en el Cielo” premiere of “Epigramas” by composer Diana Arismendi, DM, Colección Armónica Editorial Equinoccio -Richard Strauss Vier Letzte Lieder, José Carlos Carmona, conductor, Spain. Orquesta Sinfónica de Falcón 2008. Live recording (currently in post-production). -Film “La Planta Insolente”, on the historic film, life of Venezuelan former president Cipriano Castro. Roman Chalbaud, film director. Role: The Opera Singer (scene filmed for a dance at the presidential palace, Caracas 1905) TEACHING EXPERIENCE Vocal technique: Music teacher: Vocal Coach Vocal Academy of The National System of Youth Orchestras International Division of Fundación Musical Simón Bolívar Universidad Simón Bolívar, Master’s Degree Program Conservatorio de Música Simón Bolívar FESNOJIV Escuela Superior de Música José A. Lamas, Caracas Escuela Nacional de Música Juan Manuel Olivares Centro de Estudios Musicales J. A. Calcaño Camerata de Caracas Academia Sotto Voce Instituto Universitario de Estudios Musicales (IUDEM) Orquesta de Cámara del Oeste, Caracas 2015... Manhattan Christian Academy, Primary School and High School New York City, USA Mind Builders Creative Arts Centers Bronx, New York, USA 1997 Vocal preparation for all cast members, Venezuelan company “Palo de Agua Proucciones” for Broadway’s shows: The Producers by Mel Brooks. The Fiddler on The Roof 2008 2007-2010 2003… 2003… 2011... 1998-2002 2001-2002 1998-2002 2004 1993-1995 1997 2009 ADMINISTRATIVE AND MUSIC MANAGEMENT POSITIONS President Fundación Cultural para la Música “Orquesta de Cámara del Oeste” (West Side Chamber Orchestra Cultural Foundation) Caracas 1993… Music Director “Orquesta de Cámara del Oeste”, Caracas 1995 Artistic Director Oper-Alcance, Opera Outreach Program 2003… Stage Director Ms. Catarine directs the staging of all opera presentations of her Oper-Alcance Program. Currently preparing Venezuelan opera “Dialogues with The Devil” by composer Ryan Revoredo. Vocal Coach Coach for the entire cast of “The Producers” by Mel Brooks/”Fiddler on The Roof” and “Jesus Christ Superstar “, Venezuelan performances of musical theater for “Palo de Agua Productions” (Michel Haussman, stage director and Salomon Lerner, conductor-currently working on Broadway ) RADIO – PRESS – TELEVISION – PERIODICALS 60 Minutes II Featuring the Venezuelan Children’s Orchestra CBS, USA Noticiero Univision Interview for local news UNIVISION, San Francisco-USA Piso de Soltero Variety show interview TELEVEN, Caracas-Venezuela De Par en Par Televised interrview and singing presentation TELEVEN, Caracas-Venezuela The Mass Soprano soloist of the Catholic Mass for 2 years CHANNEL 4, Philadelphia-USA La Bohème Opera, as leading soprano, Teresa Carreño Theater Carmina Burana Venezolana de Televisión, Caracas-Venezuela Festival Internacional del Hatillo ’95 “A Maria Callas in Memoriam” Beethoven’s 9th Symphony Mozart’s Requiem “Exceso” and “La Revista de Gran Clase” Magazines Feature article, Press Interview Venezuela Providence News Press interview Providence, Rhode Island-USA El Universal Press interview National Press, Venezuela El Globo Press interview Caracas -Venezuela El Nacional Press interview Caracas -Venezuela CMT Television Opera concert 08-24-2001 Venezuela Mágica FM, “Sobremesa” radio program Interview and singing presentation Venezuela Jazz 95.5 Program “EL Idioma del Jazz” Interview and Jazz presentation-Gershwin songs Venezuela Emisora Cultural de Caracas Featuring presentations of operas, recitals. Mozart’s Requiem and many others Venezuela SARA CATARINE’S BIOGRAPHY Venezuelan soprano Sara Catarine received her summa cum laude Master’s Degree in Music/Opera Performance from University of The Arts in Philadelphia, under the guide of the late Vivian Wagner, and the Professional Studies Diploma from The Manhattan School of Music in New York, USA, under the guide of Mignon Dunn. Ms. Catarine made her debut in USA during the 1992’s Merola Opera Program of San Francisco Opera Center.as Elisetta in Cimarosa’s “Il Matrimonio Segreto”. She later travelled through the United States as Mimì and Musetta in Western Opera Theater’s 1992-1993 national tour of “La Bohème”. She returned to Western Opera Theater in 1993 as Adele in “Die Fledermaus” and sang with the New York City Opera National Company as Mimì in “La Boheme” in their 1997’s national tour, with the acclaim of public and press. She has sung in more than 200 northamerican theaters, and on stages in Italy and the Caribbean. In Venezuela, she has sung Tosca in acclaimed performances on 20011 and 2012. In 2004, 2005 and 2013 she sang Cio-Cio San in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” for both Teresa Carreño Theater Opera Co., Opera Teatro Municipal de Caracas and Opera Thater of Maracay, with the acclaim of press and audiences. She sang Adina in Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore”, Gilda in “Rigoletto” in concert array, Violetta in “La Traviata”, Le Feu and Le Rossignol in Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortilèges. In 1996, she sang Mimì in La Boheme, as she made her debut for the Teresa Carreño Opera Company in Caracas. She later performed contemporary opera “El Tambor de Damasco” by Juan Carlos Nuñez for Opera Breve Company in Caracas. In 2001 she performed the role of Adriana in zarzuela “Los Gavilanes”. In 2009 she sang the role of Queen of Egypt in Vicente Lleó’s zarzuela “La Corte de Faraón” for Compañía Nacional de Opera “Alfredo Sadel”, Venezuela, with a special appearance in Francisco Alonso’s zarzuela “Las Leandras”. She has sung under the baton of Giuseppe Sinopoli, Michelangelo Veltri, Patrick Summers, Joseph Colaneri, Michal Nesterowicz, Pedro Ignacio Calderón, George Cleve, Helmuth Rilling, Manuel Hernández-Silva, Theo Alcántara, Randall Behr and Rodolfo Fischer, among others. She has sung under the baton of Venezuelan conductors Alfredo Rugeles (Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra conductor), Carlos Riazuelo (Florida International University Symphony Orchestra former Conductor), Eduardo Marturet (Miami Symphony conductor), Gustavo Dudamel (Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor and currently Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor), Luis Miguel González, Natalia Luis Bassa, María Guinand, Alberto Grau, Rafael Jiménez and many others. Ms. Catarine’s concert appearances have included Strauss’s Four Last Songs, numerous performances of Mahler’s Symphonies No. 2 “Resurrection”, No. 4 and No. 8, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony; Vivaldi’s Gloria, Bach’s Saint John Passion & Magnificat, Haydn’s Harmonie-messe, Mozart’s C minor Mass and Coronation Mass and Exhultate jubilate, the Requiem Masses by Mozart and Verdi, numerous performances of Orff’s Carmina Burana ( thrice in 2008), also on Compact Disc, as a Special Edition by the Venezuelan seal “Musicarte”, and Rossini’s Stabat Mater in Caracas, as well as solo concerts with the major Venezuelan orchestras, on radio and TV. She has sung numerous recitals which include the Festival Internazionale NOTOMUSICA ‘95, city of Noto, Italy, the “Mozart on the Square” series in Philadelphia, the cycle “In Search of Poulenc” at the Philadelphia Art Museum, “El Hatillo International Festival” and “Amadeus Festivals 2001 and 2004” in Caracas, Festival Latinoamericano de Música in various editions in contemporary music, and concerts with the Bach Academy of Venezuela under Helmuth Rilling’s baton. In Venezuela she studied with Francisco Kraus (Escuela Superior de Música José Ángel Lamas) and graduated at the National Conservatory of Music “Juan José Landaeta” guided by the distinguished mezzo-soprano Aída Navarro. She studied piano with Erna Mühlbauer and the remembered Harriet Serr. She also perfected opera at the Caracas Opera Workshop and the Opera Center at Teatro Teresa Carreño. In USA she studied opera, diction, repertory, and master classes with Nico Castel, Robert Cowart, Warren Jones, Will Crutchfield, Joan Dornemann, Lucy Arner, Bryndom Hasman, Richard Fleischman, Richard Raub, Gary Magby, Paolo Montarsolo, Pablo Elvira, Ezio Flagello, Barbara Hohn and Rachel Adonaylo among others. She has been the recipient of several awards, including First Prizes in the Jay Speck Vocal Competition 1991 (Philadelphia), Leontyne Price Vocal Artists Competition 1991 (Dallas), Alfredo Hollander National Competition 1994 (Venezuela), winner of the Jay Darwin and Jane Donnell Memorial Awards from San Francisco Opera Center’s auditions and Merola Grand Finals 1992, and Hannah P. Stroh Award for academic achievements at University of The Arts. Ms. Catarine is current President of the West Side Chamber Orchestra of Caracas (Fundación Cultural para la Música “Orquesta de Cámara del Oeste”) founded in 1990 by her father, the late pastor Adolfo Catarine. Currently she is Artistic Director of OperAlcance (Opera Outreach), an institution that runs a program of opera performances for the school system in Caracas. She performed Mahler’s Second Symphony during the cultural exchange between the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra and the Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra, as well as with the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra with the late Giuseppe Sinopoli. In 2006, for the Mahler Festival she rejoined Venezuelan acclaimed conductor Gustavo Dudamel (former conductor of the Sweden Symphony Orchestra). Many engagements under Dudamel’s baton included a Verdi gala with arias from Rigoletto, La Traviata and Otello, among others. She is a well-known voice teacher in her native Venezuela, whose students are in the top rank singers list. Two of her former students have won first prize at the Alfredo Hollander National Competition in Venezuela (Yuraima Tovar and Carlos López Ferrer). Presently she teaches voice at Conservatorio de Música Simon Bolivar Conservatory (for the Venezuelan National System of Youth Orchestras) and at the Vocal Academy of their International Division. Currently also teaches at Escuela Lino Gallardo and Escuela Nacional de Música Juan Manuel Olivares. She teaches voice at Universidad Simón Bolívar for their Master’s Degree program since 2007. Formerly, she tought Voice at the prestigious and historical Escuela Superior de Música Jose Angel Lamas, Caracas, Venezuela. She performs frequently with her music partner, pianist and conductor Ricardo Gómez. Recent engagements included Mahler’s 4th Symphony under Polish conductor Michal Nesterowicz’s baton (Orquesta Sinfónica Municipal de Caracas) Strauss’ Vier Letzte Lieder under conductor José Carlos Carmona from Spain with Orquesta Sinfónica de Falcón; Mozart’s Pamina in concert array, Orff’s Carmina Burana with Orquesta Sinfónica Municipal, Rodolfo Saglimbeni, conductor and performances of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony with the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra. She currently collaborates with prestigious pianists Carlos Urbaneja in art songs recitals. PRESS COMMENTS THE SECRET MARRIAGE “The soprano Sara Catarine, as the unloved elder sister Elisetta, gave an exciting display of coloratura singing in her Act II aria.” Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco, California. (about Merola Opera Program) THE SECRET MARRIAGE “The afternoon standout singer was Venezuelan soprano Sara Catarine as Elisetta, the older sister. She blossomed in the second act, when her major aria was the only showstopper all afternoon. All six singers have major arias, but Catarine’s was the only one to make people sit up and listen. Her runs were clean, her control excellent, her stage presence animated.” Judy Richter, The Times San Mateo, California. (About Merola Opera Program) LA BOHEME “...Sara Catarine, whose voice, full of lucid intensity, brims with feeling as pallid death takes her...” Jonas Kover, Observer-Dispatch Utica, New York (about New York City Opera National Co., 1997 tour) LA BOHEME “Sara Catarine...was uniformly on the mark dramatically and musically. [She] displayed impressive dramatic skills...Catarine essayed her character with vocal subtleties that revealed an undercurrent of melancholy even in the joy of new love...” Ellis Widner, Arkansas Democrat Little Rock, Arkansas (New York City Opera National Co., 1997 tour) LA BOHEME “Sara Catarine brought her sturdy voice to the frail Mimi, combining some endearing swooning and coughing with some don’t-mess-with-me singing.” Justin Davidson, Newsday New York (Long Island), New York (New York City Opera National Co., 1997 tour) LA BOHEME”(Sara Catarine)...Sang the role excellently, yet it was the characterization which dominated. Her climb to sit on an upright piano to sing her “Waltz” was a riot. But when in the final scene Musetta must face Mimi’s death, Catarine still ran things, but now with a dark urgency...She won every encounter whereas Act III should be a stand-off.” Paul Somers, The Star Ledger New Brunswick, New Jersey. (Western Opera Theater tour) LA BOHEME “[Mimi] Heartbreak clearly becomes Sara Catarine’s soprano...She turned both feathery and powerful in the last two acts, sounding specially sweet in “Donde lieta usci.” Rhonda Holman, The Wichita Eagle Wichita, Kansas (Western Opera Theater tour) DIE FLEDERMAUS “The Adele of Sara Catarine...was well acted and well sung.” Dan Wolfe, Burlington Free Press Burlington, Vermont (Western Opera Theater tour) L’ELISIR D’AMORE Bordeaux 1995: [Adina]...[At her ease, we enjoyed a noticeable female protagonist]...With a voice of a more lyrical grain, of exquisite musicality and asserted phrasing...Graciously viper like...” Casta Diva (“A Maria Callas in Memoriam” Concert) “The always professional Sara Catarine adapted her exquisite musicality to the Addio del passato, of Traviata, which she interpreted...Followed by an irreproachable O mio babbino caro, of Schicchi.” Opera at the Keyboard Museum: Sara Catarine...of noble phrasing and deep interpretative conviction...She sang a memorable and suggesting Suzel of L’Amico Fritz, of Mascagni...” About Opera, Sung and in Writing: ...”Because of her easiness in the upper range, the voice of Sara Catarine gallops between both the light soprano colors and the more robust ones...Catarine started with the difficult “Come scoglio” from COSI FAN TUTTE, which the soprano followed with great polish of style, audacity in the violent changes of tessitura which characterized this aria...this singer has a particular affinity with Puccini, because of the elegant and sensual line, the search for inflections and delicate tones and the amplitude of the phrasing...the Musetta of BOHEME, and the Magda of LA RONDINE, were the heroines incarnated at this time; in the first one she gave a luminous justness of expression...the “Sogno di Doretta” was the prime banner of the concert. The sweet initial sounds of the phrases, the largeness of the melodic line, the exact smorzandi were worth the emotive ovation that made her repeat this fragment...of plenteous singing in the important phrases and a very beautifully and carefully sustained pianissimo at the end. Beautiful rendition.” Einar Goyo Ponte, El Nacional, Caracas, Venezuela The Passion according to La Camerata (Camerata de Caracas) “Sara Catarine...who gave an extraordinary interpretation, by the dexterity in the difficult melismas of Bach, and by the longlasting legato of the arias “Ich folge dir” and “Zerfliesse mein Herze” respectively.” Rodolfo Malibrán, El Nacional, Caracas, Venezuela Verdi´s Requiem (Manuel Hernández-Silva, conductor)...”Sara Catarine is a lyric soprano of a beautiful and clear voice. Her most important intervention is at the end of the Requie.: the aria “Libera me”. Catarine offers us a clean and pure singing, moving, displayed upon the choir and the dense orchestra. Her melodic line is of great beauty and her passages in the spoken style are very well achieved...This talented group of venezuelan singers have pointed out a north with their interpretation...The immense light of light...” Hugo Alvarez Pifano, El Nacional, Caracas, Venezuela, November 2001 Verdi at Altagracia ...To conclude in the most impressive way, with the choir and the soprano not singing but groaning and imploring, not with an amen, or a glory, neither with praises to God or the heavenly joys, but with a Libera me, very human, expecting. Sara Catarine, to whom [the] latin [language] conferes notable freedom, [she] got vibrant colors and a palace-like frasing.” Einar Goyo Ponte, El Mundo, Caracas Venezuela El Tambor de Damasco…”The interpretation of Sara Catarine’s final recitative was the closest to listening an aria, which she did with true eloquence and showing the inmportance of her own lyricspinto soprano.” Hugo Alvarez Pifano, El Nacional, Caracas, Venezuela, November 2003 City Orchestras...(Mozart Festival Amadeus, Opera Gala 2004)… “Catarine made a true tour de force on her performing of the dramatic soprano parts (Donna Anna), lyric soprano (Contessa y Fiordiligi) and, most surprisingly, the coloratura of The Queen of The Night, from Magic Flute, managing in every register and role with admirable fluency and precision. Also acted some advance students of Catarine, who showed an excellent –and I do not exaggerate- preparation level...I estimate that some of the young voices I heard are very promising...Per aspra ad astra.” Javier Sanson, (Música de Sol Fa), El Universal, Caracas, february 17, 2004 CONCERTO...Butterfly (Orquesta Sinfónica Municipal 2005 production). “On april 8th first performance, Sara Catarine shined at her role of Cio-Cio San, as much as from the vocal point of view, as from the histrionic one...Here the soprano is the one who run the business: all the vocal and dramatic weight...Even the applause would restrict itself uniquely to the her endings of scenes, and, of course, to the expected –and well achieved- Un bel dì vedremo of Cio-Cio San.” Ana María Hernández (Concerto), El Universal, Caracas, 12 de abril de 2005 "Tosca: risks and revelations" "...By his side, Sara Catarine composed a Floria Tosca coming from less towards much... In act II, so demanding and frantic, her professionalism took control, and with impressive dosification, she remained steel-like, tortured, exposed at all times. And when she arrived to “Vissi d’arte”, she gathered all of her resources, and gave a sensible reading, of asserted gradings and moving effects. She stayed at that top in her third act." Einar Goyo Ponte, from his critics’ blog "Soundtrack Cotidiano", May 12th, 2012. AUDITION REPERTORY LIST DRAMATIC COLORATURA SOPRANO È strano…Ah fors’è lui…Sempre libera La Traviata VERDI Mercè dilette amiche I Vespri Siciliani VERDI Vissi d’arte PUCCINI Chi il bel sogno di Doretta La Rondine PUCCINI Si, mi chiamano Mimì/ Donde lieta uscí La Bohème PUCCINI Tu che di gel sei cinta/Signore ascolta Turandot PUCCINI Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen/O zittre nicht Die Zauberflöte MOZART Ach, ich liebte/Martern aller Arten Die Entführung aus dem Serail MOZART Come scoglio/Per pieta ben mio Così fan tutte MOZART O smania, o furie!...D’Oreste, d’Ajace Idomeneo MOZART Bel raggio lusinghier Semiramide ROSSINI Depuis le jour Louise CHARPENTIER No word from Tom...Quietly night...I go to him The Rake’s Progress STRAVINSKY While I waste these precious hours Amelia goes to the ball MENOTTI AUDIO SAMPLES ON INTERNET Channel on You Tube: SaraCatarineSoprano OPERA -Tu, tu, piccolo iddio (finale acto III) Madama Butterfly/ Orquesta Sinfónica Municipal de Caracas, 2013 Rodolfo Saglimbeni, director musical http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUQUGjJFGCM -Martern aller Arten/Die Entführung aus dem Serail-Wolfgang. A. Mozart/ Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar, 2001 Manuel Hernández-Silva, director invitado http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LqKNHQcxaY&feature=related -Vissi d’arte (Tosca) Giacomo Puccini –Orquesta Sinfónica de Venezuela, Mo. Angelo Pagliuca, Junio 2010 http://saracatarine.blogspot.com/2010/06/vissi-darte-tosca-sara-catarine.html -É Strano…Ah, fors’é lui…Sempre libera (La Traviata) Giuseppe Verdi. Orquesta Sinfónica de Venezuela, Angelo Pagliuca, Junio 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-eEABbjCTY&feature=related “O, zittre nicht” (Die Zauberflöte, reina de la Noche) W. A. Mozart http://www.youtube.com/user/SaraCatarineSoprano#p/a/u/1/wyv1TE5Ws9g “Der Hölle Rache” (Die Zauberflöte, Reina de la Noche) W. A. Mozart http://www.youtube.com/user/SaraCatarineSoprano#p/u/3/R7yfkAKndeY “Caro nome” (Rigoletto, Gilda) Giuseppe Verdi http://www.youtube.com/user/SaraCatarineSoprano#p/u/2/rHYkmpStXrg “Sempre libera” (La Traviata, Violetta) Giuseppe Verdi http://www.youtube.com/user/SaraCatarineSoprano#p/u/4/Ouu6jTpX0Wk “Ave Maria” (Otello, Desdemona) Giuseppe Verdi http://www.youtube.com/user/SaraCatarineSoprano#p/u/0/QGe_eAT1y1U “O soave fanciulla” (La Boheme, Mimi & Rodolfo) Giacomo Puccini http://www.youtube.com/user/SaraCatarineSoprano#p/a/f/1/nUuonJXQRkY “Fra gli amplessi” (Così fan tutte, Fiordiligi & Ferrando) W. A. Mozart http://www.youtube.com/user/SaraCatarineSoprano#p/a/f/0/19KtVRCmMgw SINFÓNICO CORAL “Carmina Burana”, Carl Orff, Teatro Teresa Carreño, Orquesta Sinfónica Municipal de Caracas Rodolfo Saglimbeni, director, Abril 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKa0aNKoFYs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPSmArlYHug -Tempus est iocundum-Dulcissime: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=notSmSQxlvg&feature=related “Carmina Burana”, Carl Orff, Aula Magna, Caracas, Rodolfo Saglimbeni, director. Mayo 2010 - In trutina: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46dmsW1iS5U&feature=related -Amor volat indique…Si qua sine socio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX9J5m-MFxA&feature=related -Stetit puella: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEBtexfnGQU&feature=related -Sinfonía Coral Nr. 9 (L. van Beethoven) http://www.youtube.com/user/SaraCatarineSoprano#p/a/f/0/2FWDhdNTy04 -Sinfonía Coral Nr. 9 (L. van Beethoven)(Orquesta Sinfónica de Carabobo, Venezuela, 2004) 3/3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml-UUDClsf4 -Sinfonía Coral Nr. 9 (L. van Beethoven) (Orquesta Sinfónica de Carabobo, Venezuela, 2004) 2/3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n25o5qQ19E -Sinfonía Coral Nr. 9 (L. van Beethoven) (Orquesta Sinfónica de Carabobo, Venezuela, 2004) 1/3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs5DBYQQuhU ARTISTIC REFFERENCES Mtro. Alfredo Rugeles, Artistic Director Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar (Cel. 58-412-321-5285) Mtro. Rodolfo Saglimbeni, Music Director Orquesta Sinfónica Municipal de Caracas (Cel. 58-414255-4155) Mtro. Pablo Castellanos, former Music Director Orquesta Filarmónica Nacional (Cel. 58-414-303-6482) Ms. Elizabeth Marichal, Centro Escuela Mozarteum Venezuela (Cel. 58-414-380-4284, Telf. 58-212- 993-8418) INDEPENDENT ACTIVITIES Fundación “OperAlcance-Orquesta de Cámara” artistic director, dedicated to supporting young artists and talented students in voice, and promoting lyric stage Works in Venezuela, throughout the Venezuelan school system. COMMUNITY WORK Voice teacher, performer and orchestra conductor for children’s orchestras, as a volunteer in rural áreas of Caracas (áreas with economical need). She work as a volunteer music teacher at Asamblea Evangélica Local (Christian church-1994-2010) Iglesia Evangélica Pentecostal Las Acacias, Caracas, since 2011 (the largest church in Caracas, with more than 10,000 members), Samuel Olson, Pastor and President of the Venezuelan Council of Evangelical Churches. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Colaboración constante como solista por 22 años con el Sistema Nacional de Orquestas Juveniles e Infantiles de Venezuela, FESNOJIV-Fundación Musical Simón Bolívar, Dr. José Antonio Abreu, Director Fundador. STUDENT’S ACHIEVMENTS Carlos López Ferrer, baritone (Caracas) Graduated from Conservatorio de Música Simón Bolívar (school of the Venezuelan Natioanal System of Youth Symphony Orchestras) in voice. In 2005 he won First Prize in the VII National Alfredo Hollander Voice Competition, as well as three special mentions for Best Latinamerican and French Song Interpretation and Best Stage Presence. He won Honor Mention in the 2006’s Latin-american and Venezuelan Song Competition in Caracas. He has been admitted to the Boston Conservatory of Music to pursue his Master’s Degree in Voice-Opera under the guide of baritone Sanford Sylvan. He was invited by Mirella Freni to study with her at her international Italian academy this coming November for one and a half month, after working with her in master classes in Caracas on January 2007. His repertoire includes Mendelssohn’s Elijah under Helmuth Rillings baton, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Handel’s Messiah, title role in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Don Alfonso in Mozart’s Così fan tutte and recent Count of Almaviva in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, among others. All fully satged and professional performances. Master classes include work with Mirella Freni, Markus Eiche and among others. Mr. López is also a journalist (Social Communicator) graduated from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in 2002 and recently received the Master’s Degree in Organizational Communication. Katiuska Rodríguez, mezzo-soprano (Caracas) (See enclosed press report of her). Considered the best mezzo-soprano voice at this time in Venezuela. She pursues vocal studies at Conservatorio de Música Simón Bolívar. Recent performances include Santuzza’s in Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana (Opera Teresa Carreño Theater), Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Prokoffiev’s Alexander Nevsky, Suzuki in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly (with Sara Catarine as Cio-Cio San), among others. She won Third Prize in the VI National Alfredo Hollander Voice competition in Caracas. She was invited by Mirella Freni to study with her at her Italian academy in Vignola in 2007 and 2008. Alvaro Carrillo, baritone (Caracas) Former student, he pursued vocal studies at Conservatorio de Música Simón Bolívar. Performances include Fauré’s Requiem under Hervé Niquet’s baton in 2005 and Händel’s Messiah. His recent performances include Massetto in Mozart’s Don Giovanni for Memoria de Apariencias Company, an opera gala with the National Philharmonic Orchestra and Ciudad Guayana Youth Symphony Orchestra (Mozart Festival). In 2008 he sang Shaunard in Puccini’s La Bohème and Doctor Grenvil in Verdi’s La Traviata for Opera Teresa Carreño Theater, under Gustavo Dudamel’s conducting. Adriana Balzán, soprano (Caracas) Former student at the Conservatorio de Música Simón Bolívar, Caracas, she has been admitted to the Washington Opera Young Artists Program by Plácido Domingo. She has sung Susanna in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni for Memoria de Apariencias Company, appeared in Puccini’s La Rondine (Opera Teresa Carreño Theater). She has performed in stages in Costa Rica, Washington and Perú. Currently sings in Washington in a zarzuela company. http://www.adrianabalzan.com Gian Aurelio Faraone, tenor, jazz-pop performer (Caracas, Venezuela) http://www.gianfaraone.com Gian Aurelio Faraone started to take voice lessons with Sara Catarine at age 14. After four years he was accepted to pursue his bachelor degree at Berklee in the United States. Learn more about Gian Aurelio by clicking on the link above. Jaime Abou (Nino Abou), tenor (Valle de la Pascua, Venezuela) Late pop singer Mr. Aboud was a former student at Conservatorio de Música Simón Bolívar. He pursued voice studies and graduated with the Master’s Degree Program in Musical Theater at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He performed widely in Caracas with his show “Let’s Talk about Broadway”; a musical of great success that made him win recognition from press and audiences before he left Venezuela. In memoriam, his family still runs his web page: http://www.ninoabou.com/ Other relevant students of Ms. Sara Catarine are: Former student, soprano Mariana Ortiz, made her debut at Paris Opera in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea (Theatre du Champs Elysees). She continues a rising career both in Europe and Venezuela. She sang the 2007 production of La Bohème at Teresa Carreño Opera, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. She recently sang Cio-Cio San in Madame Butterfly with tenor Aquíles Machado in Valencia, Venezuela. She was invited to work with Mirella Freni at her international voice academy in Italy. In 2008 she sang Violetta in Verdi’s La Traviata for Teresa Carreño Theater Opera. In 2008 she performed the role of “Queen Elizabeth” in the opera Los Martirios de Colón by Venezuelan composer Federico Ruiz. She recently performed Violetta in La Traviata and La Vida Breve by Manuel De Falla. Gilberto Bermúdez (tenor), who has been featured as Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni in recent production conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, also as Ferrando in Così fan tutte for Memoria de Apariencias Company in Caracas. In 2007 he sang the title role in Gaetanpo Donizetti’s Rita for Escénica Producciones in Caracas. He sang the role of Ferrando in Mozart’s Così fan Tutte in 2008 with the Simón Bolívar Sinphony Orchestra. In 2009 performed Rinuccio in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi with “Mozart 250 Company” in Caracas, and he aslso sang with the Simon Bolivar Orchestra in 2006 in a Mozart gala (Alfredo Rugeles conductor). http://www.gilbertobermudez.com/ In 2007, Martin Camacho (baritone), featured as in the title role in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro for Opera de Occidente, Venezuela, Monteverdi’s Orfeo for Memoria de Apariencias Company. In 2009 performed Simone in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi with “Mozart 250 Company” in Caracas. He’s a current soloist od Camerata of Caracas, under Alfredo Rugeles and Víctor Mata’s baton. He sang with the Simon Bolivar Orchestra in 2006 in a Mozart gala (Alfredo Rugeles conductor). In 2007, Julio Salazar (countertenor) who recently performed lyric galas with the National Philharmonic Orchestra and with the Ciudad Guayana Youth Symphony Orchestra (Mozart Festival). He is currently invited to sing the role of Orlofsky in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus for Opera Teatro Teresa Carreño. In 2006 and 2007 soprano Marbelis Carvajal sang Fräulein Silberklang in Mozart’s Der Schauspieldirektor for Escenica Producciones at Teatro Trasnocho, a permanent space for chamber operas in Caracas. In 2006 mezzo-soprano Adriana Yépez, sang Dorabella in Mozart’s Così fan tutte for Memoria de Apariencias Company (Camerata of Caracas) and has performed widely with the Municipal Symphony Orchestra of Caracas. Now singing as soprano, she has performed opera galas with Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar of Trujillo and Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil del Estado Bólivar (Mozart Festival). In 2007 soprano Darcy Monsalve sang Euridice in Monteverdi’s Orfeo for Memoria de Apariencias Company (Camerata of Caracas) as well as Susanna in Marriage of Figaro for Opera de Occidente, Venezuela. In 2009 performed Lauretta in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi with “Mozart 250 Company” in Caracas, under Alfredo Rugeles and Víctor Mata’s baton. She currently performs in Spain, where she lives with tenor Soprano Mariana Piñango sang La Speranza Monteverdi’s Orfeo for Memoria de Apariencias Company (Camerata of Caracas). Both sopranos sang as soloists for Camerata of Caracas 2006 production of Händel’s Messiah. Coloratura soprano Ninoska Camacaro will perform the Queen of the Night in Mozart Magic Flute with Orquesta Sinfónica Municipal de Caracas for the AMADEUS production of Ballet Contemporáneo de Caracas in 2009, under Rodolfo Saglimbeni’s baton. Soloist with Symphony Youth Orchestra of Chacao, Caracas, singing Offenbach’s “Doll’s Song”, 2009. Lyric soprano Betzi Pérez Hatten will perform the Pamina in Mozart Magic Flute with Orquesta Sinfónica Municipal de Caracas for the AMADEUS production of Ballet Contemporáneo de Caracas in 2009, under Rodolfo Saglimbeni’s baton. She made her operatic debut as Contessa in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro in 2006. Tenor Jesús Hernández is performing widely in Venezuela. In 2006 he sang the role of José and recently sang the role of Copero in Lleó’s zarzuela “La Corte de Faraón”. He has sang opera galas with Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil del Estado Bolívar under Domenico Lombardi’s baton.
