Resume - Stephanie Bain - Lyric Spinto Soprano

Opera singer, soprano - lyric spinto

NATIONALITY - NEW ZEALAND

QUALIFICATIONS

Performer’s Diploma Indiana University 2003 – current
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) Victoria University, NZ 1995
Bachelor of Science (Honours – Post Graduate)Industrial/Organisational Psychology Victoria University, NZ 1998
Trinity College Performers Certificate, Violin, 1992

LANGUAGES PERFORMED IN:
Italian, French, German, Polish, Russian, Czech, Latin, English

EMERGING ARTIST PROGRAMME
PricewaterhouseCoopers Dame Malvina Major Emerging Artist NBR New Zealand Opera, 2003.

Soprano - lyric spinto - private functions

VOCAL TUITION
Teresa Kubiak, Virginia Zeani, Dame Malvina Major, Frances Wilson, Patricia Wright, Margaret Medlyn

STAGE DIRECTORS
Colin Graham, Tito Capobianco, Michael Ehrman, Andrew Sinclair, Lee Blakeley, Matthew Richardson, Stephen Lawless, Jonathan Hardy, Jonathan Alver, Carmel Carroll, Luise Napier, Colin McColl, Raymond Hawthorne

CONDUCTORS
David Effron, Imre Pallo, Nicholas Braithwaite, Wyn Davies, Michael Lloyd, Marco Guidarini, Martin Andre, Jonathan Grieves-Smith, Dominic Wheeler, Dobbs Franks, Vladimir Kamirski, Christopher Bell, Nigel Weeks

COACHES
Mark Phelps, Rosemary Barnes, Claire Caldwell, David Harper, Bruce Greenfield (voice), Renato Fresia (Italian)

MASTERCLASSES
Virginia Zeani, Christine Weidinger, Richard Perlman, Roger Vignoles, Teresa Kubiak 2003, Michael Lloyd, Martin Andre, Frances Wilson 2002, Wyn Davies 2001, Rosalind Plowright, 2000

OPERA ROLES
Berta                Barber of Seville    Rossini    June - July 2003
NBR New Zealand Opera (Tour)

The Hostess    Boris Godunov        Mussorgsky    Feb - Mar 2003
NBR New Zealand Opera (Understudy)

Marcellina        Marriage of Figaro    Mozart    July 2002
NBR New Zealand Opera (Understudy)

Amor                 Orfeo ed Euridice        Gluck    2002
Auckland Chamber Opera (Understudy)

OPERA SCENES


Mrs de Rocher	Dead Man Walking	Heggie	Indiana University	2004
Elizabeth Proctor	Crucible	Ward	Indiana University	2004
Giulietta	Contes d’Hoffman	Offenbach	Indiana University	2003
2nd Lady	Magic Flute	Mozart	Indiana University	2003
Butterfly	Madame Butterfly	Puccini	Wellington City Opera (School tour)	1996
Bess	Porgy & Bess	Gershwin	Wellington City Opera (School tour)	1996
Musetta	La Boheme	Puccini	Wellington City Opera (School tour)	1995
OPERA CHORUS
	Peter Grimes	Britten	Indiana University	2004
	Ballad of Baby Doe	Moore	Indiana University	2004
	Merry Widow	Lehar	Indiana University	2003
	Boris Godunov	Mussorgsky	New Zealand Opera	2003
	Pearlfishers	Bizet	New Zealand Opera	2002
	Marriage of Figaro	Mozart	New Zealand Opera	2002
	Carmen to Carmina	Bizet/ Orff	New Zealand Opera	2002
	Manon	Massenet	New Zealand Opera	2001
	Viva Verdi	Verdi	New Zealand Opera	2001
	Falstaff	Verdi	New Zealand Opera	2001
	Aida	Verdi	New Zealand Opera	2000
	Madame Butterfly	Puccini	National Opera	1999
	Simon Boccanegra	Verdi	International Festival of the Arts	1998
	Otello	Verdi	National Opera	1998
	Carmen	Bizet	Wellington City Opera	1997
	Eugene Onegin	Tchaikovsky	Wellington City Opera	1997
	Katya Kabanova	Janacek	International Festival of the Arts	1996
	Peter Grimes	Britten	Wellington City Opera	1995
	Turandot	Puccini	Wellington City Opera	1994
	Madame Butterfly	Puccini	International Festival of the Arts	1994
	Bitter Calm	Blake	International Festival of the Arts	1994

PRODUCTIONS
	Infidelity: Opera Undressed Fringe Festival and Best of Fringe			1995

SOLO RECITALS
	Night at the Opera		Dalewool Auckland Brass Band	2001
	Joy of Christmas		Dalewool Auckland Brass Band	2001
	Black Box Concerts (7)		New Zealand Opera	2001 – 2002
	Symphony under the Stars		New Zealand Opera	2002

TRAINING
	New Zealand Opera Training School			2002, 2003

VIOLIN
Vivace String Quartet 1994 - 2001
Wellington Youth Orchestra 1990 -1995

CORPORATE WORK EXPERIENCE
Industrial Psychologist in Human Resources for major New Zealand companies until January 2003. Available for consulting work.

Soprano - lyric spinto - private functions

A REPERTOIRE LIST IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST