Young mezzo-soprano Deanna Ray Eberhart is a highly versatile musician from Kansas City, Missouri with a “warm and indulgent presence” onstage (KC Studio) and “considerable élan” (S. Fairbank). In the summer of 2025, Deanna made her Santa Fe Opera debut as Rossweisse in the company premiere of Wagner’s Die Walküre and was given an
Internationally Acclaimed Vocalists Join Bethany College for Historic 145th Messiah Festival of the Arts LINDSBORG, KS. January 23, 2025 —Bethany College (bethanylb.edu) today announced the world-renowned soloists for the 145th consecutive performance of the Messiah Festival of the Arts, one of the longest-running annual performances of Handel’s beloved oratorio in the United States. This year’s
Praised by the South Florida Classical Review as a “vocally fierce” and “deep-toned” mezzo, Alexandra Colaizzi brings warmth and sensitivity to stages across the United States. As a professional singer, Dr. Colaizzi performs with top-tier professional choral ensembles such as the Santa Fe Desert Chorale and GRAMMY® nominated Seraphic Fire. She has appeared as a
JoAna Rusche, mezzo-soprano, has been praised by Opera News for being “notably sweet-voiced.” She is an alumna of the Academy of Vocal Arts, where she performed the roles of Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Fiora in L’amore dei tre re, Tamara in The Demon, and the Second Lady in Die Zauberflöte. This past December, she performed the role of Carmen with Music
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