MARCELLO GIORDANI COMPETITION FINALS

It has been an incredible week of singing for Marcello Giordani and a panel of wonderful judges in Vero Beach, FL! Good news, after being invited to this competition, and singing in the preliminaries and semifinals, I have now advanced to the last round, FINALS. 

Finals Concert will be tomorrow, April 10, at 7pm at the Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center

1707 16th Street

Vero Beach, FL

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Antonina will sing the National Anthem at the BIG HOUSE (aka Michigan Football stadium)!!!!

at the University of Michigan Commencement on May 2, 2015

Antonina to be awarded the Earl V. Moore Award at the University of Michigan

Antonina will be receiving this prestigious award at the 2015 School of Music, Theatre & Dance Commencement Ceremony for "outstanding achievements in Conducting and Voice departments".

May 1, 2015 at 2pm, Power Center 

Meeting and singing for Justice Ginsburg

It was an honor to sing for Justice Ginsburg last night. She loves opera and there is nothing better than to perform for someone who respects and admires the art of the voice and drama. What a sweet and powerful woman! It was a special moment to be in her presence.

Happy New Year everyone!!!

I wish you all a year of blessed days that are filled with love, friendship, joy, health, success and peace!!! Let your days be full of sunshine! I would like you to read and listen to these words as poetry! Let them be a  prophesie of your days ahead or just a simple inspiration, the good is yet to come and that "...one of these mornin's you gonna rise up singin'..." 

Summertime and the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high
Yo' daddy's rich and yo' mama's good lookin'
So hush little baby, don't you cry

One of these mornin's you gonna rise up singin'
Then you'll spread your wings and you'll take the sky
But 'till that mornin' there is nothin' can harm you
With daddy and mama standin' by

with much love and admiration,

antonina

Winner of the BEL CANTO VOCAL COMPETITION SCHOLARSHIP

I'm thrilled to announce that I won this competition. It is quite the Christmas gift! I have been wanting to apply for this competition for the last three years and I finally felt like this year I could, should, and would stand a chance to win. I have a strong passion for Bel Canto repertoire and I recently discovered that my voice suits it very well. Bel Canto repertoire requires a lot of demand and it is a real test of the singer's ability and command of vocal technique and artistry.

THANK YOU Bel Canto Vocal Foundation for nurturing the young artists, promoting the Bel Canto repertoire and Bel Canto singing!

http://belcantoscholarship.com/our-newsletter

U-M Orpheus Singers concert

Stamps Auditorium

University of Michigan

Orpheus Singers is a mixed choir of undergraduate and graduate students, and is rehearsed and conducted by the graduate choral conducting students of Jerry Blackstone. 

WINNER OF THE METROPOLITAN OPERA MI DISTRICT NATIONAL COUNCIL AUDITIONS 2014

I had great pleasure singing on the stage of the beautiful Detroit Opera House. It was my fourth time competing in the MI District round and this is the second time, that I had won, two consecutive years. I am excited to have another opportunity to advance to Great Lakes Regional round on January 11, 2015 in Buffalo, NY and see what happens after that. :)

C.P.E. Bach 300th Anniversary Celebration

Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 8:00PM

University of Michigan, Pendleton Room at the Michigan Union Building 

I will be performing an aria and a duet from Die Israeliten in der Wüste Wq. 238 (1769) with a chamber orchestra. This music is stunning and I'm thrilled to celebrate and expose C.P.E. Bach's music. 

You can find a compete program here:

http://www.cpebach.de/en/2014/other/events/1334

Dead Man Walking - U-M Opera Theatre

On Thursday, Nov. 13th, before the opening of the show, we met one of the most amazing human beings, Sister Helen Prejean, who is the author of the book Dead Man Walking. The opera is written by Jake Heggie and libretto by Terrence McNally, based on Sister Helen's book. A true story, about her journey to Christ and how she became a spiritual advisor to several convicts on death row. This woman is so strong, compassionate, direct, and funny! She continues to speak all over the country about many social issues and bringing awareness to the citizens of what death row is and how come it's always done in closed doors and not open to the public of what really happens. She was present in our opening night of this power opera and beautifully written score, which was a success, and I played Sister Rose, who was one of her closest friends at the Hope House of St. Joseph of Medaille.