About Maria

Biography Repertoire C.V.

MARIA PERFORMING EXPERIENCE

  • Opera "Alzira" (Verdi) - Role of Alzira under the direction of Vincent La Selva with The New York Grand Opera in Carnegie Hall, New York

  • "Cosi Fan Tutte" (Mozart) - Role of Fiordiligi in Bourgas, Bulgaria

  • "Falstaff"(Verdi) -role of Alice Ford, under direction of Vasyl Vasylenko with the State Opera of Donetsk, Ukraine

  • "Giovanna D’Arco"(Verdi) - role of Giovanna, under direction of Vincent La Selva with the New York Grand Opera, Carnegie Hall, New York

  • "Halka" (Moniuszko) - Role of Halka, separate productions with Sarasota Opera, The Polish National Opera in Warsaw and The Polish Canadian Society of Music in Toronto

  • "I Pagliacci"(Leoncavallo) -role of Nedda, under direction of Vincent La Selva with the New York Grand Opera, Carnegie Hall, New York

  • "I Vespri Siciliani" (Verdi) - Role of Elena under the direction of Maestro Guillermo Silva Marin,with Opera in Concert at the St. Lawrence Centre for Arts, Toronto

  • "La Boheme"(Puccini) - role of Mimi with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra-under direction of Fabio Mechetti, Jacksonville, Florida, USA and with The New York Grand Opera under the direction of Maestro Vincent La Selva in Central Park before 12,000 opera fans

  • "La Boheme" (Puccini) - Role of Musetta under the general direction Dr. Harry Hurwitz in Opava, Czech Republic

  • "La Boheme"(Leoncavallo) - role of Mimi with The New York Grand Opera under the direction of Maestro Vincent La Selva in Central Park's Naumburg Bandshell, New York City

  • "Manon Lescaut"-(Puccini) - Role of Manon, under the direction of Maestro Vincent La Selva with The New York Grand Opera in Central Park's Naumburg Bandshell, New York City

  • "Orpheo and Euridice" (Gluck) - Role of Euridice, Opera-in-Concert with Orchestra under direction of Mathew Jaskiewicz

  • "Rigoletto" (Verdi) - Role of Gilda, produced by The Debut Young Concert Artist Series of Montreal, Artistic Director Bernard Labadie

  • "Suor Angelica"(G. Puccini) - role of Suor Angelica, under direction of Vincent La Selva with the New York Grand Opera, Carnegie Hall, New York City

  • “The Countess” (Moniuszko) -Role of the Countess- Polish National Radio Orchestra under direction of Maestro Z. Michniewski, Warsaw, Poland

  • "The Czardas Princess" (Kalman) - Role of Sylvia, under the Direction of Andrzej Rozbicki in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • "The Haunted Manor" (Moniuszko) - Role of Hanna, produced by The Greater Buffalo Opera Company, Buffalo, U.S.A., under the direction of M. Weiss-Grzesinski

  • "Tosca" (Puccini) - Role of Tosca under the direction of Vincent La Selva with The New York Grand Opera

  • "Turandot" (Puccini) - Role of Liu under the direction of Vincent La Selva with The New York Grand Opera

  • "Arias in Concert" - Soloist with Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Orchestra, Toronto Sinfonietta Orchestra, Toronto Camerata Orchestra, Coburg Symphony and Symphonic Workshop Orchestra

  • Concert of Polish Stars, Chicago, arias in concert under direction of Jerzy Maksymiuk

  • Concert of Polish Stars, Celebrity Orchestra under direction of J. Rozbicki at The Ford Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto

  • "Un Ballo in Maschera" (Verdi) - Role of Oskar under the general direction Dr. Harry Hurwitz in Opava, Czech Republic

  • "La Traviata" (Verdi) - Opera Lyra Ottawa - Role of Annina - Understudy of Violetta, direction of Jeanette Aster/Yves Abel in the Young Artists Program

  • "Le Nozze di Figaro" (Mozart) - Opera Lyra Ottawa- Role of Barbarina under direction of Jeannette Aster/Yves Abel in the Young Artists Program

  • "Rigoletto" (Verdi) - Opera Lyra Ottawa - Role of Giovana under direction of Jeannette Aster/Yves Abel

    • Oratorio

  • "Ein Deutsches Requiem" (Brahms) – Soprano soloist with University of Ottawa Orchestra and Choir under direction of David Currie

  • "Elijah" (Mendelssohn)- Soprano soloist with Kingston Symphony Orchestra under direction of Glen Fast, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

  • "Exsultate Jubilate" (Mozart) - Soprano soloist with the Britten-Pears Orchestra under the direction of Kurt Equiluz and the Peterborough Symphony under the direction of Stan Kopac

  • "Gloria" (Poulenc) - Soprano soloist with the Washington Chorale under the direction of Grammy award winning conductor Robert Shafer at The Kennedy Centre in Washington D.C and with The Royal Ballet of London under Barry Wordsworth also at The Kennedy Center

  • "Litanie Lauretanae"(W.A.Mozart) - Soprano soloist with Orchestre Filharmonique du Noveau Monde, under direction of M.Brousseau, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  • "Mass in C" (Beethoven) - Soprano soloist with Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and Philharmonic Choir under direction of Howard Dyck

  • "Mass in C Major" (Schubert) - Soprano soloist with University of Ottawa Orchestra and Choir under direction of David Currie

  • "Messa di Gloria" (Puccini) - Soprano soloist with New World Philharmonic Orchestra under direction of Michel Brousseau

  • "Messe de la Délivrance" (Dubois) - World Premiere - Soprano soloist with New World Philharmonic Orchestra under direction of Michel Brousseau

  • "Messe solennelle de Saint-Remi" (Dubois) - North American Premiere - Soprano soloist with New World Philharmonic Orchestra under direction of Michel Brousseau

  • "Messiah" (Handel) - Soprano soloist with Orchestre Baroque de Montreal under the direction of Joel Thiffault

  • "Misa Criolla" (Ramirez)- Soprano soloist with the Cantata Singers of Ottawa under the direction of Michael Zaugg

  • "Missa in Angustiis" (Haydn) - Soprano soloist with the FMMC Orchestra under the direction of Webster Rogers Jr. in Washington, D.C.

  • "Missa Solemnis in D Major Op. 123" (Beethoven) - Soprano soloist under the Direction of Vincent La Selva at Carnegie Hall

  • "Requiem"(Fauré) - Soprano soloist with Orchestre Filharmonique du Nouveau Monde, under direction of M. Brousseau, Montreal,Quebec, Canada

  • "Requiem"( W.A.Mozart) - Soprano soloist with Orchestre Filharmonique du Nouveau Monde, under direction of M. Brousseau, Montreal,Quebec, Canada

  • "Stabat Mater" (Rossini), - Soprano Soloist with the University of Ottawa Orchestra and Choir under direction of David Currie

  • "Te Deum" (Bruckner) - Soloist with Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and Philharmonic Choir under direction of Howard Dyck

    • Concerts

  • " Four Last Songs" - (Richard Strauss) Featured Guest Soloist with the Winnipeg Symphony and Royal Winnipeg Ballet under the direction of Earl Stafford

  • "Symphony III, Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"-(H. M. Gorecki) - Soloist, Carnegie Hall with New York Grand Opera Orchestra under the direction of maestro Vincent LaSelva and also with The University of Ottawa and Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of David Currie

  • "Symphony No 9 in D Major" (Beethoven) - with Krakow Philharmonic, Orchestra and Chorus under direction of J. Maksymiuk, Krakow, Poland. Also at Carnegie Hall, New York, under the direction of Vincent La Selva, in a concert commemorating the 175th anniversary of Beethoven’s death and the September 11 terrorist attack

  • "Licia Albanese Puccini Foundation Gala Concert" - invited as a special guest - Lincoln Centre, Alice Tully Hall, New York Gala Concert commemorating the 26th Anniversary of The Papacy of John Paul II presented by the Apostolic Nunciature in Ottawa

  • "Polish Opera Stars Gala Concert" - in Chicago and Toronto at The Ford Centre for the Performing Arts

  • "Viennese Evening"Concert - Soloist - Krakow Radio Chamber Orchestra

  • "Winnipeg Ballet Gala Benefit Concert" - Soloist - under the direction of Tadeusz Bernacki

  • "Stars of Tomorrow" Concert - Soloist - Glenn Gould Studio, CBC Centre, Toronto

  • "From the Classics to Broadway" - Principal Soloist

  • “Theatre Lyrique de Hull” - Soloiste in concerts

  • CBC's "Ottawa in Concert Series" Recitals - Principal Soloist

  • "Friends of the Museum" Concert Series - Principal Soloist

    • Over 2,300 performances in Poland, France, Denmark, Sweden, England and Germany with the Krakow Regional Theatre as vocalist and dancer.

    ENGAGED BY Opera Companies:

  • Opéra de Montréal, Canada

  • Teatr Wielki National Opera, Warsaw, Poland

  • Opera Lyra Ottawa, Canada

  • Burgas Opera House, Burgas, Bulgaria

  • Donetsk State Opera, Ukraine

  • Greater Buffalo Opera Company, U.S.A.

  • National Opera House, Poland

  • New York Grand Opera, U.S.A

  • Opava Opera House, Czech Republic

  • Opera Hamilton, Canada

  • Opera in Concert, Toronto, Canada

  • Opera Krakowska, Krakow, Poland

  • Sarasota Opera, U.S.A.


    • ENGAGED BY Symphony Orchestras:

  • Britten-Pears Orchestra

  • Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra

  • Cobourg Symphony

  • FMMC Orchestra

  • International Symphony Orchestra

  • Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra

  • Kingston Symphony

  • Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Orchestra

  • Kitchener-Waterloo Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Krakow Opera Orchestra

  • Krakow Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonic Choir

  • Krakow Radio Chamber Orchestra

  • Lodz Symphony Orchestra

  • Metropolitan Symphonic Orchestra in Bulgaria

  • National Philharmonic in Warsaw

  • New York Grand Opera Orchestra

  • New World Symphony Orchestra

  • Orchestre Baroque de Montréal

  • Ottawa Symphony Orchestra

  • Peterborough Symphony Orchestra

  • Polish National Radio Orchestra

  • Toronto Camerata Orchestra

  • Toronto Sinfonietta Orchestra

  • University of Ottawa Orchestra

  • Washington Chorus

  • Winnipeg Symphony and Royal Winnipeg Ballet


    • ENGAGED BY Music Festivals:

  • Adelburgh Festival of Music and the Arts Chigiana Music Festival

  • Guelph Spring Festival

  • International Chamber Music Festival

  • Kiwanis Music Festival

  • New York Grand Opera Company Summer in the Park

  • Outaouais Festival of Sacred Music


    • ENGAGED BY Music Societies:

  • Polish Canadian Society of Music


    • Awards

  • Polish Government’s 2006 Gold Cross of Merit for Professional/Cultural/Philanthropic Accomplishments in the Arts

  • American Institute of Polish Culture’s 2005 ‘International Rising Star of Opera” Award

  • Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition of New York- First Place

  • Chigiana Music Festival of Italy- First Place

  • Greater Buffalo Opera Company International Vocal Competition- First Place

  • Debut Young Concert Artist Series in Montreal, Top prize

  • Full International Scholarship to Britten-Pears School for Advanced Musical Studies, Aldeburgh, England in Russian Song and German Oratorio

  • CBC's "Ottawa in Concert" Series Recital Winner

  • Guelph Spring Festival: First Place - Voice

  • Kiwanis Music Festival: First Place Lieder, Oratorio

  • Concerto Competition Winner, Wilfrid Laurier University

  • Fenwick Scholarship Kiwanis Music Festival-First Place winner


    • Music Education

    Private Study with:
  • Sherley Verrett (renowned Opera Star), University of Michigan

  • Licia Albanese (Metropolitan Opera Star)

  • Patrice Munsel renowned Opera Star

  • Marry Morrison, University of Toronto

  • Victor Martens, Wilfrid Laurier University

    • Coaches:

  • Dixie Neill, McGill University

  • Jackson Sheats, Washington University

  • Maria Pellegrini, renowned Opera Star

  • Leslie De Ath

  • Joan Dornemann, Assistant Conductor and Coach of the Metropolitan Opera; featured soloist in her masterclasses

  • Sherill Milne, Metropolitan Opera Star

  • Nico Castel of the Metropolitan Opera

  • Sergei Leiferkus

  • Rudy Neufeld


    • Schools attended:

  • Britten-Pears School for Advanced Musical Studies, Aldeburgh, England - Russian Song and German Oratorio

  • Wilfrid Laurier University, Intensive Voice Workshops

  • University of Ottawa Summer Vocal Academy with Ingemar Korjus, Jacqueline Richard Rosemary Landry

  • Wilfrid Laurier University, Diploma in Performance; voice with Victor Martens

  • Royal Conservatory of Music, University of Toronto; voice with Vera Kushaunsky

  • Karol Szymanowski Music Academy, Katowice, Poland, voice with Prof. Gowarzewska

  • Primary and Secondary Music Schools, Krakow, Poland - violin and trumpet


    • RELATED SKILLS

    Choral conducting, piano, trumpet , violin, classical guitar. Folk and ballroom dancing.

    INTERESTS

    Conducting, teaching voice, psychology, history of music and world history, languages, painting, social and charity work.