Cheri Stark
Soprano

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OPERA
Anne Frank           The Diary of Anne Frank                Long Beach Opera Outreach    2008-11
Henn                       The Cunning Little Vixen               Long Beach Opera                              2009
Cebéle                     The Face   (Premiere recording)    Donald Crockett                                 2006
Cook                        The Stone House  (Premiere)          USC Chamber Opera                         2006
Pamela                   Broken Pieces  (Premiere)               USC Chamber Opera                          2005
Sandman              Hansel and Gretel                              Intimate Opera Company                2005
Sally                       Die Fledermaus                                  Intimate Opera Company                2003
Chorus                   Cendrillon                                            USC Thornton Opera                          2005
Chorus                   The Rake’s Progress                           USC Thornton Opera                          2005
Chorus                   Hansel and Gretel                              USC Thornton Opera                         2003
Chorus                   The Magic Flute                                  USC Thornton Opera                         2002
Chorus                   La Traviata                                          Repertory Opera Company             2003
Monica                   The Medium                                        California Opera Association          2002
Lucy                       The Telephone                                     California Opera Association          2001

CONCERTS as Featured Soloist
Peter Schickele   Songs from Baptism                           Armadillo String Quartet                2010
John Harbison    Mirabai Songs                                      USC Contemporary Music Ens.      2009
L. Beethoven       9th Symphony                                    United World Orchestra                   2007
John Harbison    Mirabai Songs & Arias                      Ridgecrest Orchestra                         2009
Solo Recital          Art Songs & Arias                               California Opera Association          2006
Pops Concert        Musical Theater Medleys                 La Mirada Symphony          2006, 2009

MUSICAL THEATER
Anna                      King and I                                           Bear Stage Theater                              2002
Dorothy                Wizard of Oz                                        Children’s Musical Theaterworks   2000
Rapunzel               Into The Woods                                  Children’s Musical Theaterworks    2001

AWARDS & HONORS
1st Place                California Opera Association International Competition                        2005
2nd Place              NATS Gwendolyn Roberts Young Artist’s Competition                           2006
3rd Place               California Women’s Chorus Competition                                                     2005
Encouragement New Century Singers Whittier                                                                       2006

TRAINING
Masters of Arts - Spiritual Psychology        University of Santa Monica                              2008
Bachelors of Music - Vocal Performance     USC Thornton School of Music                         2006
Operaworks                                                         Northridge, CA                                                     2006
International Vocal Institute                         Hvar, Croatia                                                       2005
California Opera Association Summer Institute                                              2001, 2002, 2006

Private Voice Study: Cynthia Munzer 2002-2006, Edna Garabedian 2001-2002

Conductors: Brent McMunn, Andreas Mitisek, Kristof Van Gryspeer, Brian Farrell

Directors: Ken Cazan, Andreas Mitisek, LizBeth Lucca

DISCOGRAPHY
Sacred Prayers                      2011
Romantic Antics                   2009
Straight from the Heart     2009
Joy of Christmas                   2007


OTHER SKILLS

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