ARIANA CHRIS - Greek-Canadian mezzo soprano, born
Ariadne Christodoulopoulos, was heard and seen by billions of viewers worldwide
when she performed the Greek National Anthem at the Closing Ceremonies of the
Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
Other prestigious appearances include representing
Greece in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition 2005, performing
under the acropolis in for Canada House at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics in
Greece and singing the role of Componist in the Polish National Premiere
production of Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos televised for Mezzo Television,
France in 39 countries worldwide.
Her international career includes collaborations with
Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Lyric Opera of
Chicago, Le Poisson Rouge NYC, Opera Hong Kong, Montreal Opera, Nantes and
Angers Opera (France), Opera Baltycka (Poland), Canadian Opera Company, Santa
Fe Opera, Kentucky Opera, Indianapolis Opera, Opera de Quebec, Opera Francais
de New York and New York City Opera where she debuted in 2006 as Lola in
Cavalleria Rusticana and where she stayed on the roster for five seasons. Among
her most-performed roles are Massenet’s Cendrillon, Dorabella, Carmen, Dido,
Cherubino and Componist.
Ariana trained at the University of Toronto and went
on to apprentice with Montreal Opera and Santa Fe Opera. Combining her
classical training and Greek heritage, her recording Greek Tangos is available
on iTunes.
Returning from Lyric Opera of Chicago, where she
understudied the title role of Cendrillon, Ariana joins the European Tour of
Alon Nashman’s “Charlotte: A Tri-Coloured Play with Music”, a biographical play
about artist Charlotte Salomon, which premiered at Toronto’s Luminato Festival,
Taipei World Stage Design Scenofest.
Recitals this season feature the world premiere of
James Moffett's "The Lavender Fields - Songs about Living with
Cancer" written for Ariana.
Her CD Greek Tangos is available on iTunes.
Ariana at the Vancouver
Olympics
Ariana Chris was heard by millions world-wide singing
the Greek National anthem at the Closing Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010
Winter Olympic Games.
She was featured along side Ben Heppner who performed
the Olympic Anthem.Accompanying them was the Vancouver Youth Symphony
Orchestra. The performance is available for download on iTunes or watch by
clicking the link.
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