Sundays - 8:30am & 11:00amCUMC Concerts
University of Wisconsin Redefined
Sunday, April 10, 2011
3:00 pm
The Performing Arts Committee at CUMC presents “UW Redefined” in concert in our sanctuary on Sunday, April 10 at 3:00 pm. This group of 18 University of Wisconsin students is a coed a cappella chorus that performs original arrangements of popular music. They have performed across the
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Soprano Angela Mortellaro, native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has just recently completed a two-year apprentice position as a "Studio Artist" with the Orlando Opera Company. During the Orlando Opera's 2008-2009 season, she performed the roles of Clorinda in Cenerentola, Sister Genovieffa in Suor Angelica, as well as Olympia/Antonia/Giullietta in The Tales of Hoffman. In OOC's 2007-2008 season, she sang the role of Sally in Die Fledermaus, and was seen with the Orlando Philharmonic as part of the Young People's Concert Series. Ms. Mortellaro holds degrees in music performance from Rice University's Shepherd School of Music and the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, and has participated in the Aspen Opera Theatre Center in 2006-2008. She has performed operatic roles such as Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Sandrina (La finta giardiniera), Diana (La Calisto), Gretel (Hansel and Gretel), The Governess (The Turn of the Screw), Frasquita (Carmen) and Clorinda (Cenerentola). She has also performed several concert works including Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with City Music Cleveland, and Mahler's Resurrection Symphony with the Rice University Orchestra. Ms. Mortellaro has also had the pleasure of recording and premiering works by composer Aaron Alon including a new musical ''The Nightingale and the Rose,'' and a heart-wrenching piece about child abuse called ''Breaking the Silence.'' Ms. Mortellaro has also received recognition for her singing, including the Encouragement award at the Upper-Midwest Regional Metropolitan Opera Auditions. This summer, Ms. Mortellaro has been invited to participate as an Apprentice Artist with Chautauqua Opera where she will both cover and sing roles in The Pirates of Penzance and The Consul, and will be a featured artist with the Chautauqua Symphony. Ms. Mortellaro is a student of Dr. Stephen King.