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I'm thrilled to share that I will be making another opera company debut this fall with Eugene Opera in Oregon! I'll be joining the company from September 14th through October 6th, with two performances scheduled on October 3rd and 5th.
Even more exciting, I'll be revisiting one of my favorite roles - Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. This production holds a special place in my heart, as I'll be working alongside some of my favorite people: the wonderful Curt Olds (Director) and the fantastic Andrew Bisantz (Conductor).
Tickets will be available starting July 1st. I hope to see you there for what promises to be a delightful production!
Vickie will make her company debut with the Cincinnati Opera next July and tackle her 110th role as Golde in their new production of Fiddler on the Roof. Click here for tickets and for more information.
Composer James Adler calls this recording a celebration - a celebration of his love for composing musical theater and art songs. Performed by a stellar group of singers from both the musical theater and classical art song world, the songs underscore Adler's affinity for putting the spoken word to music. Known as a renowned pianist as well as a composer, Adler has performed across the U.S. as well as internationally. Sung by cabaret singer Shana Farr, Broadway stars Michael Buchanan, Kennedy Kanagawa, and Perry Sook, Metropolitan Opera star Victoria Livengood, and classically trained Elizaveta Ulakhovich, this stellar group brings these songs to life.
"From her Mama Rose-style entrance up the aisle, Victoria Livengood imbued Mme. Flora with her wonted theatrical energy. Her barrelhouse contralto suits the role's scary moments; but, admirably, she brought legato-based soft tone to quieter passages, furnishing welcome contrast. Livengood is a seasoned Menotti interpreter who worked with the composer on this opera and The Consul and has also appeared in Maria Golovin. Her phrasing of the disintegrating fraud's final soliloquy proved expertly judged. She made every syllable of the text crystal clear, like an old-style Broadway professional."
Victoria Livengood won her first GRAMMY award on Sunday, February 12, 2017. She sang three roles for the LA Opera's "The Ghosts of Versailles," which won the GRAMMY for Best Opera Recording of 2016. Victoria had been previously nominated as the leading lady in Edward Thomas' "Desire Under the Elms," which was nominated in the same category, but this marks her first GRAMMY win.
"Corigliano: The Ghosts Of Versailles," winner of the 2016 GRAMMY Award for "Best Opera Recording" (James Conlon, conductor; Joshua Guerrero, Christopher Maltman, Lucas Meachem, Patricia Racette, Lucy Schaufer & Guanqun Yu; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (LA Opera Orchestra; LA Opera Chorus), Label: Pentatone Music).
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North Carolina Music Hall of Fame
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OPERA America
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Utah Symphony
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The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)
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High Point Enterprise
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BWW Classical
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Victoria's unforgettable performances have enchanted critics to label her "the ideal Carmen of our time" and "one of the leading singer-actresses of her generation."
The New York Times called her "naturally seductive and vocally alluring."
Opera News magazine raved that "her singing and acting radiate intensity."
The Italian press proclaimed that "the power of her voice could straighten the Tower of Pisa!"
Boston's Phoenix Magazine described her "riveting and commanding Dalila as a cross between Theda Bara and Joan Crawford and her incomparable phrasing and warmth as reminiscent of Maria Callas's recordings."
