Marney Margules: Mezzo Soprano

Qualifications:

Mezzo-Soprano with professional experience singing repertoire in Opera, Oratorio, Liturgical, Chamber Concerts and Musical Theatre.

Performance Experience:

WEST VALLEY PLAYERS – “The Mikado” – Summer 2012. Role: Katisha
MARIN BAROQUE – June 2012: Concert of works by Vivaldi, Bach and Rossi with a select group of 18 singers and baroque instruments. – First Presbyterian Church, San Rafael, CA
VERISMO OPERA “Gianni Schicchi” – Role: Zita - Summer 2011
VERISMO OPERA “Rigoletto” – Role: Maddalena – Fall/Winter 2010-2011
COLLEGE OF MARIN – Elijah – By Felix Mendelssohn – Role: Angel 1 – January 2010
COLLEGE OF MARIN – JUDAS MACCABEUS – By Georges Frederick Handel – Role: Woman – January 2010

Performance Experience Continued...

BERKELEY OPERA - “BALLAD OF BABY DOE – By Douglas Moore” Role: Mama McCourt– July 2009
“GIDEON’S DREAM” – September 2007: A new original musical to premiere in San Francisco – by Richard Links and Adam Sandel
“LOVE SONGS FROM AROUND THE WORLD” – San Rafael, CA - March-May 2010: A collection of arias, lieder and show tunes from around the world performed at various locations throughout the Bay Area.
CHICAGO-the Musical – MTC’s musical spoof production Role – Little Miss Mary Sunshine – February 2007
KHOVANSCHINA – OPERA - by Modest Mussorsgy Guardsman’s wife - Concert Production conducted by Kent Nagano First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA – December 2006
COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER, - “PINS & NEEDLES” – by Harold Rome: Concert Production in San Francisco, CA July 2006

Performance Experience Continued...

OPERA ACADEMY OF CALIFORNIA - "Happy Birthday Mr. Mozart!": A Gala Program of Opera Scenes Celebrating Mozart’s 250th Birthday – Marriage Of Figaro – Act IV – Cherubino –May 2006, San Francisco, CA
“CALL ME MISTER” - A solo concert program of trouser role arias, lieder and song by Gounod,Mozart, Gluck, Schumann and others. Featuring a man’s perspective as sung by a woman. Performed throughout venues in the Bay Area
MARTINEZ OPERA – Member of Roster of Singers Outreach programming – Performed opera arias for community outreach programs in Martinez, CA – June 2003
“SO IN LOVE” – A One-Woman Cabaret Show exploring the many aspects of love. The musical collection by Gershwin, Sondheim, Bernstein, Brel and more presents songs ranging from first love, to loss, to rediscovery. – June 2002 at the Larkspur Theatre Café, Larkspur, CA.
MARIN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA – Soprano Soloist – Chichester Psalms, Bernstein & Jerusalem of Gold, Shemer/Arr. – Gary Sheldon, Conductor

Recordings:

Soprano Soloist Positions:

Education:

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, BA LIBERAL ARTS, Philadelphia, PA
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY, Pittsburgh, PA - studied music on a vocal scholarship

Marney Margules