Claire Stadtmueller, Lyric Soprano



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Soprano Claire Stadtmueller made her Carnegie Hall debut in Beethoven's Missa Solemnis. Egon Stadelman wrote for the New Yorker Staats-Zeitung: "Of the solo quartet, soprano Claire Stadtmueller was by far the most outstanding. She enjoyed a star moment and took advantage of it to the loudly exclaimed enthusiasm of the audience." Maestro David Randolph of the St. Cecilia Chorus and Orchestra immediately reengaged her for Mozart's Mass in C Minor and Requiem, about which Mr. Stadelman wrote : "Of the soloists, Claire Stadtmueller stood out considerably; her timbre and demeanor reminded me of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf." She has since performed at Carnegie Hall in Handel's Israel in Egypt, Mendelssohn's Second Symphony, Bach's Christmas Oratorio and St. Matthew Passion, and this past season, in Orff's Carmina Burana. Other engagements last season include Shubert's Stabat Mater and Bach's Cantata 21 in New York. She was also engaged by the Alliance Francaise of Providence to sing selections from her CD Sweet Peace for their Francophonie celebration. Following her performance, she was invited to audition this fall in Paris for the French National Opera Theatre. Ms. Stadtmueller has appeared at Lincoln Center 's Avery Fisher Hall, and on National Public Radio's A Prairie Home Companion and WGBH Boston's Classics in the Morning.

Opera roles she has performed include the title role in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, the Mozart roles of Pamina (The Magic Flute), Fiordiligi (Cosi fan tutte) and Miss Silverpeal (The Impresario); Rosario in Granados' Goyescas, the Mother in Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors and the Dew Fairy in Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel. She created the leading role of Persephone in the world premiere of Geoffrey Gibbs' opera Potnia.

As a recitalist, Ms. Stadtmueller has performed at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, at New York City's Trinity Church, and on numerous concert series programs in New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. She was engaged by Rhode Island 's Composer in Residence, Barbara Kolb, to perform several programs of new classical and jazz works.

Ms. Stadtmeuller's solo CD, Sweet Peace, is a collection of international songs that celebrate peace or express the tragedy of war. Mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade and composer Ned Rorem have praised it as "very beautiful." It has been heard on WGBH Boston, WBAI New York and WHJJ Providence.


OPERATIC ROLES PERFORMED

Lucia Lucia di Lammermoor Danbury Opera, CT
Fiordiligi Cosi fan Tutte Beavertail Opera Productions
Miss Silverpeal The Impresario Queens Opera
Pamina The Magic Flute Brooklyn Lyric Opera
Persephone Potnia/Gibbs Dartmouth College, NH
Dew Fairy Hansel and Gretel Rhode Island Philharmonic
Mother Amahl and the Night Visitors Beavertail Opera Productions
Rosario Goyescas/Granados State Repertory Opera, NJ
Konstanze Abduction from the Seraglio Opera Aperta (cover)
Rowena Ivanhoe/Sullivan (concert) New Jersey State Opera

ORATORIO PERFORMED

Carmina Burana Orff Carnegie Hall. D. Randolph, conductor - St. CeciliaChorus& Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion Bach Carnegie Hall. D. Randolph, conductor - St. CeciliaChorus& Orchestra
Christmas Oratorio Bach Carnegie Hall. D. Randolph, conductor - St. CeciliaChorus& Orchestra
Second Symphony Mendelssohn Carnegie Hall. D. Randolph, conductor - St. CeciliaChorus& Orchestra
Israel in Egypt Handel Carnegie Hall. D. Randolph, conductor - St. CeciliaChorus& Orchestra
Missa Solemnis Beethoven Carnegie Hall. D. Randolph, conductor - St. CeciliaChorus& Orchestra
Mass in C Minor Mozart Carnegie Hall. D. Randolph, conductor - St. CeciliaChorus& Orchestra
Requiem Mozart Carnegie Hall. D. Randolph, conductor - St. CeciliaChorus& Orchestra
Solemn Vespers Mozart Avery Fisher Hall
Mass in B Minor Bach Essex Chorale Julian Wachner, cond.
Lord Nelson Mass Haydn Essex Chorale Julian Wachner, cond.
The Seasons Haydn Central Jersey Symphony
Missa Solemnis Beethoven Ars Musica Chorale & Orchestra Italo Marchini,conductor
Mass in C Major Schubert Ars Musica Chorale & Orchestra Italo Marchini,conductor
Requiem Brahms Ars Musica Chorale & Orchestra Italo Marchini,conductor
Elijah Mendelssohn Salisbury Symph.,Mechanics Hall
Second Symphony Mahler NY Symphonic Arts Ensemble
Laud to the Nativity Respighi Voices, Princeton, NJ
Requiem Faure Chorus of Westerly, George Kent
King David Honegger Pro Arte Chorale, NJ

Radio Appearances Awards

A Prairie Home Companion, National Public Radio
Classics in the Morning, WGBH, Boston, Ron Della Chiesa, host
Second Prize, National Society of Arts and Letters, NJ Chapter
Finalist, Opera at Florham/Violetta duPont Competition

TRAINING

Voice Teachers: Maria Spacagna, Thomas Lawlor, Bruce Norris, David Jones, Pamela Kucenic,
Gigi Mitchell and Noel Velasco.
Directors: Thomas Lawlor, Patricia Norcia Edwards.
Conductors: David Randolph, Julian Wachner, Francisco Noya, Per Brevig, Italo Marchini, Sybille Werner, Michelle Graveline.
Coaches: William Hicks, Earl Buys, Ettore Compogagliani, Felix Popper, Michael Strauss
Acting: Jay Lesenger, Patricia Weinmann.

EDUCATION

New England Conservatory, BM with Honors; University of Rhode Island, MM

Skills

Certified Practitioner of Reconnective Healing. Former champion equestrienne. Tennis

Languages

English, Conversant in German and Italian.

Reviews

Carnegie Hall Debut: "Of the solo quartet, soprano Claire Stadtmueller was by far themost outstanding.She enjoyed a star moment and took advantage of it to the loudly exclaimed enthusiasm of the audience."--New Yorker Staats-Zeitung

"Of the soloists Claire Stadtmueller stood out considerably, her timbre and demeanor reminded me of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf."--New Yorker Staats-Zeitung

"Claire Stadtmueller soared on the gloriously beautiful solos."--Princeton Packet"Claire Stadtmueller -- an elegant solo voice" --Westfield Leader

"She soared through the Mozart, alternately whispering or ringing out with startling ease.”-Cranston Herald

“...she is quite obviously a soprano of great color, drama and technique.”

--Worcester Telegram, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Mechanics Hall

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