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Audrey Babcock

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Audrey Babcock is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer who has performed in many opera houses throughout the world.

She performed the Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana at the Washington Concert Opera.

Babcock sang the role of Maddalena in Verdi's Rigoletto for Boston Lyric Opera in March 2014.[1] She sang in the first professional staging of Daniel Crozier's opera ''With Blood, With Ink in April 2014 at the Fort Worth Opera.[2][3]

Babcock has frequently performed the title role in Bizet's opera Carmen, notably in 2008 at the San Antonio Opera, 2009 at the Utah Festival Opera, in 2012 at the Florentine Opera,[4] Carmen was her European debut in 2010 at the Savonlinna Opera Festival. In May 2014, she sang Carmen with the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra.[5]

References

  1. ^ Production details, Rigoletto, Shubert Theatre, Boston Lyric Opera
  2. ^ "A Pathbreaking Nun Forced Into Silence" by Heidi Waleson, The Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2014
  3. ^ "A 17th-century nun raises touchy questions in Fort Worth opera" by Scott Cantrell, The Dallas Morning News, April 26, 2014
  4. ^ Schmidt, Elaine (October 27, 2012). "Florentine Opera shows energy in traditional Carmen". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Symphony caps off 74th season with Carmen" by Leslie Lake, The Hour, May 7, 2014