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Courtney Gilson-Piercey, Soprano

Phone: (718) 459-7894 Cellular: (347) 623-6708

66-23 Austin Street Apt. 4C Rego Park, NY 11374

Email: courtneyg3@ivillage.com

 

Age: 27

 

Height: 4’11”

Weight:150 lbs

Hair: Dark Brown

Eyes: Dark Brown

 

OPERA  ROLES

 

 

2002

Countess La Place/ Corallina/ Ensemble

Paganini*

Lehar

Euro-Operetta Showcase Productions

Fred Horton, Dir

Richard Duncan, Mus. Dir

1997

Fleta

Iolanthe

Gilbert & Sullivan

Crane School of Music

Carleen Graham, Dir

1996

La Feu

L’enfant et Les Sortileges

Ravel

Crane School of Music

Carleen Graham, Dir

 

* US English Premiere

 

 

PARTIAL ROLES (Scenes Programs, Chorus / Ensemble Work, Miscellaneous Work)

 

 

2002

Cupid

Venus and Adonis

Blow

West Side Opera

Roger Malouf, Dir

 

Amor

Paride et Elena

Gluck

West Side Opera

 

2002

Guest Artist

Summer Series

 

Opera XXI

Anne Marie Dupre, Dir

2002

Chorus

Tales of Hoffman

Offenbach

Hudson Opera Theater

Ron De Fesi, Dir

2002

Chorus

Madama Butterfly

Puccini

Hudson Opera Theater

Ron De Fesi, Dir

2002

Chorus

Tosca

Puccini

New Jersey Verismo

Martha Collins, Dir

Lucine Amara, Artistic Dir

1998

Chorus

Dialogues Des Carmelites

Poulenc

Boston University

Sharon Dainels, Dir

1997

Clorinda

La Cenerentola

Rossini

Boston University

Eddie Gleason, Dir

1997

Ms. Pinkerton

Old Maid and the Thief

Menotti

Boston University

Mark Womack, Dir

1997

Chorus

Regina

Blitzstein

Boston University

Sharon Daniels, Dir

1995

3rd Genii

The Magic Flute

Mozart

Crane School of Music

Carleen Graham, Dir

 

EDUCATION

 

 

1997-1999

MMu Performance

Boston University

 

 

1993-1997

BM Performance

Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam

Cum Laude  Minors: French, Acting

 

 

Honors And Afiiliations

 

 

2002 Participant Auditions Project, NYC

1998 Fellowship to the Hampden-Sydney Chamber Music Festival.

Master Classes: Dalton Baldwin (1994), Phyllis Curtin (1998).

Vocal Study with Pat Misslin, Lynne Meyers, Carole Haber. Current Vocal Study with Susan Ormont

Coaches: (current) Kelly Horsted, Ina Leytush. 

Member Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity for Women.

 

 

SPECIAL INTERESTS/ ABILITIES

 

 

Language: some conversational French

Dance: some training in ballet and jazz

Makeup: some stage makeup ability