Melissa Jean Chávez, soprano, Ms. Chávez did her apprenticeship for four years as young artist at the prestigious Castleton Festival, directed by Lorin Maazel where she has covered Britten's Les Illuminations and understudied Desdemona in Otello among other singing opportunities. Ms. Chávez is equally at home on the concert stage. Recently, Ms. Chavez performed as a soprano soloist in the Beethoven 9th Symphony, Mozart Requiem, Handel Gloria, Villa Lobos Bachianas Brasilieras no. 5, Handel Messiah, Bach Magnificat, and in a touring recital of Schubert and Wolf Goethe-Lieder. She will also appear with the United States Army Chorus as a soloist. Additional recent performances include the soprano soloist in the Webber Requiem, Barber's Knoxville Summer of 1915, Copland's Old American Songs, and Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn with orchestra. Recent recital venues include The Barns at Rose Hill, Temple Rodef Shalom, Har Shalom Congregation, Indiana University, Shenandoah Conservatory, Bowie Performing Arts Center, and Front Royal Presbyterian Church. Ms. Chávez is a soprano soloist and music ministry assistant at Front Royal United Methodist Church and performs locally and regionally as a soloist and recitalist.
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