EVELYN POLLOCK
Lyric Coloratura Soprano
OPERA
Inez, La Favorita - St. Galler Festspiele 2014
Gilda, Rigoletto - Theater St. Gallen 2014
Fuchs, Das Schlaue Füchslein - Theater St. Gallen 2014
Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni - Theater St. Gallen 2013-14
Annina, Eine Nacht in Venedig - Theater St. Gallen
Arminda, La Finta Giardiniera - Theater St. Gallen
Norina, Don Pasquale - Hawaii Opera Theater
Night, The Fairy Queen (Purcell) - Theater St. Gallen
Rosina, Il Barbiere di Siviglia - Theater St. Gallen
Manon, Manon - Theater St. Gallen
Erste Dame, Die Zauberflöte - Theater St. Gallen
Adele, Die Fledermaus - Theater St. Gallen
Amina, La Sonnambula - Theater St. Gallen
Sela, Il Diluvio Universale (Donizetti) - St. Galler Festspiele
Alzira, Alzira -- Theater St. Gallen
Musetta, La Bohème -- Hawaii Opera Theater
Despina, Cosi fan tutte (übernahme) -- Theater St. Gallen
Creusa, Medea in Corinto -- Theater St. Gallen
Madame Silberklang, Der Schauspieldirektor -- Theater St. Gallen
Lakmé, Lakmé -- Florida Grand Opera
Violetta, La Traviata -- Theater St. Gallen
Zdenka, Arabella -- Theater St. Gallen
Clarice, Il Mondo della Luna (Haydn) -- Theater St. Gallen
Valencienne, Die Lustige Witwe -- Theater St. Gallen
Roxane, Cyrano (Di Chiera) -- Opera Company Philadelphia
Ännchen, Der Freischütz --Theater St. Gallen
Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor -- Theater St. Gallen
Micaela, Carmen -- Theater St. Gallen
Frasquita, Carmen - Theater St. Gallen
Roxane*, Cyrano - World Premiere (Di Chiera) -- Michigan Opera Theater
Juliette, Roméo et Juliette -- Michigan Opera Theater
Nannetta, Falstaff -- Opera Company Philadelphia
Elvira, L'Italiana in Algeri -- Palm Beach Opera
Ännchen, Der Freischütz -- AVA Opera Theater
Musetta, La Bohème -- Kentucky Opera
Susanna, Le Nozze di Figaro -- Tulsa Opera
Norina, Don Pasquale -- Palm Beach Opera
Ellen*, Lakmé -- Opera Orchestra of New York
Cephisa, Orpheus (Telemann) -- Wolf Trap Opera
Woglinde, Das Rheingold -- AVA Opera Theater
Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni -- AVA Opera Theater
Clorinda, La Cenerentola -- Wolf Trap Opera
Zerlina, Don Giovanni -- Wolf Trap Opera
Lisa, La Sonnambula -- Santa Fe Opera
Despina, Cosi' fan tutte -- AVA Opera Theater
Lucrezia Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia -- Minnesota Opera
Lucia*, Lucia di Lammermoor -- Opera Omaha
Lucia, Rape of Lucretia -- Minnesota Opera
First Lady, Die Zauberflöte -- Minnesota Opera
Pamina, Die Zauberflöte (tour version) -- Minnesota Opera
Clara, Passion (Sondheim) -- Minnesota Opera
Gilda, Rigoletto -- Minnesota Opera
Ophelia (scenes), Hamlet -- Santa Fe Opera
Madame Mao*, Madame Mao (world premiere) -- Santa Fe Opera
Violetta, La Traviata -- Indiana University Opera Theater
Musetta, La Bohème -- Western Opera Theater Tour
Alice Ford, Merry Wives of Windsor -- Merola Opera Program
Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor -- Indiana University Opera Theater
Marian, The Music Man -- Indiana University Opera Theater
Mabel, Pirates of Penzance -- Colorado Symphony
Cunegonde, Candide (Youth Performance) -- Central City Opera
Constance*, Dialogues of the Carmelites -- Central City Opera
Isabel / Madeline, Face on the Barroom Floor -- Central City Opera
Madame Herz, The Impresario -- Northwestern University
Abigail, The Crucible -- Northwestern University
Olympia, Les Côntes d’Hoffmann -- Northwestern University
Adina , L'Elisir d’Amore -- Accademia Verdiana
Queen of the Night, Die Zauberflöte -- Accademia Verdiana
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CONCERT
Soloist, Ein Deutsches Requiem (Brahms) - Kammerphilharmonie Graubünden
Soloist, Donizetti Requiem - Festspiele St. Gallen
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen - 'Sonntags um 5' Konzert
The Rewaking, string quartet & soprano (John Harbison) - 'Sonntags um 5' Konzert
Soloist, Beethoven 9th Symphony - Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen
Soloist, Regina Coeli K. 108, K. 127 (Mozart), Mass in G (Schubert) -- Carnegie Hall
Gilda, Sandman -- National Symphony Orchestra Concert
The Latest Word Song Recital with Steven Blier
Pamira, Siege de Corinthe, "An Evening of Rossini" -- Kimmel Center
Three Chinese Love Songs (Sheng) -- Santa Fe Chamber Festival
Soloist, Stabat Mater (Poulenc) -- Indianapolis Festival Singers
Soloist, Lord Nelson Mass -- Indiana University
Soloist, Carmina Burana -- Indiana University
Tiresias (scenes), Les Mammelles de Tiresias -- Central City Opera Pops
Soloist, In the Beginning (Copland) -- Northwestern University
Soloist, Messiah -- Trinity Methodist Church
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 (Villa-Lobos) -- Glenview Cello Choir
Soloist, Mass in B Minor (Bach) -- Northwestern University
TRAINING PROGRAMS
Academy of Vocal Arts, 2004-07
Minnesota Opera Resident Artist Program, 2003-04
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program, 2003
Merola Opera Program, 2002
Carlo Bergonzi’s Accademia Verdiana (Busseto, Italy), 2000
Central City Opera Apprentice Program, 2000
AWARDS & HONORS
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions: District Winner & Regional Winner 2003, 2004
Loren L. Zachary Competition: Major Award Winner 2006
Opera Index Awards: 2nd Place Winner 2004
Mario Lanza Competition: 2nd Place Winner 2004
Sara Tucker Study Grant Nominee 2003, 2004
Travel Grant Competition: Grand Prize Winner, Audience Favorite Award 2003
Wolf Trap Shouse Grant Recipient: 2005, 2006
Merola Career Grant Recipient: 2002, 2003
Mendel Opera Scholarship: Indiana University 2003
National Society of Arts & Letters Competition: Grand Prize Winner 2002
Graduate Assistant to Head of Voice Faculty: Indiana University 2001-02
Chicago Bel Canto Competition: Grand Prize Winner 2000
Macallister Awards: Regional Finalist; National Semi-finalist 2000
EDUCATION
Indiana University (2000-2003): M.M. Vocal Performance, Performer Diploma
GPA: 3.95
Northwestern University (1995-2000): B.M. Vocal Performance with Honors, B.A. Psychology
Graduated Magna cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Golden Key National Honors Society
GPA : 3.85
Institute for European Studies : Milan, Italy 1998 and Vienna, Austria 1999
Lake Forest High School: Valedictorian, Math Department Award, Music Department Award
VOICE TEACHERS
Costanza Cuccaro
Ruth Golden
Nina Hinson
Carlo Bergonzi
Patrizia Zanardi
Sunny Joy Langton
COACHES & MASTERCLASSES
Nico Castel, Diane Richardson, Mary Jane Johnson, Reri Grist, Martina Arroyo, Martin Katz, Warren Jones, Martin Isepp, Carol Isaac, Gary Arvin, Laurent Philippe
CONDUCTORS
Alberto Zedda, Antonino Fogliani, Frederic Chaslin, Evelino Pido, Henrik Nanasi, Corrado Rovaris, Stewart Robertson, Ivan Törzs, Robert Howarth, David Stern, Michael Ching, Thomas Rösner, Andreas Spering, Eve Queler, Sebastian Rouland, Dean Williamson, Stefan Lano, Guido Johannes Rumstadt, Kostis Protopapas, Mark Flint, Imre Pallo, Stefan Klieme, Jeremy Carnall, Ari Pelto, Mark Morash, Christopher Macatsoris, Steven White, John Baril, Camil Marinescu, Duaine Wolf
DIRECTORS
David Alden, Tito Capobianco, Stefano Vizioli, Brian Deedrick, Bernard Uzan, Aron Stiehl, Inga Levant, Giorgio Barberio Corsetti, Karen Tiller, Denis Krief, Jakob Peters-Messer, Johannes Schmid, Bernd Mottl, Hans Jörg Hack, Anthony Pilavachi, Adam Cook, Giuseppe Frigeni, Jan Schmidt-Garré, Franziska Severin, Robert Driver, John Pascoe, David Gately, Lee Blakeley, David Edwards, Tim Albery, Michael Ehrman, Chuck Hudson, Stefan Grogler, Garnett Bruce, Michael Cavanagh, Tim O'Leary, Vince Liotta, Doug Scholz-Carlson
SKILLS
Italian (fluent), German (fluent), French (conversant)
Proficiency in Piano, Clarinet
Jazz, Ballet (2 yrs ea.); Competitive Gymnastics and Diving (8 yrs)