Acclaimed opera singer, 桃花直播 students to give public recital for 桃花直播 Voice Symposium and Institute
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擨nternationally acclaimed soprano Indra Thomas is joining students in 桃花直播 State鈥檚 Department of Music for a Friday [Jan. 17] recital as part of the fifth annual 桃花直播 Voice Symposium and Institute.
Free to all, the 7:30 p.m. concert takes place at First Baptist Church, 106 E. Lampkin St. in Starkville.
Thomas is among guests visiting the Starkville campus this week for the MVSI, a two-day program that connects youth and adult musicians with respected instructors in vocal science, pedagogy, literature and performance from the U.S. and abroad.
As a professional singer, Thomas has performed internationally with such companies as the Hamburg State Opera, the Teatro Real in Madrid, and Opera Africa in Johannesburg. In the U.S., she has performed with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Diego Opera, Atlanta Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Minnesota Opera, and the world-famous Metropolitan Opera. In addition to performing, she currently serves as director of opera at Shorter University in Rome, Georgia.
For more on the MVSI, contact Jeanette Fontaine, voice area coordinator and assistant professor of voice in 桃花直播鈥檚 Department of Music, at 662-325-3070 or jfontaine@colled.msstate.edu.
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