Mezzo-soprano Michele Detwiler (born 1976 in California) is an American opera singer.
Since 2000, she has sung over fifteen roles with regional companies on the West Coast, favoring Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, bel canto and French repertoire.
From 2001-2007, she was a Principal Artist and Guest Artist with Opera San Jose where she sang in eighteen productions ranging from lyric to dramatic repertoire. In addition, Ms. Detwiler has sung with Sacramento Opera[permanent dead link], West Bay Opera, Trinity Lyric Opera, San Francisco Lyric Opera, Mission City Opera, and Apollo Sierra Opera.
Critics have described her instrument as "amber-voiced",[1] "a velvety mezzo soprano voice with excellent range",[2] with some performances being cited as "riveting"[3] and holding "center stage commandingly".[4]
Recent engagements edit
| Role | Work | Company | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flora | La traviata | Opera San Jose | 2007 |
| Suzuki | Madama Butterfly | Opera San Jose | 2007 |
| Soloist | Handel's Messiah | Boise Master Chorale | 2007 |
| Soloist | Herzogenberg's Die Geburt Christi | Boise Master Chorale | 2008 |
| Soloist | Einhorn's Voices of Light | Boise Philharmonic | 2009 |
| Siebel | Faust | Opera Idaho | 2009 |
| Tisbe | La Cenerentola | Opera Idaho | 2010 |
| Soloist | Candide Suite | Boise Philharmonic | 2010 |
Main Roles edit
• Zerlina (Don Giovanni)
• Dorabella (Così fan tutte)
• Stefano (Roméo et Juliette)
• Pauline (Pique Dame)
• Romeo (I Capuleti e i Montecchi)
• Meg Page (Falstaff)
• Suzuki (Madama Butterfly)
• Carmen (Carmen)
• Octavian (Der Rosenkavalier)
• Composer (Ariadne auf Naxos)
• Elizabeth Proctor (The Crucible)
In Concert edit
• Messiah (Handel)
• Requiem (Mozart)
• Christmas Oratorio (Camille Saint-Saëns)
• Die Geburt Christi (Herzogenberg)
• Voices of Light (Einhorn)
Performance History edit
References edit
External links edit
- www.operasj.org Opera San Jose Biography