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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Dayton Opera names 4 young residents
Dayton Opera has announced the four members of its Artists in Residence program for 2012.
Soprano Jennifer Cherest, mezzo-soprano Julia Mintzer, tenor Matias Eduardo Mariani and baritone Patrick McNally will join Dayton Opera for its Feb. 24 and 26 production of “Romeo and Juliet” and will remain with the company through May.
They will be featured in the annual “Opera on the Road” performances in area schools, will perform in the Wintergarden of the Schuster Center in Dayton prior to the Dayton Opera Star Gala headlined by Marcello Giordani and, in May, will perform the leading roles in “The Tragedy of Carmen” at the Victoria Theatre.
Cherest, a native of La Plata, Md., recently completed her master’s in music from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. She has a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and has been singing and performing since she was 6, but is also a professional horseback riding trainer.
Mintzer, who is from Philadelphia, attended the Juilliard School and Boston University, apprenticed at Santa Fe Opera and was a studio artist at Wolf Trap Opera Company. She is also a stage director.
Argentina-born Mariani grew up in South Carolina and received his master’s from the Boston Conservatory. He grew up singing along to recordings by Luciano Pavarotti.
McNally, who was a double major in chemistry and music, was born in Newton, Mass., and apprenticed with Central City Opera.
For more information about the Dayton Opera, call (937) 461-8282 or visit www.daytonopera.org.
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The host of the national PBS television series “America’s Generations With Chuck Underwood” is coming to Dayton Feb. 15 and 16 to tape two programs. The public is invited to be part of the live audience.
A leader in generational study, a business consultant and storyteller, Underwood will present the life stories of three American generations during the two nights at the Frederick C. Smith Theater in the Conference Center (Building 12) at Sinclair Community College, 301 W. Fourth St.
Goal of the programs is “to bridge the generation gaps at home, work and play.”
On Wednesday, Feb. 15, Underwood will present “GenX: 59,000 Armies of One,” about the current 31 to 47 age group, and “Millennials: The New World,” about ages 18 to 30.
On Thursday, Feb. 16, he will present “Boomers: Forever Young,” about ages 48 to 66.
Advance registration is required. Seating will be first come, first seated. Those attending should be in the theater lobby by no later than 6:45 p.m. Doors to the theater will close at 7. There will be an intermission and the event will end at about 9:30.
To register online, go to http://aafdayton.org/americas-generations.html. To register by phone, call (937)-433-2032, extension 100
Underwood is the founder/principal of the Generational Imperative Inc. He consults and trains business, government, education, and religion in business strategies. His clients include Hewlett-Packard, Macy’s, Coca Cola, Procter & Gamble, United States Military, American Council On Education, the nation’s V.A. hospitals, and hundreds of others.
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