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OPERA TAMPA NEW VOICES
The Opera Tampa New Voices are four exceptionally gifted opera singers who have performed on main stages around the world.
In residence for the entire Florida Opera Festival, they made their grand entrance in a signature concert of opera favorites
on January 18th. The four artists received private coaching with Maestro Daniel Lipton throughout the festival and participated
in a Master Class with world-renowned tenor Marcello Giordani on March 1st. These talented artists were also cast in prominent
roles in the Florida Opera Festival’s two productions – Verdi’s Rigoletto and Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.
Claire Coolen - Soprano
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Opera Tampa This Season: Gilda in Rigoletto,
Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly
Previous Opera Tampa Productions: Papagena
in The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte)
Lauren Segal - Mezzo-Soprano
Toronto, Canada
(born in Johannesburg, South Africa)
Opera Tampa Debut: Magdalene in Rigoletto;
Suzuki in Madama Butterfly
Cody Austin - Tenor
Spring, Texas
Opera Tampa Debut: Borsa in Rigoletto;
Goro in Madama Butterfly
Chad Armstrong - Baritone
Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Opera Tampa Debut: Marullo in Rigoletto;
Prince Yamadori in Madama Butterfly
This page is compliments of Charlene and Mardy Gordon.
154 TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE MARCH/APRIL 2015