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Alyson Cambridge has been hailed by critics as
“radiant, vocally assured, dramatically subtle
and compelling, and artistically imaginative.”
Her rich, warm soprano combined with her
strikingly beautiful stage presence and her
affecting musical and dramatic interpretation
have brought her success on the opera stages
of leading theatres in the United States as well
as future debuts in Paris, Berlin, and other
musical capitols around Europe. Her lyric
soprano repertoire includes the roles of Mimi,
Violetta, Juliette, Manon, Marguerite, Donna
Elvira, and Fiordiligi amongst others.
“radiant, vocally assured, dramatically subtle
and compelling, and artistically imaginative.”
Her rich, warm soprano combined with her
strikingly beautiful stage presence and her
affecting musical and dramatic interpretation
have brought her success on the opera stages
of leading theatres in the United States as well
as future debuts in Paris, Berlin, and other
musical capitols around Europe. Her lyric
soprano repertoire includes the roles of Mimi,
Violetta, Juliette, Manon, Marguerite, Donna
Elvira, and Fiordiligi amongst others.
The 2009/10 season marks Alyson Cambridge’s
company debut at Portland Opera as Musetta
in La Bohème, and her return to Washington
National Opera as Clara in Francesca Zambello’s production of Porgy and
Bess. She also debuts at Opera Cleveland as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni,
performs a concert with the San Francisco Symphony, recitals in New York
and Sun Valley, and begins a recital tour in support of the 2010 CD release
of William Bolcom’s song cycle From the Diary of Sally Hemings. The first stop
on the tour is at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall and marks the New York
premiere of the piece.
company debut at Portland Opera as Musetta
in La Bohème, and her return to Washington
National Opera as Clara in Francesca Zambello’s production of Porgy and
Bess. She also debuts at Opera Cleveland as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni,
performs a concert with the San Francisco Symphony, recitals in New York
and Sun Valley, and begins a recital tour in support of the 2010 CD release
of William Bolcom’s song cycle From the Diary of Sally Hemings. The first stop
on the tour is at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall and marks the New York
premiere of the piece.
Engagements for the 2010/11 season and beyond include returning to the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas
City, Washington National Opera and debuts with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Savonlinna Opera
Festival and concerts in Paris, Warsaw and other cities throughout Europe, the US and Asia.
During the 2008/09 season, Ms. Cambridge returned to the Metropolitan Opera as Crobyle in a new production of
Thaïs, conducted by Jesús López-Cobos, and as Bianca in Nicolas Joël’s new production of La Rondine, conducted
City, Washington National Opera and debuts with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Savonlinna Opera
Festival and concerts in Paris, Warsaw and other cities throughout Europe, the US and Asia.
During the 2008/09 season, Ms. Cambridge returned to the Metropolitan Opera as Crobyle in a new production of
Thaïs, conducted by Jesús López-Cobos, and as Bianca in Nicolas Joël’s new production of La Rondine, conducted
by Marco Armiliato. Both productions were broadcast live in high-definition to cinemas around the world. She also
made her debut at Lyric Opera of Kansas City as Mimì in La Bohème and rounded out the season with Mimì at Opera
Theatre of Saint Louis. Her concert calendar included Les Chants d’Auvergne with the Baton Rouge Symphony, as well
as the Brahms Requiem and Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 with the Roanoke Symphony, and solo concerts in Barbados
and Hawaii.
During the 2007/08 season, Alyson Cambridge made several company and role debuts. She began the season as
Musetta in Washington National Opera's new production of La Bohème, under the baton of Emmanuel Villaume,
followed by her company and role debut as Mimì with Boston Lyric Opera. For her debut with Atlanta Opera, she sang
her first Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro. On the concert stage, Alyson appeared with the Omaha Symphony, Roanoke
Symphony, and in a recital tour of William Bolcom's From the Diary of Sally Hemings.
The young American soprano is a frequent guest of the Metropolitan Opera, having made her debut in 2004 under the
baton of James Levine as Frasquita in Carmen (a performance for which The New York Times noted her “powerful, clear
voice”). Other Met roles include Karolka in Jenůfa, the Flowermaiden in Parsifal, and Gianetta in L’Elisir d’Amore.
Highlights of past seasons include a tour of Japan as Frasquita, under the baton of Seiji Ozawa; Clara in Porgy and Bess
at Washington National Opera, Michigan Opera Theater, and for her company debut at Los Angeles Opera; her role
debut as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with Portland Opera Repertory Theatre; Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 with Sir Simon
Rattle and the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra; Gounod’s Juliette with Opera Theatre of St. Louis; her company debut with
Palm Beach Opera as Musetta; Euridice in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo with the Handle & Haydn Society; Adina in L’Elisir d’
Amore with Wolf Trap Opera; selections from Porgy and Bess with Peter Nero and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra; and
Canteloube’s Chants d’Auvergne with Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra.
Alyson Cambridge received both a B.M. in Voice Performance from the Oberlin Conservatory and a B.A. in Sociology
from Oberlin College. With Oberlin Opera Theater, she performed the roles of Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, the Maiden
in Henry Mollicone's Coyote Tales, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, and Dido in Dido and Aeneas. During her summers at
the Chautauqua Institution Voice Program, she performed the title role in Suor Angelica, Mrs. Gobineau in Menotti’s The
Medium, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, and Metella in La Vie Parisienne. After graduating from Oberlin in 2002,
Cambridge continued her studies at the Curtis Institute of Music, pursuing a Master's of Music, and where she
performed the role of Anna Gomez in Menotti’s The Consul.
Ms. Cambridge is a recent graduate of the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program which
she was asked to join after being named a Grand Prize Winner of the 2003 Metropolitan Opera National Council
Auditions. Amongst other numerous prizes and awards, she also won First Prize in the 2003 Licia Albanese-Puccini
Foundation International Voice Competition, was a 2004 George London Foundation Award recipient, and received
the Régine Crespin Award at the 2008 Elardo International Opera Competition.
made her debut at Lyric Opera of Kansas City as Mimì in La Bohème and rounded out the season with Mimì at Opera
Theatre of Saint Louis. Her concert calendar included Les Chants d’Auvergne with the Baton Rouge Symphony, as well
as the Brahms Requiem and Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 with the Roanoke Symphony, and solo concerts in Barbados
and Hawaii.
During the 2007/08 season, Alyson Cambridge made several company and role debuts. She began the season as
Musetta in Washington National Opera's new production of La Bohème, under the baton of Emmanuel Villaume,
followed by her company and role debut as Mimì with Boston Lyric Opera. For her debut with Atlanta Opera, she sang
her first Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro. On the concert stage, Alyson appeared with the Omaha Symphony, Roanoke
Symphony, and in a recital tour of William Bolcom's From the Diary of Sally Hemings.
The young American soprano is a frequent guest of the Metropolitan Opera, having made her debut in 2004 under the
baton of James Levine as Frasquita in Carmen (a performance for which The New York Times noted her “powerful, clear
voice”). Other Met roles include Karolka in Jenůfa, the Flowermaiden in Parsifal, and Gianetta in L’Elisir d’Amore.
Highlights of past seasons include a tour of Japan as Frasquita, under the baton of Seiji Ozawa; Clara in Porgy and Bess
at Washington National Opera, Michigan Opera Theater, and for her company debut at Los Angeles Opera; her role
debut as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with Portland Opera Repertory Theatre; Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 with Sir Simon
Rattle and the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra; Gounod’s Juliette with Opera Theatre of St. Louis; her company debut with
Palm Beach Opera as Musetta; Euridice in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo with the Handle & Haydn Society; Adina in L’Elisir d’
Amore with Wolf Trap Opera; selections from Porgy and Bess with Peter Nero and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra; and
Canteloube’s Chants d’Auvergne with Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra.
Alyson Cambridge received both a B.M. in Voice Performance from the Oberlin Conservatory and a B.A. in Sociology
from Oberlin College. With Oberlin Opera Theater, she performed the roles of Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, the Maiden
in Henry Mollicone's Coyote Tales, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, and Dido in Dido and Aeneas. During her summers at
the Chautauqua Institution Voice Program, she performed the title role in Suor Angelica, Mrs. Gobineau in Menotti’s The
Medium, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, and Metella in La Vie Parisienne. After graduating from Oberlin in 2002,
Cambridge continued her studies at the Curtis Institute of Music, pursuing a Master's of Music, and where she
performed the role of Anna Gomez in Menotti’s The Consul.
Ms. Cambridge is a recent graduate of the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program which
she was asked to join after being named a Grand Prize Winner of the 2003 Metropolitan Opera National Council
Auditions. Amongst other numerous prizes and awards, she also won First Prize in the 2003 Licia Albanese-Puccini
Foundation International Voice Competition, was a 2004 George London Foundation Award recipient, and received
the Régine Crespin Award at the 2008 Elardo International Opera Competition.
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