Sharon Christman
 

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"... a polished stylist with a gleaming voice ..."

- Daniel Webster, The Philadelphia Enquirer

"... dazzling ..."

- Peter Davis, New York Magazine

Sharon Christman made her New York City debut at Lincoln Center singing Pergolesi's Orpheus Cantata with the New York Chamber Orchestra.  She was then engaged with the New York City Opera and Opera Orchestra of New York under the direction of Maestra Eve Queler.  Ms. Christman made her Metropolitan Opera debut singing the role of the Queen of the Night in Mozart's Magic Flute - a role she has performed with more than twenty opera companies across the United States, Canada and South America.  She may be seen on video in that role with L'Opera de Montreal, a Maurice Sendak production.

Ms. Christman is the recipient of numerous awards, including:

• the International Liederkranz Vocal Competition, which sponsored her in performance in Weill Recital Hall,

• the New York Oratorio Competition,

• the Baltimore Opera Competition,

• the Metropolitan Opera Regional Competition and

• the New Jersey State Opera Competition. 

She also received a Sullivan Grant for Study. 

She has sung leading roles with other opera companies including:

• Dallas Opera, Michigan Opera,

• Dayton Opera,

• Teatro Municipal (Santiago, Chile),

• New Jersey State Opera,

• Pennsylvania Opera  Theater,

• Mississippi Opera,

• Opera Camerata of Washington,

• Toledo Opera,

• Opera Pacific,

• Pittsburgh Opera,

• Hawaii Opera Theatre,

• Connecticut Opera,

• L'Opera de Montreal,

• The Summer Opera Theater and

• Florentine Opera. 

Ms. Christman has performed with major symphony orchestras under the baton of such conductors as:

• Julius Rudel,

• Eduardo Muller,

• Alfredo Silipigni,

• Wolfgang Rennert,

• HansAllers,

• Steven Larson,

• Richard Lert,

• Yakov Kreizburg,

• Gustave Meier and

• Murry Sidlin. 

Ms. Christman has performed with many leading artists such as:

• Jerome Hines,

• Pablo Elvira,

• Jerry Hadley,

• Alice Baker,

• Christian Johanssen,

• Renee Fleming and

• Carlo Bergonzi

in venues such as Carnegie Hall. 

Ms. Christman has been a guest soloist at The White House and a recitalist on numerous artist series including the National Gallery of Art.  She has been invited to do numerous recitals and master classes for colleges and universities across the country.  Currently, she is the Chair of the Vocal Department of The Catholic University of America. 

Ms. Christman has served as an adjudicator for the Metropolitan Opera Young Artists Competition. 

Ms. Christman was privileged to present the Washington premiere of John Corigliano's new song cycle, "The Tambourine Man" first with National Musical Arts and for the Cosmos Club Artist Series, and finally for the Alexandria Symphony with Maestro Kim Allen Kluge.

Ms. Christman was the guest soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra for their New Year's Eve Concert in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall with conductor Murry Sidlin, December 2003. 

Ms. Christman teaches a number of professional singers, including Fabiana Bravo (New York City Opera, San Francisco Opera, etc.) and Patrick Carfizzi (Metropolitan Opera, Canadian Opera Company, etc.).  She also has coached Linda Ronstadt and a number of musical theater professionals. Her students win major competitions including the Metropolitan Opera Regional Competition and Opera Index.  

Ms. Christman was an invited presenter for the National Voice Foundation's Annual Symposium in Philadelphia at the Vocal Academy of the Arts in 2003 and again in 2004.

Ms. Christman holds a MM degree from Ball State University and further graduate study at the University of Florence in Italy.  

Locally, Ms. Christman has been a soloist many times at the Kennedy Center with such groups as:

• The Washington Chorus,

• The Williamsburg Symphony

• Alexandria Symphony and

• The Washington Chamber Orchestra. 

Finally, Ms. Christman has soloed with:

• the New Dominion Chorale,

• Georgetown Chorale,

• Arlington Symphony and

• Fairfax Symphony.

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In May 2006, Sharon Christman performed Verdi's Requiem in Prague in memoriam of the Holocaust victims and in honor of the survivors.  Listen to the following musical essay.  (Note: "You will catch only glimpses of Ms. Christman, but the final high notes will send shivers up your spine, as they did mine." - Anthony Marr.)

Verdi's Requiem Revived as WWII Tribute

by Rachel Martin  

with Real Player

Verdi's Requiem Revived as WWII Tribute

by Rachel Martin  

with Windows Media Player

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