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The Violetta of the American soprano Malinda Haslett is one of elegance, grandeur and refined power. Brilliant, she misses not even a drop of emotion to perfect each tableau.
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Le Soir, Belgium
Commencing the 2006-7 season, soprano Malinda Haslett takes the stage as Guest Artist on Capital Hill in Washington, DC for the American Cancer Society. Immediately following this charitable event, Ms. Haslett resumes her operatic schedule in France in one of her signature roles as Nannetta in
Falstaff
with
Le Grand Théâtre de Limoges. Juliette in
Roméo et Juliette
is next with
Nashville Opera, followed by appearances as soprano soloist in
Mozart Requiem
with both the
Bangor Symphony Orchestra
and
Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestras, a turn with the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra singing operatic favorites, and finishing the season with a return to France with
Le Grand Théâtre de Reims
as Nannetta.
Hailed in Paris and Brussels by Le Soir (above) and La libre belgique as "luminous," Malinda Haslett performed the title character of
La traviata, a role she reprised later in the season in Connecticut with Maestro Anton Coppola. 2005 also brought about a debut with the
Utah Symphony and Opera
as Juliette, followed by Frasquita in
Carmen
with
San Diego Opera. Next, she sang as the featured soloist in
Augusta Opera's annual Home for the Holidays Concert. Celebrating Mozart, Ms. Haslett sang two productions as Susanna in
Le nozze di Figaro, joining the
West Virginia Symphony
and returning to
Syracuse Opera
where she was named Artist of the Year for her performances last season as Pamina in
Die Zauberflöte.
Opera News
wrote "Ms. Haslett sang
Ach, ich fühl's
with such meltingly limpid phrases that the audience held its collective breath. She is a singer who deserves more attention." Finishing the 2005-6 season, Ms. Haslett made her Mexican debut as Zerlina in
Don Giovanni
with the
Ópera de Zapopan, and bowed with the
Queens Symphony Orchestra
at home in New York.
Other operatic performances of note include her
Lincoln Center
debut with The
American Symphony Orchestra
as Bangsa and Erste Mädchen in Hindemith's
Das Nusch-Nuschi, Oscar in
Un ballo in maschera
with the
Atlanta Opera,
Susanna in
Le nozze di Figaro
with the
Lyric Opera of Kansas City, her French debut as Pamina and Micaëla in
Carmen
with the
Festival Lyrique-en-mer, both Nannetta in
Falstaff
and Leïla in
Les pêcheurs des perles
with
Sarasota Opera, the title role of
Lyric Opera of Cleveland's
La fille du Régiment, Valencienne in
Die Lustige Witwe
and Berta in
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Adina in
L'elisir d'amore
with
Augusta Opera, Musetta in
La Bohème
with
West Bay Opera, and in her native Texas: Norina in
Don Pasquale
and Mabel in
Pirates of Penzance
with the
Fort Worth Opera. Ms. Haslett has been under the direction of such notable conductors and directors as Sandra Bernhard, Richard Bradshaw, Leon Botstein, David Briskin, Ken Cazan, Grant Cooper, Anton Coppola, John Di Costanzo, Jack Everly, William Florescu, Arthur Fagen, Ward Holmquist, Robert Hossein, Philippe Hui, Karen Keltner, Mark Lamos, Stefan Lano, Eric Lederhandler, Jay Lessenger, David Lévi, Timothy Lindberg, Dottie Danner, Mark Flint, Joe Illick, David Gately, Richard McKee, Nicolette Molnár, Fred Scott, Manon Savary, Henri-Jean Servat, Jerry Shannon, Bernard Uzan and Philip Walsh.
Active as a concert and recital artist, in North America Ms. Haslett has sung with the Calgary Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Portland Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Pittsburgh Bach Choir, Santa Barbara Symphony, Stamford Symphony, Chautauqua Symphony, Augusta Symphony, Ocean City Pops, and the Bar Harbor Festival. Ms. Haslett's European symphonic credits include a solo recital for the President of Italy, Luigi Scalfaro, as well as numerous performances throughout Europe and Asia with the Quintessence Chamber Ensemble.
Ms. Haslett is a recipient of the prestigious Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship which led to study abroad. While in Italy she won the Concorso Internazionale di Tito Schipa and the Concorso Internazionale di Roma. Her discography includes
Father And Son and
d Hymns to the Goddess, both with
Parthenia XII
and A Tribute to Diana, all on the Vox Label. As the title character in
Nicole, The Trial of the Century, by Grammy nominated composer Anthony Newman, she may be heard on the Albany Label, and her most recent recording entitled
A Yuletide Celebration
was released in 2005.
For a Biography of Ms. Haslett in .DOC form, click here.
For a Biography of Ms. Haslett in .PDF form, click here.
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