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Jan 23, 25, 27 Lulu Baines: Malinda reprises the role of Lulu Baines, the preacher's daughter gone bad, who causes Elmer's demise. This work, 17 years in the making, receives its East Coast Premiere, after having received its world premiere in Nashville in November of 2007. Malinda was described as "letting loose a gorgeous soprano." |
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February 14, 15 Valentine’s Day Concerts Savannah, GA www.savannahsinfonietta.org Valentine's Day: Malinda, and husband Jonathan Boyd, join together for two evenings of romantic arias and duets, designed to put you in the right mood for Valentine's Day |
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March 27, 29, 30 Zerlina Don Giovanni Charlotte, NC www.operacarolina.org Zerlina: A role she first sang in Mexico of 2006, Malinda makes her house debut with Opera Carolina as one of Mozart's beloved perky, sassy, and witty sopranos. |
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April 26, 28 Judy This is the Rill Speaking—World Premiere Composer: Lee Hoiby New York City www.operaprojects.org Judy: Based on Lanford Wilson's play of the same title, Malinda premieres Lee Hoiby's work: This Is the Rill Speaking. A rare honor, in the audience will be Composer: Hoiby, Librettist: Schulgasser, and Playwright: Wilson. |
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June 29 Soprano Soloist Beethoven 9 Rochester, NY www.fingerlakeschoral.org Beethoven 9: No one could say it better: Alle Menschen werden Brueder: Brotherhood Unites All Men. Beethoven's word and sentiment are as pertinent today as they were when they were written. Malinda sings these words for the first time in performance. |
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July 2 Soprano Soloist Ocean City Pops Ocean City, New Jersey www.oceancitypops.org |
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July 26 Soprano Soloist Beethoven Choral Fantasy Conductor: Stefan Sanderling Piano: Sara Buechner Chautauqua, NY www.symphony.ciweb.org The Chautauqua Institute was founded so that all walks of |
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August 1, 4 Violetta La traviata Chautauqua, NY www.ciweb.org Violetta: Rounding out the season with a signature role, Malinda returns to Chautauqua Opera, where she once apprenticed, to sing the role of the tragic heroine: Violetta Valery. Malinda first sang this role in Paris, having the once in a lifetime chance of wearing Maria Callas' Swarovski jewels from her final performances as Violetta at La scala in 1958. |
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September 27:
German Debut
Soprano Soloist: His Soul
Ethel Smyth's: The Prison
Conductor: Kerstin Behnke
Berliner Cappella
Konzerthaus, Berlin
"Smyth
has her own style and a composing voice with passionate directness
and honesty that comes straight from the heart. At this
performance, her intentions were well served well, in particular, by
the American Soprano Malinda Haslett who stepped in a short notice
to learn the role of His
Soul."
By Roz Treubcher
Making
her German debut, in a piece written by English Suffragist Ethel
Smyth, Malinda joined the Berliner Cappella for their concert
entitled "Starke Frauen", ie: Strong Women. Learning
the role of The Prisoner's Soul in a matter of days, Malinda first
sung words were in response to The Prisoner's question of what he
should tell men who are facing death, "Tell them that no man
lives in vain."
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October 24, 26
Pamina
Die Zauberfloete
Syracuse Opera
Conductor: John Di Costanzo
Reprising the her award winning role
for which Opera News said she sang with "such
meltingly limpid phrases that the audience held its collective
breath. She is a singer that deserves more
attention.", Malinda returns to Syracuse Opera and the Open
Hand Puppet Theater to sing opposite of tenor Matthew Chellis and
under the direction of Maestro John Di Costanzo
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December
12, 23 20
Soprano
Soloist
Holiday
Pops
Conductor:
Bradley Thachuck
Fort
Wayne Philharmonic
Deck
the Halls with holiday cheer as Malinda joins the Fort Wayne
Philharmonic Orchestra for their annual Holiday Pops Series.
Led by Maestro Bradley Thachuck, Malinda joins orchestra,
chorus, dancers and audience as they celebrate the reasons for the
seasons.
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2009
January
23
Susanna
Le
nozze di Figaro
Fort
Meyers, FL
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April
5, 7
Recital
Artist
Series of Sarasota
Sarasota,
FL
Songs
of Loving and Longing. Returning to the scene of the crime,
Malinda returns to Sarasota where she apprenticed twice with the
opera company, sang two leading roles and met her husband, tenor
Jonathan Boyd. Join Malinda at the Asolo theater for songs
and arias, but familiar and unknown.
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April
25
Musetta
La
Boheme
The
Greater Bridgeport Symphony Orchestra
Bridgeport,
CT
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