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Ms. Arania is considered a leading singer and choral conductor in her native country, Israel. She has performed extensively as a soloist in concert series and festivals with Israel's leading orchestras such as: Israeli Chamber Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Israel's Kibbutz Orchestra and many more. She has performed under the direction of Joseph Flumerfelt, Salvador Mas Conde, Thomas Vashari, Avner Itai, Doron Solomon, to name a few, and toured as a soloist with various Israeli ensembles in Italy, Germany, Austria, Czech republic, Hungary, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Canada, and the United States.
Since arriving in the United States, she has performed in opera productions, recitals, and oratorio concerts, with orchestras such as Elgin Symphony, Lima Symphony, Chamber Bach Ensemble, The Callipygian Players, Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra, Ohio University Symphony Orchestra and more. Her performances included the leading roles in Puccini's Suor Angelica, Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte, and many oratorio parts, such as in Mendelssohn's Hymn of Praise, and Psalm 42, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and Mass in C, Mozart's Mass in C minor and Requiem, Faure's Requiem, and Rutter's Requiem. She also performed the American premier of Richard Blackford's Mirror of Perfection, the world premier of Yeheskel Braun's Qumodo Sedet Sola and the Illinois Premiere of Richard Danielpoor's American Requiem. She currently is a singer and assistant conductor of The Lakeside Singers.
Ms. Arania has been a participant in the International Vocal Arts Institute's Opera programs, taking place in Italy and in Israel, and has won prizes in singing competitions such as NATS, and the Bel Canto Foundation. She has also been the recipient of numerous scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, both in voice and in choral conducting. She recently completed her Doctor of Music degree in Voice and Opera Performance at Northwestern University, where she has been a student of Mignon Dunn and Sherrill Milnes.
After holding part time lecturer positions at Northwestern University and North Park University, she is currently a full time Assistant Professor of Voice at Northern Illinois University, and a faculty member in the prestigious summer program for singers, V.O.I.C.Experience, (Disney World, Orlando) led by Mr. Sherrill Milnes.
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