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May 30, 2011 - Lincoln Center
Soloist - Soprano
Known for her agility, sensitivity and acting, Maureen Francis's repertoire spans opera, musical theater and oratorio. Recent engagements include: travels to Mumbai, India where she sang an all-Andrew Lloyd Weber concert with the Symphony Orchestra of India, a debut with Fresno Grand Opera as Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, followed by a Dvořák Stabat Mater in Philadelphia and Mendelssohn's Elijah in Virginia with the Fairfax Choral Society. Past oratorio concerts include Carmina Burana, the Duruflé Requiem, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, Mozart's Solemn Vespers, Coronation Mass, Handel's Messiah and Hercules.
On the operatic stage Ms. Francis's repertoire includes Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Musetta in La bohème, Oscar in Un ballo in maschera, the title role in Massenet's Cendrillon, Dragonette in Grendel, Gilda in Rigoletto and Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia. Equally at home on the musical theater stage, she has sung the roles of Julie Jordan in Carousel and Marianne in New Moon. Ms. Francis has performed with the opera companies of Fresno Grand Opera, Summer Opera D.C., Chattanooga Opera and Symphony, Opera Omaha, Shreveport Opera, Opera Bergen in Norway and Festival Lecco in Italy.
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