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Ever since her Carnegie Hall debut in Mozart’s Requiem under
the direction of John Rutter, Charlotte Paulsen has been recognized as
a
stellar singer on both the opera and concert stage. The Sarasota
Herald-Tribune
calls her “riveting,” adding she “is gifted with a voice both large
and rich,
which she uses with notable musicianship.” And the Richmond
Times-Dispatch
agrees: “Charlotte Paulsen, cast in the title role of Bizet’s Carmen
is a winner on all counts. Her
mezzo-soprano voice, still youthful but with several shades of
duskiness, suits
the role perfectly. She comports herself with feline grace and haughty
self-absorption.”
Highlights of Paulsen’s 07/08 season included concerts with
the Louisiana Philharmonic in Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 and with the
Huntsville
Symphony in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, both under the baton of Carlos
Miguel
Prieto. During the 08/09 season, she sings Verdi’s Requiem with the
Virginia Symphony and Eugene Symphony, Mozart Requiem with the
National Philharmonic
(MD) and with the National Chorale (NY), Messiah with Peniel Concert Choir in Avery Fisher Hall and Rossini’s Petite Messe solennelle in Church of St. Ignatius Loyola.
She began last season celebrating the centennial of
Shostakovich with his orchestrated version of Mussorgsky’s Songs and
Dances of Death with the Xalapa Symphony Orchestra, where
she also sang Mahler’s Das Lied von der
Erde. On occasion of Mozart’s 250th birth date, she performed
the Requiem with the Lancaster
Symphony and at Carnegie Hall under the auspices of MidAmerica
Productions. She
concluded the season with Missa Solemnis
and the Orquesta de Mineria in Mexico.
Because of the unique
character of her voice, Paulsen is often called upon to perform
contemporary
works of unusual depth: with I Cantori she performed the New York
premiere of Et la vie l’emporte by Frank Martin; Women of Valor based
on Proverbs 31 by
Andrea Clearfield with Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra; and at
Carnegie Hall The Armed Man a Mass for Peace by Carl
Jenkins. She also sang the role of Der Trommler in Der Kaiser von
Atlantis, as part of the 50th year celebration for
the victims of World War II.
On the opera stage, she performed Carmen with Opera Delaware, Ft.
Wayne Philharmonic, Metro Lyric
Opera under the direction of Maestro Anton Coppela; Maddalena in
Rigoletto with Piedmont Opera, Fresno
Opera, Utah Opera, & Toledo Opera; and 3rd Lady in Die Zauberflöte
and 2nd Maid
in Electra with Baltimore Opera. She
also sang 2nd Lady in Die
Zauberflöte in Saarland, Germany. At the Virginia Opera she portrayed
Edugie in Handel’s Rodelinda and
Emilia in Otello.
Paulsen
was awarded 1st place in the Liederkranz Foundation Awards,
Wagnerian Voice division. She represented the United States at the
International
Opera Studio in Zurich. While performing there she worked under such
maestros
as Harnoncourt, Bartoletti, Inbal and von Dohnanyi.
Charlotte Paulsen was born in Philadelphia and holds
degrees from The Peabody Conservatory of Music and Temple University.
Her
further studies brought her to the Salzburg Mozarteum, Zurich
International
Opera Studio, Tanglewood Festival, and Opera Music Theater
International, under
the direction of the late Jerome Hines. Currently she studies with
Benita
Valente.
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