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Emily Bullock (Duchess of Plaza-Toro)
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EMILY A. BULLOCK,
Mezzo-soprano: is an active recitalist and performer of opera,
chamber and symphonic works. Works include Bach's Magnificat
and St. Matthew Passion, Handel's Messiah, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony,
Mahler's Kindertotenlieder, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen,
Schönberg's Brettl-Lieder, Das Buch der hängenden Garten, Pierrot
Lunaire, and Das Lied der Waldtaube; and Amy Beach's Mass in E-flat. Opera, operetta, and musical theatre performances include Isabella in L'Italiana in Algeri; Mrs. Maurrant in Street Scene, Augusta Tabor in The Ballad of Baby Doe; Ma Moss in The Tenderland; the Queen of the Fairies in Iolanthe; the Duchess of Plaza-Toros in Gondoliers; Katisha in The Mikado, Mad Margaret in Ruddigore; Madame Armfelt in A Little Night Music; Baba in The Medium; the Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors; the Witch and the Mother in Hansel and Gretel; Mrs. McLean in Susannah, and Prince Orlovsky in Die Fledermaus. Additional appearances include a series of concerts at the University of Colorado featuring the songs of Schubert, and the Colorado MahlerFest. and a solo recital for the Colorado Music Festival. Recently Ms. Bullock worked on a CD of the music of Samuel Barber with the Russian Philharmonic, participated in the prestigious Marlboro Festival., sang Bach with the Colorado Chamber Players, and performed the role of Ruth with the Philadelphia Gilbert and Sullivan Union, at the Buxton, England Gilbert and Sullivan Festival. Ms. Bullock was a finalist in the Concert Artists Guild Competition, was the 1995 winner of the Denver Lyric Opera Guild Competition, and has twice been a regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of Colorado, a Master of Music Degree from the University of Tulsa, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Colorado. She is currently a faculty member at West Chester University in West Chester, PA. |