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May 2008 – Voice type change to Dramatic Contralto

Vocal studies with:
Janet Williams: <http://www.janet-williams.com>
David Jones: <http://www.voiceteacher.com>
Ruthild Engert
Roberta Cunningham
Neil Semer
Kammersaengerin Irmgard Boas
Kammersaenger Peter Gougaloff
Victor Martens

Opera Roles Performed:
Madame Lidoine (Dialogues des Carmelites), Mutter (Hänsel und Gretel), Celie (Signor Deluso), Lady Billows (Albert Herring), La Maestra della Novizie (Suor Angelica), La Ciesca (Gianni Schicci) Ariadne (Ariadne auf Naxos), Leonora (Fidelio), Sarah Good (The Crucible)

Opera Chorus performed:
Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi, The Crucible, Trouble in Tahiti, Dialogues des Carmelites, Dunstan and the Devil, L'Enfant et les Sortileges

Soloist in Lunaquamarin
(A Water Cabaret/Varieté with the Chamäleon Varieté Berlin)

Choral-Soloist in Medeia
(Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz Berlin)

Fly Me to the Moon
A One-Woman Jazz and Comedy Show
Scheselong Club, Berlin

Jazz Solo Program at Garçon, Berlin

Soloist with the Toronto Pops Orchestra 
December 1990
Massey Hall
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Active Participant in International Masterclasses:
David Jones / Helena Döse International Masterclass for Opera
Kungälv, Sweden

David Jones / Janet Williams International Masterclass for Opera
Berlin, Germany

Mental Training for Singers with Janet Williams
Berlin, Germany

Estill Voice Training System Workshop with Prof. Anne-Marie Speed
Royal Academy of Music, London

Neil Semer International Masterclass for Voice/Opera
Coesfeld, Germany

International Masterclass for Opera with Dame Gwyneth Jones
Braunschweig, Germany

International Masterclass for Directors of Opera with Ruth Berghaus
Berlin, Germany

Choral Experience:
Ontario Youth Choir
The Joy of Singing International Choral Festival
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Conductor: Robert Shaw

Wilfrid Laurier Chapel Choir
Conductor: Prof. Barrie Cabena

Laurier Singers Chamber Choir
Conductor: Prof. Victor Martens

Film Experience:
Hans Scharoun and Berlin
Singer
SFB, Berlin
Director: Angelika Kettelhack

Dark Visions: A Portrait of Oskar Morawetz
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Director: Paul MacIvor