Soprano
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES!**San Francisco Cabaret Opera presents:
Fresh Voices IX Festival of
New and Used Operas Part II**
Having just performed Delphia The Prophetess in Henry Purcell's Dioclesian, Ms. Mikheyenko continues her collaboration with Goat Hall in Mark Alburger's opera, Sex and Delilah, playing the biblical temptress who uses her seductive powers to learn the secret of Samson's strength.
DATES:
Friday, May 22 @ 8pm
Saturday, May 23 @ 8pm
VENUE:
San Francisco Community Music Center
544 Capp Street (between Mission St. & South Van Ness)
TICKETS:
Cabaret Table Ticket (per person) $25.00
General Seating $15.00
Student/Senior $10.00
Box Office (Reservations voicemail box) 415. 289.6877
MORE INFO:
Visit Goat Hall Productions Website
RECENT NEWS!
**PACIFIC MOZART ENSEMBLE RECORDS DAVE BRUBECK**
After a very successful winter concert with the Pacific Mozart Ensemble (one of the Bay Area's most innovative choruses), Ms. Mikheyenko will join the group to record the first in a series of CDs of the choral music of Jazz legend Dave Brubeck. With a grant received from the National Endowment for the Arts, this special project will be recorded at St. Albert's Priory in Oakalnd, with the Grammy-nominated Quartet San Francisco.
For more information about the ensemble, visit
Pacific Mozart Ensemble Website
**OPERA APOCALYPSE**
Ms. Mikheyenko recently took part in an evening of 2 West Coast premieres exploring a post-apocalyptic future focused on women presented by Goat Hall Productions/SF Cabaret Opera. Ms. Mikheyenko sang the roles of The Sentry in Mark Alburger's Antigone, and Miss Charm-Strange (one of the Three Quark Sisters) in John Bilotta's Opera In A Month Challenge winner, Quantum Mechanic.
**COLLABORATION WITH MEREDITH MONK**
As a new member of the Pacific Mozart Ensemble, Ms. Mikheyenko had the opportunity to perform with Meredith Monk in the world premiere performance of Monk's newly commissioned work, Songs of Ascension, which she created in collaboration with visual artist Ann Hamilton. Following one public performance as part of the Stanford Lively Arts series, this work was performed at the private, art-filled Steve Oliver Ranch in Geyserville, presented inside the astonishing acoustic Tower that Hamilton unveiled there last year. A site-specific musical and theatrical experience, Songs of Ascension was performed at dusk in natural light, and was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
To find out more about this performance,
Visit Pacific Mozart Ensemble Website
**OF MICE AND MEN**
Ms. Mikheyenko sang the role of Lennie Small in this chamber opera by Mark Alburger based on the classic novel by John Steinbeck. The performances were part of a fundraising event for Goat Hall Productions, and Ms. Mikheyenko's portrayal of Lennie brought many to tears.
**TRAP DOOR**
This summer San Francisco's The Lab premiered Trap Door, a video opera by local composer Lisa Scola Prosek, about one U.S. soldier’s experience in Iraq, based on Albert Camus’ L’Étranger. Ms. Mikheyenko sang the role of Ashley, a War Contractor. This production was conducted by Martha Stoddard, with stage direction by Jim Cave and video sets by Jakub Kalousek. To watch an excerpt from this opera, visit the Media Gallery page.
**THE THREEPENNY OPERA**
Ms. Mikheyenko made her debut with the Santa Cruz Chamber Orchestra's production of Kurt Weill's classic cabaret, The Threepenny Opera. The show was a great success; singer/songwriter Tom Lehrer, who attended the final performance, said he had never before seen a production where everyone onstage was possessed of equal talent in both singing and acting. To view production stills, visit the Media Gallery page.
**OPERA FRONTIER**
Ms. Mikheyenko is a fouding member of Opera Frontier, a Song and Dance Troupe that uses the power of theatrical movement and lush vocal ensemble to challenge opera stereotypes. Opera Frontier's shows feature choreography and musical arrangements ranging from hip-hop to alleluia, from Bizet to Broadway. To learn more about Opera Frontier's members, and to find out about upcoming concerts,
Visit Opera Frontier's Website
CONTACT INFORMATION:
MariaMikheyenko@hotmail.com
Berkeley, CA
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