Andrea Chenoweth, soprano, is a two-time regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions. She has appeared with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Cleveland Opera, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Dayton Opera, the Springfield Symphony, the Bach Society of Dayton, Mansfield Symphony Orchestra, and Red {an orchestra}.
Recent operatic engagements include, Blondchen in Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio with Lyric Opera Cleveland, Lìu for Cleveland Opera on Tour, and Madeline in in the Ohio professional premiere of Philip Glass’s opera The Fall of the House of Usher. She has understudied numerous roles, including Fiordiligi from Cosi fan tutte, Rosalinda from Die Fledermaus, and Alma March in Mark Adamo’s Little Women. And, she has performed in scenes from Mozart’s Don Giovanni (Donna Elvira), Massenet’s Manon (Manon), Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia (Female Chorus and Lucia), Douglas Moore’s The Ballad of Baby Doe (Baby Doe), and Puccini’s La Bohème (Mimì).
Her recent orchestral engagements include, Bach’s Magnificat with the Cleveland Orchestra, the world premiere of A Red Couch Floats in Lake Erie: A Symphony of Songs by Jonathon Sheffer with Red {an orchestra}, and Mozart’s c minor Mass and Coronation Mass with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra.
She recently toured Japan with Maestro Neal Gittleman, singing Handel’s Messiah and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with the Telemann Chamber Orchestra.
A proponent of new music, Ms. Chenoweth has worked with many living composers including Cedric Adderley, Jonathon Sheffer, and Monica Houghton. She recently performed all the major soprano roles in a concert reading of Houghton's opera, The Big Bonanza (conducted by Stephen Byess) and has also premiered several songs by Hougton, including the cycle "In Singing Weather."
An active recitalist, Chenoweth has performed at several institutions of higher education throughout Ohio, presenting full recitals, lecture/demonstrations, and masterclasses. She has performed many outreach concerts under the auspices of Opera Cleveland. She was Lecturer in Voice at Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music in Ohio for two years.
She has twice participated in the Cleveland Art Song Festival where she had the opportunity to work with such noted professionals as Stephanie Blythe, Warren Jones, Francois le Roux, Mikhail Hallak, Vladimir Chernov, and Anthony Dean Griffey.
She received a Masters of Music in Voice from The Cleveland Institute of Music and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Communication Management from the University of Dayton. Her teachers include George Vassos, Ellen Shade, Kay Griffel, and Linda Snyder.
She recently returned from the Netherlands where she competed in the Dutch International Vocal Comeptition. Ms. Chenoweth currently lives in the Philadelphia area.
Hey Andrea, We just got your Christmas presents yesterday and they were beautiful! I love the leaves in our bowl and my mom loves your signature on the bottom of the bowl. Thank you so much! I hope your Christmas and New Years went well and I miss you!! I hope to talk to you soon :)
Hi Andrea, thanks for the Add, and for your beautiful singing- the Charpentier is glorious! I heard you sing once in Cleveland, amazing what great music comes out of NE Ohio (I went to Oberlin). happy new year, Suzanne
Hey Andrea - Hope Japan is AMAZING - I'm sure you're doing wonderfully - wanted to let you know that I think your myspace has been hacked - there are weird bulletins posted by you, but I'm sure you didn't post them!
My dear fellow soprano friend,
You sound and look fabulous over the Internet too. Your soaring spirit transcends the electronics and gives me goosebumps again! I we wish we were neighbours so we could listen to music and play billiards more often.
Your devoted soprano saxophonist
Anders Paulsson
