Soprano, Joy Kabanuck, was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, where she first began singing at age four. At twelve, she began to study voice and piano, as well as perform in musical theater productions throughout her community. While still in high school, Joy recorded an album and was a featured soloist as a member of the group “Reflexions”.
After graduating high school, Joy spent a year studying musical theater and dance as part of the Citrus College “Citrus Singers”, singing in numerous concerts and shows including Roger’s and Hammerstein’s Cinderella as the Fairy Godmother. Joy then began to focus her attention, as a vocal performance major at California State University, Northridge, on opera.
While at CSUN, she was a Los Angeles district finalist in the New York Metropolitan Opera Council auditions and a finalist in the Los Angeles Artist of the Future competition.
In her last semester of college, Joy was cast as Mimi in the Baz Luhrmann directed La Boheme on Broadway. She later went on to reprise the role of Mimi at The Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles, where she performed opposite Il Divo’s David Miller.
Joy has performed other operatic roles including Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Cosi fan Tutte, the title role in Donizetti’s Betly and The Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Magic Flute, and has also performed Poulenc’s Gloria, Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem, and Carmina Burana under the baton of Maestro Jorge Mester as a soprano soloist.
Currently, Joy is signed to Decca Records as a member of the group, Three Graces. Joining forces with some of the world’s top music producers and songwriters, Joy had the pleasure of working with Walter Afanasieff, Desmond Child, Guy Roche, and Mark Portman. Their debut album, to be released March 2008, includes songs in four languages in a mix of pop, operatic and musical theater style singing.
Hi Sarah Joy, Thanks for the add and friendship.and Congratulations on your marriage to David Miller of Il Divo.I love your singing.Here is a photos taken at Paul Potts concert!I am hoping to attend the Il Divo Christmas concert at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto on the 11th Deember 2009! All the best to you both! Love and God bless Siromi
Hi Sarah Joy, The Broadway.com article just posted. YOU have been one busy lady while David's has been wooing America!!! You never have taken on small tasks, from the music you sang in'07. 3Graces and now the wedding. How magical it sounds!!!
Hi Joy, just seen the announcement on the OF. I have to say i think you are a beautiful couple I saw you in London and I was too shy to say hello wish I had now. You are a very beautiful woman and my role model. MyHotComments
Hi Joy...now that its official ( thks David for the message at the ID forum mwah) we want to send u all our love...we are so happy for u and David. Congrats again for your engagement...
and please!! post something about the concerts in Hong Kong....we are sure that u did your best...we love your voice!!
Hi Sarah Joy.. Just heard of your engagement.. Im so happy for you and David. I wish you both all the happiness in the world.. :D Hugs from Sweden//Angie
Hi Sarah Joy!! how are u? we really miss to have news from you and the other girls....we heard that u were with David at the Uk thats awesome... and well we read at one Uk magazine article that u are engaged with David!!! that make us so happy...
