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Bryn Aratyr Jimenez

Bryn Aratyr Jimenez
Location
New York, New York, USA
Birthday
February 12
Bio
Bryn Aratyr Jimenez, soprano, began her career in the San Francisco Bay Area where she was a regular performer with the Golden Gate Opera, Oakland Lyric Opera and the Jarvis Conservatory. Ms. Jimenez recently sang the role of Dido in the Vallejo Music Theatre production of Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas,” for which she was nominated for an Arty Award. Other roles include Dorabella in Mozart’s “Cosi fan Tutte” with the Amadeus Operensemble in Salzburg, Austria, Tessa in “The Gondoliers” with the Fraser Valley Gilbert & Sullivan Society, and Stephano in “Romeo et Juliette” with the Opera Studio at the Victoria Conservatory of Music. Ms. Jimenez has been the recipient of several vocal honors, including scholarships from the East Bay Opera League and Mayflower Choral Society and the Overall First Prize, Most Promising Voice award, Melodie award, Concert Group award, and Opera award at the Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival, and was a semi-finalist in the Concours de l’interpretation de la musique Francaise de Montreal in Quebec. Ms. Jimenez holds Associates Degrees in vocal performance and teaching from the Victoria Conservatory of Music in Victoria, BC and a Bachelor of Music from the Vancouver Academy of Music in Vancouver, BC. Since graduation, Ms. Jimenez has continued to study in San Francisco, Berlin, and New York, where she currently resides.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009 4:58PM

Program Notes: Regina Opera Concert

I meant to get this post up a while ago, but I didn't, so I'm doing it now . . . anyways . . .  This Sunday (November 1st) I will be singing in a concert produced by Regina Opera (www.reginaopera.org).  The concert will be at Regina Hall (corner of 65th… Read full post »

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OCTOBER 20, 2009 3:15PM

Program Notes: Piazza Navona

Next Thursday I will be performing excerpts from Christof Bergman's new comic opera Piazza Navona.  The performance will be at VISIONS at Selis Manor (135 West 23rd St., #93, New York, NY) from 7-8pm. Piazza Navona takes place at a restaurant called 'Da Enzo' where Enzo, the chef and owner,/… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 6, 2009 1:36PM

A job, well . . . done: Ektor (better late than never)

Hi everyone :) I'm back!

Sorry I dropped off the face of the earth there.  On the day of the Ektor premiere, a couple hours before the concert, I found out the place I was set to move to (in 5 days) had fallen through and that one of my roommates… Read full post »

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AUGUST 11, 2009 9:32PM

Program Notes: Ektor

On the 27th of August I will be singing the title role in the concert version of a new opera.  The opera, Ektor, by George Tsouris follows the journey of the Trojan prince Hector from the time he is chosen to lead the Trojan armies against the Greeks to the time/… Read full post »
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JULY 15, 2009 3:38PM

A job, well . . . done: Accadia Foundation Open Mic

This past weekend I was one of, like, 30-some-odd singers to participate in a benefit for the Accadia Foundation (www.accadia.org).  I sang 'Depuis le jour' from Gustav Charpentier's Louise (the opera is not done that often, but the aria is a soprano standard) as it is my current flag-ship aria… Read full post »

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JUNE 23, 2009 9:45PM

A Photo

 

I'm still waiting on the DVD from the New York Chamber Players Concert, but I have a photo (compliments of Garin Toren) -- YAY! 

nyop pic

 I hope to have some audio/video clips before the end of the summer :) Read full post »

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JUNE 13, 2009 1:43PM

New York City is Frikin' Awesome

So . . . as the title says, New York City is FRIKIN' AWESOME!!!  I love how much stuff there is to do here.  Granted, I have been really lucky in how quickly I have gotten in the loop, but still . . . 

 I don't have any big performances coming… Read full post »

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MAY 24, 2009 8:12PM

A job, well . . . done: Oh No. 18

This past Friday was the performance of 'Oh No. 18' (a staging of Jackson Pollock's no. 18).  All in all I'd say the show went well -- though, never having done a performance quite like this, I don't know that I can really judge.  I think the director had a very… Read full post »

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MAY 18, 2009 4:12PM

Program Notes: Oh No. 18 (continued)

Today was the second of four rehearsals for 'Oh No. 18' (a staging on Jackson Pollock's no. 18 –for those of you who did not read my last post).  I actually made it on time today (yay for WALKING!) and I think I have a better idea what the show is… Read full post »

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MAY 17, 2009 5:58PM

Program Notes: Oh No. 18

 

no. 18  

This weekend I will be participating in a staging of Jackson Pollock's No.18 (pictured above).  I personally don't know how one goes about staging a painting, but apparently the director does, so that's good enough for me :) 

Mostly, the production will be m… Read full post »

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MAY 10, 2009 10:35PM

A job, well . . . done: New York Chamber Players in Concert

So . . . last night was my super-fabulous concert debut in New York City (go me ;)) . . . and all in all I'd say it went well. 

I think I certainly looked the part; I've always been good at wardrobe and make-up (false eyelashes ROCK!) but this… Read full post »

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MAY 4, 2009 5:06PM

Program Notes: New York Chamber Players in Concert

 

Hello everyone,

 

This Sunday (May 9th) I will be featured, along with several other artists (who I have yet to hear, but I’m sure are also very talented), in concert with the New York Chamber Players.  The concert will begin at 9:15pm at the Church of St. Paul and St.… Read full post »

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MAY 3, 2009 7:04PM

my first post (how exciting ;))

So . . . I don't really think of myself as a writer, but blogging seems to be the thing to do at the moment, so I figure it’s about time to jump on the band-wagon . . . anyways . . .

I think this blog will primarily be a… Read full post »

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