Dazzling Divas
Opera singing Divas Pamela Connelly, Kathleen Moss and Eliza O’Malley light up the hall with arias, duets and trios from celebrated operas of Puccini, Verdi, Bellini, Bizet, Delibes and more.
Indulge yourself in a dazzling evening of opera’s top hits with these San Francisco Bay Area favorites!
The Dazzling Divas at the Bateau Ivre Wednesday March 27th, 7-9pm
With special guests Nikola Printz and Jim Meredith
Bateau Ivre: 2629 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley (510)849-1100
Eliza O’Malley founded the Dazzling Divas a couple of years ago when she was asked to perform at the Bateau Ivre in Berkeley for their special music nights. She gathered her favorite singers and produced a show that delighted the Bateau Ivre patrons. The Dazzling Divas have since become popular regulars at the Bateau Ivre. As individuals, these opera singers have performed leading roles with local and regional opera companies such as Verismo Opera, Berkeley Opera, West Bay Opera, San Francisco Cabaret Opera, Pocket Opera, North Bay Opera, San Jose Opera, Livermore Valley Opera and San Francisco Lyric Opera. Hire the Divas to sing at your own venue or for a special occasion! Contact: email hidden; JavaScript is required (510)235-4471
Repertoire:
ARIAS
Il dolce suono- Lucia
Spargi d’amaro pianto- Lucia
Habanera- Bizet Carmen
Je Dis- Bizet Carmen
Dove sono- Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro
Voi che sapete- Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro
Ach ich liebte-MozartDie entfurung aus dem Seraglio
Ach ich fuhls- Mozart Die Zauberflote
Alleluia -Mozart
Stridono lassu- Leoncavallo Pagliacci
Donde lieta- Puccini La Boheme
O mio babbino caro- Puccini Gianni Schicchi
Senza Mamma- Puccini Suor Angelica
Chi il bel sogno- Puccini La Rondine
Quando me’n vo’- Puccini La Boheme
Voci di Primavera- Strauss
Pauline’s Aria- Tchaikovsky Pique Dame
Casta Diva- Bellini Norma
Ah forse lui- Verdi Traviata
The Silver Aria- Douglas Moore The Ballad of Baby Doe
Willow Song- Douglas Moore The Ballad of Baby Doe
Sempre libera -Verdi Traviata
Caro nome – Verdi Rigoletto
Flower Duet- Puccini Madama Butterfly
Flower Duet- Delibes Lakme
Prendero- Mozart Cosi fan Tutte
Sull’Aria- Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro
Three Ladies Scene- Mozart Die Zauberflote
MUSIC THEATER
Summertime Porgy and Bess
Whatever Lola wants
ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES:
Eliza O’Malley
San Francisco Bay Area soprano Eliza O’Malley has performed leading roles throughout Northern California. Over the past few years, she has performed the roles of Gilda in Rigoletto, Suor Angelica in Suor Angelica, Violetta in La Traviata, Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro, Antigone in Mark Alburger’s Antigone, as well as Nedda in Pagliacci. She also enjoyed giving the premiere of Peter Josheff’s new chamber opera Inferno. She looks forward to singing the roles of Michaela in Carmen and Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi in the coming months. Companies with whom O’Malley has sung roles include Goat Hall Productions/San Francisco Cabaret Opera, Verismo Opera, The Santa Cruz Chamber Orchestra, Oakland Opera Theater, Berkeley Opera, Solo Opera, BASOTI and Capitol Opera Sacramento.
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Kathleen Moss
Kathleen Moss, mezzo soprano, has been recognized as a singer with a great voice and projection, and a dramatic ability seldom seen on the opera stage.(San Francisco Classical Voice)
In 2009 Ms. Moss appeared as Carmen in Pocket Operas Carmen and Dorabella in North Bay Operas Cosi fan tutte.In 2008 Ms. Moss appeared as Judith in Berkeley Operas Bluebeards Castle, Mrs. Grose in San FranciscoLyric Operas production of The Turn of the Screw, and as Maddalena in Rigoletto with Opera San Jose.She also appeared a soloist in the world premiere of Divide Light, a new opera based on the poems of Emily Dickinson.
Other recent credits include: Suzuki in Madama Butterfly with Opera San Jose, Polina in Pique Dame with West Bay Opera, Second Lady in Die Zauberflöte, Bianca in The Rape of Lucretia& Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with San Francisco Lyric Opera, Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro & Suzuki in Madama Butterfly with Cinnabar Opera, Mad Margaret in Ruddygore & Ruth in Pirates of Penzance with The Lamplighters, Boulotte in Bluebeard& Maddalena in Rigolettowith Pocket Opera, Hansel in Hansel and Gretel with Opera a la Carte &covered the role of Anna Hope in The Mother of Us All with San Francisco Opera.
On the concert stage, Ms. Moss appeared most recently as the Angel in The Dream of Gerontius with the Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra.She has performed as a soloist in the Messiah with the Stockton Symphony and as a featured soloist in the San Francisco Earthquake Centennial Concert, broadcast live on National Public Radio.
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Pamela Marie Connelly
Pamela Marie Connelly has been wowing audiences for over 25 years. A native of San Francisco, she began her career as a child model. By her teens, Pamela was an experienced instrumentalist and vocalist, working with a plethora of ensembles in all genres of music; playing saxophone, clarinet, piano, percussion, voice and guitar. The voice quickly stood out for Pamela, as she was heralded as: a voice that is effective and beautiful (The San Francisco Chronicle), Pamela Connelly shines, adding spice and exoticism, playfulness and mysticism (The Petaluma Argus Courier), The high-watt verve of Pamela Connelly (The Press Democrat).
Today, Ms. Connelly holds a Masters degree from The Manhattan School of Music, and a Bachelors degree from The San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She has sung throughout Europe and America with many prestigious opera companies, which include: New York City Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Santa Fe Opera, San Diego Opera, Los Angeles Opera, and the San Francisco Opera. Other performing experiences include: Off broadway productions of Amadeus, comedic and dramatic roles, concert solo engagements, and church work as soloist, cantor, music director and conductor. Pamela has also received numerous awards, which include being a three-year regional award winner of The Metropolitan Opera National Council Awards.
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Hadley McCarroll-PIANIST
Hadley McCarroll
Known in the US and internationally as a collaborative pianist hailed for her “…lively and exhilarating…” pianism (SF Classical Voice), pianist Hadley McCarroll has worked with the Royal Danish Opera, Utah Festival Opera, SFOpera, and Festival Opera. Under Kent Nagano Hadley prepared premieres of operas by Elliott Carter and Phillipe Manoury. As a member of the vocal-instrumental trio The Mirage Ensemble, she taught chamber music master classes at Northwestern University, and has taught piano at the San Francisco Community Music Center since 1997. She currently performs chamber music with cellist Monica Scott as part of martha & monica.
