Resident Artists
Angela Meade, soprano
AVA fourth-year resident artist
Hometown: Centralia, WA
Education: M.M. University of Southern California; B.M. Pacific Lutheran University
Competitions: Grand Prize, voice, 2008 Jose Iturbi International Music Competition; Second Place, 2008 Loren L. Zachary Voice Competition; Grand Prize winner, 2007 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Hans Gabor Belvedere Competition, first place in both the opera and operetta divisions (first singer in the competition's history to win first place in both categories); 2007 Liederkranz Competition,first place; international semi-finalist, Operalia Competition, Paris, 2007; Second Place, Fritz and Lavinia Jensen Foundation Competition; First Place, Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation Competition; First Place, Violetta DuPont Opera at Florham Competition; First Place, James Parkinson Vocal Competition; International Grand Award Winner, Gerda Lissner Foundation Competition; Grant, Career Bridges Foundation; International Finalist, World Voice Masters Competition-Monte Carlo; Fifth Place, Loren L. Zachary Competition; National Semi-Finalist, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions; Young Artist of the Year, National Association of Teachers of Singing Los Angeles; First Place, New Century Singers of Whittier Competition; First Place, Rio Hondo Symphony Competitio; First Place, Long Beach Mozart Festival Competition; Grant, Léni fé Bland Foundation; Grant, Women's Committee of the Glendale Symphony; First Place, Palm Springs Opera Guild of the Desert Competition; Grant, Annamaria Saritelli-DiPanni Bel Canto Competition; Grant, Opera Buffs of Los Angeles; NATS-LA Summer Study Grant; First Place, American Educators of Italian Origins United Competition; International Finalist, Gerda Lissner Foundation Competition; First Place, Olympia Washington Opera Guild Competition.
Roles at AVA: Berta, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Agathe, Der Freischütz; Fiordiligi, Così fan tutte
Other roles: Elvira, Ernani, Metropolitan Opera; title role, Agrippina, Fiordiligi, Così fan tutte, Gertrude/Mutter, Hansel und Gretel, Mme. Herz, Der Schauspieldirektor, Queen of the Night, Magic Flute, Mother Goose, The Rakes's Progress, USC Opera Theater; Rosalinde, Die Fledermaus, Abbess, Suor Angelica, Countess, Le nozze di Figaro, PLU Opera Theater; First Lady, The Magic Flute, Bayview Music Festival;The Countess, Capriccio, last scene (cover) Opening Night Gala, Metropolitan Opera.
Upcoming: title role, Anna Bolena, title role, Lucia di Lammermoor both at AVA.
Website: Angela Meade
