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Praised as a mezzo-soprano who is “skillful and passionate”, Ms. De Vaere
has performed with Michigan Opera Theatre where she delighted Detroit audiences with
her portrayal of Olga in Eugene Onegin, the Detroit Symphony, where she sang the
role of Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, and Dayton Opera where she debuted as Mercédès
in Carmen. Acclaimed in her Opera Carolina debut as Loma Williams in Carlisle
Floyd’s opera, Cold Sassy Tree, the young mezzo-soprano was engaged to reprise
the role with Opera Omaha. Her rich array of operatic roles has grown to include
Lucretia in The Rape of Lucretia, Cherubino, Marcellina, Miss Jessel in The Turn
of the Screw, Nicklausse in Les contes d’Hoffmann, L’enfant in L’enfant et les
Sortilèges, Tisbe in La Cenerentola, Mrs. Noye in Noye’s Fludde, The Secretary
in The Consul, and the title role in Massenet’s Thérèse. Ms. De Vaere’s recent
performance of Hélène in Chabrier’s Une education manquée was heralded by the
New York Times as “elegant and direct” and by Opera News as “warm-voiced and
gracious”.
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Her recent New York concert debut in the role of Carmen was reviewed
as “a rich mezzo-soprano in splendid vocal form…a fiery, passionate gypsy girl
with dramatic intensity and a dash of fatalism.” In the 2008-2009 season, Ms. De Vaere joined
Chelsea Opera as Madame Popova in Walton’s The Bear and Opera Delaware as Marcellina in Le Nozze di
Figaro. Engagements for the 2009-10 season include a return to Bronx Opera in the role of Laura
for the first New York staging of the Weber/Mahler opera, Die Drei Pintos.
As a concert artist, Ms. De Vaere has appeared as the mezzo-soprano
soloist in works including Mahler’s Symphony #2 and #3 with the University of Michigan
Symphony, Mozart’s Requiem with the Hartford Symphony, and the Requiems of Duruflé and
Mozart with the Connecticut Chorale Society. Ms. De Vaere made her Carnegie Hall debut
as the mezzo-soprano soloist in Mozart’s Requiem and Bruckner’s Te Deum with the
New England Symphonic Ensemble. Recent engagements include a return to Carnegie
Hall for Handel’s Messiah under the baton of John Rutter.
Ms. De Vaere earned a Master of Music degree in Voice from the University of
Michigan where she received the prestigious Jessye Norman Graduate Fellowship.
Her Bachelor of Music degree was received from California State University Fullerton.
She currently resides in New York City.
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