Teressa Byrne

Music


“Let us have fantasy, boldness, unexpectedness, enchantment — above all, tenderness, morbidezza!” – George Bizet, Composer

Suggested Repertoire
(*role performed or upcoming, +excerpts performed)

Bellini – La Sonnambula (Amina+), I puritani (Elvira), Norma (Norma*)
Bernstein – Candide (Cunegonde+)
Donizetti – Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia*)
Gounod – Romeo et Juliette (Juliette+); Faust (Marguerite+)
Leoncavallo – I pagliacci (Nedda*)
Massenet – Thais (La Charmeuse, Thais), Esclarmonde (Esclarmonde)
Mozart – Cosi fan tutte (Fiordiligi*), Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Konstanze), Die Zauberflöte (Die Königin der Nacht), Le nozze di Figaro (Countess Rosina Almaviva*)
Offenbach – Les contes d’Hoffman (Olympia-Giulietta-Antonia-Stella+)
Puccini – Suor Angelica (Suor Genovieffa*, Suor Angelica)
Sullivan – Pirates of Penzance (Mabel*), HMS Pinafore (Josephine), Princess Ida (Ida)
Thomas – Hamlet (Ophélie)
Verdi – Rigoletto (Gilda+), La traviata (Violetta+), Il trovatore (Leonora), Un ballo in maschera (Amelia), MacBetto (Lady MacBeth+)

Other Repertoire Performed
(*entire role, +excerpts)

Bizet – Carmen (Micaela*, Frasquita+)
Mascagni – Cavalleria Rusticana (Lola*)
Ponchielli – La gioconda (Laura*)
Puccini – La boheme (Mimi+, Musetta+), Suor Angelica (Suor Dolcina*, Second Lay Sister*)
Verdi – Un ballo in maschera (Oscar*), Otello (Desdemona+)

Opera Pirate Sound Clips
*clips may take a few seconds to buffer properly

Love Is Where You Find It (The Kissing Bandit/Brown) November 2011

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Stridono Lassu (Pagliacci/Leoncavallo) June 2011

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Je dis que rien ne m’epouvante (Carmen/Bizet) March 2011

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Ah non credea mirarti / Ah non giunge (La sonnambula/Bellini) Sept.2010

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32 Bars: Willow Song (Ballad of Baby Doe/Moore) Apr.2011

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Don Juan Triumphant (composer Misha Segal, from the 1980′s movie “Phantom of the Opera”)

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Suor Genovieffa’s Ariettes (Suor Angelica/Puccini) July 2010

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Musical Theatre Demo Recordings

My White Knight (The Music Man/Willson) June 2011

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32 Bars: Falling in Love With Love (The Boys from Syracuse/Rodgers) May 2011

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Somebody, Somewhere (The Most Happy Fella/Loesser) Sept.2010

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Concert Recordings

Excerpt: Gabriel’s Message (Dec.2010)

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Let the Bright Seraphim/Handel (short version) Dec.2010

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Concert, Recital, and Sacred

2011
City of Sonoma 9/11 Commemorative Ceremony (National Anthem Soloist), Sonoma CA
Jarvis Conservatory “Grand Night for Singers” (Soloist), Jarvis Institute, Napa CA
Verismo Opera Spring Concert Fundraiser (Soloist), Mira Theatre, Vallejo CA
Franzen Studio Concerts (Soloist), Ladera Community Church, Portola Valley CA
2010
Valley of the Moon Chamber Ensemble (Guest soloist), Sonoma CA
Franzen Studio Concerts (Soloist), Ladera Community Church, Portola Valley CA
2008
L’ermitage Foundation Concert Series (Solo Recital), Los Angeles CA
“Gourmet Soiree” Benefit Concert (Soloist), Pacific Repertory Opera, San Luis Obispo CA
2006
Concert tour, Ensemble di Teatro Massimo di Palermo (Soloist), Central & Northern California
Recital w/Peter Girardot (tenor), Simone Attard (pianist), US Ambassadorial Residence, Valetta, Malta
Congregational Church of the Chimes (Soprano soloist), North Hollywood CA
2003
California Heights United Methodist Church (Soprano soloist), Long Beach CA
2001
California Heights United Methodist Church (Soprano soloist), Long Beach CA
“Jeanette & Eddy”: Joint recitals w/Eric Castro, baritone, Los Angeles CA
Habitat for Humanity Benefit Concert (Soloist), Long Beach CA
1997
American Lutheran Church (Soprano Soloist), Burbank CA

Variety Entertainment

2006 – “Krassimir…POPERA” (opera singer), Kodak Theatre, Hollywood CA
2002-2003 – Principal Entertainer, Jean Ann Ryan Productions, Norwegian MS Star
•  The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (Soprano Soloist)
•  Fame, Great Adventure (Pop Soloist)
•  Cirque (Dancer)
2000 – Principal Entertainer, Jean Ann Ryan Productions, Norwegian SS Norway
•  Sea Legs Goes Hollywood (Pop Soloist)
•  Sing Sing Sing (Gershwin/Big Band Soloist)
•  Guys and Dolls (Sgt. Sarah Brown)
1999 – Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop Benefit Concert (Soloist), Glendale CA
Voices of Christmas (quartet caroling), North Hollywood CA

Recording

2009 – Creative Horizons LLC Backers CD (Soloist – Katrina von Tassle, “Sleepy Hollow”)
2007 – Red 5 Studios Video Game, composer Michael Bross (Soloist)

“Easter Egg” [May 2011]

My voice & I can be glimpsed 0:21 and 1:47 in this ABC news story about the annual West Coast Opera Auditions! Enjoy.