FILM
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| SOLOIST
(voice of "Handmaiden"; demos for Lea Michele's Dorothy
songs)
| Dorothy
of Oz
| Box
Office Productions
| Musical
theatre, barbershop
| |
| SOLOIST
| Leave
| Visualeyes
Productions
| Early
music
| |
| ENSEMBLE
| Avatar
| Twentieth-Century
Fox
| Light
classical , sound effects
| |
| ENSEMBLE
| Cats
and Dogs 2
| Warner
Premiere
| Light
classical, character voices
| |
| ENSEMBLE
| 2012
| Twentieth-Century
Fox
| Light
classical
| |
| SOLOIST
| Kick-Ass
(COMPOSER
DEMO)
| Marv
Pictures
| Opera;
pre-teen pop punk; light classical
| |
| ENSEMBLE
| Cirque
du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
| Universal
Pictures
| Bulgarian
women's chorus
| |
| SOLOIST
Singing
voice of lead character; end credits song
| When
Nietzsche Wept
| Millenium
Films
| Classical
| |
| SOLOIST
| The
Hills Run Red
| Warner
Premiere
| Middle
Eastern, ambient
| |
| ENSEMBLE
| Alpha
Dog
| Universal
Pictures
| Pop
| |
| SOLOIST
| The
Third Nail
| Stafford
Films
| Middle
Eastern, classical
| |
SOLOIST/
ENSEMBLE
|
West
Bank Story
awarded
2007 Oscar® for Best Live Action Short Film |
Magnolia
Pictures |
Musical
theater |
|
| SOLOIST |
Richard
III |
Basilisk
Films |
Light
classical, "ethnic" |
|
| ENSEMBLE |
The
Picture of Dorian Gray |
Worldwind
Entertainment |
Light
classical |
|
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|
TELEVISION
|
|
| SOLOIST |
Commercial
demo: Halo |
Robot
Repair |
Ambient/pop |
|
| SOLOIST |
The
Philanthropist . Episode 5: Kosovo |
NBC |
Balkan/Middle-Eastern |
|
| SOLOIST |
Commercial
demo: Xbox |
Robot
Repair |
Breathy/ambient |
|
| SOLOIST |
Desire:
Table for Three |
My13 |
Alternative
rock/pop |
|
| SOLOIST |
Fashion
House |
My13 |
Alternative
rock/pop |
|
| SOLOIST |
My
Super Sweet 16 |
MTV |
Alternative
rock/pop |
|
ENSEMBLE:
on-camera
|
Commercial:
San Rafael Turkey |
Mexican
television |
Gospel |
|
SOLOIST:
on-camera
|
Much
Ado About Nothing: Teaching Shakespeare Through Performance
(film of a staged play) |
BBC |
Renaissance
style |
|
| |
|
VIDEO
GAMES
|
|
| SOLOIST |
James
Bond: Quantum of Solace |
Activision |
Opera |
|
| SOLOIST |
The
Punisher |
THQ |
Opera |
|
| ENSEMBLE |
Fight
Night |
EA
Sports |
Classical |
|
| |
|
ALBUMS
|
|
| SOLOIST |
Camp
Rock 2: Karaoke |
Walt
Disney Records |
Teen
Pop (sub for voice of Demi Lovato) |
|
| SOLOIST |
Disney
Holiday Magic |
Walt
Disney Records |
Pop |
|
| SOLOIST |
Disney
on Broadway: Karaoke |
Walt
Disney Records |
Character
(sweet, charming) |
|
| ENSEMBLE |
Padilla:
Sun of Justice,
with Cappella; awarded 2007 Grammy® for Best Small
Ensemble Performance |
RCM |
Choral,
Renaissance |
|
SOLOIST/
BACKUP
VOCALS
|
Holy
Ground,
by Craig Taubman |
Craig
N' Company |
Jewish
folk |
|
SOLOIST/
ENSEMBLE
|
Soundtrack
to West Bank Story, by Yuval Ron |
Pan
Am Records |
Musical
theater |
|
| SOLOIST |
Soundtrack
to When Nietzsche Wept, by Sharon Farber |
Warner
Bros. Records |
Classical
(art song) |
|
| SOLOIST |
BCBG/Max
Azria Live, by Deddy Tzur |
BCBG/
Max Azria |
Middle
Eastern pop |
|
| SOLOIST |
Cheetah
Girls 3: Karaoke |
Walt
Disney Records |
Top-40
pop |
|
| ENSEMBLE |
Evening
Wind: Choral Music of J.A.C. Redford;
with L.A. Chamber Singers |
Clarion |
Contemporary
classical |
|
| SOLOIST |
Temple
of the Air, by
Sharon Farber |
Temple
Shalom for the Arts |
Jewish
cantorial |
|
| LEAD
ROLE |
Soundtrack
to new musical Plug by Jon Kull & Steve Stajich;
role of Diane |
Musical
theater |
|
| SOLOIST |
Nest
E.P. (music by Ayana Haviv and Ivan Puchalt) |
Indie
rock/pop |
|
| SOLOIST |
Song
Cycle I,
by Sophie Cash-Goldwasser |
Contemporary
classical |
|
| SOLOIST |
Yom
Tov,
arr. by Gammy Skupinsky |
Jewish,
klezmer |
|
| SOLOIST |
"There's
an Angel", by Seth Hartman, Beth Wernick & Meredith Chapman |
Pop |
|
| SOLOIST |
"You
Touch Me", by Seth Hartman |
Pop |
|
SOLOIST/
ENSEMBLE |
Superdevoiche,
trad. Bulgarian women's chorus repertoire |
Bulgarian
choral |
|
| |
|
STAGE
|
|
| SOLOIST |
"Third
Swallow" (bit role) in Die Vögel |
Los
Angeles Opera |
|
| SOLOIST |
Haydn,
Heilig Mass |
Los
Angeles Master Chorale and Orchestra, Walt Disney Concert Hall |
|
| SOLOIST |
Händel,
Messiah |
Los
Angeles Master Chorale and Orchestra, Walt Disney Concert Hall |
|
| SOLOIST |
Sharon
Farber, song cycle: Time
composed for Ayana's performance |
Beverly
Hills International Music Festival; world premiere, Composers'
Salon of the Society of American Composers |
|
| SOLOIST |
Nest
(original indie rock band) |
Los
Angeles nightclubs including: Hotel Café, The Mint, Genghis
Cohen, Molly Malone's |
|
| SOLOIST |
Brahms,
Ein Deutsches Requiem |
Concordia
University MasterWorks Concert Series, Irvine, CA |
|
| SOLOIST |
Shulamit
Ran, O the Chimneys |
Center
for Jewish Culture and Creativity, Los Angeles |
|
| SOLOIST |
Shostakovich,
song cycle: From Jewish Folk Poetry |
Temple
Kol Ami, Los Angeles, and Valley Beth Shalom, Encino |
|
| SOLOIST |
Brahms,
Ein Deutsches Requiem |
First
United Methodist Church of Santa Monica |
|
| SOLOIST |
Recitals
of Yiddish and Ladino art songs and folk songs, with pianist Tali
Tadmor |
Temple
Judea, Encino, and Temple Sholom, Santa Ana |
|
| SOLOIST |
Betty
Olivero, Zima'ar |
Ensemble
Green, Long Beach, CA |
|
| SOLOIST |
Ravel,
Kaddish |
Valley
Beth Shalom, Encino, CA |
|
| SOLOIST |
Rossini,
Inflammatus |
Calvary
Church of Pacific Palisades, CA |
|
| SOLOIST |
Recital,
Monteverdi and His Contemporaries |
All
Saints Beverly Hills Chamber Music Series |
|
| SOLOIST |
Daniel
Levy, Yedid Nefesh (premiere) |
Ensemble
Green, Long Beach, CA |
|
| SOLOIST |
Charles
Fox, Cantata (premiere) |
Steven
S. Wise Temple, Encino, CA |
|
| SOLOIST |
Britten,
Ceremony of Carols |
All
Saints Beverly Hills, CA |
|
| SUPPORTING
ROLE: BALTHAZAR |
Much
Ado About Nothing (two songs) |
The
Globe Theatre, London |
|
| CHORUS |
Los
Angeles Opera Chorus |
2006-2010 |
|
| CHORUS |
Los
Angeles Master Chorale |
2004-2010 |
|
| CHORUS |
Los
Angeles Chamber Chorus and Cappella |
2004-2010 |
|
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|
TRAINING
|
|
| VOICE |
Renee
Sousa, classical; Gerald White, pop |
|
| CLASSICAL
VOICE COACHING |
William
Vendice |
|
| SIGHT-READING |
Gerald
White |
|
| OPERA
PERFORMANCE |
Operaworks
Summer Intensive Program, dir. Ann Baltz |
|
| SPANISH |
Semester
abroad at Universidad de Granada, Spain, 1997. Studied Spanish
literature and music. |
|
| M.A.,
Sociocultural Anthropology |
UCLA,
2003. Summa cum laude, Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship
for New Americans, Mellon Fellow in the Humanities. Emphasis
on Jewish culture and ethnomusicology. |
|
B.A.,
Comparative Literature
(Hebrew, English, Spanish);
Minor in Music |
UC
Berkeley, 1998. Summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Valedictorian,
Distinguished Senior Award, Chancellor's Scholarship. |
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|
SPECIAL
SKILLS
|
|
| SINGING: |
Soprano/First
Alto: Choral / Choir; Classical:
Opera, Art Song, Oratorio, Chant, Boy Soprano, Atonal, Contemporary;
Gospel; Jazz; Musical Theatre; Animation Characters: Silly, Sweet
and Charming; Child Sound-Alike; Soul / Motown; R&B; Rock
/ Pop; Country Western; Spanish; Brazilian; Jewish: Israeli Pop,
Jewish Cantorial, Traditional, Yiddish, Klezmer, Ladino; Folk:
American, Jewish, Bulgarian, Yiddish, Slavic, African, Irish.
Range: F3 to D6. |
|
| MUSICAL: |
Whistling,
Yodeling, Songwriting, Choral Arrangement, Improvisation, Sightreading,
Blending, Composing Harmonies |
|
| DANCE: |
Choreography,
Improvisational |
|
| ACCENTS: |
New
York City, American Jewish, Russian, Israeli |
|
| PERFORMANCES: |
Cue
Cards, Hosting, Jump Rope, Newscasting, Yo Yo |
|
| SPORTS: |
Bicycling,
Hiking, Ice Skating, Jump Rope, Roller Skating, Snorkeling, Swimming,
Yoga |
|
| LANGUAGES: |
Fluent
in: English, Hebrew, Spanish. Know diction for: German, French,
Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Yiddish, Ladino (Judeo-Spanish). |
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