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2 Opera Perfo rma nces Lucia: Lucia di Lammermoor Adele: Die Fledermaus Susanna: Le Nozze di Figaro Barbarina: Le Nozze di Figaro Cover: Susanna Queen of the Night: Magic Flute Papagena: Magic Flute Elvira: L Italiana in Algers (cover) Mascha: Pique Dame Adina: Elixir of Love Rita: Rita Serpina: La Serva Padrona Rosina: Barber of Seville Venus/Chief Gepopo: Le Grand Macabre (cover) Jay/Hen: Cunning Little Vixen (cover) Pauline: The Seagull Zerlina: Don Giovanni Mme.Gobineau: The Medium cover Monica Prem. Commere: Angelique cover Angelique Papagena: Die Zauberflote Zerlina: Don Giovanni Gretel: Hansel and Gretel Gretel: Hansel und Gretel Compa ny Syracuse Opera New Orleans Opera Canadian Opera Company Center Center Saskatoon Opera Center Merola Opera Program Merola Opera Program NUOVA NUOVA (in English:Canada Tour) NUOVA (in German) Co nd uctor/directo r Steven White/ James Marvel (2007) Tyron Paterson/Ann Hodges (2006) Robert Lyall/Laura Alley Roy Goodman/John Copley Richard Bradshaw/Andrew Porter Donald Runnicles/Diana Kienast Donald Runnicles/Christopher Alexander Donald Runnicles/ Roy Rallo Tad Biernacki/ Ann Hodges Mark Morash/ Christopher Alden Mark Morash/ Christopher Alden Tad Biernacki/ Barb Montlebetty Michael Boder/ Kasper Holten A. Polianichko/ Daniel Slater Mark Morash/ Francine Landes Tad Biernacki/Tom Diamond Mark Morash/Peter Kazaras Mark Morash/Peter Kazaras Biernacki/ Larry Desroches Carol Castel Carol Castel/Kim MaticeWanat Carol Castel Concert Reperto ire Stanford Orchestra Basically British concert series Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra The Empyrean Ensemble Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Left Coast Chamber Orchestra Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Montreal Chamber Orchestra University of Manitoba Wind Orchestra Eckhardt Gramatee Recital Tour Concert Songs of Five Rivers/Naresh Sohal Recital New Music Festival The Influence of Dallapiccola Mozart on the Mountain Sublime and Sensual Commissioned premiere CBC Radio Guest soloist Carmina Burana Canada (15 City Tour) Conductor Jin Don Cai John Parr (accompanist) Andrey Boreyeko Mario Ruffini Rosemary Thompson Michelle Mourre Sean Varah (composer) Raffi Armenian Wanda Kaluzny Micheal Hall Shannon Hiebert (accompanist) Yo ung Art ists Programs & Co mpetit ions Grand Finalist: Metropolitan Opera National Council First Place: Metropolitan Opera/ Pacific Regional s Adler Fellowship Program Merola Opera Program First Place: Eckhardt Gramatee Competition NUOVA: Opera Intensive Educat ion University of Manitoba Bachelor of Music, Vocal Performance Last updated November, 2006

3 Lyric Coloratura soprano, Nikki Einfeld, has been widely recognized for her remarkable display of stratospheric pointillism (The Globe and Mail) as well as a bright, lithe tone, pinpoint accuracy and a saucy stage demeanor (San Francisco Chronicle). A former Adler Fellow with the, this Canadian soprano received recent acclaim as a Grand Finalist in the 2006 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. As an Adler Fellow with the, Ms. Einfeld performed many roles including Mascha in Tchaikovsky's Pique Dame, Papagena in The Magic Flute, Serpina in Pergolesi's La Serva Padrona, the title role in Donizetti's Rita and Pauline in Thomas Pasatieri's The Seagull. As a participant in their Merola Opera Program she performed in Menotti's The Medium and J. Ibert's Angelique. She returned this past summer season as Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro. In Canada recent appearances have included the Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute with the Canadian Opera Company and Adina in s production of Elixir of Love. Additional operatic appearances include Rosina, in The Barber of Seville (Saskatoon Opera), Zerlina in Don Giovanni (), and Gretel in Humperdinck s Hansel and Gretel, (on tour with NUOVA). Her affinity for recital and concert repertoire, including many 20th and 21st century work Premieres, has lead to guest appearances with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra New Music Festival, Basically British recital series, the Left Coast Chamber Orchestra, Montreal Chamber Orchestra, the Empyrean Ensemble as well as many broadcast recordings on CBC Radio Canada. Other appearances include Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Nevada Opera, Stanford Orchestra and the Orchestra in concert. Her competition credits include First prize in the internationally recognized Eckhardt-Gramatee National Music Competition (2002), which further lead to a tour of Canada s major music communities in recital with collaborating pianist Shannon Hiebert. Ms. Einfeld was also a multiple prize-winner 32nd CBC Radio-Canada National Competition for Young Performers (2003) and the First place winner of the Metropolitan Pacific Regional Auditions (2005). Miss Einfeld has just completed performances as Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro with the New Orleans Opera. Upcoming performances include Adele in Die Fledermaus with MOA and the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor with Syracuse Opera.

4 Reviews "...dazzling...", "Nikki Einfeld demonstrated high-flying virtuosity in an aria from Donizetti's Linda di Chamounix." New York Times (Metropolitan Opera Grand Finals Concert), 2006 "...a remarkable display of stratospheric pointillism" (Queen of the Night ~ The Magic Flute, Canadian Opera Company) The Globe and Mail, 2005 "...her power and security in stratospheric high notes are without comparison. She nailed "A vos jeux, mes amis," from Thomas' Hamlet, in diction, accuracy, dramatic impact... every way. The Canadian soprano also has It, the charisma that passeth mere attentiongetting effort. When she sings, you listen, and root for her." San Francisco Classical Voice, 2005 "...with the landmark performance of Nikki Einfeld in the title role...blazing, rock-solid, effortless bel canto - most impressive. (Rita ~ Donizetti) San Francisco Classical Voice, 2005 "...light and lyrical with well turned phrases...she handled the brisk runs and difficult intervals with impressive vocal agility." (Adina ~ Elixir of Love, Donizetti) Winnipeg Free Press, 2005

5 Nikki Einfeld Reviews (continued)...her strongest performance to date, at once precise and nuanced. (Serpina ~ La Serva Padrona, Pergolesi) San Francisco Chronicle, 2005 Her performance has major career stamped all over it Einfeld raced around Strauss cruel Zerbinetta aria, which she tossed off, seemingly without effort. San Francisco Classical Voice, 2004 Combining a bright lithe tone, pinpoint accuracy and a saucy stage demeanor, Einfeld sashayed through the aria s fearsome roulades (O Legere Hirondelle - Gounod). She faced the ever-growing thicket of ornamentation without blinking, in a witty performance that seemed to invite the audience to laugh at the difficulties with her. San Francisco Chronicle, 2003 She is impressively accurate in her sense of pitch and rhythm, and makes any text clear throughout her range. She has an ability to focus the audience s attention on the words she s singing, whatever their content might be, without dominating the proceedings. Einfeld also controls a wide range of vibrato, dynamics, attacks and vocal colors, and seems able to choose any point on these spectra at will. San Francisco Classical Voice, 2004 Pretty and petite, this lovely soprano was marvelous to watch and wonderful to hear. Her second scene aria,una Voce Poco Fa, is a Barber of Seville highlight, and she sang it not just flawlessly but gorgeously. Rosina in The Barber of Seville. The Star Phoenix, 2004 Soprano Nikki Einfeld tossed off Rossini s coloratura Una voce poco fa with an accuracy and musicality that made all the aria s florid runs sound easy. Jack Neals Music Reviews, Nevada Opera, 2004 Additional reviews are available at

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