Meghan Moore,
Soprano
2011 Season Role:
"Aminta" in Mozart's Il Re Pastore
"Padre, germani"
Meghan Moore,
soprano
Biography:
Soprano Meghan Moore has performed the roles of Cunegonde from Bernstein's Candide, Clorinda from Monteverdi’s Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, and as Sister Angelica from Puccini’s Suor Angelica and Servilia from Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito in Opera Scenes and Selections. She has sung the role of Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro with NYC’s Sing-Through-Central Opera Program and has won numerous First Place and Finalist awards including those from the Bach Festival Competition, Opera Grand Rapids Collegiate Vocal Competition and The National Association of Teachers of Singing Competitions. Coaches include Arlene Shrut and Mignon Dunn. Meghan has also participated in Master Classes with Frederica von Stade and Heidi Grant Murphy. Her Bachelor of Arts Degree with studies in Neuroscience and Music is from Hope College in Holland, MI. She holds a Master of Music Degree from the Manhattan School of Music. She continues to study with Catherine Malfitano. This summer, Meghan looks forward to performing the role of Aminta in Mozart’s Il Re Pastore with The Amadeus Opera Company
Translation:
Father, brothers, farewell!
You are no more; I have lost you.
Greece, the fault is yours!
And yet, shall I love a Greek?
I know that I shall be guilty
of betraying my own kin,
But yet I cannot, oh gods!
I cannot hate Idamante's face.
About the Aria
This aria is from Mozart's Idomeneo, and is sung by the character "Ilia." Ilia, the daughter of King Priam of Troy, is in a state of despair as her father and brothers have been killed by the Greeks in the Trojan War, and she has been taken captive. She also struggles with the fact that she has become enamored with the enemy's son, Idamante.
