AMBER ALARCÓN, mezzo-soprano, is a native of Los Angeles, California. In 2005, Ms. Alarcón received her Master of Music Degree from Binghamton University with a concentration in vocal performance and holds Bachelor of Music from California State University, Long Beach with concentrations in vocal performance and choral-vocal music education. Ms. Alarcón has performed such concert works as Vaughan William’s Magnificat, Bach’s Magnificat> and Mendelssohn’s Die Erste Wahlpurgisnacht with the University Symphony. Following her degree studies at Binghamton University, Ms. Alarcón studied and graduated from the Resident Artist Program at Tri Cities Opera. With Tri Cities Opera, she performed the roles of Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor, Mother and The Witch in Hansel and Gretel, Third Spirit in Die Zauberflöte, Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Sylviane in The Merry Widow, Gertrude in Romeo et Juliette, Mercedes in Carmen and Berta in Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Ms. Alarcón was also part of the Opera Go Round outreach program with Tri Cities Opera. Among the awards are the Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence from the United States Marine Corps, the 2004-2005 recipient of the Clark Fellowship at Binghamton University, was the recipient of the Tri Cities Opera and Carlotta Savoca Scholarship. Ms. Alarcón is a first year DMA Opera student at the University of Texas at Austin and studies under the tutelage of Prof. Rose Taylor.
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