Elaine Bonazzi

2002 Preliminary Judge

Performing Artist in Residence
Voice, Vocal Repertory, Acting for Singers
B.M. Eastman School of Music

Elaine Bonazzi's appearances in opera, oratorio, and recitals have been acclaimed in North America and Europe for their profound characerizations and superlative vocalism. She has appeared with many leading opera companies, orchestras, and music festivals in the U.S. and abroad, including the New York City Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Netherlands Opera, the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the Spoleto, Venice, Wolf Trap, and Mostly Mozart festivals, working with such conductors as Bernstein, Boulez, Stokowski and Maazel. Elaine Bonazzi has presented more operatic premieres than any other living American singer; she has been personally selected by eminent composers, including Stravinsky, Copland, Carter, Sondheim, Argento, Chavez, Menotti, Rorem and Thomson to perform their works. Before coming to Stony Brook, Ms. Bonazzi taught at Peabody Institute of Music, and she has presented master classes all over the world. She can be heard on more than 25 recordings on the Columbia, CRI, Vox Candide, Vanguard and Nonesuch labels.

Ms. Bonazzi will conduct the Master Class held on January 13, 2002.

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