Sharon Christman

Soprano

Biography

Sharon Christman, soprano made her New York City debut at Lincoln Center singing Pergolesi’s Orpheus Cantata with the New York Chamber Orchestra. Following that she was engaged with New York City Opera and then Opera Orchestra of New York under the direction of Maestra Eve Queler. Ms. Christman made her Metropolitan Opera debut singing the role of the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Die Zauberflote – a role she has performed with more than twenty opera companies and symphonies across the United States, Canada and South America. She may be seen on video with Canadian Broadcasting Company’s production of that role with L’Opera de Montreal, a Maurice Sendak production. Peter Davis of New York Magazine has called Ms. Christman’s singing “dazzling.” Daniel Webster of The Philadelphia Enquirer called her “a polished stylist with a gleaming voice.” Martin Mayer of Opera Magazine referred to Ms. Christman as, “the mistress of a fioratura the others did not attempt.” Ms. Christman is the recipient of numerous awards, including the International Liederkranz Vocal Competition, which sponsored her in performance in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, the New York Oratorio Competition, second place, the New Jersey State Opera competition, the coveted Puccini Foundation Award, and the Baltimore Opera Competition. She also received a Sullivan Grant for Study. Ms. Christman is Associate Professor of Music and Chair of Vocal Studies/Opera Advisor of the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at The Catholic University of America. Ms. Christman has taught and helped establish the careers of a number of professionals such as Patrick Carfizzi (Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera etc), Fabiana Bravo (Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, New York City Opera etc.) Maureen Frances (Los Angeles Opera, Rome Opera, etc.) Brian Cali (Los Angeles Opera, Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists - LA Opera) and Linda Ronstadt - to name a few.

Ms. Christman has been an invited presenter at the Voice Foundation's Annual Symposium two consecutive years (the maximum allowed). She continues her singing having recently performed the Verdi Requiem (Defiant Requiem) in Prague with the Prague Spring Festival. Future engagements include guest appearances with the Cascades Music Festival in Bend, Oregon and the Buffalo Philharmonic.