| Act II Amy Dolan Malaney, Soprano Barbara Wiltsie, Mezzo-Soprano Michael Parr, Tenor Paul Silver, Baritone with Lois Kaarre, Pianist |
An active performer in professional theatre, film, television and commercials, AMY DOLAN
MALANEY, Soprano has many credits to her name. She was in the first national tour and
original cast recording of Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up. Her numerous
stage credits includes productions at the Marriott-Lincolnshire and Drury Lane in
Chicago, as well as performances with the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, She Loves
Me at Meadowbrook Theatre and Dead Man Walking at Michigan Opera Theatre directed by
Leonard Foglia. Her film credits include appearances in Hannah and Her Sisters, Year of
the Dragon and in the TV mini-series, Evergreen. A former Touring Artist for Michigan
Opera Theatre, she completed her Master of Music degree at the University of Illinois and
is currently working on a solo CD entitled Storyteller due out next spring. Along with her
performances, she has directed Godspell Jr, The Wizard of Oz , The Music Man Jr and most
recently, The Christmas Schooner in Marquette, Michigan. Her most recent performance
was with Michigan Opera Theatre in the World Premiere of Cyrano. A native of Chicago,
she resides in the Metro-Detroit area with her husband and three talented daughters.
MALANEY, Soprano has many credits to her name. She was in the first national tour and
original cast recording of Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up. Her numerous
stage credits includes productions at the Marriott-Lincolnshire and Drury Lane in
Chicago, as well as performances with the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, She Loves
Me at Meadowbrook Theatre and Dead Man Walking at Michigan Opera Theatre directed by
Leonard Foglia. Her film credits include appearances in Hannah and Her Sisters, Year of
the Dragon and in the TV mini-series, Evergreen. A former Touring Artist for Michigan
Opera Theatre, she completed her Master of Music degree at the University of Illinois and
is currently working on a solo CD entitled Storyteller due out next spring. Along with her
performances, she has directed Godspell Jr, The Wizard of Oz , The Music Man Jr and most
recently, The Christmas Schooner in Marquette, Michigan. Her most recent performance
was with Michigan Opera Theatre in the World Premiere of Cyrano. A native of Chicago,
she resides in the Metro-Detroit area with her husband and three talented daughters.
BARBARA WILTSIE, Mezzo-Soprano is a Master of Music Voice Performance graduate of
The Manhattan School of Music in NYC and has soloed with numerous symphonies,
chorale groups and opera companies throughout the Midwest; including the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra, Ann Arbor Symphony, Southwestern Michigan Symphony, Toledo
Symphony, Singers Club of Cleveland under the baton of Margaret Hillis, Bach Festival of
Kalamazoo, Mendelssohn Chorale of Pittsburgh under the direction of Robert Page,
Michigan Opera Theater in Carmen as Mercedes and Rigoletto as Giovanna, Des Moines
Metro Opera in Madama Butterfly as Kate Pinkerton, Fargo-Moorhead Civic Opera in
Hansel & Gretel as Hansel, Opera!Lenawee as the title role in Carmen, and Toledo Opera in
Carmen as Mercedes, The Mikado as Pitti-Sing and Gianni Schicci as La Ciesca. Other
roles include Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte, Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro, the Mother
in Amahl & the Night Visitors, and Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti, a role she recently portrayed
for Arbor Opera Theatre of Ann Arbor.
A former long-time Touring Artist for the Michigan Opera Theatre, Ms. Wiltsie has
garnered many awards—such as the Metropolitan Opera Council Award as a two-time
District Winner and Regional Finalist, winner of the Friedrich Schorr Memorial
Performance Prize and a winner in the National Opera Association Artist Awards. Along
with performing in Act II, she also produces and performs operatic and Broadway
selections with fellow professionals in SOPRANOS THREE!. Ms. Wiltsie is an Assistant
Professor of Voice at Madonna University in Livonia where she is the Director of the Lyric
Theatre Program, maintains an extensive studio teaching voice to teens and adults, and
is an adjudicator/member for both N.A.T.S. Michigan Chapter (National Association of
Teachers of Singing) and MSVMA (Michigan Schools Vocal Music Association). In addition
to her university duties, she co-directs the Summer Musical Theatre Workshops for
middle and high school students at Madonna University.
The Manhattan School of Music in NYC and has soloed with numerous symphonies,
chorale groups and opera companies throughout the Midwest; including the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra, Ann Arbor Symphony, Southwestern Michigan Symphony, Toledo
Symphony, Singers Club of Cleveland under the baton of Margaret Hillis, Bach Festival of
Kalamazoo, Mendelssohn Chorale of Pittsburgh under the direction of Robert Page,
Michigan Opera Theater in Carmen as Mercedes and Rigoletto as Giovanna, Des Moines
Metro Opera in Madama Butterfly as Kate Pinkerton, Fargo-Moorhead Civic Opera in
Hansel & Gretel as Hansel, Opera!Lenawee as the title role in Carmen, and Toledo Opera in
Carmen as Mercedes, The Mikado as Pitti-Sing and Gianni Schicci as La Ciesca. Other
roles include Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte, Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro, the Mother
in Amahl & the Night Visitors, and Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti, a role she recently portrayed
for Arbor Opera Theatre of Ann Arbor.
A former long-time Touring Artist for the Michigan Opera Theatre, Ms. Wiltsie has
garnered many awards—such as the Metropolitan Opera Council Award as a two-time
District Winner and Regional Finalist, winner of the Friedrich Schorr Memorial
Performance Prize and a winner in the National Opera Association Artist Awards. Along
with performing in Act II, she also produces and performs operatic and Broadway
selections with fellow professionals in SOPRANOS THREE!. Ms. Wiltsie is an Assistant
Professor of Voice at Madonna University in Livonia where she is the Director of the Lyric
Theatre Program, maintains an extensive studio teaching voice to teens and adults, and
is an adjudicator/member for both N.A.T.S. Michigan Chapter (National Association of
Teachers of Singing) and MSVMA (Michigan Schools Vocal Music Association). In addition
to her university duties, she co-directs the Summer Musical Theatre Workshops for
middle and high school students at Madonna University.
Tenor, MICHAEL PARR was a winner of the Friedrich Schorr International Voice
Competition and a finalist in the American Traditions Competition in Savannah, GA. He
has been seen singing on Bloomfield’s Cable feature “Time Out for Opera", on the
Church of Today's weekly television broadcasts and on Detroit’s Channel 7 holiday
specials. A versatile artist, Michael has performed in many operas, oratorios, musicals,
and concerts in the USA and abroad. His lead roles of many musical productions include
Jekyll & Hyde, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Showboat, Secret Garden,
Cinderella, Once Upon Mattress, Annie, and Babes In Toyland and he is featured on over
12 recordings of the works of Victor Herbert and Jerome Kern. As a solo artist, he
performed with the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, Michigan Sinfonietta Orchestra,
Arbor Opera Theater, Great Lakes Opera Company, Comic Opera Guild, Verdi Opera
Theater of Michigan, Windsor Symphony Orchestra and Michigan Opera Theater.
Upcoming performances include Pontiac Arts, Beats and Eats, Michigan Opera Theater’s
Community Outreach Programs, Handel’s Messiah, Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors
and Puccini’s Gianni Schicci.
Competition and a finalist in the American Traditions Competition in Savannah, GA. He
has been seen singing on Bloomfield’s Cable feature “Time Out for Opera", on the
Church of Today's weekly television broadcasts and on Detroit’s Channel 7 holiday
specials. A versatile artist, Michael has performed in many operas, oratorios, musicals,
and concerts in the USA and abroad. His lead roles of many musical productions include
Jekyll & Hyde, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Showboat, Secret Garden,
Cinderella, Once Upon Mattress, Annie, and Babes In Toyland and he is featured on over
12 recordings of the works of Victor Herbert and Jerome Kern. As a solo artist, he
performed with the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, Michigan Sinfonietta Orchestra,
Arbor Opera Theater, Great Lakes Opera Company, Comic Opera Guild, Verdi Opera
Theater of Michigan, Windsor Symphony Orchestra and Michigan Opera Theater.
Upcoming performances include Pontiac Arts, Beats and Eats, Michigan Opera Theater’s
Community Outreach Programs, Handel’s Messiah, Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors
and Puccini’s Gianni Schicci.
You may have seen Baritone, PAUL SILVER as Steve Baker in Showboat at the Fisher
Theatre, or in one of over 20 other Michigan Opera Theatre productions including The
Music Man, Kismet, Pirates of Penzance, The Magic Flute & Norma, featuring Dame Joan
Sutherland. He studied voice and received his BA degree in PR/Marketing at Wayne
State University, and completed his MBA from the University of Michigan. He performed
in the main stage chorus of the Inaugural Gala of the Detroit Opera House, and Aida in
concert, both featuring Luciano Pavarotti. Founder of the Encore Ensemble, he
produced their first CDs, The Encore Christmas Collection. An MSU Master Gardener and
is celebrating his 30th year as a community volunteer, having worked 'Paint the Town'
Detroit home improvement campaigns, on the Board of Trustees of the Rackham
Symphony Choir, fundraising for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and as a radio
broadcaster on the Detroit Radio Information Service (DRIS) for the blind & physically
impaired.
Theatre, or in one of over 20 other Michigan Opera Theatre productions including The
Music Man, Kismet, Pirates of Penzance, The Magic Flute & Norma, featuring Dame Joan
Sutherland. He studied voice and received his BA degree in PR/Marketing at Wayne
State University, and completed his MBA from the University of Michigan. He performed
in the main stage chorus of the Inaugural Gala of the Detroit Opera House, and Aida in
concert, both featuring Luciano Pavarotti. Founder of the Encore Ensemble, he
produced their first CDs, The Encore Christmas Collection. An MSU Master Gardener and
is celebrating his 30th year as a community volunteer, having worked 'Paint the Town'
Detroit home improvement campaigns, on the Board of Trustees of the Rackham
Symphony Choir, fundraising for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and as a radio
broadcaster on the Detroit Radio Information Service (DRIS) for the blind & physically
impaired.
Pianist, LOIS KAARRE is an active pianist and teacher in southeast Michigan. She
teaches piano at Oakland University, where she also serves as accompanist for faculty
and guest artist recitals and student performances. Experiencing a long career
collaborating in recitals with singers and instrumentalists from southeast Michigan to
Carnegie Hall, she also spent many years at Eastern Michigan University in the same
capacity. She has been a coach/accompanist for the Ohio Light Opera, rehearsal pianist
for the Eastman School of Music operas, and accompanist in Michigan Opera Theatre
Community Programs.
Lois has completed two years of doctoral study at the Eastman School of Music in
Rochester, NY, in the Accompanying and Chamber Music program and currently is the
Organist/Music Director at All Saints' Episcopal Church in Pontiac.
teaches piano at Oakland University, where she also serves as accompanist for faculty
and guest artist recitals and student performances. Experiencing a long career
collaborating in recitals with singers and instrumentalists from southeast Michigan to
Carnegie Hall, she also spent many years at Eastern Michigan University in the same
capacity. She has been a coach/accompanist for the Ohio Light Opera, rehearsal pianist
for the Eastman School of Music operas, and accompanist in Michigan Opera Theatre
Community Programs.
Lois has completed two years of doctoral study at the Eastman School of Music in
Rochester, NY, in the Accompanying and Chamber Music program and currently is the
Organist/Music Director at All Saints' Episcopal Church in Pontiac.
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