Opera: | ||
Work | Role | Composer |
The Voyage of Edgar Allen Poe | Rosy | Seymour Barab |
A Hand of Bridge | Geraldine | Samuel Barber |
Candide | Cunegonde | Leonard Bernstein |
Carmen | Frasquita | George Bizet |
The Daughter of the Regiment | Marie | Gaetano Donizetti |
Don Pasquale | Norina | Gaetano Donizetti |
The Elixir of Love | Adina | Gaetano Donizetti |
Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Gaetano Donizetti |
Rita | Rita | Gaetano Donizetti |
Willie Stark | Ann Stanton | Carlisle Floyd |
Hansel and Gretel | Gretel | Engelbert Humperdink |
Hansel and Gretel | Dew Fairy | Engelbert Humperdink |
The Telephone | Lucy | Gian Carlo Menotti |
The Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | Douglas Moore |
The Abduction from the Seraglio | Blondchen | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Cosi fan Tutti | Despina | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
The Impressario | Miss Silverpeal | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
The Magic Flute | Pamina | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
The Magic Flute | Papagena | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
The Marriage of Figaro | Susanna | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
The Grande-Duchess of Gerolstein | Wanda | Jacques Offenbach |
The Tale of Hoffman | Olympia | Jacques Offenbach |
La Serva Padrona | Serpina | Giovanni Batista Pergolesi |
Gianni Schicchi | Lauretta | Giacomo Puccini |
La Boheme | Musetta | Giacomo Puccini |
The Barber of Seville | Rosina | Gioachino Rossini |
Die Fledermaus | Adele | Johann Strauss |
Ariadne auf Naxos | Zerbinetta | Richard Strauss |
The Mother of Us All | Angel Moore | Virgil Thomson |
Opera Companies: | ||
Austin Lyric Opera Baltimore Opera Baton Rouge Opera Beaumont Opera The Dallas Opera Fargo-Moorehead Civic Opera Ft. Worth Opera Hawaii Opera Theater The Lyric Opera of Dallas New York City Opera |
Orlando Opera Opera Theater of San Antonio Shreveport Opera Texas Opera Theater Theatre Three Treasure Coast Opera Twin Cities Opera Virginia Opera Western Opera Theater (San Francisco Opera) |
Oratorio: | ||
Work | Composer | |
Cantata #51 | Johann Sebastian Bach | |
Christmas Oratorio | Johann Sebastian Bach | |
Magnificat | Johann Sebastian Bach | |
Mass in B Minor | Johann Sebastian Bach | |
St. Matthew Passion | Johann Sebastian Bach | |
Symphony No. 9 | Ludwig van Beethoven | |
A German Requiem | Johannes Brahms | |
Liebeslieder Waltzes | Johannes Brahms | |
Requiem | Gabriel Faure | |
Messiah | George Friedrich Handel | |
The Creation | Joseph Haydn | |
Lord Nelson Mass | Joseph Haydn | |
Requiem | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | |
Exsultate, jubilate | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | |
Carmina Burana | Carl Orff | |
Hodie | Ralph Vaughn Williams | |
Gloria | Antonio Vivaldi | |
Magnificat | Antonio Vivaldi |
Orchestras: | ||||
Baton Rouge Opera Orchestra Charlotte Symphony Orchestra The Dallas Opera Orchestra Dallas Symphony Orchestra Dallas Wind Orchestra East Texas Symphony Orchestra Fargo-Moorehead Symphony Orchestra Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Garland Symphony Orchestra Graz Festival Orchestra Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Irving Symphony Orchestra Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Midland-Odessa Symphony Orchestra |
Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra New Japan Philharmonic Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra Richardson Symphony Orchestra San Francisco Opera Orchestra Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Singapore Symphony Orchestra Southfield Symphony Shinsei Nihon Symphony Orchestra Shreveport Symphony Orchestra Texas Opera Theater Orchestra Tokyo Orchestra Ensemble Tokyo Symphony Orchestra |
Prominent Conductors: | ||
Spiros Argiris Richard Aslanian Robert Carter Austin John Balme Nyela Basney Charles Blackman Gian Paola Bracali John Burrows Stephen Crout |
Martin Fischer-Dieskau Carlisle Floyd Kal Steward Kellogg Hiroshi Gunji Rob Hunt Peter Mark Roger McMurrin Joe McClain Joseph Rescigno |
Nicola Rescigno Louis Salemo Charles Nelson Reilly Gunther Schuller Kate Tamarkin Kirk Trevor Masato Utsuki Lim Yau |
Musical Theater: | ||
Work | Role | Composer |
Little Red Riding Hood | Little Red | Seymour Barab |
Salute to Irving Berlin | Soprano Soloist | Irving Berlin |
Babes in the Woods | Gretel | James Billings |
Meanwhile Back at Cinderella | Daphne | James Billings |
Sweet Betsy from Pike | Betsy | Mark Bucci |
Bittersweet | Victoria | Noel Coward |
Yip, Yip, Hoorah | Soprano Soloist | E.Y. (Yip) Harburg |
A Night of Lerner & Loewe | Soprano Soloist | Frederick Loewe |
Hot and Cole | Soprano Soloist | Cole Porter |
Porter, Please | Soprano Soloist | Cole Porter |
Carousel | Carrie | Richard Rodgers |
Romance of Richard Rodgers | Soprano Soloist | Richard Rodgers |
The Desert Song | Margot | Sigmund Romberg |
The Chocolate Soldier | Nadine | Oscar Straus |
The Pirates of Penzance | Mabel | Arthur Sullivan |
World of Gilbert & Sullivan | Soprano Soloist | Arthur Sullivan |
Casa Manana Musicals | 1975-1977 (35 Musicals) | Various |
Dallas Summer Musicals | Cabaret | Various |
Performance Tours: | ||
Lily Pons - Portrait of a Diva (1 woman show) | Soloist, Writer, Director, Producer | Texas Commission on the Arts (20 performances) |
High Noon Ensemble | Soprano Soloist | Dallas Opera (3 years) |
5 Show Cycle: Opera and Broadway | Soprano Soloist | Texas Opera Theater (9 months) |
Champagne and Gershwin | Soprano Soloist | Texas Opera Theater (6 weeks) |
Meanwhile, Back at Cinderella's | Step-Sister | New York City Opera (4 months) |
Tokyo: Messiah, Mozart Requiem, & Opera | Soprano Soloist | Tokyo Singers Ltd. (13 performances) |
East Asia: 7-Country Tour | Soprano Soloist | Artists' International (7 weeks) |
Quartet: The World of Gilbert and Sullivan | Soprano Soloist | Lyric Opera of Dallas (200 performances) |
Special Performances: | ||
Gala Concert for Queen Elizabeth II | Soprano Soloist | Meyerson Symphony Center Dallas, TX |
Cliburn Concert for George W. Bush | Soprano Soloist | Van Cliburn House, Fort Worth, TX |
Cabaret Performances: | ||
Soprano Soloist | Horchow Artist Series (3 concerts) | |
Soprano Soloist | Cunard Cruise Line: Sagafjord Ship (5 concerts) |
Contests/Awards: | |
National Opera Association | First Place |
Shreveport Opera Competition | First Place |
Il Canto Lirico | Second Place |
MacAllister Competition | Finalist |
Brevard Music | Scholarship |
American Institute of Musical Studies | Scholarship |
Endowments: | ||
Texas Commission on the Arts | Artist Roster | Recital/Concert Tours |
Texas Commission on the Arts | Lily Pons - Portrait of a Diva* | 1 woman show performances *Self-Written, Directed and Produced |
Television and Radio Engagements: | ||
Wishbone Productions | Pantin at the Opera (Voiceover) | |
DCCCD Productions | Musical Make Believe | |
Bloom Agency | Commercial: Frito-Lay | |
Bloom Agency | Commercial: 7-Eleven Coffee (w/Jerry Lewis) |
Professional Recording: | |
NANCY ELLEDGE: THEN AND NOW | Classical, Sacred and Popular Selections (2019) |
Education: | ||
Post-Graduate Studies | University of North Texas | Denton, TX |
Master of Music | Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX |
Bachelor of Music | Pfeiffer University | Misenheimer, NC |
Professional Training Program | American Institute of Musical Studies | Graz, Austria |
German Language Studies | School of German Languages | Munich, Germany |
Italian Language Studies | Centro Linguistico Italiano | Florence, Italy |
Italian Language Studies | Kione Scuola | Florence, Italy |
Other Musical Training: | |
Piano | 12 years |
Organ | 5 years |
Dance (Ballet, Jazz) | 5 years |
Teaching Experience: | ||
Private Vocal Studio | Private Voice Instructor (49 years, current) | Dallas, TX / New York City, NY |
Texas Christian University | Adj. Professor of Voice (30 years, current) | Fort Worth, TX |
Richland College (Dallas College) | Professor of Voice (6 years) | Dallas, TX |
University of North Texas | Interim Professor (1 year) | Denton, TX |
University of Miami | Guest Professor | Coral Gables, FL |
University of Texas at Austin | Guest Professor | Austin, TX |
Professional Organizations and Boards: | ||
Pan American Vocology Association | Founding Leadership Board Member | |
Dallas Opera Guild Competition | Preliminary Judge | |
Texas Commission on the Arts | Artist Roster | |
Voces Intimae | Artistic Director (1 concert), Board Member | |
National Association of Teachers of Singing | Treasurer (4 years), Auditions Chairman (4 years) | |
Texas Music Teachers’ Association | State Vocal Chairman (3 years) | |
Actors’ Equity Association | Member | |
Mu Phi Epsilon | Member | |
American Guild of Musical Artists | Member | |
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists | Member |