Angela Powell
Critically acclaimed throughout the United States and Europe for her “quintessential lyric soprano voice,” soloist Angela Powell personifies the highest standards of artistic performance in today's classical music world. She has appeared in numerous operatic roles, including the title role in Carlisle Floyd's Susannah, Le Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro, Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus, Micaela in Carmen, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni and is a long-time favorite of concert audiences at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Her work has also been enthusiastically received at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, and by audiences in Rome, Prague, and Vienna.
A graduate of Oberlin Conservatory (BM) and the University of Maryland (MM), Ms. Powell has appeared with leading orchestras in performances of music by such classicists as Bach, Brahms, Handel, Faure, Mozart and Verdi, and has premiered several works, including Adolphus Hailstork's, Paul Lawrence Dunbar :Common Ground and Luigi Zaninelli's opera Snow White, bringing to life the role of the Evil Queen.
Her lyrical soprano voice has been hailed by critics as “impressive, sultry, and rich toned,” and can be heard in its many tonal shades on several recordings, including her solo CD, A City Called Heaven.
