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| Indra Thomas, soprano In Recital |
Of Indra Thomas’ performance as Imogene in Il Pirata at the Caramoor Festival, The New York Times wrote: “The mad scene was a
triumph, especially its reflective first half in which Ms. Thomas’ affinity for long-spun, slow melodic phrases was impressive. The
audience awarded her a tremendous ovation.”
In the summer of 2007, Ms. Thomas performed opposite Roberto Alagna in the world premiere of Le Dernier Jour d’un Condamné by
David Alagna at the Théâtre des Champs Élysées, and sang the Porgy and Bess Suite with the Gewandhaus Orchester under the
direction of Riccardo Chailly .
During the 2007-08 season, Ms. Thomas made her debut at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino as Amelia in Un Ballo in
Maschera; this role will also serve as her debut at the Teatro Real in Madrid in 2008, and at the Wiener Staatsoper in 2009. Ms. Thomas
sang the Verdi Requiem with the Detroit Symphony and will perform this work later in the season with the Kansas City Symphony. She
starred in a gala concert celebrating the 60th Anniversary of The Little Orchestra Society of New York in Town Hall, performed in recital
in Tokyo and at the University of Alabama, and sang and recorded Sir Michael Tippett’s A Child of our Time with the London Symphony
under the direction of Sir Colin Davis. Ms. Thomas performed Aida with the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, and Opera Carolina, and
will make her debut with Opera Africa in Johannesburg in this role, to be followed directly afterwards by performances at the San Diego
Opera. She will be the guest soloist in a concert with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, and sing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with
the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.
In the summer of 2006, Ms. Thomas made her Italian debut in Un Ballo in Maschera at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, which was
followed by Aida at the Chorégies, d’Orange opposite Roberto Alagna.
During the 2006-07 season, Ms. Thomas made her debut at the Hamburgische Staatsoper as Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera and
performed in concerts of the Porgy and Bess Suite with the Bochumer Symphoniker . She traveled to Tokyo for her debut in La Forza
del Destino at the New National Theatre and gave a recital there as well. In the 2005-06 season Ms. Thomas performed Il Trovatore
with Austin Lyric Opera, and traveled to Paris for Villa-Lobos’ La Forêt Amazonian which was recorded by Radio France. It was also a
season of major debuts: Ms. Thomas made her Spanish debut in the Verdi Requiem under the direction of Jesus Lopez-Cobos in a gala
performance that was televised throughout Spain. This was followed by her Boston Symphony debut in Tippett’s A Child of Our Time
with Sir Colin Davis conducting, and her debut with the Moscow Virtuosi
in Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder, followed by a concert of Gershwin songs with the National Philharmonic of Russia under the direction
of Vladimir Spivakov. Ms. Thomas then performed in the suite from Porgy and Bess in Rome at Santa Cecilia, and sang Strauss’ Vier
letzte Lieder with the Utah Symphony. She gave a Gershwin concert with the Columbus Symphony, and performed the Verdi Requiem
with the Portland Symphony. Acclaimed as one of the greatest Aidas in the world today, Ms. Thomas sang this role in a new production
for Michigan Opera Theatre, and at the Palm Beach Opera.
During the summer of 2005, Ms. Thomas performed in a Gospel concert at the Festival St. Denis in Paris, sang Vier letzte Lieder by
Strauss under the direction of Vladimir Spivakov and gave a recital at the Colmar Festival; she made her London debut performing Sir
Michael Tippett’s A Child of Our Time under the direction of Sir Roger Norrington at the Proms and sang the Beethoven Symphony No. 9
with the Baltimore Symphony.
Highlights for Ms. Thomas include her New York Philharmonic debut in the Porgy and Bess Suite in a gala New Year’s Eve concert
conducted by Lorin Maazel and nationally televised on Live from Lincoln Center (2003 Emmy nomination), Knoxville: Summer of 1915
with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Liu in Turandot at the Metropolitan Opera, and her debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in Aida. Of
further note is her first performance of Luisa Miller with the Washington Concert Opera, Imogene in Il Pirata and Desdemona in Verdi’s
Otello at the Caramoor Festival, Elisabeth in Don Carlos with Boston Lyric Opera and Minnesota Opera, and Aida with the Atlanta
Opera. Ms. Thomas’ French debut was made at the Colmar Festival
where she performed Berlioz’ Les Nuits d’été conducted by Maestro Spivakov. She then participated in an hommage to Jessye Norman
and American music. In conjunction with that, Ms. Thomas performed two recitals: one of Spirituals and one devoted to American
composers. She also gave a recital originally scheduled for Jessye Norman who fell ill. This was followed by a performance of Gershwin
songs with L’Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France under the direction of Maestro Emmanuel Krivine at the Montpellier Festival.
Ms. Thomas was a soloist in the 2003 Fourth of July concert with the Boston Pops and has performed in recital at the Caramoor
Festival and at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia.
Indra Thomas made her professional debut in the Verdi Requiem in Carnegie Hall with the New York Choral Society. She has recorded
a CD for National Public Radio which includes lieder by Strauss, Duparc, John Duke, and Spirituals, and is featured on A Night at the
Opera on Naxos. While in her teens, she sang “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” in the funeral scene of the Academy Award-winning
film Driving Miss Daisy.
triumph, especially its reflective first half in which Ms. Thomas’ affinity for long-spun, slow melodic phrases was impressive. The
audience awarded her a tremendous ovation.”
In the summer of 2007, Ms. Thomas performed opposite Roberto Alagna in the world premiere of Le Dernier Jour d’un Condamné by
David Alagna at the Théâtre des Champs Élysées, and sang the Porgy and Bess Suite with the Gewandhaus Orchester under the
direction of Riccardo Chailly .
During the 2007-08 season, Ms. Thomas made her debut at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino as Amelia in Un Ballo in
Maschera; this role will also serve as her debut at the Teatro Real in Madrid in 2008, and at the Wiener Staatsoper in 2009. Ms. Thomas
sang the Verdi Requiem with the Detroit Symphony and will perform this work later in the season with the Kansas City Symphony. She
starred in a gala concert celebrating the 60th Anniversary of The Little Orchestra Society of New York in Town Hall, performed in recital
in Tokyo and at the University of Alabama, and sang and recorded Sir Michael Tippett’s A Child of our Time with the London Symphony
under the direction of Sir Colin Davis. Ms. Thomas performed Aida with the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, and Opera Carolina, and
will make her debut with Opera Africa in Johannesburg in this role, to be followed directly afterwards by performances at the San Diego
Opera. She will be the guest soloist in a concert with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, and sing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with
the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.
In the summer of 2006, Ms. Thomas made her Italian debut in Un Ballo in Maschera at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, which was
followed by Aida at the Chorégies, d’Orange opposite Roberto Alagna.
During the 2006-07 season, Ms. Thomas made her debut at the Hamburgische Staatsoper as Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera and
performed in concerts of the Porgy and Bess Suite with the Bochumer Symphoniker . She traveled to Tokyo for her debut in La Forza
del Destino at the New National Theatre and gave a recital there as well. In the 2005-06 season Ms. Thomas performed Il Trovatore
with Austin Lyric Opera, and traveled to Paris for Villa-Lobos’ La Forêt Amazonian which was recorded by Radio France. It was also a
season of major debuts: Ms. Thomas made her Spanish debut in the Verdi Requiem under the direction of Jesus Lopez-Cobos in a gala
performance that was televised throughout Spain. This was followed by her Boston Symphony debut in Tippett’s A Child of Our Time
with Sir Colin Davis conducting, and her debut with the Moscow Virtuosi
in Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder, followed by a concert of Gershwin songs with the National Philharmonic of Russia under the direction
of Vladimir Spivakov. Ms. Thomas then performed in the suite from Porgy and Bess in Rome at Santa Cecilia, and sang Strauss’ Vier
letzte Lieder with the Utah Symphony. She gave a Gershwin concert with the Columbus Symphony, and performed the Verdi Requiem
with the Portland Symphony. Acclaimed as one of the greatest Aidas in the world today, Ms. Thomas sang this role in a new production
for Michigan Opera Theatre, and at the Palm Beach Opera.
During the summer of 2005, Ms. Thomas performed in a Gospel concert at the Festival St. Denis in Paris, sang Vier letzte Lieder by
Strauss under the direction of Vladimir Spivakov and gave a recital at the Colmar Festival; she made her London debut performing Sir
Michael Tippett’s A Child of Our Time under the direction of Sir Roger Norrington at the Proms and sang the Beethoven Symphony No. 9
with the Baltimore Symphony.
Highlights for Ms. Thomas include her New York Philharmonic debut in the Porgy and Bess Suite in a gala New Year’s Eve concert
conducted by Lorin Maazel and nationally televised on Live from Lincoln Center (2003 Emmy nomination), Knoxville: Summer of 1915
with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Liu in Turandot at the Metropolitan Opera, and her debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in Aida. Of
further note is her first performance of Luisa Miller with the Washington Concert Opera, Imogene in Il Pirata and Desdemona in Verdi’s
Otello at the Caramoor Festival, Elisabeth in Don Carlos with Boston Lyric Opera and Minnesota Opera, and Aida with the Atlanta
Opera. Ms. Thomas’ French debut was made at the Colmar Festival
where she performed Berlioz’ Les Nuits d’été conducted by Maestro Spivakov. She then participated in an hommage to Jessye Norman
and American music. In conjunction with that, Ms. Thomas performed two recitals: one of Spirituals and one devoted to American
composers. She also gave a recital originally scheduled for Jessye Norman who fell ill. This was followed by a performance of Gershwin
songs with L’Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France under the direction of Maestro Emmanuel Krivine at the Montpellier Festival.
Ms. Thomas was a soloist in the 2003 Fourth of July concert with the Boston Pops and has performed in recital at the Caramoor
Festival and at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia.
Indra Thomas made her professional debut in the Verdi Requiem in Carnegie Hall with the New York Choral Society. She has recorded
a CD for National Public Radio which includes lieder by Strauss, Duparc, John Duke, and Spirituals, and is featured on A Night at the
Opera on Naxos. While in her teens, she sang “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” in the funeral scene of the Academy Award-winning
film Driving Miss Daisy.
| April 26, 2008 5pm Ebenezer Baptist Church Horizon Sanctuary |
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