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Dateline: 11/16/2009

GONZAGA UNIVERSITY NEWS RELEASE
Dale Goodwin, Director
Peter Tormey, Associate Director

123rd Annual Christmas Candlelight Concert Dec. 12


Gonzaga's 123rd annual Christmas Candlelight Concert is Dec. 12.
Photo courtesy of GU music department.
The Gonzaga University Choir and Chamber Singers will perform the 123rd annual Christmas Candlelight Concert, featuring the Los Angeles Opera Soloist Karen Vuong, conducted by Irene Messoloras at 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12 in St. Aloysius Church on Gonzaga’s campus.

General admission is $12, $10 for students and seniors presale; the same audiences will pay $15 and $12 at the door, respectively. The concert will be performed only one night. American soprano Karen Vuong studied at UCLA, where she performed Lauretta in “Gianni Schicchi”; Suor Genovieffa in “Suor Angelica”; Despina in “Così fan tutte”; Emmie in “Albert Herring”; the “Somewhere” soloist in “West Side Story”; and Shoemaker’s Wife in “Lorca Child of the Moon” by Ian Krouse. She participated in the Domingo-Thornton L.A. Opera Young Artist program for two years.
Vuong’s 2006-07 debut season at the L.A. Opera included the Voice of Shepherd Boy in “Tannhäuser”; Lady of Mahagonny in “The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny”; and Amore in “L'incoronazione di Poppea.”

In the 2007-08 season, she took part in a student matinee performance as Mimi in “La bohème,” conducted by Plácido Domingo; First Playmate in “The Dwarf”; Shepherd Boy in “Tosca,” and Yvette in “La Rondine.”

Vuong has been acknowledged in competitions including the 2007 Jose Iturbi Vocal Competition (semifinalist), the 2006 Plácido Domingo Operalia Competition (Culturarte Award), and the 2004 Palm Springs Opera Guild Vocal Competition (The Geraldine & Ron Hoeffer Scholarship). Recent engagements include Lay Sister in “Suor Angelica” at the L.A. Opera, Sophie in “Werther” at Kentucky Opera, and Soprano 2 soloist in Mahler 8 in Hong Kong. Her upcoming role will be Trang/Nurse in the world premiere opera “Amelia” at the Seattle Opera.

For more information about this or other Gonzaga music department concerts, please call (509) 313-6733 or visit the music department Web site.
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