Anna Christofaro
Soprano
| Years at Source: | 2017 |
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| Biography: | Praised for her vocal agility and clear tone, Anna Christofaro, is gaining recognition as an interpreter of a wide range of repertoire from early to contemporary music. She performed on the 2018 GRAMMY nominated album, Tyberg Masses, with the South Dakota Chorale. Other highlights include performing at the Olavsfestagene Festival in Trondheim, Norway with the GRAMMY award-winning ensemble, Conspirare, and recently performed on their national tour of Considering Matthew Shepard by Craig Hella Johnson. She’s also performed under the baton of Bach-scholars, Helmuth Rilling and Hans-Christoph Rademann, at the Weimar Bach Academy and the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart in Germany. Anna’s made her soloist debuts of Bach's St. Johns Passion with the Bach Society of Minnesota, Fauré's Requiem and Handel’s Messiah with the Minnesota Chorale, Mozart's Great Mass in C Minor and Mozart's Requiem with the Grinnell Oratorio Society, Vivaldi's Gloria with Consortium Carissimi, as well as Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 and Benjamin Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb. Other solo appearances include Handel's Ulrecht Te Deum, and Mozart's Regina Coeli, as well as Bach's B Minor Mass and numerous Bach cantatas with the Bach Roots Festival. Anna holds a Master of Music degree from the University of North Texas and a Bachelor of Music degree from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. |
| Website: | www.annachristofaro.com |
| Source Moment: | Getting to work with Minnesota composers and interpreting their songs. |