Liza Forrester Kelly
Mezzo-Soprano
| Years at Source: | 2019 |
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| Biography: | Liza Forrester Kelly, mezzo soprano, is an active performing artist, stage director, and music educator. She received her Master of Music and Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. She is an alumna of the Glimmerglass Opera Young Artist Program, the Ravinia Steans Institute, and the Carnegie Hall Weill Institute. Notable recital engagements include those with the New York Festival of Song, New York City Opera, and Joy in Singing. Stage credits include roles and engagements with Cincinnati Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, and New York City Opera. As a stage director Liza has conducted research on vocal performance practices and experimental theater in New York, Atlanta, Ecuador, England, Finland, and Scotland. Liza is currently writing Artistry in Art Song, a handbook for high school and undergraduate vocalists, that outlines a research and performance process that enables and emboldens high school and undergraduate vocalists to build their own artistic language through art song performance. Liza is currently resident faculty at the Schmidt Vocal Arts Summer Institute and associate professor of voice and director of opera theater at Western Kentucky University. |
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| Source Moment: | My favorite memory from my time as an MN Duo participant was the first group class with Ruth Palmer. Her class and group discussion really set the pace and expectation for the rest of the week: the point of our time at the Source Song Festival is to freely investigate, explore, and experiment with our artistry as individuals and collaborators. It was never about perfect performances and that enabled the most positive and supportive environment. I cherished that each MN Duo was a team, but the participants of whole program acted as a team or music family. |