All of this keeps the action moving forward with the driving force of a river’s current. The driving beat of drumming anchors the storytelling in the jungle even as the orchestra swells during heightened moments of romance and drama. Fletcher Opera Institute and her Master of Music from Roosevelt University Chicago College of Performing Arts. In a first for Lyric, Florencia En El Amazonas marks the mainstage debut of a Spanish-language opera. Schuler earned her Artist Diploma from the A.J. Schuler was nominated as finalist for the 2019 Richard Tucker Career Grant, she was the second place winner in the 2019 Classical Singer Competition, first place winner of the 2018 Lyra New York International Vocal Competition, a semi-finalist in the 2017 Premier Opera Foundation International Vocal Competition, a semi-finalist in Shreveport Opera’s 2017 Mary Jacobs Smith Competition, a finalist in the 2017 Marcello Giordani International Voice Competition, and first place winner in the 2016 Heafner–Williams Vocal Competition. There will be evening performances on Nov. Famous opera diva Florencia Grimaldi returns home to the Amazon to perform and dreams of finding her long lost lover, a butterfly hunter who has disappeared. Fletcher Opera Institute, and Leonore* in the Princeton Festival’s production of Fidelio. 13-28, Lyric Opera of Chicago will run the company premiere of Florencia en el Amazonasthe first Spanish-language work to be presented as part of Lyric's mainstage opera season. Recent season highlights include the title role of Ariadne auf Naxos as a guest artist with Indiana University, Berta in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Sugar Creek Opera, Ariadne auf Naxos and Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas, both with the A.J. Productions canceled due to Covid-19 include Louder, Longer, Wagner! (Valerie/Brünhilde) with Lyric Unlimited, Lyric Opera of Chicago & Second City, and Songs from Letters recital with Chicago Fringe Opera. Nabucco at Opera Carolina, and then, will head to Nashville to appear as the Captain in Daniel Catns Florencia en el Amazonas with Nashville Opera. Lyric Opera of Chicago is thrilled to be presenting the company premiere of the beloved Spanish-language opera Florencia en el Amazonas.The story of a glamorous diva on a life-changing journey down the Amazon River, the opera is inspired by the literary work of legendary author Gabriel Garca Mrquez. In the 2019/2020 season Ms Schuler made her Oregon Symphony debut as the soprano soloist in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and returned as Mother in their production of Hänsel und Gretel, in addition to debuting the title role of Tosca with New Jersey Festival Orchestra.
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She has been hailed as a “sumptuous soprano,” with a voice “rich in nuance” and “a vivid presence on the stage.” Her 2020/2021 season highlights include a debut with Chicago Opera Theater as Isabela in La Hija de Rappaccini (originally Matilde in Catan’s Il Postino), a debut with Opera Festival of Chicago in the role of Giorgetta in Il Tabarro, in addition to her role as a featured artist in the Dante 700 recital series also with Opera Festival of Chicago. Soprano Jenny Schuler has earned praise in recent seasons for her powerful vocalism and compelling stage artistry.