Biography of CHRISTINE MEADOWS

featured in "THUS SAITH ELIJAH" Concert
Sunday June 5th, 2005 at 8:00 p.m.
St. Mary's Cathedral, 1716 NW Davis, Portland

MEZZO SOPRANO
CHRISTINE MEADOWS
CHRISTINE MEADOWS, has distinguished herself with operatic roles and concerts throughout the U.S.A. Introduced as "a great communicator" by James DePriest before their last collaboration, she is a singer of great range and appeal.
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Opera News has described her as the "fluid, stylish and accurate Rosina" in the Barber of Seville and in the role of Nerissa in Portland Opera's premiere of Rinaldo Hahn's Le Marchand de Venise, Opera International reported "Christine Meadows sings with elegance and taste, a solid scenic presence".
In the beginning of her career Christine distinguished herself with two seasons at New York City Opera where she appeared in Carmen, The Magic Flute, Mefistofele, and The MIkado. She has performed with numerous american opera companies, such as Greater Miami Opera, Syracuse Opera, Florentine Opera, Indianapolis Opera and Tulsa Opera to her credit. Since making her debut with Portland Opera as Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro(1986), she has sung more than twenty roles with the company, including Hansel, Cornelia in Giulio Cesare, Maddalena in Rigoletto and Emelia in Othello. In demand as a concert soloist she has made appearances with the SanDiego Symphony, the Colorado Symphony, the Pacific Symphony and the Orquestra Sinfonica de les Illes Balears (Spain).
Since relocating to Portland in 1990, Ms. Meadows has enjoyed singing with many Northwest companies, performing frequently with the Oregon Symphony and for the Cascade Music Festival, where she was seen in Maria de Buenos Aires(Piazzola) last season. Last season also brought Handel's Messiah with the Walla Walla Symphony, Beethoven's Ninth with the Vancouver Symphony and Carmen with the Oregon East Symphony. This winter she performed Carmen with the Obsidian Opera in Bend and sang the role of Mrs. Peachum and Lucy for the Portland Baroque Orchestra.
Ms. Meadows also teaches voice at Portland State University. Her students are frequent winners of vocal competitions and many have begun professional careers.