Adriana Manfredi, mezzo soprano

Seasons with Chorale: 7

Hometown: Costa Mesa, CA

Previous Chorale solo performances: Britten’s Ceremony of Carols, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass

Education: Oberlin College, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)

Has appeared as a guest artist with: Opera Pacific, Los Angeles Chamber Singers, Eighteen Squared, CalArts New Century Players

As a guest soloist: Tehellim by Steve Reich at Skirball Cultural Center

Opera Roles: The Squirrel in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilege; Cherubino in Mozart’s Le nozze de Figaro

Movie soundtracks include: Lady in the Water, Click

Has toured with: Helmuth Rilling, Bachakademie Festival Ensemble Stuttgart/Berlin

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Deborah Mayhan, soprano

Seasons with Chorale: 6

Education: Cal State Northridge and the Israel Vocal Arts Institute (Tel Aviv)

Previous Chorale solos: Soprano soloist in Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass and in Mozart's Coronation Mass

Opera performances: Marguerite in Gounod's Faust, Clorinda in La Cenerentola with Opera Santa Barbara, The Voice in Beaumarchais' The Guilty Mother with Long Beach Opera, Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore with Opera a la Carte.

Guest solo appearances: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Santa Barbara Choral Society, Pacific Chorale, New West Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony, and many more

Recordings: Soloist in John Biggs' A Vocal Bouquet and A Choral Bouquet; her solo voice also appears in Disney Channel's TV movie, The Proud Family Movie, and in the film The Virgin of Juarez

Awards and honors:  Metropolitan Opera Western Regional Finalist, Winner of the Los Angeles Artist of the Future Contest, L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Ensemble Performance

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Daniel Chaney, tenor

Hometown: Malta, Montana

Seasons with Chorale: 4

Previous Chorale solos: Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil and Handel's Messiah

Education: University of Denver's Lamont School of Music, French Horn major

Opera performances: Spoletta in Tosca, Monostatos in Magic Flute and Guiseppe in La Traviata with the L.A. Opera, and 10 years in the Los Angeles Opera Chorus

Guest artist with: San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival, Roger Wagner Chorale, LA Bach Festival soloist in Bach's Christmas Oratorio, Master Chorale Outreach

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Reid Bruton, bass

Number of seasons with Chorale: 4

Previous Chorale solo performances: Mexican Baroque and The Maestro Dinner (2008)

Originally from: a small farming community near Memphis, TN

Education: Voice and piano at Oberlin Conservatory, Juilliard School of Music

Opera performances: More than 60 productions with Los Angeles Opera, singing in the chorus, covering principles, and performing comprimario roles

Has appeared as a guest artist with: Aspen Music Festival, Claremont College, Concordia Chorale, The Desert Symphony, The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles

TV appearances include: Mephistopheles on Dharma and Greg; Bobby Darin impersonator on The Wedding Bells

Film soundtracks credits include: The Matrix, Spiderman, I Am Legend, King Kong, The Simpsons Movie, Charlie Wilson’s War, Horton Hears a Who, War of the Worlds

Awards and Honors: LA Opera Buffs and Pasadena Opera Guild

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