Feb 02 2015
Operatunity Foundation for the Arts presents:  Dr. Ivy Walz, Mezzo- Soprano

Operatunity Foundation for the Arts presents: Dr. Ivy Walz, Mezzo- Soprano

Presented by Operatunity Foundation for the Arts at WW Hootie Johnson Performance Hall

 Join Operatunity Foundation for the Arts for this special event as part of our " AND STILL I RISE : A Celebration of African-American Artists " celebration, February 1-7, 2015.

Dr. Ivy Walz will perform a Free Recital for the Columbia area.

The event will be held in the Darla Moore School of Business,
1014 Greene Street Columbia, South Carolina 29208

6:00 in the Hootie Johnson Performance Hall

For more information, please check our website at
Opera-tunityFoundation.webs.com
or email us at
OperatunitySC@gmail.com

Ivy Walz, mezzo-soprano, is a performer of oratorio, chamber music, art song, opera and cabaret. Favorite operatic main stage roles include Cherubino in Le Nozze de Figaro, Nicklause in Les Contes D'Hoffmann, and Dido in Dido and Aeneas. She has performed with Cincinnati Opera, Syracuse Opera, Tri-Cities Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera and the Spoleto Festival. Some of her most recent concert performances include mezzo solos in the Verdi Requiem, Mozart's Mass in C minor, and Bach's Johannes Passion. She has been lauded for her performances of contemporary music and recently performed with composer Jake Heggie as a guest recitalist. Other recent performances include Berio Folk Songs and Ravel Chanson Madécasses.
In 2012 she was selected for a fellowship by the National Association of Teachers of Singing to perform at SongFest where she worked with Martin Katz, Graham Johnson, John Musto, Amy Burton, William Bolcom, and Joan Morris. Recent vocal studies have been with Barbara Honn and Mary Henderson-Stucky. She has worked closely with coaches Kenneth Griffiths, Donna Loewy, Marie-France LeFebvre, and Diane Richardson. She was awarded semi-finalist for the Joy in Singing competition in 2012 and 2013. She is a graduate of the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, DMA and Ithaca College, MM and BM.
She is a member of the voice faculty at Ithaca College.

Admission Info

Free, but please register for a ticket a headcount

Phone: 914-329-5678

Email: OperatunitySC@gmail.com

Dates & Times

2015/02/02 - 2015/02/02

Location Info

WW Hootie Johnson Performance Hall

Darla Moore School of Business, Columbia, SC 29208