Sarah Butler is a young soprano who graduated with a BFA in Vocal Performance from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (May 2008).
Currently, she is residing in Milwaukee studying voice with Connie Haas (Eastman School of Music) and coaching with Jamie Johns (Florentine Opera Company). Recently she was named Runner-up for Concord Chamber Orchestra’s Concerto Competition and will be featured with them next fall.
She also appeared in the chorus for Florentine Opera's world premiere of Río de Sangre by Don Davis. Previously she competed as a Semi-finalist for The Jenny Lind™ Competition for Sopranos and for Classical Idol held by the Rochester Oratorio Society.
She has appeared in numerous leading roles with UWM Opera and in April 2008 completed her Senior recital with chamber works by Schubert, Ravel, Roussel, Previn, and Earl Kim. She has an affinity for Baroque and 20th century music and plans to attend graduate school Fall of 2011.
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Soprano Erin Sura has recently appeared as Dido in Dido and Aeneas with Elgin Opera; as Mother Marie in Dialogues of the Carmelites with RESONANZ; and in the role of Nedda in Pagliacci in the Italian Community Center Summer Opera series. Additionally she has sung recent concerts with the Florentine Opera Company, Elgin Opera, RESONANZ and Fresco Opera Theatre.
Additional roles include Mozart's Fiordiligi, Countess Almaviva, and First Lady; Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus; Mrs. Hayes in Floyd's Susannah; and the second witch in Dido and Aeneas.
Ms Sura will next be seen in the Florentine Opera Company's world premiere performances of the opera Rio de Sangre by Donald R. Davis and singing Antonia's arias in the preview concerts for the same opera.
In Fresco's Dueling Divas II, Erin will be battling her sister Brianne in the "Family Feud" event... We are hopeful that they will still speak to each other after the show.
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Brianne Sura Henderson earned her Master's Degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music where she was awarded the Elizabeth Stoekler Stevens Prize in Lied.
She has since performed principal roles with Nashville Opera, St. Petersburg Opera, Madison Opera Company, Skylight Opera Theatre, Elgin Opera, Milwaukee Opera Theater, Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Institute, Music By the Lake, and La Musica Lirica in Urbania, Italy.
Recent appearances include the role of Rachel Ray in Milwaukee Opera Theatre's production of "Eat" and Third Lady in Elgin Opera's production of "Die Zauberflote". As a full time member of the Milwaukee Florentine Opera Chorus she was featured as a soloist in the company's 2009 summer outreach program and was seen in their March production of "Elmer Gantry".
Brianne is a Wisconsin native and currently directs the chancel choir and bell choir at First Presbyterian Church in Waukesha.
In Dueling Divas II, Brianne will be competing in the "Family Feud" battle against her sister Erin. Two opera singing sisters, competing for a cash prize. A new dimension in sibling rivalry?
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