Melliangee Pérez

Melliangee Pérez
Born	Ponce, Puerto Rico,
Genres	Opera, Zarzuela, Operetta, Musical theater, Art song, Popular Music
Occupations	Singer, Actress, Musician
Instruments	Voice

Melliangee Pérez (born on June 21) is a Puerto Rican lyric soprano singer of classical music and opera as well as other music genres.^[1]

Biography

Pérez was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and studied at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico as well as studying voice under Zoraida Lopez and Justino Díaz. She represented Puerto Rico at various festivals in Europe She has performed with all the opera companies in Puerto Rico as well as performing in Europe, the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean. In August 2010, she was the soprano soloist in a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and made her debut at the Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito under the musical direction José Antonio Molina.^[2]

Repertoire

Pérez's opera roles include Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Mimi (La bohème), Contessa Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Micaela (Carmen), Elvira (Macías), Lauretta and Nella (Gianni Schicchi), Suzel (L'amico Fritz), Princess Patricia (El espejo de la reina), Isabelle / Madeline (The Face on the Barroom Floor), Little Red Riding Hood (La caperucita roja), Euridice (Orfeo ed Euridice), among others. In the zarzuela genre, her roles include Cecilia Valdés (Cecilia Valdés), Santa (Alma Llanera), Constance (El huésped del sevillano), and Aurora (Las leandras). She has also participated in several zarzuela anthologies: Entre claveles y faroles, Antología de Zarzuela en el Chotis, Viva Madrid and Zarzuelada. She made her debut as a soloist with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico in a concert entitled Music of Broadway, conducted by Roselin Pabón, who is also the General Manager of the Arturo Somohano Philharmonic Orchestra of Puerto Rico.^[3]

Humanitarian works and initiatives

In 2009 Pérez collaborated with Cuarzo Blanco and others in a special project, "Leamos todos juntos" (Let's Read Together), to encourage children's reading in Puerto Rico as part of UNESCO's World Book Day.^[4]

Awards

1999

• Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (District of Puerto Rico)^{[citation needed]}

2003

• Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (District of Puerto Rico)^{[citation needed]}

2004

• Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (District of Puerto Rico)^{[citation needed]}

2005

• Semifinalist at the International Francisco Viñas Competition in Barcelona^{[citation needed]}

2008

• Semifinalist at the International Francisco Viñas Competition in Barcelona^[5]
• The Soprano of the Year Award by UNESCO^{[citation needed]}

2009

• "Honorary Member" of the Banda Municipal de Ponce Juan Morel Campos with which she has recorded a DVD celebrating the 125th anniversary of its founding; and resolutions in both the Puerto Rican Senate (1994) and House of Representatives (2003) highlighting her accomplishments and talent in opera.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ Voces Líricas del Mundo, Melliangee Pérez. October 2007
2. ^ Carmen Heredia de Guerrero, Periódico Hoy (Dominican Republic), “Una isla, dos naciones” emotivo concierto de la Orquesta Sinfónica", 20 August 2010 (in Spanish)
3. ^ Puerto Rico Daily Sun, "Broadway comes to San Juan tonight", 26 May 2010
4. ^ Adriana Pantojas, Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular, "Leamos todos juntos" en reflexión 04 April 2009 (in Spanish)
5. ^ El Nuevo Día, Melliangee Pérez y Fabián Robles rumbo a España 17 January 2008

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