Sarah Coburn

For the Northern Ireland born journalist, see Sara Coburn. For the English writer and barrister whose name was Sarah Cockburn, see Sarah Caudwell.

Sarah Coburn is an American operatic soprano.

Biography

Sarah Coburn was born in Petersburg, Virginia on August 4, 1977. She graduated from Oklahoma State University and received a Master of Music degree from Oklahoma City University, studying under Larry Wade Keller. She first achieved recognition in 2001 as a National Grand Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Council National Auditions.

Noted in Opera News magazine as a coloratura singer with a "silvery, resonant soprano" voice,^[1] Coburn has performed leading roles at the Metropolitan Opera in New York; the Vienna State Opera; and other major companies.

Her repertoire has included the leading roles of: Lucia in both Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor and its French version, Lucie de Lammermoor (Glimmerglass Opera and Cincinnati Opera); Amina in Bellini's La sonnambula (Vienna); Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto (Opéra de Montréal, Welsh National Opera, and Los Angeles Opera) and the title role in Delibes' Lakmé (Tulsa Opera); Asteria in Handel's Tamerlano; and Rosina in Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia (both with Los Angeles Opera). In 2007 she succeeded Elizabeth Futral in the role of Princess Yue-Yang in the world premiere production of Tan Dun's The First Emperor at the Metropolitan.^[2] That same year she performed the role of Kitty in the world premiere of David Carlson's Anna Karenina at the Florida Grand Opera.

Coburn is the daughter of the United States Senator from Oklahoma, Tom Coburn.

References

1. ^ Wasserman, Adam (March, 2005). "Sound Bites: Sarah Coburn". Opera News 69 (9). http://www.operanews.com/operanews/templates/content.aspx?id=5031. 
2. ^ "Sarah Coburn". Barrett Vantage Artists. http://www.barrettvantage.com/artist.php?id=scoburn&aview=bio. Retrieved May 24, 2010. 

External links

• Official Website

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