Ariana Chris Explained

Ariana Chris (born Ariadni Christodoulopoulos;^[1] Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αριάδνη Χριστοδουλοπούλου; on 26 September 1975^[2] in Toronto, Ontario) is a Greek-Canadian mezzo-soprano. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto,^[3] and received additional training as a member of both the Atelier lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal^[4] and the Apprentice Program for Singers of The Santa Fe Opera.^[5] In 2005, she represented Greece in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition.^[6] On 19 October 2007, she made her debut with New York City Opera as Lola in Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana.^[7] On 28 February 2010, she performed the Greek National Anthem for the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony.

External links

• Official website
• Robert Gilder & Co. Artist Management page

Notes and References

1. News: All the opera hits and a few surprises . Leonard . Turnevicius . . Torstar Corporation . 21 January 2010 . 1 March 2010 . Toronto born mezzo Ariana Chris (stage name for Ariadni Christodoulopoulos) has performed with the New York City Opera since 2007..
2. Web site: Cardiff Singer of the World 2005 - Ariana Chris . June 2005 . . 1 March 2010 . Date of birth: 26.09.1975.
3. Web site: Alumna Ariana Chris sings at Olympic Closing . 1 March 2010 . 13 March 2010 . Canadian opera singer and Faculty of Music alumna Ariana Chris (OpDip 2002, BMus in Voice Performance 1999) . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723034202/http://www.music.utoronto.ca/about/news/news01032010.htm . 23 July 2011 . dead .
4. Web site: Robert Gilder & Co. - Ariana Chris . 1 March 2010 . Ms. Chris was also an apprentice with L'Opéra de Montreal from 2002-2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715191657/http://www.robert-gilder.com/ArtistDetail.aspx?artist_id=2305&category_id=1010&location_id=3001 . 15 July 2011 . dead .
5. Web site: Opera Archives - The Santa Fe Opera . . 1 March 2010.
6. Web site: Cardiff Singer of the World 2005 - Ariana Chris . June 2005 . . 12 March 2010 . Ariana Chris is Greece's fourth entrant in the Competition..
7. Web site: Season - NYC Opera . https://web.archive.org/web/20071011095904/http://nycopera.com/browse/production.aspx?prod=53 . 11 October 2007 . 25 March 2010 . Cast (Oct. 19-27): Cavalleria: Lola: Ariana Chris debut artist . dead .