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Celena Shafer is an American soprano, born ca. 1975 in Centerville, Utah. ==Career== At age 17, Shafer won a vocal competition at the Utah State Fair, and was selected to sing with the Utah Symphony orchestra in their ''Salute to Youth'' concert. After graduating from Viewmont High School, she enrolled in the University of Utah, where she continued her vocal study. After graduation, she enrolled in the Santa Fe opera apprentice program, further developing her coloratura skills in roles as Marie (''La Fille du Régiment'' and Gilda (''Rigoletto''). In 1999, Shafer won the Metropolitan Opera National Council of Auditions, Utah district. She is also the recipient of a 2000 Sara Tucker Study Grant from the Richard Tucker Foundation. After a performance in Mozart's ''Mitridate, re di Ponto'' singing the role of Princess Ismene with the Santa Fe Opera in the summer of 2001, Shafer was the recipient of the 2002 Recognizing Individual Artistry Award, an honor given annually by the Thomas Foundation. The same year, she sang the role of Aithra in the New York concert performance of Strauss' ''Die ägyptische Helena'', alongside Deborah Voigt, who had the title role. This performance was later released on CD. During the 2004–05 season, she debuted with the New York Philharmonic in a performance of Handel's ''Messiah''. In April 2005, she sang the title role of ''Esclarmonde'' at the Washington Concert Opera. Other recent roles include Tytania in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', Nanetta in ''Falstaff'', Hero in Berlioz's ''Beatrice and Benedict'', Zerbinetta in a concert performance of ''Ariadne auf Naxos'', Blonde in ''The Abduction from the Seraglio'', Adele in ''Die Fledermaus'', and the Broadway performance of ''Show Boat''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Celena Shafer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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