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Kristen Watson

Soprano Kristen Watson, hailed by critics Theater of Pitts-
for her “blithe and silvery” tone (Boston burgh, Five College Opera, and Intermez-
Globe) and “striking poise” (Opera News) zo Opera in such roles as Anne Trulove in
has made solo appearances with the The Rake’s Progress, Tytania in A Midsum-
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, American mer Night’s Dream, and the Voice of the
Classical Orchestra, Mark Morris Dance Fountain in Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar
Group, Handel & Haydn Society and directed by Peter Sellars.
Boston Baroque at such venues as Walt Additional solo performances include
Disney Concert Hall, Lincoln Center, Car- the North Carolina Symphony, Trinity
negie Hall and Boston’s Symphony Hall. Wall Street, San Francisco Early Music
A versatile crossover artist, she has per- Society, Gulf Coast Symphony, Boston
formed as soloist with the Boston Pops Modern Orchestra Project and A Far Cry.
in programs ranging from Mozart to She also performs regularly as a soloist
Richard Rodgers and shared the stage with Emmanuel Music, including their re-
with veteran actress Shirley Jones in cent appearance at the 2024 Bachfest in
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel. Leipzig, Germany.
Opera audiences have heard her with Originally from Kansas, Kristen holds de-
Odyssey Opera, Opera Boston, Boston grees from Carnegie Mellon University
Lyric Opera, Opera New England, Bos- and Boston University.
ton University Opera Institute, Opera

Carrie Cheron

Mezzo-soprano and contemporary vo- Carrie performs
calist Carrie Cheron has been celebrated regularly in both
internationally on a wide variety of stag- Baroque and con-
es for her “unfeigned expression” and for temporary classical worlds; her special-
having “the voice of an angel.” ties include the music of Bach, Vivaldi,
A regular soloist with Emmanuel Music Telemann, Harbison, and other modern
and core member of Skylark Vocal En- composers. Ms. Cheron is particular-
semble, Carrie also performs regularly ly proud to perform with Shelter Music
with Boston Baroque, Lorelei Ensemble, Boston, which presents classical cham-
and folk/ baroque collective Floyd’s Row. ber music concerts of the highest ar-
She is a featured soloist on both of Sky- tistic standards, in homeless shelters
lark’s Grammy-nominated recordings, and other sheltering environments in
and appears on numerous additional re- and around the Boston area. Carrie
cordings, including her 2006 solo album, is an Associate Professor of Voice at
“One More Autumn,” featuring her own Berklee College of Music. Please visit
folk music compositions. www.carriecheron.com.
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