McFAMI

Gina Galati, Lyric Soprano

With triumphant performances of her Gilda in the New Opera of St. Louis's production of Rigoletto , Gina Galati is moving into the National and International spotlight. Having received a Bachelors of Arts and Sciences degree from Washington University and a Masters degree of Opera from the University of Kansas , Ms. Galati earned an Artist Diploma from the Academia Verdiana in Bussetto , Italy . During this training period she performed numerous concerts throughout Northern Italy . Since then she joined the Young Artist Program of Wichita Grand Opera where she performed the role of Musetta in La Boheme . In 2006 she was awarded a member of the Young Artist Program with The Atlantic Coast Opera Festival performing Nedda in I Pagliacci and Norina in Don Pasquale . In 2007 The Atlantic Coast Opera Festival cast Gina in such roles as Lisette in La Rondine, Desdemona in Otello, and Mimi in La Bohème.

Ms. Galati has also performed Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte and The Countess in The Marriage of Figaro . She will be singing the role of Pamina in the Magic Flute with the Atlantic Coast Opera Festival in their upcoming season.

OPERATIC ROLES PERFORMED

Gilda	Rigoletto	New Opera St. Louis
Mimi	La Boheme	Atlantic Coast Opera Festival
Rosina	Il barbiere di Siviglia	Amici Opera, Philadelphia
Nedda	I Pagliacci	Atlantic Coast Opera Festival
Norina	Don Pasquale	Atlantic Coast Opera Festival
Magda	La Rondine	Atlantic Coast Opera Festival
Zerlina	Don Giovanni	Atlantic Coast Opera Festival
Desdemona	Otello	Atlantic Coast Opera Festival
Countess	Le Nozze di Figaro	University of Kansas
Musetta	La Boheme	Wichita Grand Opera
Fiordiligi	Cosi fan Tutte	University of Kansas
Yum Yum	Mikado	Wichita Grand Opera
Zerlina	Don Giovanni	Wichita Grand Opera .
Foreign Woman	The Consul	University of Kansas
Ruth	The Crucible	University of Kansas
Abigale	The Crucible	University of Kansas
Lisette	La Rondine	University of Missouri Kansas City
Musetta	La Boheme	Black Hills Vocal Festival
Pousette	Manon	University of Missouri Kansas City
Barbarina	Le nozze di Figaro	Union Avenue Opera
Silverpeal	Impressario	Washington University
Polly	Three Penny Opera	Washington University

ROLES PREPARED

Countess	Le nozze di Figaro	Mozart
Pamina	Die Zauberflote	Mozart

ROLES IN PROGRESS

Adina	L'elisir d'amore	Donizetti
Violetta	La Traviata	Verdi
Baby Doe	The Ballad of Baby Doe	Moore
Marie	Daughter of the Regiment	Donizetti

Concert PERFORMED

Herrin Festa Italiana Concert	Civic CenterHerrin, Illinois
Italian Concert Series	Soragna, Parma, Busetto & Cremona, Italy
Habitat for Humanity Concert featured soloist	Immacolata Auditorium - St. Louis
“Opera on the Lake” and “Stars of Kansas Concert”	Wichita Grand Opera
Washington University Campaign Concerts– Featured Soloist	Palm Beach, Detroit, L.A., Miami, San Diego, Houston, San Francisco, Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis, San Jose, Phoenix, Atlanta, Seattle, Dallas
Concerts Academia Verdiana	Teatro Verdi - Busetto, Italy Teatro St. Anna – Milan/I due foscari – Bussetto.

TRAINING

Voice Teachers: John Stephens, Robert Mcfarland, John Stewart, Jolly Stewart, Carlo Bergonzi, Michael Cousins.
Directors: Robert Mcfarland, Tim Ocel, John Stephens, Jolly Stewart.
Conductors: Martin Mazik, Ward Holmquest, John Stewart, Jeremy Gill.
Coaches: Gail Hintz, Mark Ferrell, Fabriccio Cassi.

Artist Programs and EDUCATION

Atlantic Coast Opera Festival – Young Artist – Summer 2006
Wichita Grand Opera - Young Artist2004-2005 Season
University of Kansas - Masters in Opera Performance – May 2006
Academia Verdiana with Carlo Bergonzi – Bussetto, Italy – Artist Diploma
Washington University – Bachelor of Arts in Music (Cum Laude)

Skills

Some study of ballet, toe, jazz and tap.

Languages

Fluent English and Italian. Some study of French and German.