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<p align="left"> <b><i>Welcome!</i></b> </p>
<p align="left"> <img
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alt="Elizabeth Harmetz, Soprano opera singer"
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vspace="10" />Elizabeth Harmetz, soprano, is a native of
Los Angeles and a graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory
of Music, where she earned her MM in vocal performance. Her
most recent opera roles include <i>Valencienne</i> in <b><i>The
Merry Widow</i></b> and <i>Susanna</i> in Mozart's <i><b>The
Marriage of Figaro</b></i>. Other opera and musical theater
highlights of her career include the roles of <i>Belinda</i> in <b><i>Dido
and Aeneas</i></b>, <i>Rosina in <b>Barber of Seville</b>,</i> Cherubino
in <i><b>The Marriage of Figaro</b></i><i>, Kate</i> in <i><b>Kiss
Me Kate</b></i><i>,</i> Sonia in <i><b>Godspell</b></i>, <i>Laurey</i> in <i><b>Oklahoma!</b></i> and
concert stagings as <em>Eliza</em> from <em><strong>My Fair
Lady</strong></em>. In Italy Harmetz sang the opera roles <i>Despina</i> from
Mozart's <i><b>Cosi fan tutte</b></i> and <i>Musetta</i> from
Puccini's <i><b>La Boheme</b></i>. As a baroque artist she
has performed excerpts from <em><strong>Julius Ceasar</strong></em> and
Monteverdi's Vespers. She is currently adding the opera roles <i>Mimi
(<strong>La Boheme</strong>), Fiordilligi (<strong>Cosi fan
Tutte</strong>),</i> and<i>Michaela (<strong>Carmen</strong>)</i> to
her growing soprano repertoire. </p>
<p align="left"> Harmetz returned to Los Angeles from extended concert
engagements in Orlando, where she honed her singing and performance
skills weekly as a featured concert vocalist. In addition to
her own solo concerts, Harmetz was last found at Universal's
Portofino Bay Hotel as the soprano opera soloist in their <em><strong>Musica
della Notte!</strong></em> nightly concerts. Check her upcoming <a
href="/soprano/performances.htm"
title="opera and concert performances">performance</a> page
for the locations of her frequent solo and duo concerts: <em><strong>Bellisima</strong></em> and <em><strong>Lullaby
of Broadway</strong></em>, which she has sang throughout the
Central Florida area and now brings to Southern California. </p>
<p align="left"> Harmetz enjoys all aspects of vocal performance with experience
producing, directing and coaching as well as, of course, singing
and performing. She is equally comfortable in the recital form
and intimate concert setting as well as in the larger event
and operatic productions. To book Harmetz as a vocalist, and
hire an Opera Singer for your private or commercial special
event, see <a href="/soprano/concerts.htm"
target="_blank"></a> "<a
href="/soprano/concerts.htm"
title="hire a Opera singer">Booking</a>" above. </p>
<p align="left"> <img src="images/photos/PianoHeadshot.jpg"
alt="Elizabeth Harmetz, soprano concert vocalist"
width="240" height="300" hspace="20"
vspace="10" align="left" />This is the official Elizabeth
Harmetz website. This site will keep you up-to-date on Harmetz's <a
href="/soprano/performances.htm"
title="opera and concert performances">latest concerts
and performances</a> and give you information on how to <a
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title="hire an opera singer">hire an opera singer</a> for
corporate events and weddings. This site is also intended to
provide vocal students with information about private voice
lessons and the Harmetz Voice Studio, see <i>"<a href="singing/lessons.htm"
title="private singing lessons">Singing Lessons</a>"</i> above,You
can also download <a href="recordings.htm"
title="soprano recording clips">audio clips</a> and view
pictures and video of Harmetz's latest performances. This site
provides other information of interest to singers and concert
vocalists in the Los Angeles, San Francisco and Central Florida
areas as well as specific opera, soprano and other general
singing information. </p>
<p align="left"> <a href="recordings.htm">Available now</a>: <em><strong>Stars
Fill the Sky</strong></em>, Harmetz's latest recordings
of Musical Theater favorites.</p>
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