2014 - 3rd Place Winner of The American Prize - Friedrich and Virginia Schorr Memorial Award in Art Song
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"As Violetta, Steyer sang with tonal beauty and dramatic conviction. Her legato was seamless and she was impressive at both ends of the vocal range - we were in tears at the end."
---WFMT's Andy Karzas Soprano Christine Steyer has distinguished herself as artist of great versatility. A recent winner of six national awards including The American Prize, The Chicago Opera Award and The Johnny Mercer Award, she regularly performs opera, oratorio and her hit one-woman show "So, You Want to Be a Diva?" She has performed several recitals of American and Russian music with Philip Morehead.
She has also collaborated on and premiered several new works for soprano most recently by composer David Shenton. Steyer is the Artistic director of Bellissima Opera and is a music advocate - bringing music to 19,600 schoolchildren with Bellissima Opera Outreach. Steyer can be heard on the CD Caroline Myss’ Voices of the Sacred. Steyer teaches voice privately in Oak Park and at Concordia University. Her first songbook Six Songs for Soprano is available at Performers Music, Chicago. |
Photo: Ron Langstaff
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Performances - 2016
August TBD Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland Mrs. Croft in Persuasion May 6 & 7 DuPage Symphony Concert of Opera Highlights Christine Steyer & David Govertsen May 22 Lyric Opera of Chicago Flossmoor Chapter Christine Steyer & John Concepcion March 20 Recital with Marta Johnson Church of Beethoven, Oak Park World premiere of "Courage Came" by Maureen Kwiat Meshenberg & Stuart Leitch March 6 Glunz Restaurant Concert Hosted by Chicago Gourmet Magazine February 21 Concert Event with Bellissima Opera Christine Steyer, Franco Martorana, Kimberly McCord, John Concepcion February 10 Recital with Marta Johnson The Clare (Rush and Pearson) February 26 Recital with Marta Johnson Brookdale (Oak Park) Lyric Opera of Chicago - Chorus Nabucco: Jan. 23 - Feb. 12 Romeo & Juliette: Feb. 22 - Mar. 19 Jan. 16, Feb. 5, 13, 17, Mar. 4, 18, 21, Apr. 8, 15, 22, 23 6:30-9:00 Easter 12:30 - 4 Monastero's Ristorante, Chicago Reservations recommended http://www.monasteros.com 2015 December 14 Recital at 1:15pm 19th Century Charitable Association, Oak Park September 18 Recital at 5:30pm Mather Cafe 7134 West Higgins, Chicago September 4 Recital at 12:10pm 4th Presbyterian Church, Chicago May 9, 15, 23, 29 June 6, 27 August 15, 29 6:30-9:00 Monastero's Ristorante, Chicago Reservations recommended http://www.monasteros.com August 6-9 9:30pm Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland June 21 7:30pm Lutkin Hall, Evanston Naked Voice Institute 2015--Opera Scenes Gala June 13 Concert at 8pm "So, You Want to Be a Diva?" Skokie Theater, Skokie |
