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 been highly praised for her artistry and her voice has been described as “an international-calibre voice of size and color used to reach an audience's emotional core.” Christine has distinguished herself as artist of great versatility. In addition to being the recent recipient of six national performance awards including The Chicago Opera Award, The American Prize in Art Song and The Johnny Mercer Award she is a music advocate and seeks many innovative ways to keep classical vocal music alive and relevant in today's world.
Christine received critical acclaim for her operatic portrayals of the Marschallin from Der Rosenkavalier, the title role in Madama Butterfly and Violetta in La Traviata. She has performed roles with Lyric Opera of Chicago in Street Scene, Sweeney Todd, Cunning Little Vixen and Manon Lescaut. Steyer’s recent concert engagements include the Poulenc Gloria, the Brahms Requiem and Carmina Burana, Beethoven's 9th, Rossini’s Petite Mass and Mendelssohn’s Cantata 42. A frequent recitalist, Steyer sang concerts of Russian and American music with pianist Philip Morehead and most recently Spanish music with guitarist Brandon Acker. In 2016 Steyer had the honor of singing for the Cuban Ambassador on his Chicago tour. Steyer is the Artistic director of Bellissima Opera and is currently heading The Transcendence Triptych – three new operas celebrating those transcending the human divide. She brought music to 20,000 students with Bellissima Opera Outreach. A proponent of new works, Christine collaborated on a songbook “Six Songs for Soprano” and premiered several new works for soprano with words by area poets set by acclaimed composer David Shenton. Steyer teaches voice privately and at Concordia University in River Forest. Christinesteyer.com. |
Photo: Ron Langstaff
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Performances - 2017 Monday, May 15 Camden, Maine Recital with Patricia Stowell Saturday, April 29, 7pm Spring Music Festival Grace Lutheran Church, Oak Park Performance with Larry Pilon Sunday, April 23, 10:30 am Church of Beethoven, Oak Park, IL Recital of Spanish Music with Steyer and Classical Guitarist Brandon Acker Click for info Saturday, April 22, 8:30pm American Opera Society of Chicago Fortnightly Club Recital with Marta Lettovsky Sunday, February 12, 3pm My Funny Valentine Concert with Steyer tenor Emanuel Caraman & pianist Lisa Kristina Click for info Performances - 2016 December 29-31, 6:30 pm ET Die Fledermaus with South Bend Lyric Opera Christine Steyer as Rosalinda Click for info Saturday, December 17, 8pm ET Christmas at the Acorn Three Oaks, MI Click for info Monday, November 21 Performance for Cuban Ambassador to the US Jose Ramon Cabañas Rodriguez October 15 People Loving People Charity Concert Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 611 Randolph St Oak Park, IL 6pm Recital with Peter Storms, piano Tickets $25 September 17 & 18 La Traviata, Violetta Valery Harbor Country Opera Acorn Theater, MI August 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 |
