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Announcements

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ROLE DEBUT​

Mamma Lucia in Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana

Ms. Kushnick is extremely proud to announce her role debut as Mamma Lucia in The Verdi Chorus' first ever opera in its entirety.

For more details, please visit The Verdi Chorus HERE

RICHARD F. GOLD CAREER GRANT

In 2019, Ms.Kushnick was chosen as a recipient of the Richard F. Gold Career Grant, provided by The Shoshana Foundation. This is presented to a graduating student that demonstrates exceptional promise for a career on the operatic stage. 

For more information about The Shoshana Foundation, please visit www.shoshanafoundation.org

"VANESSA" AT CARNEGIE HALL

Ms.Kushnick made her Carnegie Hall debut in the Vanessa Quintet for the MSM Centennial Gala in April 2019.

THOMAS HAMPSON MASTER CLASS

Ms.Kushnick recently participated in a master class and live webcast with  Thomas Hampson at the Manhattan School of Music. 

Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Soprano, Christina Kushnick is a graduate of Manhattan School of Music and was under the tutelage of Shirley Close. Ms. Kushnick is also a past student of Dolora Zajick’s Institute of Young Dramatic Voices from 2017-2020. Previous credits include Aïda (High Priestess), and scenes from Ariadne auf Naxos (Ariadne) and Un Ballo in Maschera (Amelia). She was also chosen as the Soprano Solo Cover for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 during Manhattan School of Music’s Centennial Celebration. Other past performances include Hansel and Gretel (The Witch) with Manhattan School of Music, made her Carnegie Hall debut in the Vanessa Quintet for the MSM Centennial Gala in April 2019, and attended the Musik Theater Bavaria program in Oberaudorf, Germany in July 2019. Ms. Kushnick is a humble recipient of the Licia Albanese/Puccini Scholarship and the Richard F. Gold Career Grant.

Gallery

GALLERY

Media

MEDIA

G. Verdi: "Come in quest'ora bruna" (Simon Boccanegra

R. Wagner: "Liebestod" (Tristan und Isolde

Accompanied by the L.A. Symphonic Winds

V. Bellini: "Mira o Norma" (Norma

Shira Renee Thomas, soprano

P. Mascagni: "Voi lo sapete" (Cavalleria Rusticana)

W.A. Mozart: "Sull'aria" (Le nozze di Figaro)

Shira Renee Thomas, soprano

C. Gluck: "Divinités du Styx " (Alceste)

R. Wagner: "Dich teure Halle" (Tannhäuser)

Calendar

CALENDAR

The Verdi Chorus 

Celebrates 40 Years!

Join us in celebrating 40 years of music. 

We will be performing works from Nabucco, Don Carlo, Samson and Delilah, Die Fledermaus, La Traviata, and Cavalleria Rusticana. 

Please visit The Verdi Chorus for more details!

Saturday 11/18/23 Performance: 7:30 PM

Sunday 11/19/23 Performance: 4:00 PM

First Presbyterian Church

1220 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Purchase tickets HERE

The Verdi Chorus Presents: 

Cavallaria Rusticana

Please visit The Verdi Chorus for more details!

ONE Time Performance! 

Saturday, January 20, 2024 - 7:30 PM

First Presbyterian Church

1220 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Purchase tickets HERE

Contact

CONTACT

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