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NOVEMBER
30
NOVEMBER
30
DECEMBER
05
DECEMBER
05
Christina will sing the role of Ariadne in the Manhattan School of Music Scenes Program. Performances will be November 29 & 30. Tickets are available for purchase here.
November 30
Christina will sing the role of Ariadne in the Manhattan School of Music Scenes Program. Performances will be November 29 & 30. Tickets are available for purchase here.
November 30
Christina has been accepted to the Manhattan School of Music for a Master of Music in Classical Voice. She will be studying under INSERT PROFESSOR HERE.
Christina has been accepted to the Manhattan School of Music for a Master of Music in Classical Voice. She will be studying under INSERT PROFESSOR HERE.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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
"VANNESSA" 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
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
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
Coming Soon
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