Sarah Davis, Classical Singer (Soprano)

• Piano / Organ / Keyboard Accompaniment Preferred - Piano / Organ / Keyboard

Ms Davis is available for private parties, weddings, funerals and special events. Although her repertoire focuses heavily on the classical side, she is happy to branch out to the genres of Broadway, Standards and Folk Songs. Recent recital repertoire included Gershwin, Porter, Puccini, Mozart and Strauss.

More sound samples are available on her personal website.
Hailed by the New York Times as "a voice with considerable warmth," and the Boston Globe as "elusive, delicate, silvery and persuasive," lyric-soprano, Sarah Davis has been recognized as a gifted performer both on the recital and operatic stage. Ms. Davis
debuted with the Cleveland Orchestra this year, singing under the baton of composer/conductor Matthias Pintscher and most recently premiered Elliott Carter's song cycle for soprano and chamber orchestra, "What are years" at the Tanglewood Music
Festival, under the baton of Oliver Knussen. Other season highlights include her debut with the Albany Symphony singing Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream and Haydn's Mass in Time of War with Vox Ama Deus at the Kimmel Center.
Opera credits include: Gilda (Rigoletto) and Pamina (Magic Flute) with Center City Opera Theater, Anne Trulove (Rake's Progress) and Echo (Ariadne auf Naxos) with the Chautauqua Institution
and Cendrillon (Massenet's Cinderella) and Nannetta (Falstaff) with Peabody Opera Theater.
She made her professional song recital debut with the "Trinity at One Concert Series" in New York City, appeared in the Joy in Singing series at the Lincoln Center Library and premiered
John Harbison's grand aria for soprano and piano, Vocalism, at SongFest in Malibu,CA. Ms. Davis was an Artist in Residence at the Cleveland Art Song Festival (2008, 2010) and spent two summers in residence as a Vocal Fellow with the Tanglewood
Music Center. Recital repertoire includes: Britten's Les Illuminations, Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras,
Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Larsen's Try me, good king and Heggie's Rise and Fall.
Upcoming engagements include Orff's Carmina Burana with Berkshire Lyric Theater,Vaughan Williams' Dona nobis pacem with the North Valley Chorale (AZ) and the role of Donna Anna in Mozart's
Don Giovanni with the Chesapeake Chamber Opera in Baltimore, MD. Ms. Davis holds a Masters degree from the Peabody Conservatory of Music of Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Music degree from Trinity University in San Antonio, TX.

• Sacred - Songs for Church
• Let the Bright Seraphim - Handel
• Laudate Dominum - Mozart
• "Alleluia" Exsultate Jubilate - Mozart
• Jesu - Joy of Man's Desiring
• The Gift of Love - Traditional
• The Prayer - Celine Dion
• Opera - Arias for Parties and Events
• O mio babbino caro - Puccini
• Summertime - Gershwin- Porgy and Bess
• Caro nome - Verdi- Rigoletto
• Someone to Watch Over Me - Gershwin
• So in Love - Porter
• Quando men vo - Puccini- La Boheme
• Donde lieta - Puccini- La Boheme
• Dove sono - Mozart- Le Nozze di Figaro
• Art Songs - Recital Repertoire
• German - Schubert Mozart and Mahler
• French - Liszt - Faure and Debussy
• English - Barber - Heggie and Rorem
• Italian - Donaudy - Bellini and Wolf-Ferrari

Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Cocktail Parties, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Dinner Dances, Events, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, New Year's Eve Parties, Private Parties, Retirement Parties, Reunions, School Assemblies, Studio Session, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• The delightful Sarah Davis sang at a dinner party in Manhattan as our gift to a friend celebrating his 60th birthday, and she was, simply, extraordinary. Sarah was engaging and charming, and she sang gorgeously -- a selection of Massenet and Puccini arias (including a special request, “Signore, Ascolta” from Turandot), as well as Happy Birthday in Italian. Her voice and stage presence filled the room and left us all speechless. The sound clips we had heard prior to hiring her truly hadn’t done her justice. And she looked stunning in a resplendent long pink satin skirt. Bravo. We cannot wait to hire her again. -- Sharon L, New York, NY, 4/24/2009
• Sarah was GREAT! She arrived early and was very accomodating to myself and my family. She performed the songs at my mother's memorial service with the voice of an angel. Everyone at the service complimented her performance, which made for a beautiful service. I would reccomend Sarah in a heartbeat. She went way beyond what we had hoped for. -- Charles M, Baltimore, MD, 2/26/2011
• I wasn't sure what to expect since this was the first time I booked a singer for an event & Sarah proved to be an outstanding talent. She was very accomodating with the song requests..I don't think that there is a song out there that she can't sing! She was very pleasant to talk to & didn't rush through our conversation. Our special request songs were "Crying in the Chapel" (Elvis) & "You Raise me Up" (Josh Groban) - she sang them beautifully. Her "Ave Maria" was one of the best I've ever heard. She sang for my Aunt who passed away on June 1st, 2011. My Aunt was a very special lady and Sarah's voice added a beautiful tribute to her memory. Thank you again, Sarah! -- Laura S, Fleetwood, PA, 6/7/2011
• Sarah is an exceptional Soprano and entertainer. She sang with a Baritone and Pianist at our home and the experience was wonderful. She is exquisite in every way. -- Bernie S, Malvern, PA, 10/16/2010
• Sarah was lovely- and what a beautiful voice! She totally made our party a hit- thanks so much Sarah! -- Christena W, Gladwyne, PA, 12/31/2009

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