Vanessa Naghdi

• Vanessa Naghdi - Voice

Vanessa Naghdi is a classically trained soprano specializing in opera, classical, classical crossover, jazz, musical theatre, and opera trance. She has a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Virginia Commonwealth University. Vanessa is currently studying with mezzo-soprano Cynthia Donnell and voice coach Melanie K. Day. She is a soprano section leader and soloist at Boulevard United Methodist Church in Richmond, VA

Vanessa began performing from childhood on, and started taking private voice lessons at the tender age of 12 from Ms. Nicole Lamm. She is a natural when it comes to the stage, and her warm stage presence and angelic voice will make any event a special one. Vanessa sings in many languages including English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Latin, and Farsi.

In the Summer of 2011, Vanessa studied opera and Lieder (German art song) in Freiberg, Germany, where she performed in multiple operas, including Suor Angelica and Die Jungfrau von Orléans. She sang in many recitals while working with Eckhart Sellheim and took voice lessons from Anne Kopta. She performed under conductor Jan Horstmann of the Mittelsächsisches Theater with the Mittelsächsische Philharmonie, with all of this under artistic director Dorothy Maddison of James Madison University.

Vanessa has performed in many operas, galas of opera scenes, recitals, and concerts in Richmond and its surrounding area, as well as in Northern VA and Washington, D.C., including at the White House. She has won multiple competitions and received numerous honors, including grants and scholarships for her hard work from VCU's Department of Music, such as their Friends of Opera Scholarship and their Summer Studies Grant.

Vanessa is a dependable and trustworthy performer and person. She is hard-working and dedicated, and makes sure that the music provided for your event is spectacular. From weddings to funerals to restaurant and club entertainment, Vanessa can sing for any event that you might need that extra "spark" for. A true professional, she strives for excellence within music, and will make booking your special occasion a breeze. She has a wide variety of pieces available in her repertoire, knows many traditional wedding songs, and is glad to take any requests for events!

Most recently:
Vanessa played the title role in Gian Carlo Menotti's "Amelia Goes to the Ball" on April 27th at the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall. She gave her senior recital in the James W. Black Recital Hall on May 7th. Vanessa was selected to sing the National Anthem at VCU's commencement ceremony at the Richmond Coliseum on May 12th. Finally, she was selected to participate in the Crittenden Summer Opera Workshop for two weeks in Bethesda, MD beginning in July where she will engage in daily classes and final performances.

• *I've asterisked what I've felt to be lovely wedding/reception songs*
• A Simple Song - Leonard Bernstein
• A Word on my Ear - Flanders and Swann
• Ach, ich fühl's - W.A. Mozart
• *Alleluja - W.A. Mozart
• Après un Rêve - Gabriel Fauré
• Art is Calling for Me - Victor Herbert
• *As Time Goes By - Herman Hupfeld
• *At Last - Etta James
• *Ave Maria - Franz Schubert
• *Ave Maria - Bach-Gounod
• Ballade des gros dindons - Emmanuel Chabrier
• Blute nur, du liebes Herz - J.S. Bach
• C - Francis Poulenc
• Chanson Triste - Henri Duparc
• *Claire de lune - Claude-Achille Debussy
• Con te partirò/Time to Say Goodbye - Andrea Bocelli
• Dans les ruines d'une abbaye - Gabriel Fauré
• Der Gaertner - Hugo Wolf
• Die Bekehrte - Hugo Wolf
• Die Spröde - Hugo Wolf
• *Dona Nobis Pacem - W.A. Mozart
• Embraceable You - George Gershwin
• Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
• For Susan - Ned Rorem
• Heiss mich nicht reden - Robert Schumann
• Ich hab' in Penna - Hugo Wolf
• La Danza Napoletana - Gioacchino Rossini
• La pastorella della Alpi - Gioacchino Rossini
• Laurie's Song - Aaron Copland
• Le Colibri - Ernest Chausson
• Les Cigales - Emmanuel Chabrier
• *Little Elegy - Ned Rorem
• Lo Spazzacamino - Giuseppe Verdi
• *Love's Philosophy - Roger Quilter
• *Moon River - Audrey Hepburn; Frank Sinatra
• My Favorite Things - Rogers and Hammerstein
• My Funny Valentine - Ella Fitzgerald
• Neue Liebe - Hugo Wolf
• Now sleeps the crimson petal - Ned Rorem
• Nur wer die sehnsucht kennt - Robert Schumann
• *O Holy Night - Josh Groban
• O luce di quest'anima - Gaetano Donizetti
• *O you whom I often and silently come - Ned Rorem
• *Oh! had I jubal's Lyre - George Frideric Handel
• *One Hand, One Heart - Leonard Bernstein (West Side Story)
• Piangeró la sorte mia - George Frideric Handel
• *Pie Jesu - Sarah Brightman
• Por ti volaré - Andrea Bocelli
• Prendi, per me sei libero - Gaetano Donizetti
• Quia Respexit - J.S. Bach
• *Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion - George Frideric Handel
• Ride on, King Jesus! - Hall Johnson
• *Romance - Claude Debussy
• So anch'io la virtú magica - Gaetano Donizetti
• So lasst mich Scheinen - Robert Schumann
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland
• Summertime - George Gershwin (Porgy and Bess)
• Tarentelle - Georges Bizet
• *That shadow, my likeness - Ned Rorem
• The Lament of Ian the Proud - Charles T. Griffes
• *The Lord's Prayer - Albert Hay Malotte
• *The Music of the Night - Andrew Lloyd Weber
• *The Prayer - Josh Groban
• The Star-Spangled Banner - J.S. Smith
• *The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
• Think of Me - Andrew Lloyd Webber
• *Thy Dark Eyes to Mine - Charles T. Griffes
• Time to Say Goodbye/Con te partirò - Andrea Bocelli
• To a Young Girl - Ned Rorem
• Una Lacrima - Gaetano Donizetti
• *Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
• Vieille Chanson - Georges Bizet
• Vilia - Franz Lehár
• Villanelle des petits canards - Emmanuel Chabrier
• Violon - Francis Poulenc
• *What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
• While I Waste These Precious Hours - Gian Carlo Menotti
• Wishing you were somehow here again - Andrew Lloyd Webber
• *You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban

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