About

Kirsten O’Donnell, an alumna of College of DuPage, holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from Lawrence University, and will be pursuing a Graduate degree in Opera Performance in the fall of 2016. While at Lawrence Ms. O’Donnell performed a wide variety of shows spanning straight theatre, musical theatre, and opera. Some of these roles include Nancy Waters in Britten’s Albert Herring, Mae Jones in Kurt Weil’s Street Scene, Jesus in Godspell, Nora Clitheroe in The Plough and the Stars, and Ma Moss in Copland’s The Tender Land. Performing in Master classes with Dale Duesing and Heidi Stober, she has been praised for her versatility and artistry. She has had the privilege of studying under the tutelage of Jennifer Barnickle-Fitch, Joanne Bozeman, and Julia Faulkner.

Music

English:
Burleigh, H.T.- 5 songs of Laurence Hope- Worth While
Griffes- Evening Song
Barber- Must the Winter Come so soon?
Moore- Sexy Lady

French:
Bizet- Adieux de l’hôtesse arabe
Chanson d’avril
Boulanger- Reflets
Debussy- Nuit d’etoiles
Gounod- Romeo et Juliette: Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle
Hahn- À Chloris
Satie- Je te veux

German:
Bach- St. John Passion: Von den Strikken
Brahms- Immer leiser wird
Zigeunerlieder: Kommt dir manchmal
Flowtow, Friedrich von- Martha: Nimmermehr wird meine Herze
Mozart- Abendempfindung
Als Luise die Briefe
Schubert- Nacht und Träume
Frülingsglaube
Schumann- Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt
Die Soldatenbraut
Wolf, Hugo-Das Verlassene Magdlein

Italian:
Bellini- Quando verrà quel di
Conti, Francesco- Quella Fiamma
Donizetti- L’amante spagnuolo
Mozart- Le Nozze di Figaro: Voi, che sapete

Spanish:
Granados- La maja dolorosa

Musical Theatre:
Brown, Jason Robert- Parade: You Don’t Know This Man
A Summer In Ohio (From The Last Five Years)
Guettel- The Light in the Piazza: The Light in the Piazza
Holmes- The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Rosa’s Confession
Lopez, Kristen and Robert-Frozen: Let it GoLowdermilk, Brian- The Unauthorized Autobiography of
Samantha Brown: Say The Word
Menken, Alan- Somewhere That’s Green
Pasek & Paul- Edges: In Short
Perfect
Lying There
Porter, Cole- In the Still of the Night
Schwartz, Stephen- Wicked: The Wizard And I
Tesori, Jeanine- The Girl in 14-G
Waller, Thomas ‘Fats’- Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now
Ellington- Hit Me With a Hot Note ( From Sophisticated Ladies)
Lippa- Maybe I Like It This Way (From The Wild Party)

Audio

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