Maria Alu,
Soprano


 

Maria Alu makes her company debut with Opera San José as The Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute. While a graduate student at New England Conservatory, Ms. Alu performed the roles of Calisto in Cavalli’s La Calisto, Pamina (The Magic Flute), and the Governess (The Turn of the Screw). Before moving to Boston, the New Jersey native earned her Bachelor’s degree at New York University, where she appeared in several operas including The Telephone (Lucy) and The Old Maid and the Thief (Laetitia). She has also performed with the Bronx Opera and with Opera Festival of New Jersey.

During the 2005 - 2006 season, Ms. Alu was an Apprentice Artist with the Utah Symphony and Opera, and was asked to perform the role of Annina (La traviata) and Fiametta (The Gondoliers).

On the concert stage, Ms. Alu has performed the John Harbison’s Mirabai Songs with the New England Conservatory Contemporary Ensemble, the Sir Harold Acton Memorial Concert to commemorate the re-opening of Villa La Pietra in Florence, NYSTA’s Afternoon of American Song (2000), and numerous engagements with the Pennsylvania Chamber Arts Guild. 

She was recently awarded Third Place in the 2007 Classical Singer AudComps, Emerging Professional Division. In 2005, Ms. Alu was named a Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions - New England Region.