This week we welcome back Tynan Davis as our guest blogger. The New York Times recently described mezzo soprano Tynan as "a marvel: a stylish singer and a perky actress whose presence lighted up the stage consistently". This week she is in Alabama making her Opera Birmingham debut as Mercedes in Bizet's Carmen. In 2011 she made her Bel Canto at Caramoor debut as Cousin Hebe in Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore with The Orchestra of St. Luke's under the baton of Will Crutchfield. Other operatic and concert credits include: Mahler 2nd Symphony and Beethoven 9th Symphony with the Festival Orchestra of Christ Church Oyster Bay, the title role in Carmen and Bach's Cantata 82 with the Rapides Symphony Orchestra, and Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte and Ado Annie in Oklahoma! with the Natchez Festival of Music. Ms. Davis was a finalist in the 2010 Liederkranz Competition and a semi-finalist in both the 2010 Palm Beach Opera and Joy in Singing competitions.
Tynan is an alumna of The Children's Chorus of San Antonio and Stephen F. Austin State University. Learn more about her here and follow her on twitter @katherinetynan.
Welcome, Tynan
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