Kellie Van Horn
Mezzo-Soprano
Mezzo-Soprano
Mezzo-soprano Kellie Van Horn was recently praised by critics for her Miami debut as Dido in Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneus, "the mezzo has a dark, rich voice yet handled the Baroque coloratura with assurance and brought a direct and honest expressive poise to her singing" (Miami Herald). "A compelling heroine," lauded the Palm Beach Post, "her voice is dark and lustrous."
In the last few years she appeared as both Hermia (A Midsummer Night's Dream) and Mercedes (Carmen) in her debut with the Des Moines Metro Opera; performed Prince Orlovsky (Die Fledermaus) Charlotte (Werther), Lola (Cavalleria rusticana), Mallika (Lakmé), and Dritte Dame (Die Zauberflöte)
with Sarasota Opera, sang the title role in Carmen with Commonwealth Opera, Siebel (Faust) with Connecticut Grand Opera, and the Old Lady (Candide) in concert with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano.
Ms Van Horn debuted with The Shakespeare Concerts in 2006, premiering Sonnet XVIII "Shall I Compare Thee to A Summer's Day", and subsequently recording it as the title track on The Shakespeare Concerts' second CD of music by Joseph Summer. Since her debut with The Shakespeare Concerts in 2006, the mezzo has performed with the series in its Jordan Hall debut in 2007, as well as all of its other events in New England, singing the Shakespearean settings of Berlioz, Korngold, Poulenc, and Summer. In 2008 she premiered Summer's settings of "If Music Be The Food Of Love," and Sonnet CXXVII "In The Old Age Black Was Not Counted Fair" in Jordan Hall. In 2009 she will perform again with the series, debuting in Boston "The Lady Doth Protest Too Much."
In the last few years she appeared as both Hermia (A Midsummer Night's Dream) and Mercedes (Carmen) in her debut with the Des Moines Metro Opera; performed Prince Orlovsky (Die Fledermaus) Charlotte (Werther), Lola (Cavalleria rusticana), Mallika (Lakmé), and Dritte Dame (Die Zauberflöte)
with Sarasota Opera, sang the title role in Carmen with Commonwealth Opera, Siebel (Faust) with Connecticut Grand Opera, and the Old Lady (Candide) in concert with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano.
Ms Van Horn debuted with The Shakespeare Concerts in 2006, premiering Sonnet XVIII "Shall I Compare Thee to A Summer's Day", and subsequently recording it as the title track on The Shakespeare Concerts' second CD of music by Joseph Summer. Since her debut with The Shakespeare Concerts in 2006, the mezzo has performed with the series in its Jordan Hall debut in 2007, as well as all of its other events in New England, singing the Shakespearean settings of Berlioz, Korngold, Poulenc, and Summer. In 2008 she premiered Summer's settings of "If Music Be The Food Of Love," and Sonnet CXXVII "In The Old Age Black Was Not Counted Fair" in Jordan Hall. In 2009 she will perform again with the series, debuting in Boston "The Lady Doth Protest Too Much."
