Opera Santa Barbara
LibrettoJANUARY - APRIL 2012
This spring’s Marriage of Figaro brings the local professional debut of
Karen Vuong and Brandon Cedel.
Look familiar? You may have seen
these talented singers in recent years while
studying at the...
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Opera Santa Barbara
LibrettoJANUARY - APRIL 2012
This spring’s Marriage of Figaro brings the local professional debut of
Karen Vuong and Brandon Cedel.
Look familiar? You may have seen
these talented singers in recent years while
studying at the Music Academy of the
West.
Karen (Soprano, 2010–11 Academy
Alumna) will sing Susanna, and Brandon
Cedel (Bass-Baritone, 2010-11 Academy
Alumnus) will take on the title role.
A Los Angeles native, Karen was an
inaugural member of L.
A.
Opera’s
Domingo-Thornton Program, where
she performed many roles including
Mimì in their student production of La
bohème, conducted by Plácido Domingo.
She has sung at the Kentucky Opera
and the Hollywood Bowl, and she is
now pursuing her Artist Diploma at the
Juilliard School.
Karen was the winner of
the Music Academy’s 2011 Marilyn Horne
Competition.
Brandon Cedel’s “big, appealing voice” has
earned him first place in many of the nation’s top vocal competitions.
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