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Michele Sexton Michele's web site Sweeney Todd

Soprano Michele Sexton has been hailed in the press as “tremendous”, “an artist with star power”, “an excellent singing actor” with her “magnificent”, “big, flexible voice and shining tone” and character portrayals that are “mesmerizing” and “stirring”. This versatile performer is at home on the stages of opera, operetta, concert, theater, and on camera. Ms. Sexton has performed extensively with opera companies, festivals, theaters, and musical groups throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Credits include Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Opera Guild, Hawaii Opera Theater, St. Petersburg Opera Company, Opera New Jersey, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Des Moines Metro Opera, Boheme Opera of New Jersey, Natchez Festival of Music, Bristol Riverside Theater, New Jersey Pops Orchestra, and the Festival Orchestra of the Atlantic. With the Hollywood Concert Orchestra, Ms. Sexton was the headliner for an extensive tour of Asia playing at some of the largest venues in the world, including the Poly theater in Beijing, China. Michele is a sought after entertainer at corporate events across the United States, recently performing a concert of Italian favorites at the famed Cipriani Wall Street and in Kingston NY. Michele’s favorite roles include Mozart heroines Donna Anna in DonGiovanni, Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro, Elettra in Idomeneo, Strauss’ Arabella and Salome, Tosca, Leonora in Il Trovatore, Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera, Alice Ford in Falstaff, Madame Lidoine in Dialogues des Carmelites, Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus, the title role in Kiss Me Kate, the Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd, and the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella to name just a few. Ms. Sexton holds Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees in Vocal Performance from the Manhattan School of Music. A “Forever” Miss New Jersey, Michele was a Top Ten Finalist in the Miss America Pageant and continues to stay active in the scholarship program as a judge, emcee, guest performer, and is in demand as a contestant consultant and trainer. Recently, Michele returned to Carnegie Hall as the soprano soloist in the United States premiere of Missa Pro Terra by Paul Aitkin. She also performed a concert with State Opera of New Jersey. 1/26