Guest Artist Bio
Dawn Padula
Mezzo-soprano Dawn Padula has performed many major operatic roles, including Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, Meg in Falstaff, Mercedes in Carmen, Dangeville in Adriana Lecouvreur and The Third Lady in Die Zauberflöte. Her concert repertoire includes solo work in Durufle’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Mozart’s Requiem and others.
She has appeared as a soloist with the Houston Symphony, the Houston Masterworks Chorus, the Houston Chamber Choir and others. Padula joined the University of Puget Sound music faculty in 2009/10 as director of vocal studies. She completed her Bachelor of Music degree at Trinity University, a Master of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Houston Moores School of Music.