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Amanda Porter

soprano

Amanda Porter is an American coloratura soprano based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is known for her dynamic agility and silvery coloratura, and for her intimate connection to text and character in opera, musical theatre, and art song. Amanda is a soloist at Central United Methodist Church, appears regularly in comprimario roles and in the chorus with Opera Southwest, and in principal roles at the University of New Mexico. Her roles include Susanna in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, La Fée in Massenet’s Cendrillon, Königin der Nacht and Erste Dame in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, and First Calavera in Rodríguez’s Frida.

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Meet the Musicians

FIRST VIOLIN
Carmelo de los Santos
Karen McKinnon Concertmaster Chair
Elizabeth Young
Associate Concertmaster
Sarah Tasker •••
Assistant Concertmaster
Ana María Quintero Muñoz
Heidi Deifel
Olivia DeSouza Maia
Lorenzo Gallegos
Juliana Huestis
Barbara Rivers
Nicolle Maniaci
Barbara Scalf Morris

SECOND VIOLIN
Rachel Jacklin •
Carol Swift •••
Julanie Lee
Lidija Peno-Kelly
Megan Lee Karls
Liana Austin
Sheila McLay
Jessica Retana
Jocelyn Kirsch
Brad Richards

VIOLA
Laura Chang
Kimberly Fredenburgh •••
Allegra Askew
Christine Rancier
Laura Steiner
Michael Anderson
Lisa DiCarlo
Joan Hinterbichler
Laura Campbell

BASS CLARINET
Jeffrey Brooks

BASSOON
Stefanie Przybylska •+
Denise Turner +
Zoe SirLouis •++
Avery Dabe ++

HORN
Peter Erb •+
Allison Tutton
Maria Long
Andrew Meyers
Katya Jarmulowicz ••••

TRUMPET
John Marchiando
Brynn Marchiando
Sam Oatts ••

TROMBONE
Aaron Zalkind
Byron Herrington

BASS TROMBONE
David Tall +

TUBA
Richard White

TIMPANI
Tyler Brown

PERCUSSION
Jeff Cornelius
Kenneth Dean
Emily Cornelius

HARP
Carla Fabris

Principal •
Associate Principal ••
Assistant Principal •••
Assistant ••••
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One-year position ++
Half-year position +++