Questions with Ariana Chris
April 21, 2010, 9:50 AM
By New York City Opera
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Mezzo soprano Ariana Chris has been singing with City Opera since her debut in 2007 as Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana and we’re thrilled to have her back next weekend for VOX, City Opera’s lab showcasing the most promising works of contemporary American Opera. She’ll be pulling double-duty, performing in both David T. Little and Royce Vavrek’s Dog Days as well as Missy Mazzoli’s Song from the Uproar. Ariana took a few minutes out of her busy schedule to answer to some questions for the NYCO Blog…In 10 Words or Less…
Describe VOX.
A showcase with the courage to fund and try new music.
Song from the Uproar is about…
the ultimate feminist.
Summarize Dog Days
"The Day After" meets "Alive"
21st Century Opera is…
Fearless exploration of sounds.
You should come see Dog Days and Song from the Uproar because…
You should come see Dog Days and Song from the Uproar because…
Dog Days is music, the way real people talk. Song from the Uproar because it's beautiful sounds of the desert.
Role you most want to play and why?
Rosina. I’ve done all the parts, just want to put it together!
Your diva role model is…
Your diva role model is…
Maria Callas. I'm Greek, people! I can't escape her!
When you are on a date and tell the other person that you are an opera
singer, the common reaction is…
singer, the common reaction is…
"but… you're not fat!"
Favorite opera to listen to?
Lucia di Lammermoor (sung well)
Favorite opera to sing?
Carmen
Pre-performance diet?
Usually a sandwich I grabbed from Starbucks on the way to the dressing room.
If volcanic ash were to keep you from a visit overseas, where would that be?
Greece. Love it there and have gone almost every year of my life!
Growing up, did you ever attend a tea party?
The plastic Disney kind?
Album you can’t live without?
Britney Spears. Turns off my brain.
Secret talent (other than singing)?
Cooking-- not so secret!
Worst costume you ever wore?
Female Pig in Noah's Arc. Hands down. Tears.
Who would play you in the movie about your life?
Eek! Sandra Bullock? In her classic slapstick.
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