Melliangee Pérez

Melliangee Pérez
Birth name Melliangee Pérez-Maldonado
Born (1976-06-21) 21 June 1976
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Origin Puerto Rican
Genres Opera, zarzuela, operetta, musical theater, art song, popular music
Occupation(s) Singer, actress, musician
Instruments Voice
Notable instruments
Voice

Melliangee Pérez-Maldonado[1] (born ca. 21 June 1976) is a Puerto Rican lyric soprano singer of classical music and opera as well as other music genres.[2]

Early years

Pérez was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She graduate from Dr. Pila High School in Ponce in 1994.[3] She studied at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico as well as studying voice under Zoraida Lopez and Justino Díaz.[4]

Career

Pérez has represented Puerto Rico at various festivals in Europe. She has performed with all the opera companies in the Island as well as performing in Europe, the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean. In August 2010, she was soprano soloist at the performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and made her debut at the Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito under the musical direction José Antonio Molina.[5]

Repertoire

Pérez's opera roles include Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Mimi (La bohème), Contessa Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Micaela (Carmen), Elvira (Macías), Lauretta and Nella (Gianni Schicchi), Suzel (L'amico Fritz), Princess Patricia (El espejo de la reina), Isabelle / Madeline (The Face on the Barroom Floor), Little Red Riding Hood (La caperucita roja), Euridice (Orfeo ed Euridice), among others. In the zarzuela genre, her roles include Cecilia Valdés (Cecilia Valdés), Santa (Alma Llanera), Constance (El huésped del sevillano), and Aurora (Las leandras). She has also participated in several zarzuela anthologies: Entre claveles y faroles, Antología de Zarzuela en el Chotis, Viva Madrid and Zarzuelada. She made her debut as a soloist with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico in a concert entitled Music of Broadway, conducted by Roselin Pabón, who is also the general manager of the Arturo Somohano Philharmonic Orchestra of Puerto Rico.[6]

Humanitarian works and initiatives

In 2009 Pérez collaborated with Cuarzo Blanco and others in a special project named "Leamos todos juntos" (Let's Read All Together), to encourage children to read in Puerto Rico as part of UNESCO's World Book Day.[7][8]

Awards

1994

Resolution in the Puerto Rico Senate (1994) highlighting her accomplishments and talent in opera.

1999
2003
2004
2005
2008
2009

See also

References

  1. ↑ Laura Rey: Soprano From Puerto Rico Wins Met's Gulf Coast Regional Finals; National Semifinals Next For 22-Year-Old. Keith Marshall. PuertoRico-Herald. 17 February 2003. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Voces Líricas del Mundo, Melliangee Pérez.. October 2007
  3. ↑ Melliangee Pérez-Maldonado | Dr. Pila High School . Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  4. ↑ Melliangee Perez: Soprano. Melliangee Perez, Biografia Actualizada. Néstor Murray Irizarry. Casa Paoli. 12 March 2014.
  5. ↑ Carmen Heredia de Guerrero, Periódico Hoy (Dominican Republic), "Una isla, dos naciones" emotivo concierto de la Orquesta Sinfónica, 20 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Puerto Rico Daily Sun, "Broadway comes to San Juan tonight", 26 May 2010
  7. ↑ Adriana Pantojas, Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular, "Leamos todos juntos" en reflexión 4 April 2009 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ ‘Leamos todos juntos’ en reflexión. Adriana Pantoja. Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular. San Juan, Puerto Rico. May 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  9. ↑ Melliangee Pérez y Fabián Robles rumbo a España. El Nuevo Dia. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  10. ↑ Melliangee Pérez y Fabián Robles rumbo a España. El Nuevo Dia. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  11. ↑ Melliangee Pérez y Fabián Robles rumbo a España. El Nuevo Dia. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  12. ↑ Melliangee Pérez y Fabián Robles rumbo a España. El Nuevo Dia. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  13. ↑ Melliangee Pérez y Fabián Robles rumbo a España. El Nuevo Dia. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  14. ↑ Teatro Lirico de Europa. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  15. ↑ Banda Municipal de Ponce: 125 años de Tradicion y Cultura. Published by Amigos de la Banda, Patrimonio Cultural Ponceño, Inc. 2008. Printed/Pressed by Compañia de Turismo and Porta Caribe. ISBN/UPC: 8-84501-04934-4.

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