Joanna Foote
Soprano

Qualifications
M.M University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Post-graduate Diploma in Music, Pass with Distinction – The University of Auckland (2006)
Bachelor of Music – The University of Auckland (2003-2005)

Performance Experience
Roles:
Susanna,            "Le Nozze di Figaro"   Mozart. UCLA (February, 2009)
Belinda                "Dido & Aeneas"                  Purcell. UCLA (April, 2009)
Julie Jordan        “Carousel”                             Rodgers & Hammerstain (May, 2009)
Nannetta             “Falstaff”                       Verdi. UCLA (February, 2008)
Polly                    “The Threepenny Opera”    Weill/Brecht. UCLA (May, 2008)
Monica                “The Medium”              Menotti. UCLA (May, 2008)
 
Mrs Gleaton        "Susannah"        Floyd. Chautauqua Institution (August, 2008)
Solange              “Not in Front of the Waiter ” Offenbach. Opera Factory, Auckland, New Zealand (2006)
Soprano Chorus member     The New Zealand Chapmann Tripp Opera Chorus (2007)

Concert/Oratorio:
Palm Springs Opera in the Park 2009
Opera Buffs Showcase 2009
An Evening with Dame Malvina. Soloist. The Centre, Kerikeri. 2007
Soloist with The New Zealand String Quartet. “Magical Mozart Tour” 2006        
Feature soloist for the opening of “The Centre” in Kerikeri with Tim Beveridge and Russ Garcia (arrangements he originally wrote for Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong). 2005

“Stabat Mater”                                       Pergolesi        Bay of Islands Singers
“The Messiah”                                       Handel           Bay of Islands Singers
“Vesperae Solennes De Confessore”   Mozart           Bay of Islands Singers
“Requiem”                                              Faure             Bay of Islands Singers.
                                   
Training/Summer Programs
2008             Chautauqua Institution under Marlena Malas.
2004             New Zealand Opera School, Wanganui.
2001             New Zealand National Singing School, Napier.

Awards / Competitions
McDonalds Performing Arts Challenge Operatic Aria 2007, Sydney – Semi-finalist; North Shore Competitions Becroft Aria Final  2007– 2nd ; Perkel Operatic Aria Scholarship Finalist; 2006 North Shore Competitions Becroft Aria Final 2006– 3rd ; North Shore Competions Vocal Championship – 2nd ; PACANZ Young Performer of the Year 2005– Vocal – 2nd ; Northland Performing Arts Competitions Vocal Championship 1998-2005 – 1st

 
Scholarships:
Fritz Altman Scholarship; Linda Wooten Memorial Award; Marie D’Albini Singing Scholarship, The University of Auckland; Scottwood Trust Grant; UCLA Departmental Support 2008 & 2009; Gluck Fellowship Award, New Zealand Adastra Grant.