Elizabeth Futral has established herself as one of the major coloratura sopranos in the world today. With her stunning vocalism, vast dramatic range, and great beauty, she has embraced a diverse repertoire that includes Vivaldi, Handel, Mozart, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Glass, and Previn. Ms. Futral has a long and close association with the Lyric Opera of Chicago where she began her career, and has also appeared with Los Angeles Opera, New York City Opera, the Bayerische Staatoper, and Vancouver Opera. Highlights of recent seasons include touring to Japan with the Bayerische Staatsoper as Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro conducted by Zubin Mehta, opening the 2002-2003 Washington Opera season as Lucia di Lammermoor, and the Brahms Requiem with the San Francisco Symphony under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. Elizabeth Futral made her New York Philharmonic debut in Mahler's Symphony No. 2 under the direction of Zubin Mehta, has performed with the London Symphony conducted by Sir Colin Davis, and was a guest artist on the 2000 New Year's Eve Gala Concert with the Berlin Philharmonic under the direction of Claudio Abbado which is scheduled for release on DVD.

Elizabeth Futral appears in Brahms' A German Requiem on April 8 and 10, 2005.

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