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Soprano Marissa Bloom, a burgeoning young
singer, is known for her extraordinary dramatic
presence and rich vocal quality. Currently,
Marissa Bloom is a resident artist with Opera
San Luis Obispo, covering the role of Rosina in
Il barbiere di Siviglia. While performing
in both the recital and operatic capacity with
this and other companies, Ms. Bloom studies with
Jacalyn Kreitzer of Los Osos, California. She is
also a featured soloist of Symphony of the
Vines, based in Atascadero, CA. From 2008-2010,
Ms. Bloom was the Assistant Opera Director at
West Virginia University where she obtained her
Masters degree Summa Cum Laude, studying with
Dr. Hope Koehler and director Robert Thieme. In
2010, Ms. Bloom performed the role of Alma in
Lee Hoiby’s Summer and Smoke. Ms. Bloom
has also performed the roles of Anna (Anna
Bolena), Magda (Consul), Rosalinde (Die
Fledermaus), Arabella (Arabella),
Marie (The Bartered Bride), and Pamina (The
Magic Flute) in the opera scenes program.
In 2008, Ms. Bloom received a B.M. of Vocal
Arts, Summa Cum Laude, from the University of
Southern California where she studied with
Professor Peter Lightfoot. While studying at USC,
Ms. Bloom performed the role of Susanna in the
USC Opera Scenes Program and made her
full-length operatic debut in the role of The
Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors
with the USC Chamber Opera. In the summers of
2009-2011, Ms. Bloom attended the Redwoods Opera
Workshop where she performed such roles as
Mistress Ford (The Merry Wives of Windsor),
Rosalinda (Fledermaus), Thisbe (Cenerentola),
Maryann (Tartuffe), and Agathe (Der
Freischutz). During these summers, she
studied with Elizabeth Vrenios, Darryl Cooper,
and Paul Hamilton. In 2007 and 2008, she
attended the Songfest Apprentice program in
Malibu, studying with Paul Sperry and
accompanists Graham Johnson and Martin Katz. In
her two summers at Songfest, Marissa Bloom
performed the roles of 2nd Spirit (The Magic
Flute), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), and
Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro). Her
numerous recital performances have earned her
great acclaim for her dramatic interpretations
and fondness for lesser-known vocal works. Ms.
Bloom has won several awards and competitions
including the NATS Tri-State Chapter
Competition, Pacific Repertory Opera Company’s
Vocal Competition of San Luis Obispo, California
and the Intimate Opera Company Vocal Competition
of Pasadena, California. A proponent of music
education, Ms. Bloom was the assistant director
of the Opera San Luis Opera Camp in the summers
of 2008 and 2009. For 2010 and 2011, she was
named stage director of the same camp.
Currently, Marissa Bloom runs a vocal studio
where she uses a full-body approach to singing
by incorporating yoga postures and breathing
techniques into her training. A multi-talented
artist, Ms. Bloom is also an avid swing dancer,
tap dancer, yoga instructor, costume designer,
and an award-winning floral designer. |