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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 the Assistant Opera Director at
West Virginia University where she will be
obtaining her Masters degree, studying with Dr.
Hope Koehler and director Robert Thieme. At WVU,
Ms. Bloom performed the roles of Rosalinde (Die
Fledermaus), Arabella (Arabella), Marie (The
Bartered Bride), Alma (Summer and Smoke),
Arminda, (La Finta Giardiniera) 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 under 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. This past summer, Ms. Bloom
returned to the Songfest Apprentice program in
Malibu for her second year of study with famed
tenor Paul Sperry and accompanists Graham
Johnson and Martin Katz. In her two summers at
Songfest, Marissa Bloom performed the roles of
2nd Spirit in The Magic Flute, Zerlina in Don
Giovanni, and Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro in
the scenes program. 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
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 conductor of the 32nd
St. School JazzReach choir through USC’s music
outreach program for two years and was also the
assistant director of the Pacific Repertory
Opera Company’s Opera Camp in the summer of
2008. 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.
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A native of Atascadero, California, the
accomplished Ms. Bloom was an active participant
in the Atascadero High School Choral Department
as a member of the Advanced Women’s Choir and
Show Choir where she received several awards
including the Distinguished Service Award, Most
Outstanding Choral Musician, and the Michael
Hurst Memorial Award. She was also the Choir
Council President and the Choral Director’s
Assistant. During high school, she took vocal
instruction from Janice Vercoutere of
Atascadero. A multi-talented artist, Ms. Bloom
is also an avid swing dancer, tap dancer,
costume designer, and a skilled floral designer,
having won numerous awards.
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