Dramatic coloratura soprano Amy Lynn Call debuts in Germany this season as the Queen of the Night with Chemnitz Oper. She first appeared in Europe in Graz, Austria singing Beethoven’s concert aria “Ah, perfido!†and Violetta’s Act I scena from La traviata with esteemed conductors Cornelius Eberhardt and Alexander Kalajdzic in 2006. In February 2008 Ms. Call sang Strauss’ Vier letzte Lieder with the Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, led by Maestro Jan Wagner. After her appearances in March as Konstanze with Bel Cantanti Opera in Maryland, she travelled to Kansas to sing Siébel with Wichita Grand Opera in Faust with Samuel Ramey, Hector Sandoval, and Kallen Esperian. In addition to singing the role of Siébel, she covered Marguerite.Ms. Call has performed the roles of Königin der Nacht (Chemnitz, Döbeln, and Freiberg, Germany, and Shenandoah Conservatory), Fiordiligi (Loudoun Lyric Opera), Mimì (Bay View Music Festival), Violetta (Bethesda Summer Music Festival), Annina (Indiana University), Dido (Opera Roanoke/Virginia Tech Opera), and Lizbeth (Shenandoah Conservatory) and has prepared the roles of Donna Elvira, Vanessa, and Rosalinde. She is currently studying the roles of Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor), Gilda (Rigoletto), and Tytania (A Midsummer Night's Dream).Ms. Call was a finalist in the Meistersinger Competition in Graz, Austria, the Paul Robeson Competition in Washington, D.C. and the Czech and Slovak International Voice Competition in Montreal, Canada. She won the Adrian Boyer Competition at Bay View in 2005 and the national Career Performance Grant in Voice from Sigma Alpha Iota in 2006. In 2008 Ms. Call was the winner of the Virginia NATSAA Competition. Currently, she is a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Vocal Performance at Shenandoah Conservatory, where she studies with Dr. Charlotte Nelson Aiosa. Former beloved teachers include Martina Arroyo, Mary Ann Hart, Craig Fields, and In Dal Choi. She has performed in masterclasses by Carol Vaness, John Wustman, Martin Katz, and Gabriele Lechner.
