June 27, 2005

Shaherezade "Shari" Mowlavi sang the role of Donna Anna in the production of Don Giovanni, the last offering from Repertory Opera Company in Pomona, southern California, this season [Another photo]. Mowlavi returned to the ROC after appearing with the company last year as Violetta in La Traviata and Adina in L’Elisir d’Amore.  After graduating Magna Cum Laude from Rice University in both Vocal Performance and Linguistics, she became a Masters student at Boston University’s Opera Institute. In Boston, she has appeared as Micaela in Carmen, the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro, Lucia in Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia and in the title role in Mozart’s La Finta Giardiniera. In addition to her appearance in Don Giovanni, Shaherezade also currently appears in Long Beach Opera’s production of Handel’s Semele.

Judith Borne

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