![]() She holds a bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and completed her master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music. Traverse was a 2009 Studio Artist at Central City Opera. Other concert highlights include the soprano soloist in a staged version of Handel’s Messiah with The Inverse Opera and as a soloist in Sun Valley Opera’s Rising Star Concert in 2016. Traverse has performed in concerts throughout the Pacific Northwest and Texas singing works exclusively by living composers. Celebrating over sixty years of theatrical excellence with. Nordstrom in A Little Night Music at Second Story Repertory Theatre.Īs a founding member of the Living Music Ensemble, Ms. Little Traverse Civic Theatre is located in the Crooked Tree Arts Center in downtown Petoskey. ![]() In the Seattle area, Traverse has performed the roles of Johanna in Sweeney Todd with the Renton Civic Theatre and Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance with the Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society and Mrs. Traverse is a seasoned veteran of both musical theater and operetta. Shelly is also a proud member of Seattle Opera’s prestigious chorus.Įqually at home on the opera stage as in other genres, Ms. Little Traverse Civic Theatre was born in 1945 when a group of ambitious, talented volunteers organized an acting troupe under the name Petoskey Little Theatre. Recently she performed the leading role of Dora in the world-premiere of a shortened, family-friendly version of Lori Laitman’s The Three Feathers which toured throughout Washington state. Since 1946 the mission of Little Traverse Civic Theatre is to enrich, educate, and entertain the Little Traverse Bay community, its visitors, our volunteers, and our audiences through theater arts. Anyone who didnt have time to audition last week can audition this Tuesday from 7-830 p.m. Traverse’s multi-faceted relationship with Seattle Opera, she has been seen as a frequent and important part of the company’s Community Engagement and Education initiatives. Little Traverse Civic Theater and Great Lakes Festival of Shorts has just a few spots left in their cast for the November show. ![]() Next up Shelly will appear as Chan Parker in the west coast premier of Charlie Parker’s Yardbird with Seattle Opera.Īs part of Ms. Traverse made appearances as Valencienne in Lehar’s The Merry Widow and Lucia in Britten's The Rape of Lucretia with Tacoma Opera and as Pamina in Mozart’s The Magic Flute with Vashon Opera. This break-out performance was part of a winning season of role and company debuts. The Seattle Times noted Traverse as the “scene-stealer” of the performance “charm the audience with her voice and stage presence, both lovely and unaffected”. Lyric soprano Shelly Traverse recently made headlines for her “standout” performances as Hero in Seattle Opera’s world-premiere version of Berlioz’s Beatrice & Benedict, after stepping into the role at the last-minute. ![]()
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