West Bay Opera
Michele Detwiler
Michele Detwiler makes her debut with West Bay Opera in the
role of the Mother of Antonia.
Last year, she received her Bachelor of Music at Sacramento State
University, and made her professional debuts with Apollo Opera and
Sacramento Opera as the Third Lady (Die Zauberflöte) and
Kate Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), respectively.
She has also appeared with San Francisco Lyric Opera as
Echo in Ariadne auf Naxos and Fricka in Das Rheingold, and
Die Walküre.
A Regional Finalist in the 2000 Met Competition, the mezzo-soprano has
also sung the solos in Saint-Saëns' Christmas Oratorio,
Handel's Messiah,
and Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen.
Mrs. Detwiler was recently engaged with Opera San José to sing Dorabella
in Così fan tutte,
Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, and Azucena in Il trovatore.
She will also participate in their Resident Artist Program as a principal
artist beginning in the Fall of 2002.
23 Mar. 2001
