West Bay Opera
Megan Weston
Soprano Megan Weston recently was selected as a national finalist in the
Lyric Opera of Chicago Center for American Artists Auditions. Last season
she completed a residency with the 1996-97 San Diego Opera Ensemble, where
she performed a variety of roles including Rosina in The Barber of
Seville. This past summer, Miss Weston was the soprano soloist in a
concert series with the San Diego Chamber Orchestra. In addition, she
performed Adina in L'Elisir d'Amore and Zerlina in Don Giovanni
for South Valley Opera. She has sung extensively with other companies,
including Los Angeles Concert Opera, Aspen Music Festival, and Opera San
José. A native of southern California, Miss Weston won Third Place
in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Western Regional Auditions and
was a national finalist in the Loren L. Zachary Society Competition for
Young Singers. Next year she will perform the roles of Despina in
Così fan tutte, Amore and Damigella in L'Incoronazione
di Poppea, and Annina in La Traviata, and cover Juliette in
Roméo et Juliette as a resident artist with Utah Opera.
In June of 1998, Miss Weston will sing Mabel in The Pirates of
Penzance for San Diego Comic Opera.
4 Oct 1997
