A. I. Lack Masterclass: Nicole Heaston, Soprano
The
Moores
School
of
Music
welcomes
internationally
acclaimed
operatic
soprano,
Nicole
Heaston,
who
will
present
a
voice
masterclass
in
Dudley
Recital
Hall.
All
are
welcome.
Praised
by
the
Houston
Chronicle
for
her
“warm
supple
soprano”
and
by
the
New
York
Times
for
her
“radiant”
and
“handsomely
resonant
voice,”
soprano
Nicole
Heaston
has
appeared
with
opera
companies
throughout
the
world,
including
the
Metropolitan
Opera,
Houston
Grand
Opera,
San
Francisco
Opera,
Dallas
Opera,
Washington
National
Opera,
Los
Angeles
Opera,
Semperoper
Dresden,
Deutsche
Oper
am
Rhein
in
Düsseldorf,
and
the
Glyndebourne
Festival
in
England.
Ms.
Heaston
began
the
2022-23
season
with
the
long-awaited
world
premiere
of
Mazzoli/Vavrek’s
The
Listeners
at
Den
Norkse
Opera,
in
which
she
sang
the
central
role
of
Claire
Devon.
She
sang
Amore
in
a
new
production
of
Gluck’s
Orfeo
ed
Euridice
with
San
Francisco
Opera,
later
returning
to
the
city
for
her
role
debut
as
Melissa
in
Handel’s
Amadigidi
Gaula
with
Philharmonia
Baroque,
and
also
sang
performances
of
Countess
Almaviva
in
Mozart’s
Le
nozze
di
Figaro
with
Houston
Grand
Opera.
To
learn
more
about
Ms.
Heaston
and
her
accomplishments,
please
visit:
www.nicoleheaston.com/bio.
The
A.I.
Lack
Master
Series
at
the
University
of
Houston’s
Moores
School
of
Music
hosts
annual
masterclasses
and
recitals
by
renowned
classical
performers
and
educators.
Established
in
memory
of
Abram
I.
Lack
in
1989,
the
endowment
supports
this
educational
initiative.
The
series,
named
after
Lack’s
daughter,
violinist
Fredell
Lack
Eichhorn,
who
held
the
C.
W.
Moores
Professor
of
Violin
position
at
the
university
for
50
years,
offers
enriching
experiences
for
students
and
the
Houston
community.
Past
guests
include
violinists
like
Pinchas
Zukerman
and
Midori,
vocalists
like
Marilyn
Horne,
pianists
like
Christoph
Eschenbach,
and
composers
like
Philip
Glass.
